About the author
Based in a quiet corner of Essex, I am an award-winning travel writer and photographer. More than anything, I love mountains, hiking, wildlife and places that are freezing cold and forgotten. I have authored dozens of Lonely Planet guides and traveled to all seven continents. My most memorable moments include hitchhiking with Thai royalty, freestyle sledging with Tibetan monks, serving beer at Oktoberfest and swimming with whale sharks in Australia – all in the name of a good story.
