John Borthwick is a travel writer/photographer, freelance author and editor of some 16 travel books, including his collections, 'Chasing Gauguin's Ghost' and 'The Circumference of the Knowable World'. His articles and photos appear regularly in The Australian, Holidays For Couples, Sun-Herald, Herald-Sun, Sunday Herald-Sun, Travel Vacations, Luxury Travel, South China Morning Post and others. He maintains an extensive image library on a large number of destinations. John is too modest to add that he has a PhD in travel writing and is a connoisseur of the world's top surfing spots. John won the "2005 ASTW Travel Writer of the Year - Destination story under 1000 words"