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 travel editor of the Boston Herald, and a well-established travel writer. She is also author of TV Vacations: A Fun Guide to the Sites, the Stars, and the Inside Stories Behind Your Favorite TV Shows, and co-author (with Jerry) of Frommer’s European Cruises & Ports of Call. She lives in Boston and is the proud parent of Erin and Eli.