About Joel
Joel Balsam is a guidebook writer, freelance journalist and full-time nomad who has travelled to 60 countries. Along with 8 Lonely Planet guidebooks, Joel’s work has appeared in National Geographic, TIME, The Guardian, BBC and more.
Joel Balsam
Montreal, Canada
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