Born in Harrogate (Yorkshire, UK), 1956.

Travelled to India overland, via pre-war Afghanistan, 1977

BSc Politics Bristol University, 1978.

Founder and director of Harrogate Fringe Festival, early 1980s.

Resident of the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. First book published. 1984-5

Moved to Spain in 1985.

Deputy editor of Costa Blanca News 1990. Contributing editor of Charming Small Hotels Guide Spain.

Assistant editor, Playdays magazine (London), 1993.

Senior editor, Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides, 1994-1999.

Relocated to southwest France, 2002.

Currently, freelance journalist, author and lecturer at IUT– Toulouse III University (Paul Sabatier)

 The bulk of my current work is to do with travel although I also write about politics.