Paul Doyle (www.pauljdoyle.com) was born and grew up in Hampshire, England where his peripatetic upbringing and youthful forays around the county, together with his educational background in the social sciences, were instrumental in fostering his enduring interest in travel – in particular the cultural, social and political aspects of different countries. Following a number of years working in the aviation industry, a new departure beckoned; he has since worked as a photographer and travel writer for more than 20 years, and his resulting photographs and travel articles from sojourns to the Near East, Europe and Central Asia have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers and books in the UK and overseas. He is also the author of Bradt’s travel guidebook to Lebanon.