I have been working with development programmes in the countryside and small towns for the past fifteen years or so. I have been trained as a Forester and I have a Masters and a PhD in Geography. I have lived in Greece and Scotland, namely Aberdeen. I have taught courses on rural tourism, landscape management and nature protection. I particularly enjoy teaching and getting feedback from young folk and I try to conduct academic research when real life allows me. My particular research and programme development interests include participatory rural tourism development, local community development, heritage management and planning. I relax by producing my own olive oil and growing vegetables and try to play music when I have a good fellow to play with! I am also an amateur photographer.