Name
Maria Oleynik
Bio
An avid traveller, hiker and skier, Maria Oleynik is an experienced updater of Bradt guidebooks, having worked on titles covering Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan and Ladakh, Jammu and the Kashmir Valley. Originally from Russia, she is a polyglot and translator from 13 languages. She has studied Persian Literature at the University of Shiraz in Iran, and guided tourists around that country. She is currently based in Rome but considers mountains to be her haven.