Benedict Walker : A beach baby from Newcastle, Australia. Benedict turned 40 in 2017 and decided to start a new life in Leipzig, Germany. Writing for Lonely Planet was a childhood dream come true, and Benedict grew up to cover big chunks of Australia, Canada, Germany. Japan, USA, Switzerland, Sweden and Japan. Kerry Christiani is an award-winning travel writer, photographer and Lonely Planet author, specialising in Central and Southern Europe.
Based in Wales, she has authored/co-authored more than a dozen Lonely Planet titles. An adventure addict, she loves mountains, cold places and true wilderness. Kerry also researched the Plan Your Trip, In Focus and Survival Guide sections. Marc Di Duca : A travel author for more than a decade. Marc has worked for Lonely Planet in Siberia, Slovakia, Bavaria, England. Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Croatia, Portugal, Madeira and on the Trans-Siberian Railway, as well as writing and updating tens of other guides for other publishers.
When not on the road, Marc lives near Marianské Laznë in the Czech Republic with his wife and two sons.