London (Fodor's 2012) - Fodor's [235]
Londoner and freelance writer Damian Harper was born and raised in Kensington and has been authoring guidebooks for more than a decade. He currently lives in Honor Oak Park in southeast London and updated the Experience London, Westminster, and St. James's chapters for this book.
Julius Honnor has lived in, and written about, London for 12 years. Though he is often disappearing off to write and take photographs for guidebooks to places such as Morocco, Italy, and Bolivia, he always hurries home to a fine pint of ale in one of his favorite pubs. Not surprisingly, for this edition, he updated our Pubs and Nightlife chapter along with our Arts and Entertainment chapter.
Erin Huebscher's love affair with London officially began during her undergrad years at the University of Iowa when she studied abroad for a semester and became enthralled with English culture and fashion. She recently obtained her Master’s in Creative Writing from London Metropolitan University (with one eye on her career as a “chick lit” novelist) but, when not writing, she thoroughly enjoys perusing London's dazzling boutiques and markets (Borough Market is her personal favorite), updating our Shopping chapter as she goes.
A Londoner since public transport was cheap, Jack Jewers has reviewed pubs for Time Out and directed films for the BBC in addition to writing for several Fodor's titles. For this edition, he updated our Where to Stay chapter, along with our neighborhood chapters on Notting Hill, Regent's Park, Greenwich, and the Thames Upstream. An ancestor of his was a notorious pirate who was hanged at Tyburn (now part of Oxford Street). As London-related jobs go, Jack's may be somewhat less glamorous, but at least his career trajectory is better.
Hertfordshire lass Michelle Rosenberg is a freelance writers, published author, and mother of two gorgeous gals. She has written for London's Big Issue magazine and her first book, Inspiring Women, focuses on women entrepreneurs. A baby-naming book and coffee shop business guide were published recently. She loves being a tourist in her own city and spends most of her time (and money) at legendary Charing Cross bookstore Foyles. For this edition, she updated our City, East End, and South Bank chapters.
Ellin Stein has written for publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including the New York Times, the Times of London, the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent, the Village Voice, People magazine, and InStyle, for whom she was European correspondent. Originally from Manhattan, she has lived in London for 16 years and is married to a native. For this edition, she updated our Kensington, Side Trips, and Travel Smart chapters.
By day, Londoner Alex Wijeratna works as a global hunger activist for ActionAid: at all other times, he hunts down the best food in town. With his mixed roots, Alex is well aware that London’s restaurant boom is built in ethnic diversity. He’s written for the Times, Guardian, Independent and the Daily Mail, and for this edition, Alex updated the Where to Eat chapter.
FODOR’S LONDON 2012
Editors: Salwa Jabado, Rachel Klein
Editorial Contributors: Lynne Arany, Alexander Basek, Arthur Bovino, Robert Brenner, Samantha Chapnick, Jacinta O’Halloran, Anja Mutic, John Rambow, Adeena Sussman, Christina Valhouli
Editorial Production: Linda Schmidt, Evangelos Vasilakis
Design: Jessica Walsh, Tina Malaney, Jennifer Romains
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