Born and educated in Manchester, England. Roger’s parents separated permanently in 1965, and his father emigrated to Australia.

Roger enlisted in the British Merchant Navy in 1973, taking him on many adventures around the world. Discharged from the Navy in 1986, he entered the family’s retail business. From 1992 he found work in the hotel industry. Roger bought his first guest house in 1996. He emigrated to Cape Town in 2002 and opened a guesthouse. In 2006 he studied South African history and became a tourist guide.

Roger is married and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.