Bangkok, Amphawa Austin Bush came to Thailand in 1999 as part of a language study programme hosted by Chiang Mai University. The lure of city life, employment and spicy food eventually led Austin to Bangkok. City life, employment and spicy food have managed to keep him there ever since. These days, Austin works as a writer and photographer, and in addition to having contributed to numerous books, magazines and websites, has contributed text and photos to more than 20 Lonely Planet titles including Bangkok ; The Food Book : Food Lover's Guide to the World ; Laos ; Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei ; Myanmar (Burma): Pocket Bangkok ; Thailand ; Thailand's Islands & Beaches ; Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand ; and The World's Best Street Food.
Phetchaburi, Khao Yai After briefly holding fort behind a desk as a legislative assistant, Tim Bewer decided he didn't have the ego to succeed in the political world (or the stomach to work around those who did). He quit his job at the capitol to backpack around West Africa, during which time he pondered what to do next. His answer was to write a travel guide to parks, forests and wildlife areas of the gorgeous state of Wisconsin.
He's been a freelance travel writer and photographer ever since. Ayuthaya Historical Park, Kanchanaburi Anita Isalska is a travel journalist. editor and copywriter whose work for Lonely Planet has taken her from Greek beach towns to Malaysian jungles, and plenty of places in between. After several merry years as an in-house editor and writer — with a few of them in Lonely Planet's London office — Anita now works freelance between the UK, Australia and any Balkan guesthouse with a good wi-fi connection.
Anita writes about travel, food and culture for a host of websites and magazines. Ko Samet Andy Symington has written or worked on more than a hundred books and other updates for Lonely Planet (especially in Europe and Latin America) and other publishing companies, and has published articles on numerous subjects for a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites. He part-owns and open ates a rock bar, has written a novel and is currently working on several fiction and non-fiction writing projects.
Originally from Australia, Andy moved to northern Spain many years ago. When he's not off with a backpack in some far-flung corner of the world, he can probably be found watching the tragically poor local football side or tasting local wines after a long walk in the nearby mountains.
