He graduated from secondary school in 1973 with a diploma for English translation. In 1975 he attended the University of Applied Sciences in Upper Austria where he studied English Literature and American Studies. The decision to start writing manuals came during his short stay at the University of Bremen.
There he wrote training manuals for students who were learning English as a foreign language. After gaining experience as an English teacher at various schools he moved to Linz, Austria, where he worked as an English instructor at the vocational school "Bergakademie" (mountain academy) for two years. The first book he wrote was called "ABC der Englisch-Stadtsprache" (ABC of English city-speech).
Afterwards, he began to write books about traveling, skiing, sports, health tips, dieting, independent living and money management. While working on books on these subjects, he also wrote several non-fiction books on travel and skiing that have been translated into several languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. His first book, "Die englische Stadtsprache", was published by Verlag Meringer Auguste Spielmann GmbH in Austria in 1984.
His other books include: "Die englische Stadtsprache - 1+2", "Die englische Stadtsprache - B2", "Englisch zum Anfang - Einführung in die englische Stadtsprache für Anfänger" (English for Beginners), "Der Fremde im Land - Reisen mit dem Wohnwagen" (The Stranger in the Land), "Einführung in die englische Stadtsprache für Fortgeschrittene" (Introduction to the English City-speech) and "Die englische Stadtlandsprache - 3+4".