About us

Small groups. Real places. People you'll want to travel with again.

Small group adventures. We organize everything, you show up, and you come home with new friends.

A group of friends laughing around a dinner table in Morocco
Morocco, 2025

Why we started

Some of the best places in the world are the ones nobody you know has been to.

Getting there on your own takes planning, nerve and a lot of time. Big tours take the adventure out of it.

Lost on Purpose is the in-between: a small group, a local guide, two hosts who have done the trip, and enough freedom that it still feels like your own.

Your hosts

Lena walking barefoot along a dune ridge

Lena

Co-founder · Belgian, based in Bali

“Some of my best trips started without a plan.”

Hi, I'm Lena. I grew up in Brussels with a Polish mom and a French dad, and I haven't stayed put since: Rotterdam, kitesurfing in Tarifa, an internship in Brazil, Barcelona, Mexico, Madrid, and now Bali.

Last December I skipped my connecting flight home and drove around Oman for eight days instead. In 2025 I organized my first group trip, to Morocco, to celebrate my birthday with my friends.

And now I want to bring more people along on the best experiences I've had in my life. Lost on Purpose is exactly that: small groups, all the freedom, none of the doing it alone.

30+countries
5languages
Balihome base

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Parker smiling with his arms open on a country road at sunset

Parker

Co-founder · From Dallas, based in Turks and Caicos

“There's always more to explore.”

Hey there, I'm Parker, a former professional tennis player and Division I collegiate athlete with a lifelong passion for travel, adventure, and experiencing different cultures. Having lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, France, Turks and Caicos, and my hometown of Dallas, Texas, I've always been drawn to exploring the world beyond what I know.

Tennis gave me the opportunity to travel to some incredible places, from the depths of East Africa to the glamour of Monte Carlo, Monaco. Along the way, I discovered that some of life's most rewarding experiences come from stepping outside your comfort zone, meeting new people, and seeing the world through a different perspective.

Today, I'm on a mission to experience every country in the world, and I'm excited to bring you along with me. Whether it's an adventure halfway across the world or discovering something new around the corner, I believe there's always more to explore.

47countries
2½languages
Turks & Caicoshome base

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On the road

Lena standing on white rocks above a green pool in Wadi Shab
Wadi Shab, Oman
A man in a blue robe pouring mint tea on a carpet
Mint tea, Morocco
Coffee and dates on a terrace above a palm valley in the Omani mountains
Coffee in the mountains, Oman
Three friends looking out over a mountain valley in Morocco
Morocco
Drone shot of the Hajar mountains at dusk

Next up: Oman, 10 to 17 January 2027.

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