Madeira Travel Stories
David J Whyte
David has been a proactive member of the media community for the past 35 years as a travel writer & photographer - videographer and has visited dozens of amazing destinations around the planet. For most of that time, he served as Scotland´s official golf course photographer and PR, photographing every course, no matter how humble, in the Home of Golf.
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He was born in Scotland and thus become involved in the world of golf and travel far & wide experiencing the game in so many wonderful places. In his travel writing & photography, he strives to capture the essence of a place, discover its most charming qualities, its quintessential character and of course its “enogastronomico”.
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After spending his teenage years in America, playing in music bands and living the life of a hippie, he returned to Scotland to become a certified nurse and later abandoned everything to return to college and pursued English literature, becoming a travel writer & photographer. He now lives on the Portuguese island of Madeira and writes for prestigious magazines, writes golf guides , plays in a rock blues band, and inspires other baby boomers like himself to enjoy a fun, healthy living through travel, music, food & wine and fashion.