Stephen Brewer

Stephen Brewer writes about England, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and other parts of the world for Frommer's and many other guidebooks and magazines. He is the author of "The Unofficial Guide to England" and "The Unofficial Guide to Ireland, " both published by Wiley. He is also the author of "Frommer's Venice Day by Day, " and was pleased to be a contributor to Wiley's recent "Dream Vacations." Even though he would join Samuel Johnson in the belief that only someone suffering from general existential angst could ever grow tired of London, he never fails to be amazed by all the fascinating places to be enjoyed on easy day trips from the capital.Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His seventh novel, "Memoirs Are Made of This" (written under the nom de plume Swan Adamson), was published in 2007 by Hodder Headline in the U.K. His plays have been produced in London, New York, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. Donald Olson's travel stories have appeared in the "New York Times" and many other national publications. He is the author of "Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria, London For Dummies, Germany For Dummies, " and "England For Dummies, " which won the 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for "Best Guidebook."