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Originally trained as a biologist, studying lizards in the rainforests of North Queensland. A sideline in freelance writing was then transformed into a career when he became a staff writer and then chief sub-editor on Australian Geographic. Following a short stint as science editor of Newton, a move to the UK saw him taking on the role of deputy editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), and then assuming the editorship a few years later. This role gave him a wonderful opportunity to continue his long-running love affair with travel in all of its forms, which began in 1992 with an eight-month backpacking trip around Canada, Europe and Central America, and has now seen him visit more than 60 countries ...more

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Average rating: 3.49 · 102 ratings · 20 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors
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