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	Annie Bennett - Spain blog - email - - I specialise in writing about Spain, for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, Times, Observer and others. Books include National Geographic Traveler Madrid, and Blue Guides to Madrid and Barcelona. I have won the Spain Travel Writer of the Year and other awards.
	Claire Boobbyer - website - email - - Freelance writer and photographer specialising in Cuba, Guatemala, Laos and Vietnam. Assignments covered in Nepal, Morocco and Thailand. Author of several guidebooks and contributor to the Independent, Wanderlust, Conde Nast Traveller, ABTA magazine, Martinair magazine, Scotland on Sunday, Traveller magazine, the Civil Service magazine and Time Out.
	Gary Bowerman - Business Travel blog - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE China-based regular contributor to CNN Traveller, ABTA magazine and Urbane. Co-Editor of ZAGAT Shanghai Guide and Resident Editor for Luxe Guide Shanghai. Recently contributed to New York Times, Business Traveler, Travesias, Forbes Traveler and SilkRoad. Specialist on China and Far East, business travel, Asian travel industry, airlines, hotels and luxury travel.
	Tristan Cano - website - email - Freelance journalist living and working in Gibraltar and southern Spain. A Gibraltar native, I write and broadcast frequently on worldwide travel for Gibraltar's local media, travel websites and occasionally for UK publications. My first guidebook, Historic Walking Guides: Gibraltar, was published by Destinworld in December 2009.
	David Cawley - website - contact - - Freelance travel writer and photographer in print and online; radio broadcaster; blogger. Specialities include UK and European destinations, culture and history, rail travel, inland waterways and soft adventure. Currently working on a series of UK city guide books for Thomas Cook.
	Joe Cawley - Joe Cawley website - Tenerife travel website - email - - Freelance travel writer published in The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, The Times, Guardian, Observer, Independent, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, New York Post, Conde Nast Traveler and many others. Contributor to guidebooks, and author of More Ketchup Than Salsa (2006). Based in Tenerife, Joe owns the Tenerife information site www.mytenerifeinfo.com.
	Kate Calvert - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Founder and editor of the Family Travel web site www.family-travel.co.uk, the UK's most extensive web resource on travel and holidays with children. Author of Harden's London Baby Book (2004). Freelance contributor to publications ranging from the Independent newspaper to Kidz magazine.
	Sara Chare - website - contact - I am a writer and editor specialising in travel, and have copyedited and proof-read text for Footprint, Bradt Travel Guides and Frommer's. My travel articles have been published in The Independent, TNT Magazine Australia and Australia and New Zealand Magazine. In 2010 I updated Footprint's guide to West Coast Australia and in 2011 authored the new edition of Footprint's Sri Lanka guide.
	Jane Cody - website - email - Freelance travel writer specialising in Croatia. Author/editor of Boat International’s Superyacht Owners’ Guide: The Best of Croatia, co-author of the Croatia Cruising Companion, and regular contributor (features, reviews and images) to Time Out’s annual Visitors Guide To Croatia and bi-annual guide book. Extensive library of own images on Croatia, several of which have been published in the titles above.
	Catherine Cooper - website - blog - contact - - I am the author of 'Travelling with Children: A Parent’s Guide' published 2011. I am an established travel and features writer based in SW France writing for UK nationals and many other publications. Recent clients include The Daily Express and inflight magazines for easyJet, BMI Baby and Wizz Air. My specialisms include travelling with children, skiing and spas.
	Donna Dailey - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Award-winning writer / photographer for magazines, newspapers, websites worldwide, including the Daily Mail, Times, Essentially America, Global Adventure, Holiday, Living Spain. Author of guides to Crete, Paris, Scotland, Ireland, Denver, Southwest USA. Specialist knowledge London, Spain, Greece, USA. Large photo library.
	Prodeepta Das - website - email - - I photograph and write for magazines and books. My titles include P IS FOR POLAND, I IS FOR INDIA, GEETA'S DAY, J IS FOR JAMAICA, K IS FOR KOREA, P IS FOR PAKISTAN, KAMAL GOES TO TRINIDAD and PRITA GOES TO INDIA. My images have been used by numerous publishers, newspapers and charities. I also write for Developments magazine and exhibit photography in the UK and worldwide.
	Chris Deliso - Chris Deliso website - Balkanalysis.com - contact I am an American travel writer living in Europe, covering Greece, the Balkans and Turkey since 2000. I am co-author of multiple Lonely Planet guides to the region and contribute articles to publications such as National Geographic Traveller UK, Financial Times, BBC Travel, Forbes, airline magazines and US newspapers. I regularly interview and engage with tourism industry figures and have consulted for national tourism boards.
	Laura Dixon - website - email - Freelance travel writer specialising in travel trends, new hot destinations, family travel and city breaks. Associate editor (kids) for i-escape.com; expert in family travel and key hotel reviewer for the site. Authors guides for Footprint, DK and Thomas Cook; expert in the southwest (UK) and Iceland. Writes for major women's magazines and websites, national press, inflight magazines and customer magazines.
	Sue Dobson - email Award-winning travel writer/photographer and former editor of major magazines, specialising in eastern and western Europe, UK, Ireland and Southern Africa. Contributor to Cruise International, Nene Valley Living, Choice, ABTA Magazine, Oryx, TheTravelEditor.com and guide books (AA, DK, Thomas Cook). Author of guides to Namibia and Cape Verde. Large photo library.
	Marc Dubin - email - Based in Samos, Greece. Nearly 30 years' experience writing about Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and the Pyrenees. I have authored nearly 20 guidebooks for various publishers including Dorling Kindersley, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet and Insight, revised even more, and am a frequent contributor to The Daily Telegraph. See also: Journalists, Photographers.
	Jane Egginton - Hackney Home blog - Travel blog - email - Award-winning travel writer, editor and photographer, with 20 years experience producing guides for Michelin, AA Publishing, Berlitz, Reader's Digest, DK, Cadogan, Footprint, Thomas Cook and Insight. Contributor to the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times and World Travel Guides online. Three AA guides to Marrakech and Michelin guide to Rio published 2009. Specializing in the UK and South and Central America.
	Adele Evans - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Contributes regularly to the travel pages of national magazines, newspapers and websites, and broadcasts occasionally. Specialises in Italy and France and has written, contributed to and updated many guidebooks on these countries. Other specialities include Alpine skiing, European cities and short breaks, French and Italian food and wine, European and North African spas, and the UK.
	Rebecca Ford - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION I have written/contributed to many travel guides for the AA and Thomas Cook, and also write for newspapers such as The Express and The Guardian. Specialise in the UK, Europe (esp. Italy), walking, wildlife, railway journeys, WW1, eco-travel, spas, gardens, guidebooks, property, audio guides and podcasts.
	Claire Frank - website - email I am an author, journalist and photographer specialising in the Caribbean island of Barbuda. Currently based in the UK, I have spent several years in Antigua/Barbuda and visit very frequently. I have contributed to several UK nationals and to various guidebooks to the Caribbean, and founded the Barbuda website. I was a winner of the 2008 Penguin Decibel prize for their new anthology on the experience of dual heritage.
	Carole French - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Freelance travel, real estate and lifestyle journalist, and magazine editor since 1980s. Guidebook author for Dorling Kindersley, Thomas Cook, National Geographic, AA Publishing, Bradt, Northstar and Frommer’s on such diverse destinations as Cyprus, Jordan, Thailand, Greece, the UK and the Caribbean, plus business cities, spas and property hotspots. See also: Journalists, Photographers, Editors and Broadcasters.
	Robin Gauldie - email Writer, photographer, broadcaster, editor. Contributor to Sunday Telegraph (annual Insider's Guide to Greece), Sunday Mirror, Scotland on Sunday, Holiday Villas, Greece magazine, Florida magazine, and many inflight/contract magazines. Monthly column on travel insurance and air ambulance issues, International Travel Insurance Journal. Numerous guidebooks. See also: Journalists and Editors pages.
	Mike Gerrard - website - email - - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Writes for travel pages of The Times and for Ryanair magazine, and other newspapers and magazines in the UK and in the USA (where he has a home in Arizona). Also writes non-travel features on property, driving, food and drink and other subjects. Author of many guidebooks.
	Emma Gibbs - Emma Gibbs website - The Honeymoon Project - contact - - Freelance travel writer and editor, specialising in Southeast Asia (especially Malaysia, Singapore and Laos), the UK, France and honeymoons. Contributor to several guidebooks for Rough Guides, including The Rough Guide to Laos, and writer and editor of The Honeymoon Project, dedicated to honeymoon planning and inspiration.
	Catherine Richards Golini - website - contact - - Based near Locarno, Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore, close to the Italian border, I am a regular contributor to a range of publications including easyJet inflight, Italy and Swiss News. I can provide high-resolution images to accompany text. I am the author of the Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes and many short guides to cities/resorts in Italy.
	Rob Goss - website - email - - British writer based in Tokyo, with extensive knowledge of Japan. Writing primarily about travel, culture and society in Japan for publications around the globe, including newspapers, magazines, guidebooks and websites. Recent publications include Time, Rough Guides, The National, SCMP, Continental, Oryx, Open Skies, and several other in-flights. Also available to report on events or breaking news across Japan.
	Ted Jones - website - email - Freelance writer and journalist specialising in France, the arts and literature. Author of The French Riviera: A Literary Guide for Travellers (2007). Travel articles and photography in UK, US and French publications, including The Guardian, Choice, The Lady, Wanderlust, France, Living France, France Today, Writers' Journal, Writers’ News, Transitions Abroad, Yesterday and Voyageur.
	Caroline Juler - website - email - Travel and art journalist, specialist in Romania, author of National Geographic Traveler Romania, Blue Guide Romania and the travelogue Searching for Sarmizegetusa. In addition, I am a sculptor, writer of art books and reviews, and Wales correspondent for Galleries magazine.
	Suzanne King - email Travel writer and editor for a wide range of UK nationals, glossy magazines and websites; published in Sainsbury’s, Grazia, Thomas Cook Travel, Olive, National Geographic Traveller, MSN Travel, the Guardian, BBC Homes & Antiques, InStyle, BA First Life and many more. Co-author of The Backpacker’s Bible (now in its fourth edition). See also: Journalists and Editors pages.
	Terry Marsh - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Specialist in France and the UK, and wide knowledge of Australia. Regular contributor to Living France; author of nearly 50 books; lectures on 'Writing about Travel'.
	Robin McKelvie - website - email - - Travel writer/photographer/broadcaster for over a decade, travelled to 80+ countries, 30+ trips annually, published in 150+ global outlets including UK / Scottish nationals, magazines, in-flights. Over twenty guidebooks, regular Internet writer. Specialist in Scotland, Baltic States, Croatia, Slovenia, adventure, rail, luxury, city break and family travel. See also: Journalists, Photographers and Broadcasters.
	Robin Mead FRGS, FInstTT - website - email - Specialist cruising writer, contributing to regular Cruising Supplements for the Jewish Chronicle among others. Can provide photographs to illustrate all his features. Has a PhD in travel history, and spends part of the year lecturing on board cruise ships. Writes biography and travel guides, mainly on Greece, cruising, the USA, Britain and the Channel Islands, where he has a second home.
	Wendy Mewes - Wendy Mewes - Brittany Walks - Brittany Heritage Services - blog - email - I write books and articles, mainly about Brittany. Recent guidebooks include Footprint Brittany (2010). Walking, landscape and history are specialities. I've written guides to Finistere and the Nantes-Brest canal, two walking books, and Discovering the History of Brittany. Crossing Brittany is a travelogue based on a long-distance walk.
	Caroline Mills - website - email - Short snappy snippets, monthly columns, photo-journalist features, travel books - I do them all. Published in Practical Motorhome, France Magazine, The Times, Brit'Mag, Great British Food, French Magazine and others. Author/photographer of 'Cool Caravanning' (New Holland), 'The Camping Pocket Bible' (Crimson) and 'Slow Cotswolds' (Bradt), co-author of 'Slow North Yorkshire', contributor to '1001 Escapes'. Extensive picture library.
	Andrea Montgomery - Real Tenerife blog - BuzzTrips website - email - - Resident in Tenerife, I am co-author (with photographer husband Jack Montgomery) of 'Going Native in Tenerife'; director, writer and editor at TenerifeMagazine.com; and Tenerife travel expert for simonseeks.com and tenerife.co.uk. Also published in Traveller, Living Tenerife and Ling Magazine.
	Paul Murphy - website - email - Regular contributor to the travel pages of national magazines and newspapers, and author of over 40 travel guidebooks on many destinations for Michelin, AA, Fodors, Berlitz, Thomas Cook etc, also with editorial and project management experience. In addition I have a large picture library on many European and Mediterranean destinations, particularly holiday hotspots.
	John Oates - website - email - - Former Guardian Young Travel Writer of the Year, I have written for publications including Metro, ABTA Magazine and various in-flights, and am the author of guidebooks for Footprint and Dorling Kindersley. I consider photography to be an essential part of my work, and sell stock images both directly and through Alamy. Interested in anything offbeat or adventurous.
	Marie Peyre - email Travel writer and editor now based in Norway. I can cover any destination in Scandinavia and Iceland, and can supply hi-res pix for most of them. I also write about food and restaurants around the world (reviews, articles, book). Recent clients have included, among others, Fodor's, Insight Guides, Virgin, Hotels.com and Visit Norway.
	Laurence Phillips - website - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Award-winning author, columnist, feature writer, Laurence Phillips' France spans Languedoc to Lille. Turns his pen and compass to many European destinations. Travel Editor, Canada Post; feature writer Sunday Times and inflight magazines.
	Neil Ray - website - email - Freelance writer, photographer and editor based in Thailand, Neil has written travel guides covering European and South East Asia destinations. He has worked with international tourist associations on publishing projects whilst also contributing to a wide range of travel magazines and digital media publishers. As someone based in the region Neil has an in-depth knowledge of Asian affairs.
	Carlton Reid - website - email - - Writer, photographer, broadcaster, author of Family Cycling (Snowbooks, 2009) and award-winning editor of bikebiz.com and publisher of bicycling magazines. Specialist in cycling, but also sports and adventure travel, as well as family holidays and zoos of the world.
	Katerina Roberts - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Journalist and author working together with photographer Eric Roberts on guide books (Insight, Berlitz, Thomas Cook, AA), on-line guides (Expedia and Fastcheck), updates, pictures and articles. Specialising in Indian Ocean region (Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka). Extensive photo library. Based in Mauritius.
	Zoe Ross - Editorial services website - email Writer, editor and project manager for Thomas Cook, AA Publishing, Dorling Kindersley, Insight Guides and other guidebook publishers. Travel journalist with articles published in the Sunday Mirror and Holiday Villas Magazine, among others .
	Tristan Rutherford & Kathryn Tomasetti - website - email We've written/updated over 40 guidebooks for Time Out, National Geographic and Thomas Cook from Shanghai to Lisbon. Feature writers for Sunday Times Travel Magazine, The Guardian and various inflights worldwide. Have a stock of 300dpi photos which have been used by The Independent, DK and Time Out. Mediterranean a speciality, but as we often work together we can cover almost anywhere, fast.
	Andrew Sanger - website - contact - - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Over 30 years freelancing for UK nationals, magazines and websites, always on travel. Won several awards. Edited French Railways customer magazine for 10 years. Author of more than 30 guidebooks, most translated into several languages. Building own travel website of one-page city and resort guides at Focus Guides. Specialities: France - Ireland - Israel - vegetarian travel - Flanders - Mediterranean resorts.
	Paul Shawcross - website - email - Freelance travel writer and photographer since 1991 specialising in France, Italy and Spain. Recent work includes updating guidebooks for Michelin, Dorling Kindersley, Time Out, Thomas Cook and others. I also write magazine articles and online guides illustrated with my own pictures.
	Navjot Singh - website - contact Based in London and Hong Kong, I am the author of guides to China for tourists and business travellers, including China: Business Travellers' Handbook (Stacey International, 2009). I have had first-hand experience of the benefits and challenges of being an expatriate in China and continue to travel in the Greater China region for business and pleasure. I also write articles on China for a variety of travel media.
	Duncan J D Smith FRGS - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Self-styled 'Urban Explorer', travel writer, historian and photographer. Currently writing/photographing a series of guidebooks to the hidden corners of Europe: Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Zürich. Commissioned articles and photo stock.
	Helena Smith - Helena Smith website - Eat Hackney website - email - - I'm an author, editor, project manager and photographer working for Rough Guides, DK and other travel book publishers. I am a winner of the Vogue and IoS writing competitions, and am senior photographer at the Edinburgh Film Festival. My specialities include Italy, Scotland and England, walking/hiking, camping, food and film festivals. I've exhibited my photography, including b&w images of Cuba, in London and Edinburgh.
	Jon Sparks - website - email - - An award-winning freelance photographer and writer specialising in travel, landscape and outdoor pursuits, especially walking, climbing and cycling. I've worked on five continents, undertaken a wide range of commissioned photography, and am the author of more than a dozen guides, including Traveller's Finland (Thomas Cook, 2nd edition 2008), and Traveller's Baltic Cruise (Thomas Cook, 2009).
	Hugh Taylor & Moira McCrossan - website - email - - Hugh Taylor is an award winning travel writer contributing to many UK and foreign publications, and a writer/producer for BBC Radio Scotland and Radio 2. He and partner Moira McCrossan are joint authors of over fifteen guide books (AA, Jarrold, Insight, Thomas Cook, Columbus), specialising in UK, especially Scotland. Other destinations: USA, Scandinavia, France, Middle East.
	Victoria Trott - website - email - - Victoria Trott is a Wales-based freelance writer and photographer who contributes to Daily Mail Weekend, Living France, Spain Magazine and www.TheTravelEditor.com. She is co-author of Frommer's 'Provence & the Cote d'Azur with your Family' and has revised several Michelin Green Guides. Fluent French and conversational Spanish.
	Sue Watt - website - email - Freelance writer specialising in Africa, Nepal and Italy (especially Lazio). Interests include adventure travel and responsible tourism. Contributor to the Independent, Guardian Unlimited, Travel Africa magazine, Italy magazine, and co-author of Footprint Tanzania. Hi-res images regularly published to accompany articles.
	Arnie Wilson - website - email Specialist ski writer. Editor of Ski + Board since 2001. Ski writer for Financial Times for 20 years. Author of four ski books. Also general travel writer with many FT cuttings. Former contributor of ski items for Radio 4 Breakaway and Radio 5 Live.