Matt Barr is co-author of both Snowboarding the World and Skiing Europe, and when it comes to the slopes this man knows what he is talking about. Giving you the best advice on where to get the most for your money this season, he can help with those all-important decisions on where to go and what to do...

Do you fancy Venice? Rome? Tuscany? Hmmm, tough choices. Italy is well-known as our favourite holiday destination, read on to discover author Julius Honnor’s thoughts on the this beautiful country..

You don’t have to travel far to find solace, says Caroline Sylger Jones, author of Body & Soul Escapes: Britain & Ireland. Featuring over 200 amazing places to rest and rejuvenate, or simply take a little time out, you’ll find a wealth of ideas and inspiration in her stunning new book. Here Caroline has taken her pick of the best in the UK…

What was the inspiration behind Diving Southeast Asia?

Choosing this region for our second Footprint guide was easy - at least in our minds - it just had to be our personal favourite, Southeast Asia. After Diving the World was published we were continually asked for more detailed dive travel recommendations and we found we were always saying, Bali, the Similans, Borneo and so on. When it was time to start planning a second guide, we conducted several international polls asking divers

What was the inspiration behind the Travel Photography book?

I have written a number of features about travel photography and lead a number of photography tours. I wanted to write a book that allowed me to go into the detail that the subject needs, and also to inspire people to get more out of their travels. It is also a bit of a retrospective of my last dozen or so years in photography.