Max was born in Yorkshire and brought up in Lancashire. After studying at university in Coventry  he realised that there was much more in this world to see and headed first to Latin America , getting happily stuck , wandering and working there  as an English teacher  for several years .He moved on to Spain and then  back to the UK before succumbing  again to the  lure of travel. The last decade or so he has led the charmed  life of a tour leader,returning many times to Latin America and more recently expanding his boundaries and knowledge to East Africa and Central Asia amongst many other places. Likes being outside and walking, a lot.