Meet the authors

Journalist Derek Blyth has been raving about Antwerp since he first visited in 1993.

Guido van Eijck and Saskia Naafs are journalists and live in Rotterdam. They write for De Groene Amsterdammer and the Rotterdam online magazine Vers Beton among others.

Belgium-born journalist Mark Cloostermans settled in Barcelona in 2010 and today he still lives and works in his favourite place on earth.

Dave Stamboulis is a writer and photographer based in Bangkok. Born in Greece and raised in the U.S., Dave has now called Bangkok home for over 15 years.

Nathalie Dewalhens ended up in Berlin almost ten years ago. She quickly fell in love with the city she now considers her home.

Budapest-born author András Török is a proud promoter of his city - a kind of Mr Budapest if you like.

Austin Sailsbury is a writer and creative consultant based in Copenhagen.

Shane O’Reilly has lived in Dublin all his life; that’s decades of memories and adventures around the city centre.

Journalist Derek Blyth has lived in Belgium for almost three decades and has written countless articles about Belgian cities.

One of her travels brought Magalie to Havana in 2005. Since then she has been returning to Havana several times a year.

Saskia and Guido are journalists and live in Rotterdam. For Hidden Holland, they drew on their own experiences, travelling up and down the country.

Feride Yalav is a freelance writer, editor and translator based in Istanbul.

Born-and-bred Lisboeta Miguel Júdice is a hospitality entrepreneur, a freelance writer, photographer and an amateur chef.

Tom Greig has lived and worked in London for almost two decades. His work as a sales representative for art publishers takes him to every part of the city.

Andrea Richards lives in Silver Lake, LA and writes about cultural history and life in Los Angeles.

Anna-Carin Nordin has been living in Madrid since 2010, and loves the city’s elegance and diversity.

Jen Karetnick is a dining critic, lifestyle journalist, poet and educator based in Miami.

Journalist Silvia Frau lives and works in Milan. She writes about travel, food and lifestyle.

Journalist Marie Farman is a true Parisian. She was born in Paris and lives in the city with her partner and their kids.

Christopher Livesay is a journalist and Luisa Grigoletto plans the Italy trips for elite travel agency Trufflepig. They are based in Rome.

A native to San Francisco, Leslie Santarina is a freelance photographer and editor, and her work takes her to every corner of the city.

Antonia af Petersens grew up in Stockholm and works as a freelance writer and journalist.

Ellen Swandiak is a lifelong resident of New York and the founder of Hobnob Magazine, which reports on all her loves: food, drink, style, fun—and parties.

Yukiko Tajima was born and raised in Tokyo. She lives in the heart of the city and loves promoting Japanese culture abroad.

Anna Sardi originally hails from the Veneto, but she is a Venetian by passion. She is an architect with a passion for travel and writing.