Jerry Brown was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and worked as a reporter for Scottish newspapers before joining the news department of the London Daily Mail. Later, for 31 years, he was the West Coast Bureau Chief of a leading travel trade newspaper. He and Margaret, his wife and best editor, have two grown sons, a granddaughter, Victoria Rose, and two grandsons, Mason Patrick and Maddox Matthew.

Fran Wenograd Golden is a well-established travel writer and editor whose work appears in numerous newspapers and magazines as well as websites including CruiseCritic.com. She is also author of TV Vacations: A Fun Guide to the Sites, the Stars, and the Inside Stories Behind Your Favorite TV Shows as well as other travel books. She lives in Boston and is the proud parent of Erin and Eli.