Ashley Harrell : Central Pacific Coast, Southern Costa Rica & Peninsula de Osa, San Jose. After a brief stint selling day spa coupons door-to-door in South Florida, Ashley decided she'd rather be a writer. She went to journalism grad school, convinced a newspaper to hire her, and starting covering wildlife, crime and tourism, sometimes all in the same story. Fueling her zest for storytelling and the unknown, she traveled widely and moved often, from a tiny NYC apartment to a vast California ranch to a jungle cabin in Costa Rica, where she started writing for Lonely Planet.
From there her travels became farther flung, and she still laughs when paychecks arrive. Jade Bremner : Caribbean Coast, Central Valley & Highlands. Jade has been a journalist for more than a decade. She has lived in and reported on four different regions. Wherever she goes she finds action sports to try, the weirder the better. and It's no coincidence many of her favorite places have some of the best waves in the world.
Jade has edited travel magazines and sections for Time Out and Radio Times and has contributed to The Times, CNN and The Independent. She feels privileged to share tales from this wonderful planet we call home and is always looking for the next adventure. Jade also wrote the Understand and Survival Guide chapters. Brian Kluepfel : Peninsula de Nicoya, Northwestern Costa Rica, Arenal & Northern Lowlands.
Brian has lived in Berkeley, Bolivia. the Bronx and the 'burbs, among other places. His journalistic work across the Americas has ranged from the Copa America soccer tournament in Paraguay to an accordion festival in Quebec. His titles for LP include Venezuela, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Bolivia and Ecuador. An avid birder and musician. Brian also wrote the Plan section.
