Jane Gifford is an award winning British author, photographer
and journalist specialising in travel, garden, wildlife and
environmental issues. She has written and been photographer
for several books and her articles have appeared in numerous
newspapers and magazines.
Liza Perrat grew up in Wollongong, Australia. She now lives in
France with her French husband whom she met on a bus in
Bangkok. She is the author of Spirit of Lost Angels and Wolfsangel
and has won several awards for her short stories. Her articles
about French culture and traditions have been published in many
magazines.
Margo Lestz is American by birth but now divides her time
between London, England and Nice, France. She says life in a
foreign country is never dull and every day is a new learning
experience. She’s curious by nature and always wondering who,
what, why, when, where and how. She is the author of French
Holidays and Traditions – Curious Histories.
Peter Jones is a writer and photographer. With a French mother
and a Welsh father he brings a fresh insight to the world of travel
writing. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK is a freelance writer and has a
regular magazine column. He has lost count of the number of
times he has visited France but has never forgotten meeting
Bridget Bardot in a lift in Paris in 1968.
Bob Lyons is an ex pilot turned roving travel writer. He divides
his time between the UK and France where he loves to wander
and make discoveries off the beaten track. He has travelled all
over France and has a soft spot for the north and in particular St
Omer which is the first French town he visited many years ago.
Karen Booth-Burns Karen Burns-Booth is a freelance food
and travel writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a passion
for local, seasonal ingredients. She has an award winning blog:
and runs a seasonal cookery school in SW France.
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