Simon J Fenton

Writer in Abéné, Senegal

Simon J Fenton

Writer in Abéné, Senegal

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Simon was born & educated near Oxford. After an career lifeguarding at nudist clubs, conducting pregnancy tests & weighing organs in a morgue, he set off for Asia for several years, staying as far off the beaten track as possible & financing himself by teaching English & acting in Bollywood movies. Upon his return to the UK, he realised he far preferred off the beaten track to city life & went back to work as a pig breeder in Vietnam for four years. Eventually, however, the call of the not particularly wild was heard, & he returned once more, living in Brighton, setting up the award winning social enterprise StreetShine. A perfect storm of events re-ignited his wanderlust, however, and he he woke up one morning and said to himself 'goodness, I forgot to cross the Sahara'. He crossed it, landing a 'job' on the other side managing a lodge in Senegal. Simon currently lives in Senegal with Khady, son Gulliver, dog Toubab and Kermit the jeep. where he indulges in his three main passions: travel, writing & photography.