Mike Parker

At the age of eleven, Mike Parker bought himself a Teach Youself Welsh book and was hooked. Growing up in north Worcestershire, the "blue remembered hills", of the Borders were his western horizon, and he took every opportuinty to head over Offa's Dyke. He has written books on four UK cities, the gay scenes of Scotland, Ireland and northern England, and has been the co-author of all five editions of the best-selling Rough Guide to Wales. Alongside the travel writing, he has dabbled in careers as useless as stand-up comedy and TV presenting.

http://www.mikeparker.org.uk/