Author profile

James Taylor (jamestaylortravelwriter.com) is a freelance travel writer from Canberra, Australia, with a decade of experience working as a travel journalist. Now based in northern Spain, he contributes guidebook content and travel features to publishers and publications including Bradt Guides (for whom he has updated the Iceland, Gascony & The Pyrenees, Málaga and Northern Spain guidebooks), DK Eyewitness, Viator, National Geographic Traveller and EasyJet Traveller. Blending thoughtful research with engaging storytelling, his writing prioritises local insight, venues with an interesting tale, and meaningful experience over box-ticking tourism. His interests – particularly focused on culture and adventure – have taken him to unexpected places: he has unravelled the complex secrets of olive oil in Spain, while in Iceland he trekked across glaciers to reach remote ice caves.