Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. Its priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides. Dual national (UK, USA) Marc Dubin made his first overseas journey aged 20, to Colombia, and has been travelling - and writing about his trips - ever since. He first visited Crete in 1978, as part of a longer journey through Greece and Europe, and has gone back on repeated occasions since then. Marc has authored or co-authored guidebooks about Greece, Crete, Cyprus and Turkey for various publishers. He now divides his residency between the Greek island of Samos, and Westcliff-on-Sea Essex, UK. Maria Viskochil Edwards grew up mainly in Michigan but spent the majority of her adult life in Pittsburgh before permanently relocating to London in 2008. Always an avid traveller, she has written or fact checked several titles for Rough Guides, including California, Greece, Greek Islands, India, South India, Turkey and The USA. After decades based in Oxford, Athens, London and later Pittsburgh, along with lengthy travels, Nick Edwards finally returned to his native southeast London in 2008. He has coauthored multiple editions of the Rough Guides to Greece, India and parts of the USA, as well as updates of the Philippines, Chile and now Cambodia.
