Has an educated in tourism, history and art history. She is an experienced and successful tour operator, a confident guide, fluent in French and a published photographer.
Her interest in making the world a better place started early when exploring the world as a tour guide and by organizing light adventure trips in a.o. Vîet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Ecuador. ‘Payback tourism’ that provides livelihood-benefits to local communities is never far from her mind. She has run her own incoming tour operation in France for 20+ years.