About the team at Loire Valley Time Travel

I come from a background in farming and hotel management and have always had an interest in the textile arts. I worked for the world's largest heritage and nature conservation organisation for ten years as part of the specialist historic collections care team. I then trained as a wildlife biodiversity surveyor. It is often forgotten that the Touraine has a history stretching back to the first humans, and a mosaic of natural habitats which shelter many rare species.

Susan

I was a professional musician for 20 years before relocating to London to teach and design courses in music technology and recording technology at college and university level. I have always liked machinery and am an enthusiastic photographer. I really enjoy just gently motoring classic cars down country roads: there's no rush, most of the things we're going to see have been there for hundreds - if not thousands - of years. They won't disappear if we take 10 minutes longer to get there. For me the ideal speed for sightseeing is 80km/h (about 50mph), and in a classic car other motorists are perfectly willing to just let you travel at your own pace.

Simon