Colin Hinshelwood left his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland to travel the world when he was 18. He first arrived in Bangkok in 1987. After countless years in many foreign lands he returned to Thailand to settle in 2001. Working for CPA Media in northern Thailand, Colin, or ‘Hinsh’ as he is known, has written and contributed to several Asian tour guides. In between covering Burmese and Palestinian issues, he contributes regularly to magazines such as Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure.