Jane Cassie (On Top of the World: Cathedral Lakes Park), along with her photographer husband, Brent, has been exploring travel destinations since 1996. She has written stories for their previously owned ezine www.greatestgetaways.com, and currently writes for their Website www.janecassie.com. The couple’s stories and photographs are regularly featured on high-traffic online publications such as www.travel-wise.com, www.travellady.com and www.about.com.

As a travel writer for more than 25 years, Candy Harrington (California's Easy-Access Parks: Sequoia and Yosemite) is the recognized expert in the niche market of accessible travel. She’s the author of Barrier Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers and Slow Walkers and the editor of Emerging Horizons. Her newest book, There is Room at the Inn , focuses on accessible inns and B&Bs across the United States. Candy’s work also appears in newspapers, magazines, trade publications and ezines, as well as in her own Barrier Free Travels blog at www.BarrierFreeTravels.com.

When award-winning travel writer Yvonne Horn (Göteborg: Sweden’s West Coast Cultural Center) is not covering the world, she makes her home in Northern California. www.yvonnehorn.com.

Joanne Lane (On the Move in Mauritania: The Iron Ore Express) is an Australian freelance photojournalist based in Brisbane. A love of writing from an early age led her to complete a university journalism degree in 1996, with the goal of pursuing sports journalism. Jo has been published in various newspapers. She also produces photographic greeting cards and calendars. For more details, see www.visitedplanet.com.

Neera Mandavia (Gypsy-style Lodging: Delft’s Hotel de Emauspoort) has written several articles for English newspapers in the Netherlands. She studied communications in her country, Canada, and has a certificate in freelance writing. She is currently based in The Hague, Netherlands, pursuing her career as a freelancer and working in an international organization.

David Reiter (Quokka Country: Australia’s Rottnest Island) is a publisher, an award-winning author and a multimedia artist based in Brisbane, Australia, where he directs Interactive Publications, a print and digital publishing house. His photojournalism has been published widely in magazines and newspapers in Australia and North America. His latest work is Hemingway in Spain, a DVD combining his photography and video work, as well as his words on the author.

Susan Van Allen (The Art of the Outburst: Communication Italian-Style) a Los Angeles–based writer, has written for the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and for National Public Radio’s “Savvy Traveler,” CNN.com, newspapers and magazines.