Members

Tania Ahsan

Based in UK

Tania Ahsan is a journalist, author and artist who specialises in Mind, Body, Spirit (MBS), relationships, business and travel writing.

She has freelanced extensively for Metro and The London Paper and has also written for The Guardian, Spirit & Destiny, Natural Health & Beauty and Psychologies, among other national and international newspapers and magazines.

She is a regular columnist for Asiana magazine and also runs a vintage products and services blog called Old-fashioned Gal on her own site: www.taniaahsan.com

Alf Alderson

Based in UK

Alf Alderson is an award winning travel and adventure sports journalist whose work appears regularly in most British broadsheets and various magazines in the UK and abroad. He is also the author of various guidebooks covering areas as diverse as the Rocky Mountains and Pembrokeshire, surfing and skiing. Alf can also supply high quality digital and slide images to accompany his work.

Mark Alexander

Based in UK

Mark Alexander is a professional freelance journalist and photographer. Based in Scotland, he regularly contributes to The Scotsman, The Herald and The Times, as well as writing for The List's Eating and Drinking Guide.

In addition, Mark also works as a property journalist and a golf writer reviewing courses for Golf Course Architecture magazine. With over 10 years' experience, he has developed a writing style that is thorough, engaging and informative.

Metin Alsanjak

Based in UK

Metin Alsanjak is the staff writer for the travel website Travelbite.co.uk, aimed at giving British holidaymakers travel ideas.

He writes almost all the stories for the site, which is updated with at least five different articles daily, and has travelled widely across Europe and the USA. As well as news stories and destination stories (focused on a particular event or activity at a destination), he writes seasonally themed features. His key travel interests are arts, culture, crafts, music, shopping, cycling and food.

Brian & Eilen Anderson

Based in UK

Brian & Eileen work jointly over 20 years on travel projects and have co-authored some 40 commissioned travel guides covering mainly Mediterranean destinations and the Canaries.

Members of the British Guild of Travel Writers with an extensive photographic library both film & digital. Also knowledgeable on wild flowers and lead walking and flower holidays.

Elisa Anniss

Based in UK

Fashion journalist Elisa Anniss is the London-based European Editor of US weekly Footwear News and also writes freelance travel articles for Conde Nast's Modern Bride and continues to freelance on international fashion for the International Herald Tribune, Weekend FT and Dubai's Boutique Magazine.

Ferne Arfin

Based in UK

Ferne Arfin is a London-based , American travel, web and guidebook writer. Her book Adventure Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur was published by Hunter Publishing in the USA and UK in 2005.

She is Senior Travel editor for About.com and also writes for the Sunday Telegraph in London and the Los Angeles Times. She specialises in destinations in Europe as well as the East Coast USA.

Anthony Asael

Based in Belgium

Anthony Asael is an international photographer and travel-writer that has traveled to over 135 countries. He was born in 1974 in Belgium from a Turkish mother and Italian father. His passion for photography began at 7 years old, developing his black and white work in a lab. His artwork has been featured on all continents. In 2006, a very successful photography exhibition on the Millennium Goals was organized in Brussels, Milan, Toronto and Santiago de Chile for the 60th anniversary of the Unicef.

He founded child art education project Art in All of Us (www.artinallofus.org) that promote creative cultural exchange using Art.

Gillian Arthur

Based in Italy

Gillian lives in Friuli northeast Italy, right on the border with Slovenia. She spends most of her time planning and guiding walking tours all over Europe. Her two great passions are walking and wine. She is a qualified sommelier. When at home she spends her time looking after a small vineyard, making wine and writing articles on Italian and Slovenian wine.

Tracey Barker

Based in UK

Tracey is professional freelance journalist of 12 years+ experience writing for high profile websites, broadcast media, consumer & b2b print media with worldwide distribution.

Former Food Editor & member of the Guild of Foodwriters and Chartered Institute of Journalists. Judge for 2005 Derek Cooper Award for Investigative Journalism. Special interests: food, wine, historic houses, country-side leisure pursuits & UK/overseas travel especially with rural or historical bias.

Currently resides UK, formerly New Zealand resident. Tracy delivers accurate and meticulous copy to style and is happy to work with either in-house or own professional photographer
colleague offering premium quality copy & illustrations.

George Behrend

Based in Scotland

George Behrend was born in London in 1922 and educated at Marlborough & Hertford College, Oxford (MA Hons Geography 1942). He joined the British Guild of Travel Writers in 1959.George got hooked on Western European International Sleeping Car Trains in 1929 and has written in over 17 countries and is author of 18 travel related books. He is a regular contributor to European Railways Magazine, He served, during World War II, in the 8th Army.
Visit www.georgebehrend.co.uk.

Alberto Benazzi

Based in Italy

Alberto Benazzi is a member of the Journalists Association in Rome and a member of the Italian Golf Journalists Association. He writes for Golf & Gusto magazine, which is distributed in all the Italian and Swiss Italian golf clubs and is director of Radio Dolce Vita.

Ken Bennett

Based in UK

Ken Bennett is Travel Editor for Britain's biggest regional newspaper publisher, Trinity-Mirror. A former Fleet Street senior news executive, Ken has won a series of high profile travel writing awards and is responsible for strategic planning for travel across Trinity-Mirror's 240-plus titles which include major daily, morning and Sunday titles across the UK, plus high profile Home County weeklies.

Philip Blackmore

Based in UK

Peter Blackmore held several staff posts including travel Editor on newsstand magazines Chat and Woman's Realm, editor of Feel good and Club News in-between freelancing for over twenty years. He writes from commissions for a wide range of national magazines, newspapers and customer magazines - broadsheet and tabloid - on travel, travel lifestyle features, food and drink and as an editorial and media consultant for a range of clients. Past TV travel broadcasting has included regular appearances over several years on the cable channel Travel Channel and the flex-tech channel TV's Travel Shop.

Claire Bowen

Based in UK

Claire Bowen is a newspaper trained freelance journalist specialising in travel and motoring. She has contributed to national, regional and international newspapers & magazines and is travel correspondent for Northern Ireland Homes & Lifestyle? - A glossy upmarket monthly magazine. Claire is also a regular contributor to The Italian Magazine; Auto Italia (combining travel with motoring); South Wales Argus Escape; The Universe. She is a Member of Writers & Photographers unlimited, NUJ & The Guild of Motoring Writers.

Miranda Bruce-Mitford

Based in UK

Miranda Bruce-Mitford is a writer and academic specialising in the field of Southeast Asian Art and Culture. She has written the Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols and contributed to many other academic publications. She has written a chapter for Norman Lewis's Back to Mandalay and won first prize for a short story in Writers Billboard Magazine. She has written a children's adventure story and a radio play and is currently working on a novel set in Southeast Asia.

Simon Busch

Based in UK

Simon Busch was born in New York, grew up in Sydney and Perth (Western Australia), began his writing career in Melbourne and, for six years, has been based in London. He writes a regular column, on gardens and other outside spaces for the Financial Times and has written travel and other features for the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Times, the Observer, the Independent, the Australian and such magazines as Dazed and Confused and the Idler; he is also a radio broadcaster. He specializes in culinary and literary-inspired travel but will go almost anywhere that provides food for thoughtful writing.

Kate Calvert

Based in UK

Kate is a specialist in travel with children, founder of the Family Travel web site, which is regularly rated one of the top travel resources for parents in the UK. Can provide listings and personal accounts plus photography. Subjects covered include city breaks, beach holidays, activity holidays, child-friendly accommodation and practical pointers on all forms of travel and holidays with children from short breaks to long haul.

Rowena Carr-Allinson

Based in UK and France

With a mixed European background, Rowena grew up always the 'foreigner' and quickly came to feel home was wherever she lay her hat. Starting out her journalistic career at the Financial Times, she now freelances full time for publications in the UK, Canada, USA, Singapore, South Africa and Australia. Her stories have covered destinations from Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Oman to Oahu and appeared in Real, Metro, Harpers Bazaar, OK! Magazine and many, many more. Rowena lives with her partner, who is also her photographer, and is partial to cooking, entertaining friends, fluffy cats, sarcasm and global shopping.

David Cawley

Based in UK

Following recent encounters in Caledonia's border region, David will be visiting the Sinai Dessert to witness and capture Petra and Jerusalem. Then it's off to Latvia, where he will cover both Riga and the lesser-known interior. Spain too will be covered as David continues his regional guides to property purchases and local cultures. His native Northern England is still proving of worth to editors across the globe and he will soon begin to update the 'How To Holiday Courses' guidebook series while continuing to contribute city and region guides for airlines.

Lucia Cockcroft

Based in UK

Lucia is a versatile, curious travel journalist covering Europe and beyond. Specialising in the major Spanish cities, Italy's Liguria region and the growing market for retreats and alternative breaks. Recent credits include Luxury Travel Magazine, Travolution, Business Destinations, handbag.com and Rough Guides. Forthcoming trips include Liguria, Canada and Morocco.

Phil Crosby

Based in Kenya and UK

Phil Crosby is a writer and photographer originally from the UK but now spending most of his time in Kenya. His passion for wildlife and nature mean that these are the focus for much of his work, and his wildlife photography has won several awards. He has travelled extensively in Africa, India and Europe and has lived in Russia, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. At present he is based on the Kenya coast where he is helping to develop a Community Conservation Project to both protect the local wildlife
and improve the financial security of the local people.

Rob Crossan

Based in Kenya and UK

Rob is a prolific travel writer whose recent credits include 'The Observer', 'The Daily Telegraph', 'CNN Traveller', 'Time Out', 'The Sun', 'Lonely Planet', 'Rough Guides', 'Nuts', 'more' and 'The Independent'. He has a monthly travel column sponsored by 'Rough Guides' in 'In London' magazine and makes frequent radio and TV appearances on programmes including 'Excess Baggage' on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC Ouch! Show, which he is a co-presenter. He has visited over 50 countries in the last three years with his specialism being small islands including Tristan da Cunha, Falkland Islands, Nauru and Sao Tome.

Heloise Crowther

Based in Kenya and UK

Heloise is a freelance travel writer, author and guidebook writer who writes travel features for the British press (including the Standard, Guardian, Express) and guidebooks. She works regularly for Footprint and is on Rough Guide's list of freelancers. Heloise has just completed a book on Panamanian culture and wrote extensively for Bradt Panama, which won the British Guild of Travel Writers' award for Best Guide Book, 2005. She has been living and travelling in Latin America for six years.

Cindy-Lou Dale

Based in Europe

Cindy is an award wining writer and photojournalist who heralds from a small farming community in Southern Africa. She has studied in the United States, the UK, South Africa and mainland Europe. Her career has moved her around the world - Beverley Hills to Bosnia, Cape Town to the Congo, Kentucky to Kenya, Miami to Mozambique. In 1998 she immigrated to England, recently relocating to Belgium. In the past couple of years her work has been published around the world.

Richard Danbury

Based in UK

Richard is a travel writer and author of The Inca Trail, Trailblazer publications (3rd edition 2006) and co-author of The Rough Guide to Chile (1st edition 1999). He also works for the BBC on both travel and law programme and has written many articles for British newspapers.

Tracey Davies

Based in UK

Tracey Davies is a London-based freelance travel and parenting writer regularly published in the Good Holiday Guide, The South Wales Argus, Little London and the US Publication, Student Traveller. Recent international destinations include: St Lucia, Andorra, Sardinia, Serbia, Tenerife, France and Ireland.

Sarah Dawson

Based in UK

Sarah Dawson is a UK based freelance journalist who writes for national and international newspapers, magazines and websites. Sarah is passionate about travel and her articles have appeared in a diversity of publications from The Guardian to Yoga Magazine. Sarah's area of specialist knowledge and expertise is holistic holidays, spas and yoga retreats and in 2007 Sarah will be travelling in India, SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand to research articles on Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Spas and Detox retreats. She is interested in hearing about unusual, eco, and quirky or unique resorts for potential feature ideas.

Aline Dobbie

Based in Scotland

Aline Dobbie has written three books on India; The Peacock's Call published in 2002, The Tiger's Roar published in 2004 The Elephant's Blessing published in October 2006. She was awarded The Pride of India Gold Award for her promotion of India by the NRI Institute of India, an international organisation that is run from Delhi. Dobbie was born and raised in India, the last of a distinguished family that served India during British Rule. She still speaks rusty Hindi/Urdu and her books trace her journeys throughout the whole of India bar Kashmir between 1997 and 2006.

Vivienne DuBourdieu

Based in Scotland

Vivienne does travel features, interviews, and photos, historical and promotional commissions. She writes about people and places off the beaten track. With a strong background in the Australasian media, and in hospitality, she takes an insider's approach to food and accommodation. A freelancer since 2002, she edits lifestyle inserts for Yoga Magazine UK, and is Publications Editor for Natural Bodies, Brighton. She contributes to Newsademic, Croner's Credit Management Journal and Ex in the City. In NZ, she wrote and produced TV commercials for Dalgety Travel. She directed publicity shoots for ABC-TV programmes.

Anna Maria Espsäter

Based in UK

Anna Maria is a Swedish freelance journalist, based in London for over a decade. With 69 countries visited, her most recent features include Cuba, Myanmar, South Korea, Cambodia and Easter Island. Publications include Real Travel Magazine, Oriental Tales, g3 Magazine, In London, That's Life and The Craftsman, among others. She also covers world music, food and film, with an emphasis on all things Latin American.

Akin 'Aworan' Falope

Based in UK

Akin has been working within the photographic industry for over 8 years, and has recently become a freelance photographer, specialising in Live Music, with work published in National newspapers. In recent years, Akin has taken up photojournalism and has travelled to parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe, to chronicle social living.

Rebecca Ford

Based in UK

Rebecca is an experienced travel writer, freelancing for UK national and regional newspapers and magazines, as well as UK and US websites. Author/contributor to over 30 guidebooks, for publishers such as the AA, Thomas Cook and Footprint. She also writes audio guides and pod casts. Write on cities, wildlife, walking, railway journeys, culture, heritage and gardens.

Ekaterina Gelovska

Based in Bulgaria

Ekaterina Gelovska is a travel journalist who has been covering tourism for about 20 years in national and international media. She is currently editor-in-chief of Hotels & Restaurants Magazine, the most popular b2b tourism publication in Bulgaria. Ekaterina is also a consultant with degree in International tourism & Hospitality and in PR Marketing.

Mike Gerrard

Based in UK

Mike Gerrard is a travel writer and guidebook author with 20 years experience, during which time he has written for The Times, The Express, The Guardian, CNN Traveller and many more publications. He has also produced over 20 guidebooks, and has a particular interest in Greece, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice and the USA. He divides his time between Cambridgeshire in England and his home in Arizona.

Anthea Gerrie

Based in UK

Anthea Gerrie specialises in writing about travel, good food and international design, and countries in which she is particularly well versed include France, Morocco and the USA, where she lived for eight years. Regular outlets include the Jewish Chronicle, ABTA Magazine, Living etc., Ideal Home, Real Homes, Mail, Express and Mirror titles, and she has also been published in Sainsbury's Magazine, Olive and BBC Good Food.

Ashley Gibbins

Based in UK

A third generation journalist and President of the International Travel Writers Alliance, Ashley is also an independent travel writer and managing director of WilliamJack Worldwide, which provides an international communications network to support organisations operating in the global economy. He writes for a range of UK consumer travel publications, edits the Alliance's monthly travel bulletin and writes on social, economic and political issues from a travel related perspective. Ashley is currently planning for the launch of Allways and Always Online, which will be the flagship consumer travel and business-to-business publication from the International Travel Writers Alliance.

Malcolm Ginsberg

Based in UK

Malcolm Ginsberg is Editor in Chief of Air & Business Travel News (ABTN), a regular contributor to the Times business travel pages and makes occasional appearances on CNN and BBC's news programmes. He also writes for The North on a regular basis and also the Jewish News. He has produced over 40 travel and aviation related directories, purchasing the then tabloid printed ABTN in 1993, the publication now owned by Centaur group, promoters of the Business Travel Show. Malcolm travels extensively and is one of the most experienced writers in his field.

Patrick Goff

Based in UK

After twenty years designing hotels Patrick Goff now writes about them at www.hoteldesigns.net and for US magazine Boutique Design. With thousands of images of hotels available covering all hotel standards from B&B to six stars the site represents a growing source of imagery and analysis about hotels. Reviews are written from a design standpoint, and always include shots of the main public areas, bedrooms and bathrooms. Industry News is published daily, including information on new products for the industry, prototype bedrooms and hotel developments worldwide.

Janette Griffiths

Based in Canada and France

Janette Griffiths is a published novelist, broadcaster and free-lance travel writer. She writes regularly for The Sunday Telegraph, occasionally for The Independent, Hemispheres Magazine, Essentially America and The Times. She has worked as a waitress in Chicago, a flight attendant in Paris and a cleaning lady in Canada. She also taught English in Florence one winter. Janette is not a sun worshipper and is happy to leave all those golden beaches to her colleagues. She speaks French and Italian, is learning Russian and specializes in travel linked to culture and, after ten years in Paris, food and wine. Favourite destinations: Italy, France and western Canada/ Pacific Northwest in general.

Nicki Grihault

Based in UK

Nicki Grihault spent her childhood in Africa and has been travelling ever since. She has been a travel journalist and photographer since 1993 and also writes on international living. She has mainly worked on magazines, at Wanderlust, as travel editor of Executive Woman, as assistant editor at Woman Abroad and most recently as assistant editor of Trip. She now writes for publications as varied as You & Your Wedding to Take a Break and Mintel Travel and Tourism Analyst. She is author of Working in Asia (Inprint 1996 OUP), Culture Smart! India (Feb 2003), and Mauritius (Thomas Cook publishing, 2007).

Christopher Hamilton

Based in Italy

First resident in Italy in 1972, Christopher lives, and studies dialects, on the island of Burano near Venice. He has written about travels in Oman, Yemen and Vietnam and been published in The Oldie, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Evening Standard and Daily Mail - wide-ranging pieces covering goldsmithing, lagoon fishing, squatting the House of Commons, taxi driving & film production. At first a Florentine goldsmith, he spent 12 years in films, once as location manager for Stephen Spielberg. As a smallholder in Wales he trained sheepdogs, is now a volunteer water ambulance driver and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Solange Hando

Based in UK

Are you looking for a specialist on France or the Indian sub-continent, Bhutan maybe, Nepal or Sri Lanka? Short breaks, winter sun, and family holidays? Culture or spas, soft adventure? Solange travels widely and writes for a range of in-flight and consumer magazines at home and abroad. Recent trips include Hong Kong, Cambodia, Thailand, Cuba, and Grenada and holiday spots in southern Europe. She takes her own pictures, can provide copy in English or French and is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, Writers Photographers and Travel Writers UK.

Mark Harding

Based in Portugal

Mark Harding has been living and working in the Portuguese capital for the past fifteen years as a travel editor and freelance writer for various publications and websites. Much of his work is connected to the Lisbon-based travel-publishing group Maisturismo, for whom he sits on the board of directors. Mark is also a well-known musician currently playing with a Portuguese electro-acoustic band called Novembro.

Felice Hardy

Based in UK

Felice Hardy is a travel writer specialising in skiing, adventure travel and family travel. She is co-editor of The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide 2007 (published by Cadogan Guides), and is Travel Editor of With Kids magazine - an upmarket new publication for parents of children aged 4 to 14. She has written 22 guidebooks, and contributes to a wide range of publications including The Guardian, the London Evening Standard, Tatler, Highlife and Eve magazine. She is married to travel writer, Peter Hardy, and lives in Hampshire with their three children and two dogs.

Dinah Hatch

Based in UK

Dinah Hatch has been a journalist since 1992 and has worked on staff for a series of local, regional and national newspapers and magazines. She went freelance in 2005 and now writes for all manner of publications including The Observer and times online on anything from the Balti Triangle in Birmingham to road tripping in South Africa. She is also a cruise specialist.

Roman Heindorff

Based in England

Roman Heindorff has been writing overseas property features for the Daily Express for four years. He has also written for House Hunters in the Sun, OPP magazine and the News of the World. Roman lives in central London and holds a BA in Modern History and English from Oxford University. He speaks excellent Spanish and German.

Tom Henry

Based in UK

Tom is an award-winning writer specialising in UK and Irish travel. He is an excellent communicator, very thorough, meticulous in his research and prepared to consider commissions of all shapes and sizes. He writes with flair and humour, and with passion for his subject.

Andrew Holt

Based in UK

Andrew Holt is a broad-spectrum travel photographer who has many thousands of pictures online which are searchable via his website. His main commercial fields of photography include architecture, interiors, people, industry, hotels, commerce and aerial work. He is always interested in any challenging overseas brief.

Annabelle Hood

Based in UK

Annabelle is Editor of Dial, the quarterly business travel/hotels/lifestyle magazine for Expotel customers. She has also freelanced for various publications including Vogue, Spa Health & Beauty, Spa Business, The Evening Standard and Sunday Express (S magazine) amongst others. Prior to that she was Health & Beauty Editor at Brides (Conde Nast), and has copy written, styled photo shoots and/or written advertorials for brands including Elemis, Lush, La Prairie and The Body Shop.

Tony Howard

Based in UK

Tony Howard is a climber with a long history of exploration from Arctic to Antarctic but especially the UK, Norway, Middle East and North Africa. He is also an outdoor magazine contributor, guidebook author and photographer. A partner in n.o.m.a.d.s (New Opportunities for Mountaineering, Adventure and Desert Sports), a consultancy specialising in exploration, development and promotion of environmentally and socially aware adventure tourism. Recent guidebooks include Classic Norway - Climbs, Scrambles & Walks in Romsdal; Treks & Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan; Jordan? Walks, Treks, Caves, Climbs & Canyons; Walks in Palestine & the Nativity Trail. Tony is a member of Outdoor Writers' Guild.

Michael Howorth

Based in UK

Former passenger ship officer Michael Howorth now writes about the sea, ships that sail on it and resort hotels that surround it. He also writes about large luxury yachts and generally on boating, yachting or water sports as a travel subject? He is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers producing regular columns for, All the Boat International titles in UK, USA, France Germany and Russia and Ocean in Australia as well as Yachting World in the UK and Yachting in the USA. He contributes to Yacht Vacations and Charters, Motor Boat & Yachting, The Telegraph, and Captains Log.

Peter Hughes

Based in UK

Peter Hughes began his travel-writing career by attempting to drive a family car from London to Timbuktu and back in two weeks. It took a month; the car was abandoned in the Sahara and smugglers rescued Hughes. Since then he has reported from more than 100 countries and has won awards including (Britain's) Travel Writer of the Year. He was co-founder and editor of the television travel series, Wish You Were Here...? Today he contributes to numerous publications including Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and Financial Times How to Spend It.

Tom Hutton

Based in UK

Tom Hutton is a writer and photographer specialising in outdoor adventure sports and travel. He works for most of the UK's major outdoor magazines as well as contributing the occasional piece for the nationals; and he's written and illustrated a number of books. His portfolio covers walking, mountain biking, climbing, mountaineering, skiing, ski mountaineering, kayaking, camping and independent travel.

Linda Jackson

Based in UK

Getting her appetite for travel from years of living in Barbados, Dubai, Morocco, France and Belgium, Linda's wide-ranging work and images have been published in many national lifestyle titles, as well as in-flight, on-line, golf and Guardian group publications on a freelance basis. She particularly enjoys writing about worldwide cuisine, active leisure breaks, unusual or short-haul weekend breaks, luxury hotspots and hideaways. Linda is Travel Correspondent for both Devon Life and Devon Brides magazines and a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, and Golf Travel Writers Association.

Jack Jackson

Based in UK

Well known in the field of rugged exploration and the charting of unusual destinations in mountains, deserts and the sea, Jack Jackson is an advanced BS AC diver who ran a sport diving operation and a diving boat in the Sudanese Red Sea for 12 years and has been diving exotic locations around the world ever since. Jack is a Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. A professional photographer and author jack writes and photographs regularly for a wide variety of books and magazines and has won two book awards and several photographic awards.

Jin Jing

Based in UK

Jin Jing, a Chinese national, graduated from Peking University with a BA in Journalism and has achieved a MA in International Public Relations at Cardiff University. While in China, Jing Jin worked as a news reporter for CCTV4, the international Channel of China Central TV. Now based in London, Jin Jing will be writing about the culture, character and business and political ethos of China, the world's fastest growing economy. She will also be producing travel related articles for the Chinese market - particularly in the lead up to the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the two cities.

Eva Johansson

Based in UK

Eva Johansson is a freelance journalist and editor based in London. She specialises in writing guides and features about London and Scandinavia, and is bi-lingual (English and Swedish). With extensive experience in arts and lifestyle journalism, she is able to write travel features from a cultural, culinary or design perspective. Her work has appeared in a wide range of titles including Nylon, Surface, Livewire (GNER trains), The Gramophone, Zink, Westside, International Arts Manager and the Moon Metro London guidebook. She is a contributing writer to the London edition of the luxury lifestyle website www.julib.com

Richard Johnstone-Bryden

Based in UK

Richard has been a professional author & photographer since 1993. He is the author of five books including The Royal Yacht Britannia - The Official History, Hunter's Fleet and Britain's Greatest Warship HMS Ark Royal IV. Richard contributes cruising guides, destination guides, event guides, boat reviews, Charter features, holiday features, historic features, personality profiles and news items mainly to monthly colour magazines and occasionally to national newspapers. Specialist subjects include Classic Boats (power & sail), Cote d' Azur, Belgian Canals, Venice Lagoon, Norfolk & Suffolk Broads, East Anglia, The West Country, Super Yachts, Warships, Formula One, Monaco and Micro Nations.

Aurelija Juchneviciute-Murphy

Based in Lithuania

Trained as a Project Finance Specialist in the UK, Aurelija first took interest in travel writing while working in Uganda for a hydropower project on the Nile. Later having studied Ayurveda Science in India and now based in Lithuania, she writes for Keliones ir Pramogos - the leading travel magazine in her country. She contributes regularly to www.delfi.lt about Ayurveda and women's health and working on new travel pieces for Lithuania Today. Aurelija is fluent in English, Russian, and German, as well as her native Lithuanian.

Timo Kauppinen

Based in Spain

Timo Kauppinen is a well known Finnish Travel & Cruise journalist specialising in international travel. His articles have been published in 50 publications around the world in six languages, including English, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, Estonian and German. Timo works both for the printed media as well as the Internet. In addition to covering International Tourism, Timo is specialized in cruises. He has been commissioned to write for both the general public and the professional sector.

Keith Kellett

Based in England

Having written as a hobby for many years while serving in the Royal Air Force, Keith Kellett saw no reason to stop after he retired to a village near Stonehenge, England. He produced more work, and found, to his surprise, it grew and was good enough to finance his other hobbies, which include travelling, food and drink, photography, and computers. Now, he is trying not to make this a full-time job. He has been published in many UK and overseas print magazines and on the Web. He is presently trying to get his
head around blogging, podcasting and video.

Deborah King

Based in England

Deborah King is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Independent on Sunday and a number of magazines. She holds a BA (Hons) degree in journalism and is the author of 50 Walks in London (AA, 2002). Her diverse travels have taken her to an underwater hotel in Sweden, cycling through the centre of Rome, learning Bushcraft with Ray Mears and reporting from the South Pacific with the Camel Trophy. She has also lived and worked in Hong Kong and plans to visit Langkawi for a month in the New Year.

Simon Kirby

Based in Europe

Simon is a 37-year-old photojournalist who travels constantly although based between Paris and London.

Whether his assignments are for daily press, following police officers in L.A., French soldiers in Lebanon, magazines or private companies, he always documents his travels, airtime, hotels and eatery's. Writing for several travel and news websites based in the US and UK, English language weekly's in Paris or press agencies in Paris or London Simon still has time on his hands and is soliciting work in or outside Europe at this time.

Robin Knight

Based in UK

Robin Knight has visited more than 90 countries in the course of 38 years' reporting from around the world for US and British publications. During the 1997-2001 periods he produced and edited Time Europe's annual travel supplement, winning 'The Business Journalist of the Year Award' in 1999 for the Best Leisure Submission ("Back on Track.").

Karen Krizanovich

Based in UK/USA

Karen specialises in Americana, first person insight and very adventurous food journeys. She is also a keen equestrian, a certified personal trainer and can perform most sports. Karen is American with Dalmatian/Bohemian ancestry. She is keen to travel to extremis.

Sharyn Kuneman

Based in UK

Sharyn Kuneman is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Her features appear in magazines including Ladies' Home Journal, Pathfinders Travel, Heartland Boating, Michigan Living, Car Collector, and Women in the Outdoors. Her travel articles also appear in major newspapers including Newark Star-Ledger, Dallas Morning News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Grand Rapids Press, San Antonio Express-News, Nashville Tennessean, Winnipeg Free Press, Charlotte Observer and Columbus Dispatch. She is a member of Midwest Travel Writers Association and currently serves on the board of directors. Ms. Kuneman is the recipient of several Mark Twain Awards for Feature Travel Writing.

Anette Lachowski

Based in UK

Anette Lachowski covers travel related news and stories worldwide and is available to travel at short notice. She has 9 years experience as a reporter/journalist and has written on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from food, detox holidays, health and fitness to transport. Anette worked for local and regional newspapers before moving onto to become Food, Health and Fitness. Anette has also carried out successful PR project

Diana Lambdin Meyer

Based in UK

Based in the Kansas City area, Diana Lambdin Meyer has more than 20 years of non-fiction freelance experience in writing for newspapers and magazines across North America. Her husband, Bruce, is a professional photographer with skills in both video and still photography. Diana is an award-winning member of the Midwest Travel Writers Association and the Society of American Travel Writers. She specializes in family, heritage and general destination travel, as well as profiles of craft artisans and the museums that feature their work.

Catherine Lawler

Based in UK

Catherine Lawler is Features Editor at the Wirral Globe, based in Birkenhead. She is also Editor of Lifestyle, a bi-monthly glossy magazine that features family and adventure holidays prominently. Her key interests are scuba diving, winter sports and long-haul independent travel.

Ciara Leeming

Based in UK

Ciara Leeming is a Manchester-based freelance journalist who writes on travel, the arts and social issues. She has travelled across Europe to write newspaper and magazine features and covered music festivals and events in a number of countries. She contributes to publications including The Guardian, The Independent, The Big Issue, the Manchester Evening News and DJ Magazine.

Mike Levy

Based in UK

Mike is a freelance journalist, editor, copywriter and writing coach. He edits the travel pages of an e-zine and has contributed features for the BA in-flight magazine, national business magazines and regional newspapers.

Martin Li

Based in UK

Martin Li's main travel interests are wildernesses and remote, hideaway destinations in the developed world. A keen skier, horse rider and trekker, he has a passion for exploring the adventure and culture of the world's great mountain regions. He writes for Travel Intelligence and freelances for various publications. Martin's first book, "Adventure Guide to Scotland" (Hunter Publishing, was released in 2005. He is currently finalising his second book, the story of an expedition across the Inca heartland of Bolivia and Peru, for which Martin won the 2005 Wilderness Award. Martin is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Tina Lofthouse

Based in UK

Tina Lofthouse is a freelance writer specialising in travel and lifestyle. She has over 13 years' experience in journalism, as both an editor and writer, and is a contributor to a number of international publications and websites. Tina currently edits a new high-end London lifestyle magazine, and her recipe books, one based on olive oil from around the world, the other on cocktails, have just been published. Tina has been all over the globe, combining her passion for food with her love for travel.

Soraya Madell

Based in UK

Freelance editor and writer, and former national newspaper journalist, specialising in health and travel. Former Deputy to The Sun's Health Section Editor, Health Editor of Woman's Own, and Acting Health Editor of Best. Written travel features on destinations in Spain, India, Croatia, Morocco, Malta, France, Austria, Finland and more for The Sun, Best, Take A Break and local newspapers. Special interest and knowledge of Spain/ Spanish speaker.

Lucy Mallows

Based in Belgium

Lucy Mallows is a full-time travel writer, editor, translator (Russian and Hungarian) and photographer presently working in Brussels. Previously, she lived in Budapest for 12 years, working as editor-in-chief at the travel magazine Where Budapest. She writes regularly for UK national dailies and magazines on Central and Eastern Europe.

She is an expert on the history, politics, culture, cuisine and travel possibilities of the entire Central European region and speaks Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, French and Spanish. She has written two guidebooks for Bradt (Bratislava & Slovakia) and contributes to Rough Guides, Time Out, Conde Nast Traveler, Zagat and others.

Dallagio Massimo

Based in Italy

DALLAGLIO MASSIMO is a Professional photographer of the National Professional Photographer Association TAU VISUAL, and member of the Journalists Italian Association in Rome. He was for two year the official photographer of Mr Flavio Briatore "Billionaire Magazine. Dallaglio is the director of the "ACI magazine" for Reggio Emilia; He travel for assignments - writing and shooting - and for Image bank: TIPSIMAGES.

Jenny McKelvie

Based in UK

Jenny McKelvie is a freelance travel writer based in Scotland. She travels extensively and has visited more than forty countries in the last decade. Her areas of expertise are wide reaching and include Scotland, Central Europe and Eastern Europe. Jenny writes for consumer and trade publications and is the co-author of several books to Croatia and Slovenia. She has also written or contributed to travel books published by the AA, Dorling Kindersley, Insight Guides, Bradt, Berlitz and Thomas Cook. Her knowledge extends beyond destination pieces and Jenny has worked on a number of projects for Mintel analysing global travel trends.

Robin McKelvie

Based in UK

Robin McKelvie has been working as professional travel writer and photographer since 1997, specialising in luxury travel, rail and city breaks. He has written for over 50 magazines and newspapers, mainly in the UK, but also in the US, Australia and Singapore. He also writes for the Internet and has written guidebooks for Insight, Berlitz, Dorling Kindersley, Bradt, the AA and Globetrotter on Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Bermuda and Latvia. Robin makes 20+ annual trips, both independent and press trips. Robin is always looking out for new ideas and is available for press trips to help research his 100+ annual articles.

Robin Mead

Based in UK

Robin Mead has been a travel writer for 35 years, and contributes regularly to newspapers and magazines all over the world. He is also the author of more than 30 travel books. His specialist subject is cruising, and he spends several months each year on board cruise ships, writing and lecturing, but he also loves (and writes about) hotels, the Channel Islands, his native London, and all things Greek. Robin holds an MSc in Media Studies, and is currently working for his PhD. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London, and is also a Fellow of the British travelling industry's two professional bodies: the Institute of Travel and Tourism, and the Tourism Society. He is a Life Member of the National Union of Journalists, a former Chairman of the British Guild of Travel Writers - and a member of Mensa.

Mike Mendoza

Based in UK

Mike is a radio and TV presenter with a daily national radio Show on Talksport and a weekly two-hour show into LA on KABC. He is also a regular guest on Travel Talk Radio in California and a regular contributor to several magazines for travel features.

Charo Moreno

Based in UK

Charo, a Spanish National living in London, is Vice- President of the International Travel Writers Alliance.
Before setting up in London she worked for Absolute, Spain's leading lifestyle magazines, and is now developing a career as an independent travel writer focussing on the Spanish speaking countries of central, south and Latin America.
Charo is also deputy editor of the Alliance's monthly travel bulletin and is working in this capacity on the planned launch of Allways and Always Online, which will be the flagship consumer travel and business-to-business publication from the International Travel Writers Alliance.

Steve Newman

Based in UK

Steve is in his mid fifties but unfortunately is still very fit which means he keeps getting sent on walking and activity trips! An accomplished professional photographer he supplies the complete words and picture package with high-resolution digital images. A gear editor for an outdoors magazine he often finds himself being commissioned to write on holiday accessories on products as diverse as waterproof cameras, walking boots and insect repellent. Fluent in French and just about able to get around in Spanish he finds these languages help whether he's wandering around Petra or sitting in a pub in Aberystwyth!

Mari Nicholson

Based in UK

Award winning travel writer contributing to the nationals, consumer magazines, Inflight magazines of the major airlines, and with major input to the annual guide to the Isle of Wight. Feature Writer for East Asia on www.suite101.com where she is contracted to post a weekly article on Asia (and Europe). Has specialised knowledge of Thailand, Northern Ireland, the UK, Western and Southern Europe.

Roger Norum

Based in UK

Born in New York City and educated at Oxford and Cornell, Roger is a frequent writer for the Rough Guides travel series and a contributor to various newspapers, travel magazines and radio stations. He has authored the forthcoming Rough Guide to Finland and has co-authored Rough Guides to Denmark, Scandinavia and France. Roger is fluent in French and Spanish and speaks proficient Arabic and Chinese. His publications include The Los Angeles Times, BBC World Service, CBS Radio, Student Traveller, Transitions Abroad, and Northstar Travel Media, The Oxford Student. He specialises in adventure and educational travel, arts festivals, islands and hotels.

John Oates

Based in UK

A former winner of the Guardian Young Travel Journalist of the Year competition, John has written for publications including The London Paper, Global, In London, Transitions Abroad (US) and the Footprintguide to European City Breaks. He is currently working on the Latvia section of the forthcoming Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Guide to the Baltic States, and is blogging on the region at www.balticvisitor.com. John's areas of interest range from Central and Southern Asia to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. He is particularly drawn to budget and adventurous travel off the beaten track, although he has been known to enjoy a spa break as much as the next person.

Michael O'Flaherty

Based in UK

Michael O'Flaherty is an experienced Fleet Street journalist, having worked for the Daily Express as a staff reporter, feature writer and columnist for 25 years and the Daily Mail beforehand. He is now a freelance specialising in travel and would welcome commissions. Michael has had travel features published in the Daily Mail, Daily Express and Independent. He has also written numerous travel, and travel news, articles for the Press Association, Britain's national news agency.

David Orkin

Based in England

After over 15 years experience (at senior manager and Director level) for two of the UK's leading long haul tailor-made specialist holiday companies, David began writing about travel in early 2000.Since then, his work has appeared regularly in The Independent, Conde Nast Traveller and Wanderlust. With Simon Calder, he updated the AA Spiral Guide to Amsterdam: he has also contributed chapters to guide books for Lonely Planet and WEXAS Traveller's Guide. David has been used as an "industry expert" by BBC Radio and Wanderlust. Currently living in Northeast England, he travels regularly to Canada, the US and Australia.

Christine Osborne

Based in UK

Born in Sydney, Australia, Christine is a writer and photographer specialising in travel and lifestyles in developing world countries. She is an author of travel guides, food and educational books. Proprietor of stock image library covering more than 50 countries. Christine specialises in world Religions. She is French speaking.

Adrian Phillips

Based in UK

Adrian Phillips entered the world of travel publishing in 2001, after completing a PhD in English literature. He is now a freelance writer and commissioning editor at Bradt Travel Guides. He has written several guidebooks, and contributes regularly to magazines and newspapers. Guidebooks: Hungary (Bradt), Budapest (Bradt), Singapore (Bradt), New Zealand and Auckland (Whatsonwhen Ltd online guides); updater of Budapest (Insight Guides); contributor to The Body and Soul Guide to the World (Footprint Handbooks), Sri Lanka (Bradt). Travel journalism: including Independent on Sunday, Independent Traveller, Abroad Magazine, Active Magazine, Open Road, Bird watching Magazine, ITTN, OTC, Spa World, Spa Secrets.

Chris Poole MBE

Based in UK

Diplomat, writer, photographer, Chris has combined a career travelling the world for Her Majesty's government with writing for travel and lifestyle magazines. He is also a recognised landscape photographer with work exhibited extensively in Britain and overseas. Chris' illustrated features have been published in, for example, "Motor Boat and Yachting", "Italy", the journal of the Royal Photographic Society and several titles in the Archant Life family of UK lifestyle magazines. His work combines coverage of people, places and events with high-quality digital images. His background enables a deeper, more political look at subjects if required.

David Powell

Based in UK

David spent a career in local government as a senior environmental health officer. Several years ago he decided to pursue something completely different! He is now travel editor with The Ashford Advertiser and writes and compiles a regular travel section. His articles are covered in several additional publications within the media group, namely The Shepway Advertiser (Hythe, Hawkinge Folkestone) and AdsRUs mag covering the many Kentish villages around Ashford. His articles are also regularly syndicated to another major publication in mid Kent. David covers most travel related items and has a particular like for cruising, Gibraltar and Disneyland Paris!

Stephen Power

Based in Ireland

Stephen Power MA, BSc (Hons), is a digital Editorial, Public Relations and Commercial Photographer specializing in travel and environmental portraiture. He. Stephen has over 25 years experience as a published photographer and has won a number of awards. His work is included in several prestigious journals including: The Photography Year Book Annual. Stephen is a current member of the Editorial Photographers Association (EPUK) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). He is based on the beautiful west coast of Ireland, between county Limerick and county Kerry, and travels widely for his work.

Gillian Price

Based in Italy

Based in the glorious waterlogged city of Venice (it's easy - just fall in love with a Venetian), Gillian does magazine features, photos and outdoor guidebooks on anywhere in Italy that's walkable (Venice included naturally). She also contributes to travel guidebooks by publishers such as Dorling Kindersely, Thomas Cook and WH Smith, as well as screenwriting for TV.

John Radford

Based in UK

John is an award-winning author, writer and broadcaster with specialised knowledge of Western Europe (especially the Mediterranean) with occasional excursions to the Americas, north Africa (Maghreb) and China. Food and drink a speciality.

Eliza Reid

Based in Iceland

Eliza Reid is a journalist with Icelandair's in-flight magazine, Atlantica, and Iceland Review, a glossy quarterly on Icelandic culture, music, travel and politics. Eliza also works as a freelance travel journalist, specializing in independent travel and culinary journeys. She has contributed to two different guidebooks on Iceland (Fodor's Scandinavia and Bradman's Europe 2006) and is the restaurant critic for reykjavikmag, a free bi-weekly publication. Eliza has been commissioned to write a four-part feature series on an upcoming two-month solo trip to West Africa, which will appear in one of Iceland's leading daily newspapers, Morgunbladid.

Verite Reily Collins

Based in UK

Verite is a travel writer and photographer who specialises in niche markets, hobby tourism and special interest. She is also a writer in aviation, travel and tourism and author of 999 and Other Working Dogs (the first guide book for dog owners and dog lovers); Working in Tourism; Working in Aviation and Careers in Travel and Tourism, Advertising, PR and Journalism. Verite is also a senior examiner for Tourism English Proficiency for Oxford Delegacy of Examinations Board, and advises on tourism and writes and organises training courses for successful tourism training for the unemployed.

Derek Rhind

Based in UK and Australia

Having come into Journalism by a roundabout route, Derek now writes for Travel Daily, a daily digest of news for the industry, distributed as a PDF attachment. Derek hopes that the mixture of up to the minute news, and a light hearted approach to its delivery will help Travel Daily to become the U.K. 's leading Daily News Letter.

Jonny Richards

Based in UK

Jonny Richards trained as a journalist and then as an NCTJ press photographer under Paul Delmar at the award-winning Sheffield College. Working in the media since the mid-1990s he contributes to many of Britain's most well-know publications, with recent commissions from the Independent, the Observer, and the Sunday Times. An expert on winter sports, he was the launch editor for Channel 4's World Cup skiing website, www.skiingon4.com, and is a regular photojournalist for Document Snowboard. Johnny is also a monthly contributor to the lifestyle and technology magazine Boys Toys, where he specialises in travel and adventure features.

Juliet Rix

Based in UK

Juliet has been a travel writer for the past five years (as well as writing other features) writing mostly for the nationals, especially The Guardian and The Independent on Sunday. She writes family, UK and day trip pieces along with a general mix of travel articles.

Malcolm Rogers

Based in Ireland

Malcolm Rogers has been travel editor of the Irish Post for the last ten years. He also regularly contributes articles to several Irish national dailies as well as the Aer Lingus Inflight magazine. In 2004 Malcolm won the Sweden Travel Writer of the Year.

Zoe Ross

Based in UK

Zoe Ross has worked as a freelance travel editor for 10 years and as a freelance travel writer for 5 years. She has been managing editor of travel guides for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley (Eyewitness and Top 10 guides), Insight and the AA and a travel writer for publications such as the Sunday Mirror, Holiday Villas magazine; Escape magazine and P&O Magazine, as well as guidebooks for Thomas Cook and the AA. She also runs a book packaging company, Sargasso Media Ltd, specialising in travel guides and a photographic agency specialising in travel images.

Renata Rubnikowicz

Based in UK

Freelance travel writer Renata Rubnikowicz is researching a Bradt city guide to Krakow. In the past year, as well as joining an overland safari through Kenya and Tanzania, she has washed elephants in Karnataka, visited Barbados twice, been skiing in Newfoundland and Norway, seen the Roman ruins of Libya, explored the Costa Rican rainforest, drunk seaweed beer in Finistere, toured Cantabria, driven part of the silk road in Uzbekistan, and followed the Tintin trail in Brussels. She writes regularly in the Times Educational Supplement and occasionally in The Times.

Andrew Sanger

Based in UK

Author of more than 30 guidebooks, most on France, Ireland, Israel and the Canaries. Several new guidebook titles published this year. Award-winning British writer Andrew Sanger contributes travel features to a wide range of UK newspapers, newsstand magazines, customer and in-house publications, brochures and websites. He was for ten years editor of the travel magazine Rail Europe, and now runs the travel writers' website Travel writers UK (www.travelwriters.co.uk). See his own website (www.andrewsanger.com) for latest details of Andrew's recent work and forthcoming projects.

Andrew Sanger

Based in Italy

Enrolled in the national Journalists Association in Rome collaborates regularly with the weekly magazine Gente published in 950.000 copies per number, and the monthly magazine Oasis and Gente Viaggi writing articles on tourism and wellbeing. In addition, she collaborates desultorily with the weekly magazine Di Tutto and the daily newspaper La Stampa, writing in the section dedicated to Vip and gossip.

Paul Sharman

Based in UK

Paul Sharman is an active member of the UK Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild, as well as the Outdoor Writers Associations of California and America where he lived for eight years. Angling, destinations and adventure travel are specialities with over 40 published features to date in several national and international magazines such as Sport Fishing, Fly Fishing in Saltwater and Voyages de Peche.

Sarah Siese

Based in UK

After studies in tourism and hotel management, Sarah worked as a consultant in this field, before becoming an acknowledged expert in bespoke luxury travel. She has travelled the world, from Antarctica to Zululand, never tiring from reporting on anything from celebrated haunts to the world's best-kept secrets. Specialist knowledge areas include: luxury travel; hotels; travelling with children; wonders of the world; France; spas; safari; skiing; wildlife; famous gardens; adventure.

Alan Skyrme

Based in Brazil and UK

Dividing his time between UK and Brazil, British freelance photographer Alan Skyrme specialises in Food and Travel photography - primarily in southern Europe and South America - and in Rainforest images and tours.

Having lived in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America - visiting over 30 others - Alan has developed an in-depth understanding of different cultures and their values. He has his own studio in Curitiba, Brazil, and will establish another studio near London in 2007. A keen naturalist and adventurer Alan runs regular photography and survival tours to the Amazon.

Wendy Sloane

Based in UK

Wendy Sloane is a journalist who writes regularly for a variety of publications, including the Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Woman's own magazine, Supernanny magazine, the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and others. Originally from gloriously cosmopolitan Utah, she spent seven years writing from Moscow for the Associated Press, Christian Science Monitor and Daily Telegraph, and has also lived in Vienna, Tampere (Finland), New York and, most recently, London, where she has been for more than a decade. She is currently the Travel Editor of entertainthekids.com, a new website devoted to keeping children busy.

Tony Smart

Based in UK

Tony Smart is an international Golf Travel Writer who writes for a wide variety of magazines including On Course in Dubai, Golf Vacations in Singapore and The Robb Report in the US. He has 30 years experience in golf, has played in top amateur events (current handicap 5) and has played golf all over the world.

Andy Smith

Based in UK

Andy Smith is a Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (FCIJ). He writes for a wide range of publications on travel, culture and history, is a regular freelance reviewer for Geographical (the award-winning monthly magazine of the Royal Geographical Society), serves on the editorial advisory boards of several other magazines, and chairs the History & Heritage Writers' Group. He is also currently Editor of The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Journalists.

Barnaby Smith

Based in UK

A recent graduate from a Masters course in Journalism at London College of Printing, Barnaby is an Australian living in London with dual citizenship. He writes travel features mainly for Australian Times, a free sheet with an extremely wide circulation catering for the Aussie ex-pat community in London. He has particular knowledge of Australia and New Zealand, France and North Africa. He has particular interest in literary travel and is extremely knowledgeable about world music, but any destination with character and personality excites and inspires him.

Zoe Smith

Based in UK

Zoe Smith is a London-based freelance travel writer and editor and has written for Cosmopolitan, Conde Nast Brides, She, CosmoGIRL! News International, Spa Business and Leisure Management. She writes both consumer and trade features with meticulous attention to detail, is fluent in Spanish (she lived in Mexico and Spain) and is as happy writing about running and trekking trips as she is about luxury honeymoon hotspots.

Mike Souter

Based in Spain

Mike Souter has been a working journalist since 1968. After working with the Evening Citizen and Scottish Daily Express, he spent time in the newsrooms of UK commercial radio. In 1980, Mike joined the BBC as a reporter, progressing in radio and TV within the corporation to become a senior broadcast journalist. He went freelance in 1989, setting up his own media consultancy before specialising in travel writing and broadcasting. Mike regularly writes for major newspapers and magazines, contributes material to guide books such as Rough Guides and Lonely Planet and is also a regular commentator on travel on radio and television.

Jon Sparks

Based in UK

Jon Sparks is an award-winning freelance photographer and writer specializing in the great outdoors. He's passionate about walking, climbing and cycling, and indeed almost anything that doesn't involve the infernal combustion engine. He has covered ocean sailing, canyoning and cross-country skiing as well as trekking, scrambling and climbing. He has also ridden bikes everywhere from the Manchester Velodrome to Scotland's 7Stanes (all of them). Jon is a regular contributor to Outdoor Enthusiast magazine and many other publications, writes on cycling for Suite101.com, and has more than 15 books under his belt, from walking guides to a full-blown travel guidebook to Finland.

Rachel Spence

Based in Italy

Rachel Spence is a freelance journalist who specialises in articles on Italy, in particular Venice where she has been living since 2002. She writes regularly on travel for the Financial Times, Independent on Sunday and Sunday Times Travel Magazine. Her work has also featured in the Evening Standard, the Mail on Sunday, the Guardian, and the Sunday Times, Marie Claire and SHE. She also writes regularly on art (Financial Times, Art and Australia, Artinfo.com and Jewish Quarterly) and design (Financial Times).

Gill Swain

Based in UK

Gill has worked on staff as a news reporter or feature writer on three British national daily newspapers: the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Daily Express. She now freelances for these papers plus a wide range of other publications including the Observer, the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, the Independent, the Evening Standard and Saga magazine. She has been short-listed twice in the annual British Press Awards. Interests include skiing, horse riding, walking, cycling, theatre, opera and art.

Graham Swain

Based in UK

Graham uses his speciality motoring, travel, leisure and entertainment interests as the basis for articles in a number of leading journals, including the 'Motoring & Leisure' magazine, 'Travel Magazine' and 'Expat World News International'. Being a keen cyclist he also writes about exotic destinations from the vantage point of two wheels. Graham is also an accomplished formally-trained broadcaster presenter, having won the prestigious 'Sony Radio Award' for one of his many contributions to BBC's Radio Five 'Top Gear' series.

Amy Syracuse

Based in UK

When she's not exploring Europe, London-based freelance writer Amy Syracuse covers travel, the expatriate lifestyle and the dynamic world of marketing. Her work has appeared in Continental magazine, Ryanair magazine, and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel. Syracuse's first book-a students' guide to living in London-will be published in the United States by SparkNotes in autumn 2007. Her complete portfolio can be found online at www.amysyracuse.com.

Gavin Thomas

Based in UK

Gavin Thomas (www.gavinthomas.net) was born in the USA and grew up in south London. After working for several years as a classical music journalist, in 1996 he finally gave into the lure of abroad, embarking on a two-year round-the-world-trip, which ended with an extended spell in hospital after he was shot by bandits in Mexico. From 1998 to 2005 he worked as an editor with Rough Guides, and also authored the Rough Guide to Sri Lanka. He has worked as a freelance journalist since 2005, and has recently written new Rough Guides to Dubai and to Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra.

Gillian Thornton

Based in UK

Gillian has a background in features, celebrity interviews and corporate copy before turning to travel. Now Secretary of British Guild of Travel Writers. She specialise in France and the UK, but also writes on European city breaks, activity breaks, over 50s, and self-catering holidays. Able to provide high quality digital images on disc. Regular contributor of destination features to Francophile magazines and women's press.

Anthony Toole

Based in UK

Anthony was born and brought up in the English Lake District, where he has walked and climbed throughout his life. Educated as a scientist, he taught Chemistry for many years before leaving to write full time. He has written extensively about the wild places of the British Isles and has published features about places as widespread as the Norwegian Jotunheimen, the Italian Dolomites, Lanzarote, Singapore and Australia. His particular interests include mountaineering and outdoor themes such as nature and conservation. He also writes book reviews and has published several short stories and a novella.

Martin Vousden

Based in UK

Martin Vousden is a freelance golf writer based in Scotland, a former editor of Today's Golfer and launch editor of Golf Buyer and Swing magazines. His book: With Friends Like These; a selective history of the Ryder Cup, was published in 2006 by Time Warner. He edits the website www.rarebirdie.com and writes extensively about golf in the UK and abroad. He is a member of the Association of Golf Writers, the Golf Travel Writers Association, and the European Golf and Travel Media Association.

Marcus Waring

Based in Spain

Marcus began travel writing and photojournalism in 2000, writing features, website reviews and guidebook content for two travel websites before going freelance when the company sacked all the journalists the day before the Christmas party. He has since written for the Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, Standard, London Lite, Wanderlust, easyjet, Mytravel and Ryanair on subjects from heli-hiking in Canada to a historic toilet tour of York. He has just finished a stint as commissioning editor on BMI´s Voyager magazine and relocated to Madrid. He is now specialising in Madrid particularly and Spain generally.

Carolyn Waudby

Based in UK

Carolyn Waudby is an award-winning journalist specialising in independent travel, particularly in Europe. She has written for newspapers and magazines including The Yorkshire Post, P.A Entertainment, Fortean Times, Country Walking and in-flight and in-train magazines. She is currently exploring train travel as a way of reducing the carbon footprint. Carolyn can supply good quality, digital photographs.

Bryony Weaver

Based in UK

Bryony Travel Editorial Assistant for Gay Times and www.gaytimestravel.co.uk, editor of GT's Food & Drink and Sub-Editor for both GT and DIVA, GT's sister magazine. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist for Rainbow Network webzine, as Channel Editor for the Home & Gardens, Social, Cult, Books and Theatre/ Arts sections, and as editorial assistant for all the site's other channels. She also produces freelance commissions on travel, food & travel and food & drink.

Helen Werin

Based in UK

Helen had circumnavigated the world by boat by the time she was nine and has barely stopped travelling since. Forty years later, she mostly travels in her motor home - though she's not adverse to a bit of luxury in a hotel now and then! Helen specialises in offbeat family holidays in the UK and Europe. Her articles are frank, often funny and full of whatever life throws at her. Helen works in tandem with well-known landscape photographer, Robin Weaver. Helen writes for regional and national newspapers and UK-based magazines, as well as specialist camping publications.

Sharri Whiting De Masi

Based in Italy

Sharri writes about food, wine, travel, cross cultural issues, and business from her base in Umbria, Italy. She writes for Luxury Travel Advisor magazine, Travel Agent, Southern Gaming and Destinations, Travel News Namibia, Flamingo, Shattered magazine, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, LA Times, expatica HR, Global Connection, La Cucina Italiana, Mijlonaire, Boston Women's Business Journal, and others.

Richard Williams

Based in UK

Richard Williams writes regularly for the travel trade publications Selling Long Haul, Selling Short Breaks, and On Board Hospitality. He writes mainly on Egypt, Jordan, America, Thailand, Borneo, Bali, The Channel Islands, and Gibraltar. He has also written for a Dorling Kindersley Travel Guide, ABTA magazine, Everything America, ITTN, ITIJ, Classic Travel and Flybe Uncovered, plus 16 European destination websites for Flybe. His other journalism includes contributions to the Home and Public Appointments sections of The Sunday Times and occasional supplements. In 2003 he won the Ed Lacy Award from the UK/Gibraltar Tourism Association for travel writing.

Arnie Wilson

Based in UK

Former TV and Fleet Street reporter turned travel writer specialising in skiing and ski books. Has written about skiing for the Financial Times for 20 years, and edited the Ski Club of Great Britain's magazine Ski+Board since 2001. Entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1994 after skiing for 365 consecutive days in 240 resorts in 13 countries. Also covers other travel, news, features, celebrity interviews and contributes to radio programmes.

Clement Wilson

Based in UK

Clement Wilson is a travel and lifestyle features writer. His writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines including The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Independent, New York Post and the Sunday Times. He is the author of "Our Gumball Rally" (Virgin Books, 2005). An anecdotal travelogue of a drive through France, Spain and Morocco with former Champion Jockey Richard Dunwoody (for whom he regularly ghosts pieces), and most recently has completed a second travelogue about a 4-month stay in Iceland. Clement is a member of both the Chartered Institute of Journalists and the British Guild of Travel Writers.

Sarah Woods

Based in UK

Sarah Woods is a British Guide of Travel Writers Award Winner (2005) and a seasoned freelance travel writer, author and editor who has clocked up 500,000km of travel in the last 10 years visiting 50 countries along the way. She has an excellent knowledge of The Americas and is currently working on a documentary about the Panama in its post-canal-handover era and is about to start work on a guidebook to Colombia. During 2006 Sarah travelled throughout America and Latin America extensively. She has also recently returned from China and has contributed to Footprint's forthcoming spa guide (Travel Body & Soul) as well as a number of projects for Sky TV.

Carol Wright

Based in UK

Carol Wright is a freelance travel writer who also writes on food, wine, gardens, spas and cruises. Covers whole world but special interest in Asia and Far East. She has written 30 books on travel and food subjects and has been chairman of the British Guild of `Travel Writers twice.

Lisa Young

Based in UK

Lisa Young is a London-based freelance photographer and travel writer whose work has appeared in numerous international publications. She contributes to a variety of organisations and media outlets worldwide, including newspapers, magazines and website www.i-escape.com. With a passion for photography and travel, Lisa produces photo stories and articles about her travels worldwide, which has taken her to over 45 countries. She has photographed and written about cultural tribes, development projects, adventure & luxury travel, remote destinations, hotels, food, health spas, wildlife and construction. Lisa has also contributed art articles to The Times, Art of England and Asian Art Monthly.