Rob Johnson is an author and reluctant olive farmer who lives in Greece on a remote five-acre smallholding with his wife Penny, six rescue dogs, two cats and four hundred and twenty olive trees.
 
Having been a professional playwright many years ago, he has since turned his hand to writing books. The most recent is ‘A Kilo of String’, which is all about his and Penny’s often bizarre experiences of living in Greece for the past fourteen years. Variously reviewed as “Fabulously funny - a real must for lovers of all things Greek” and “The best of the 'moved abroad' books I can remember reading”, ‘A Kilo of String’ is loosely based on his podcast series of the same name, episodes of which are free to listen to on his website at:
​ https://rob-johnson.org.uk/
 
Rob’s previous three books are all novels. ‘Lifting the Lid’ and ‘Heads You Lose’ are comedy thrillers, the latter being mainly set in Greece, and ‘Quest for the Holey Snail’ is a comedy time travel adventure, which is mainly set in Ancient Greece.

Lu Barnham is the author of two books: ‘An African Alphabet’ chronicles her journey across Africa by public transport while ‘The Cicada’s Summer Song’ describes her 1200km solo walking pilgrimage to Shikoku’s 88 temples, Japan. Born in Yorkshire, Lu now lives in New South Wales, Australia. To follow her travels, visit www.lubarnham.com

​About the author

My name is Helen Bing. I am a retired teacher from Auckland, New Zealand.

In the last few years, I have rediscovered the joys of travelling with my husband. We tend to travel by ship these days, which has opened up lots of new and exciting destinations, plus the chance to meet some lovely people on the way.
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Emma Yardley is a freelance travel journalist who lives on a tiny island off the west coast of Canada. Having worked for the past 10 years as a lifestyle editor, writer and columnist in the country's busiest newsrooms, she turned her focus to travel in 2013 and hasn't looked back. Soft adventure, unusual experiences and anything to do with water — be it at the spa or on a sailboat — are her jam.
Find her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @byemmayardley

Lindsay de Feliz was born, raised and educated in the UK, where she worked in London as a marketing lecturer and a Marketing Director for various financial service companies. In her mid 40s, she decided to follow her dreams and travel the world as a scuba diving instructor, ending up in the Dominican Republic 17 years ago.
 
She was on a six month contract but fell in love with the country and its people and met and married a Dominican. Having been shot in the throat during a robbery she was unable to dive any more, and now works as a writer, translator and marketing consultant.
 
Lindsay currently lives in the northeast mountains in the Dominican Republic with her husband, four dogs, one cat, six goats, two geese and numerous chickens. She writes a blog about the Dominican Republic and daily life at www.yoursaucepans.blogspot.com and is the author of the bestselling books “What about your saucepans?” and “Life After My Saucepans”.  
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I live in the spectacular far north of New Zealand surrounded by the beautiful South Pacific Ocean. My family have lived here since the earliest days of settlement in New Zealand.  I love to travel and have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel to many corners of our wonderful planet. However, my heart always draws me back to the South Pacific. I have chronicled my trips through scrapbooking and journal writing so my memories are always with me. ​

Alan Passey
​I was born and raised in Derbyshire. As far away from the sea as you can get in the UK. But have always been a seeker of peoples and cultures. Now, in my 60's, I have written poetry and short stories with some occasional publication down the years. "Crossing Spain - wandering in the land of the bull" is my first travel book. I now live near Cirencester and am planning my third solo venture across Spain.