Stefano Spinetti
Stefano grew up in the Mountains of Abruzzo, central Italy. With a degree in animal
biology and a good knowledge of archaeology, he has over 20 years’ experience as
a mountain leader, and his explorer’s spirit has taken him to every continent. He
loves to share his country's culture, history, and natural places with our guests.
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Clive Jarman
An original founder of the business, Clive first visited Andalucia in 1997. It was
love at first sight and shortly afterwards he decided to live there permanently.
Clive now divides his time between caring for our guests and teaching English to
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Jo Carter
Jo has lived in Grazalema since 1999, having first visited in 1983 (and of course,
falling in love with it). She spends her time guiding people through the Natural
Park both on foot and on horseback. She looks forward to helping you get the best
from your holiday with all she´s learnt since living in this fantastic part of the
world.
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First and foremost, our Tour Managers love what they do.
They
care deeply about the people they will be looking after and eager to share with
them the magic and the beauty of the places where they live.
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Ruggero Ricci
After many years travelling the world as both anthropologist and walking guide,
Ruggero made his home in Barrea, Italy. In these wild mountains he runs a guesthouse
and continues to guide people in this fabulous region. He is proud of the area and
loves to share his knowledge about nature and local culture with our groups.
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Sheila Lyons
Sheila and her husband settled in Menorca 24 years ago. Her previous long experience
in social services together with many years as a local historic and cultural tour
guide makes her an ideal tour manager. Her knowledge, enthusiasm and love of the
island and the Menorquin people is infectious. She is married to Bryce, our local
walking guide.
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Cristiano Pignataro
Cristiano grew up in Fiano, in the countryside near Rome. A lover of the outdoors, he received degrees in Earth Education and Nature. The desire to travel and spend his days outside led him to Authentic Adventures. He is always travelling and interpreting not only the language, but the history, geology and culture as he leads his trips throughout Italy.
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Kerstin Burckhart
Kerstin left Germany to visit Catalunya in 1999 and loved it so much she never returned.
Now completely immersed in the Catalan culture, she has recently completed a PhD
at Barcelona University. A keen walker, her studies have enabled her to get to know
the region and its landscapes she loves so much.
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Andrew Goldsworthy
At the age of 23 Andrew bought a fifteen pound train ticket from Victoria to Alicante
and has been flying and motor cycling backwards and forwards between Somerset and
Spain ever since. In between visits he established and ran a Sign Writing business
in England. Presently he lives in the Alpujarras and helps visitors relate to the
local culture.
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Alice Barnsdale
Alice first travelled to Morocco in 2001 where, on top of a Saharan sand dune, she
met her future husband, Ali – now also an Authentic Adventures leader. Alice loves
to learn new languages and since moving to Morocco has learnt Moroccan Arabic to
a standard that shocks most locals. She has many years' experience as a tour manager
and leader.
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Abdel Ali Ibnoua
For Ali there is no better combination than to share his enthusiasm and knowledge
while travelling the sands, mountains and coasts of his beloved Morocco with visitors
from all over the world. He is married to Alice and lives with their two dogs and
cat in the 13th century house they lovingly restored in the heart of the ancient
city of Fez.
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Aminesh Chamakala
Aminesh's kind and courteous ways won over our hearts when we first met him in his
home town of Cochin in Kerala. He works for a local travel company and is a driver
and guide. Always willing to go that extra mile to accommodate any request from
our guests, he is a true professional.
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