Farley represents the third generation of adventurous spirits in the travel business. Her grandmother, Valerie Kent, was one of the first women to guide safaris in East Africa and her mother, Anne, followed suit and has now been in the business for over 30 years. Farley has traveled with both Valerie and Anne since she was two years old and now knows intimately their favorite places.

Farley was born and raised in Montana where her love of wide open spaces, the outdoors, animals, and adventure was cultivated. Her parents felt that travel was the best education and never hesitated to take Farley and her older sister Marett out of school to accompany them on safari in Africa or elsewhere. She attended boarding school at The Lawrenceville School and had a distinguished tennis career at the University of Texas-Austin, where her team won the NCAA Division I National Championship and she was a three-time All American and ranked as high as #1 in the country in doubles. 

After graduating Farley and her sister went on an exploratory trip to virtually every corner of the world including Asia, India/Nepal, South America , Australia , New Zealand , Europe, and Africa on a year-long adventure. After this expedition, Farley knew that travel was in her blood and would forever be her passion. She literally learned the business at her mother’s knee during her childhood and officially joined her mother in A.K. Taylor International in 2001. She has been an integral part of all aspects of the company since then from traveling throughout the world with and on behalf of clients to dealing with the planning and logistical details of each individual safari.

Farley married Stuart Lansing on June 10, 2006 at the HF Bar Ranch in Wyoming. She then set a new standard for A.K. Taylor International by organizing, with the help of our operator A&K and her sister, Marett,  a tented safari for over 55 friends and family  which culminated in a Maasai Wedding Ceremony in the Masai Mara. They now make their home in Chicago where Farley is now the Vice President of the company and is taking on a growing management role.

Farley can be reached at the Chicago office at farley@aktaylor.com or (312) 440-9830.