John Reid Young was born in London in 1957. Although he has spent most of his life in the Canary Islands, home to his paternal ancestors since the middle of the 19th century, he was educated at private schools in England and Scotland. At university he read Law and Politics and completed his studies with a Master’s degree in Diplomatic Studies.

He is now a family man and owns Tenerife Private Tours with which he finds great pleasure meeting people from all over the world. He has provided his voice to numerous recordings and has translated documents and publications for a variety of clients including the regional Moreparliament. He has published several articles and four books and keeps an historical blog, Travel Stories in Tenerife and the Canary Islands. 

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