Our Story
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born.
Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Beijing and Delhi, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony’s belief that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’.
Our Writers
Brendan Sainsbury
Havana, Artemisa & Mayabeque, Isla de la Juventud (Special Municipality), Valle de Viñales & Pinar del Río, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Ciego de Ávila Originally from Hampshire, England, Brendan has been going to Cuba for more than 20 years as a travel guide and writer. He has explored every corner of the country from Cabo de San Antonio to Punta de Maisí using every known method of transportation from cycling to hitchhiking. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Brendan has contributed to more than 50 Lonely Planet guides, including six editions of the one you are holding. He also wrote the latest Pocket Guide to Havana. For more information visit https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/brendansainsbury
Carolyn McCarthy
Trinidad & Sancti Spíritus, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo Carolyn McCarthy specializes in travel, culture and adventure in the Americas. She has written for National Geographic, Outside, BBC Magazine, Boston Globe and other publications. A former Fulbright fellow and Banff Mountain Grant recipient, she has documented life in the most remote corners of Latin America. Carolyn gained her expertize by researching guidebooks in diverse destinations. She has contributed to more than 30 guidebooks for Lonely Planet, including Colorado, USA, Argentina, Chile, Trekking in the Patagonian Andes, Panama, Peru and USA National Parks. For more information, visit www.carolynmccarthy.org or follow her Instagram travels at @masmerquen
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9th edition - October 2017
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