Author profile

Sophie Ibbotson is the founder of Maximum Exposure Ltd, a tourism and culture development consultancy focused on emerging destinations. She read Oriental Studies at Clare College, Cambridge, and has a particular interest in Afghanistan and Central Asia, where she has worked since 2008. An author or co-author of six Bradt travel guides, three of which cover central Asia (Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan), Ibbotson has also written for publications such as The Financial Times, The Economist and The Telegraph. She is also: the co-founder and publisher of Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel; a consultant for the World Bank; Uzbekistan’s Tourism Ambassador to the UK; and Chairman of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.