
08/29/2025
How did a former Wall Street businessman get into taking groups on desert trips in their off-grid vehicles?
“I love the outdoors. I love travel, and when I bought my Storyteller Overland van, I had spent 30 years working for a big Wall Street bank running an asset management business for them. I bought my van in September, and in October they said ‘Your job was eliminated'," said Joel Hempel, owner of Fernweh Guided Expeditions.
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