Sam has been designing and leading trips all over the world for decades with a special emphasis and passion for Italy.

His background is multicultural and diverse, to state it mildly. He has lived and worked in Europe and South America. He is trained in Classic French Cooking and holds a PhD in Management. Sam is a lifelong learner who brings an ongoing curiosity regarding the human condition to all aspects of his life. As an Educator, Sam loves exploring the emergence of leading in groups and facilitating conversations around leadership.

As a traveller, Sam has a love of the outdoors and perpetual wonder and curiosity for visiting new places and cultures.

Sam is a family oriented relationship builder who understands the occasionally conflicting priorities that family and work provide. Solving paradox might be impossible, but exploring it can be fruitful.

You can find Sam leading clients on a circumnavigation of the Grand Combine in the Western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais, guiding and talking history along Hadrian’s Wall in Cumbria, or explaining the varied DOCG in a vineyard in Piedmont.

His enjoyment of sharing new places, food, wine, and knowledge is contagious.