Andrew Bain

Writers bio:
Andrew Bain prefers adventure to avarice and can usually be found walking when he should be working. He is the author of Headwinds (the story of his 20,000-kilometre bicycle journey around Australia), A Year of Adventures, and lead author of Lonely Planet's Walking in Australia guidebook. His work features in magazines and newspapers around the world. He was awarded the Australian Geographic story of the year for 2003 and was formerly commissioning editor of Lonely Planet's outdoor adventure series of titles.

Andrew is a reformed sportswriter with a journalism degree, ditching the world of Australian Rules Football a decade ago to trek, ride, kayak and amble his way through various parts of five continents. He's unwittingly smuggled goods across the China-Russia border, shared his bed with a crocodile in the Northern Territory, and been deported from Estonia. He lives in Melbourne with two children and three bicycles, which probably says something about his priorities.