Iain started Serenity Scotland in 2003. Growing up in Fife, he has a degree in History from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree (with distinction) in Ethnology and Scottish Folklore from the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen. Iain has experienced life and work in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. As a guide, he has worked with companies such as Pixar (as their tour guide for researching ‘Brave’). For ten years, Iain led an academic travel program for Franklin College. Iain has been a guest lecturer in ‘Cultural Tourism’ at the University of Aberdeen since 2009.
Iain’s interests and hobbies include playing the fiddle, ceilidh dancing, reading, walking, playing tennis, and sea and loch swimming. He is a member of the Old Edinburgh Club and the Robert Louis Stevenson Club.