{"id":19,"date":"2018-12-27T21:37:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T21:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2022-12-29T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T15:49:22","slug":"about-me-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/about-me-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/M-expert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7467\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cryptozoologist and Nessie Expert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko is probably the world&#8217;s leading Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) expert, researcher and cryptozoologist and we can&#8217;t say fairer than that. He is also a commentator on local matters, webmaster and owner of the multi international award winning <a href=\"https:\/\/lochness.co.uk\/\">Nessie on the Net<\/a> website and Scotland&#8217;s Officially Original <a href=\"https:\/\/lochness.co.uk\/livecam.html\">Loch Ness Monster LiveCams!<\/a><\/p><div id=\"lochn-1896577770\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko has established an independent and international authoritative research base and actively supports many research projects by esteemed academics like\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lochness.co.uk\/professor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Professor Kettle and Dr. Pott.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko believes that it is important to preserve an accurate and informative view of events and science and is proud to keep his website completely beardless and positively&nbsp;<em>&#8220;More than Monstrous&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit<a href=\"https:\/\/lochness.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Nessie on the Net!<\/a> to get the Loch Ness &#8220;vibe&#8221; and all the information you might ever want about the famous and ancient monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko has won plaudits, awards, acclaim and accolades from the world&#8217;s media and experts and continues the real quest to find the<strong> truth<\/strong> that is Nessie and to debunk the debunkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko&#8217;s best tip for visitors &nbsp;to Loch Ness:<em> &#8220;Save your money by not visiting any &#8216;interpretations&#8217; that appear to downplay Nessie&#8217;s existence as a cryptozoological beast and instead go to the edge of the loch with a pair of binoculars and look for her yourself!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikko is happy to converse with Loch Ness monster fans and hunters so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/lochness.co.uk\/feedback.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get in touch by clicking here!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikko is probably the world&#8217;s leading Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) expert, researcher and cryptozoologist and we can&#8217;t say fairer than that. 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