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Hello! I'm Daniel; travel writer extraordinaire. Well, I write guidebooks at least, for Lonely Planet, plus travel articles and travel apps for various companies. I specialise in China, where I live, and India, which I visit regularly, mostly for the excellent wet shaves. I'm also co-host of the television series, Best in China. My app, Beijing on a Budget, is simply outstanding. Download it. You won't be disappointed.
Bangladesh (2012)
Bangladesh is my baby. This will be the first Lonely Planet guidebook I will have written all by myself, and it’s going to be a beauty. I’m currently researching the book – two separate trips totalling around three months – before I get stuck into the writing. It’ll hit the shelves some time in December.
Singapore City Guide (2012)
My first stab at Singapore for Lonely Planet saw me team up with Shawn Low, a Singaporean author who now lives in Australia. The two of us did the whole book. My sections included the tastiest neighbourhoods of all: Chinatown and Little India. Food Heaven! Due out in February.
Discover India (2011)
This is the first India edition of Lonely Planet’s new Discover series and it was put together by most of the team who worked on the main India guidebook. My colleague Abi Hole did the tiger’s share of the writing, but I carried out the research for much of central India, including the Taj Mahal and the magnificent temples at Khajuraho.
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Lonely Planet India (2011)
My second stint on this monster of a book. And my second tour of central India. So, back to the tiger parks of Madhya Pradesh (didn’t see any this time – gutted) and to the remote villages of tribal Chhattisgarh. I also compiled the special 3D colour spreads for the Taj Mahal and the temples at Khajuraho.
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Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra (2011)
As part of my work for Lonely Planet on the main India guidebook, I carried out all the research for the Agra chapter of this regional guide. The special 3D colour spread for the Taj Mahal, which I put together for the India book, is also used in this one.
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Discover China (2011)
This first-edition China guide for Lonely Planet’s new Discover series was put together by a crack team of authors led by LP’s legendary China travel writer Damian Harper. Damian deserves the credit for most of this book, I must admit, but I researched the sections for Sichuan and Chongqing in a chapter called ‘The Best of the Rest’.
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Lonely Planet China (2011)
Had a proper old adventure for this edition (my second time on LP’s main China book) as I researched the more remote regions of western China, in Qinghai and Tibetan Sichuan, before descending into the tropical climes of the Sichuan basin to cover the sweaty cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.
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Lonely Planet Tibet (2011)
I can now say I’ve co-written a book to which the Dalai Lama has contributed. Not bad, eh? His Excellency wrote the inspiring Preface to the book. I wrote the no doubt slightly less inspiring chapters on Eastern Tibet and Tibetan Sichuan, as well as a short essay for the Environment chapter entitled Landscapes in the Land of the Snows.
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My TV debut, this. Lonely Planet decided that their latest travel show – Best in China – would be fronted by a selection of guidebook authors, and they chose me to be one of them! I hosted nine episodes of the series and proved my dedication to the cause by eating a live scorpion (before promptly throwing up) and by agreeing to be balanced on spears by a group of Shaolin monks, a nipple-bruising ordeal which you can see in this clip:
Beijing on a Budget
I’m passionate about Beijing, know the city like the back of my hand and love nothing more than helping others discover its gems. I’ve created this app to get people off the usual tourist trail and into the heart of true Beijing. Luckily for those on a budget, that’s the bit that doesn’t cost much money!
Use this app to:
* eat with the locals using my special menu-decoders
* find back-alley bars and live-music venues
* buy discount vouchers for top city sights
* get to the Great Wall by bus!
See for yourself… Download Beijing on a Budget from iTunes
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