About Us: A Quarter-Century of Fieldwork
The journey to Nuttersworld began over 25 years ago, quite literally on our doorstep.
When Julie and I moved to the Andalucian coast in 1999, we quickly discovered that ancient history was not buried very deep. Opposite our front door in Puerto de la Duquesa lay a Roman cemetery; just 200 metres away stood the ruins of a Roman fish-salting factory and the ancient outskirts of Castillo de la Duquesa. We were immediately hooked.
What began as a personal curiosity rapidly evolved into a lifelong vocation. We spent the next two decades exploring the hinterlands of the Mediterranean—walking the craggy ridges of national parks, tracking the footprints of the Muslim occupation through stunning white villages, and documenting monumental cities with rich, layered pasts.
The Pivot to the Ancient Mediterranean
Our desire to document these landscapes led us into publishing. We founded Andalucia Life, a magazine that quickly became a staple in the region, and authored several books along the way. Eventually, we channelled our growing archive of articles and thousands of photographs into Visit-Andalucia.com. Our commitment to high-quality, deeply researched content was recognised in 2021 when the site was awarded the ‘Best Travel Platform in Spain’.
A Pedigree in Publishing
As our fieldwork expanded, so did our historical focus. We found ourselves looking past regional travel and looking deeper into the timelines of the expanded Mediterranean basin—specifically the interconnected ancient and classical worlds.
Simultaneously, I recognised a troubling trend. The digital public record—increasingly diluted by aggregated content and artificial intelligence—was becoming rife with historical inaccuracies and poor referencing. The nuance of how and why these ancient events occurred was being lost to future researchers.
The final catalyst arrived early in 2023. I was approached by a historical society to deliver a digital presentation to their members, with the secretary noting that my expansive archives would make vital resources for academic and historical groups.
The Birth of Nuttersworld
In 2023, Julie and I officially retired from commercial travel publishing, selling Visit-Andalucia.com to dedicate ourselves entirely to this new mission.
Today, Nuttersworld is the culmination of over 25 years of independent research, writing, and exploration. It is built to serve as a meticulously referenced, highly accurate, and deeply engaging archive for those who refuse to accept a surface-level view of history.