From his home in Auckland, Brett Atkinson has been exploring New Zealand and the world as a full-time travel, food and beer writer for almost two decades. He's researched and co-writtenLonely Planet guides to 15 different countries across five continents, and is a regular contributor to newspapers, magazines and online media in New Zealand and Australia. Internationally, Brett's been published by the BBC, National Geographic Traveller and AFAR. His earliest New Zealand road trip memories incorporate a 1970s caravan and the company of his mum, dad and brother Marc, but these days adventures with his wife Carol are more likely to include restaurants, vineyards, breweries and markets.

Austin Bush is the author of The Food of Southern Thailand and The Food of Northern Thailand, which was a finalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Award and shortlisted for the 2019 Art of Eating Prize. Bush speaks, reads, and writes fluent Thai, and has written extensively about Thai food...

His writing and photography have appeared in more than twenty books for Lonely Planet, as well media outlets, including the BBC, Bon Appetit, CNN Travel, Conde Nast Traveler, Olive, Monocle, New York Times, Saveur, TIME, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, VICE, Wall Street Journal Asia, and Washington Post, among others.

He works closely with Andy Ricker and has photographed the New York Times-bestseller Pok Pok and its follow ups, The Drinking Food of Thailand and Pok Pok Noodles. Originally from Oregon, Bush lives in Portugal.....

David Eimer is the author of the critically acclaimed The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China.

A former China correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph, Eimer was the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Daily Telegraph between 2012 and 2014. He is currently based in Bangkok.

Paul Harding is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers, and Enon.

He is director of the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at Stony Brook University, and lives on Long Island, New York.

A travel writer for over 15 years, Trent Holden has co-authored over 50 guidebooks across Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe. This includes the past four editions of Lonely Planet’s Melbourne & Victoria, his hometown and a city he loves like no other. And after completing this cycling book, he’s now adamant there’s no better way to explore Melbourne and its many hidden joys than cruising around on two wheels. A self-described MAMNIL (middle-aged man NOT in lycra), Trent prefers to keep things casual and doesn’t mind a few sneaky beer and burger stops along the ride.

Iain Stewart is a watercolor artist and illustrator and a signature member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies.

His work has received numerous awards in international competition and he is a sought after juror and workshop instructor. He is also an architectural illustrator with an international clientele, a business he has run for the last 20 years. Iain maintains a studio in Opelika, Alabama.