Dana Facaros and
Michael Pauls wrote the first Cadogan Guides, to the Greek Islands and
Turkey, in 1985. These books were a little revolution: guides intended
'for the independent traveller' as the old slogan put it, with a rich
and thorough treatment of history and culture, a little irreverence
and a sense of fun. They've been at it ever since, with forty titles
currently in print: guides to France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey,
as well as regional and city guides.
They have two children, who grew up in six different countries and learned many things along the way. One of the things they learned is that they do not want to be guidebook writers. Facaros and Pauls currently live in southwest France.
In the last few years, Facaros and Pauls have contributed numerous pieces to the Independent, the Sunday Times, the Sunday Times Travel Magazine, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, and the travel magazine Wanderlust. They have appeared on Radio 4's Excess Baggage, among other shows, and most recently in two episodes of the series Mediterranean Tales (Lion Television/BBCFour), doing their best to explain the life and history of Naples and Athens.
Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls can be reached at: michel.pauls@wanadoo.fr
