My Story
When I arrived in London in the early 90s, I would have never imagined I would take roots in the Lake District. This is my story in a nutshell.
From a small town in south-east France to Penrith in north-west England
I was brought up in Provence. Being in the outdoors was a big part of my childhood. I would spend every summer in holiday camps and on family wild camping trips in the Alps and the Pyrenees. At the age of 18, I qualified as a Holiday Camp Leader and developed an interest in organising trips and activities in the outdoors.
After graduating in Business Studies in the tourism industry, I decided to move to London to improve my English and start my career. For 6 years I worked for various tour operators creating tailor-made holidays to UK, France and Scandinavia. I spent the next 8 years in Buenos Aires and Toronto raising a family, working and continuing to travel and discover new places before returning home to London.
For the following 15 years, I worked in schools as a volunteer (four years as Chair and Treasurer of the Parent Teacher Association), a Fundraiser, a Business Development and Project Manager. I also qualified as a Forest School Leader and ran outdoor learning classes for primary school-aged children. In 2017, I started my Mountain Leader qualification journey.
In 2020, after being made redundant during the pandemic, I decided that this was the moment to make a career change and reconnect with the outdoors. I moved to Penrith in the Lake District to open my Bed and Breakfast, an old dream of mine. After a 6-month trial period, I decided to create my company and expand the service offer with walking holidays in the Tunisian Sahara which I had been organising for a while. Mountain and desert, two very different experiences to reconnect with nature in its various form. In April 2023, North View Adventure Ltd was born and in September 2024, I qualified as a Mountain Leader!
The outdoors is my second home. It is where I find inspiration and beauty, where I feel alive and find solace when facing life challenges. Being able to share my passion for the outdoors with you on the North View Adventure journey is very exciting and I hope you’ll join us.
