Vassilis was born in Chania Crete in 1969 and studied Horticulture in the Aristotle Uni of Thesaloniki. In 1994 he got his Masters in Rural Resource Economics & Development/ Management and in 1995 his Maters of Science from Strathclyde Uni in Scotland in International Hospitality Management. Since then, he runs the small family Mistral hotel in Maleme specializing in Sociable holidays for the independent traveler.
Vassilis is hosting groups for theme holiday weeks for his hotel guests since 1995 and claims he has "local knowledge" and tries to demonstrate respect for his homeland Crete.
He is married with 3 children and lives in Galatas outside Chania.