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Huw Williams

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A keen hill walker and sailor in the UK, Huw Williams did not realise at first, when offered a job on the Cote d'Azur, that he would be moving to an area so suited to his style of life. Having worked in the hospitality industry and wine trade for 12 years, he made a career change into I.T. which brought him to France in 2000. Huw now runs an I.T. business “Wireless and Web” from home constructing web sites and installing IP networks. “Riviera Rambling was a way to motivate us to walk in different areas rather than be tempted to repeat the same walks” he claims. Well, it seems to have been successful as, even though the site is only 11 months old, it already boasts 40 walks in the 06 department.
 

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