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Rough Guides authors and contributors travel the globe seeking the best the world has to offer, from San Francisco coffeehouses to backwater boat tours of Kerala, and everything in between. Browse our author bio pages below to get a deeper understanding of the people and the experiences behind writing Rough Guides.


 
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Stephen Backshall
Steve has been with the Rough Guides since 1997, writing on their guides to Indonesia and SE Asia. His day job however is making natural ...... more>>
Simon Baskett
Simon Baskett has lived and worked in Madrid since 1992. He began his connection with Rough Guides in 1997 when he wrote the mini guide ...... more>>
Dominic Beddow
Dominic has produced informative maps of cities around the world since 1986 ­ including all 24 Rough Guide city maps. Over the years a particular ...... more>>
Ros Belford
Ros Belford is author of the Rough Guide to Italy. She lives with her two children on the Aeolian island of Salina. ...... more>>
Victor Borg
Born and bred in Malta, Victor Paul Borg is a freelance travel writer and photographer. He has written about 800 articles published around the world, ...... more>>
Jonathan Buckley
Jonathan Buckley was born in Birmingham, grew up in Dudley, and studied English Literature at Sussex University, where he stayed on to take an MA. ...... more>>
Tim Burford
After a degree in French Literature at Oxford University and a brief career in publishing, Tim Burford took the opportunity presented by the changes in ...... more>>
Brian Catlos
Born in Montréal in 1966, Brian Catlos juggled university and travel over five continents for seventeen years, working - among other things - as a ...... more>>
Lance Chilton
Lance Chilton first visited Greece in April 1982, travelling to Plakias in southern Crete to see the flora. Further visits led to him initiating and ...... more>>
Jason Clampet
Jason Clampet was the founding editor of philadelphia.citysearch.com and editor of newyork.citysearch.com. His writing has appeared in "Philadelphia Weekly," "Architectural Record" and the best-selling manga ...... more>>
Sam Cook
Sam Cook (who writes under her full name, Samantha) was born in North London – where, a dyed-in-the-wool city girl, she still lives, happily settled ...... more>>
David Dalton
David has worked in journalism in the UK, Asia and Europe. He began his career on a local weekly newspaper in Solihull, West Midlands, before ...... more>>
Charles de Ledesma
Charles de Ledesma has been an author with Rough Guides since 1994; on the travel guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and on the travel ...... more>>
Dominique De-Light
Dominique De-Light lived in Trinidad for three years working as a carnival artist for the Callaloo company. She went to the island to learn traditional ...... more>>
Jeff Dickey
JD Dickey has been working for Rough Guides for nearly a decade, first writing the Rough Guide to Los Angeles (now in its fourth edition), ...... more>>
Jan Dodd
Born in Africa, Jan Dodd caught the travel bug early. She learnt how to read maps – and drink Newkie Brown – while ...... more>>
Martin Dunford

Martin Dunford was born in 1959 and grew up in southeast London. He attended John Roan School in Blackheath and the University of Kent in ...... more>>

Nick Edwards
Having popped out in Kensington on 23rd February 1957, Nick Edwards was whisked away to South London by his wonderful adoptive mother and grew up ...... more>>
Mark Ellingham
Mark Ellingham was born in Wiltshire, UK, in 1959. After leaving Bristol University in 1981, he was unable to find an interesting job and decided ...... more>>
Mark Ellwood
British-born, New York-based Mark Ellwood has lived out of a suitcase for most of his life.

After studying at Cambridge University in England, he ...... more>>

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Cancún & Cozumel DIRECTIONSCancún & Cozumel DIRECTIONS
Has all you need to get the most out of your stay in this beautiful region.
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West AfricaWest Africa
Covers the entire fascinating region from Cape Verde to Cameroon.
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Thailand MapThailand Map
Packed with listing recommendations and constructed of waterproof and virtually indestructible paper.
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San Francisco MapSan Francisco Map
Pinpoints the best the city has to offer, from the famous Golden Gate Bridge to the restaurants and cafes of North Beach.
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First-Time EuropeFirst-Time Europe
This pre-departure guide to Europe makes preparations easy and travelling fun.
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IrelandIreland
Covers all the well-known and lesser-known aspects of the Irish landscape.
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