To begin to understand Michael you need to know three things about him. One is his curiosity – Michael is a life-long learner, and like any truly devoted disciple, he’s also a teacher: a licensed instructor in canyoning… a licensed scuba instructor… a chemistry teacher… a cycling guide… Second is his enthusiasm, which in Michael is a kind of offshoot of his curiosity. Curious about South America, he quit his job, learned Spanish, packed up his bike, and rode the length of Patagonia over a several month odyssey, sending back photos, making friends, and gathering stories that sound like he rode into a different century. But third, less predictable, is his caution and care. Michael doesn’t go anywhere unprepared. He doesn’t do anything that’s not considered. He doesn’t wing it. That said, the options he may be weighing up are generally not the sort of choices most people face in their day: buy a rickety old 2CV, or clamber up an Alp with a drone in his backpack. Whatever he chooses, Michael puts the adventure in planning and the planning in adventure.

Michael is listed on Conde Nast Traveler’s Travel Specialists list, and on Wendy Perrin’s WOW List for France.

Joined Trufflepig: April 2018

Read Michael’s Sounder articles here.