Michael Pedley
Michael Pedley
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An unscratchable itch for seeing new places has pushed me around the planet, visiting 90-odd countries (and counting..)in a career where I’ve always worked in travel one way or another. I’ve been a full-time travel writer since 1996, and left behind the cosy world of a staff writer in 2008 to work freelance. Before writing for a living I lived an ex-pat life for 10 years as an overseas manager for UK tour operators, so I know the ins and outs and murky backwaters of the holiday industry pretty well. My specialist subject is France and North Africa (Morocco and Tunisia) as I lived in these places for years after doing my degree in French and German. But that’s not my only area of expertise: I’ve got a pretty sound knowledge of much of Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Australia and India, among other countries that I have lived in and written about. Over the years I’ve also done reports on dozens of destinations worldwide, including Argentina, Vietnam, Oman, Costa Rica, the Silk Route from Xi’an to Samarkand - the list goes on! As well as writing travel features, I also have plenty of experience of writing for guidebooks, having worked on various Which? guides including the Which? Guide to Good hotels, Buying Property Abroad, Which? Guide to Worldwide Destinations, and the Good Food Guide. Since I started working freelance I have become a member of the British Guild of Travel writers, written for VisitBritain and the AA Restaurant Guides 2010/2011.
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Walking in Kerala is in its infancy compared to other parts of India, but there is plenty of...
