About Me
Relevant experience of 35 years of travel experience to over 40 countries covering the continents (other than Antarctica – id love to go but its currently too environmentally damaging ). As a teenager several times I inter-railed and around Europe, I was lucky to be able to explore in 1990 just after the wall had come down. Since then I’ve extensively travelled to over 40 countries, as diverse as Patagonia, China, India, New Zealand, the USA and Tahiti including two circumnavigations of the globe, in both directions . I think if travelled by most means of transport including flights, boat, campervan, 4x4, walking, cycling, bus, car, tuk-tuk, skied, quad bike, horse-riding, helicopter and camel.
As a true Yorkshireman I am dedicated to the principle of gaining the best value for many experience. There is a stereotype of the Yorkshireman that he doesn’t spend money, this is wrong, he only spends money when he can optimise the most he can gain from it
My professional career has been in nursing for over 30 years, working clinically as an intensive care nurse in the UK and Australia. Since 2005 have also worked in academia at three universities. In 1988 I volunteered to work with Central American migrants in Houston Texas USA. My first career was as an engineer until the age of 23
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A member of a cycling and athletics club. As a cyclist my aim is to complete each of the sportives’ of the spring classics rides. In 2019 I completed the Ronde De Vlaanderen in Belgium for the 4th time and the Paris-Roubaix. I also enjoy running.
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My top 10 places to visit are.
1 Ypres/Leper Belgium
2 El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina.
3 Vik, South Coast, Iceland
4 The Highline. New York, USA
5 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
6 Ankor Wat, Siam Reap, Cambodia
7 Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand.
8 Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland
9 Mafia Island, Tanzania
10 And last, but not least: the Yorkshire Dales, UK
