My writing on Balkan and Mediterranean travel, history, economics, politics, regional security issues and current events are many and varied. My work has been published by diverse world media, in formats ranging from books, newspapers and magazines to websites, wire services and subscription-based specialist publications.
Please visit the Select Articles page for a categorized list of some of the personal favorites I’ve penned over the years.
I have also interviewed numerous significant public figures relevant to the region, and continue to do so.
Click on the individual book links within the Books category for more content and sales information regarding each title.
Books
Greece (Lonely Planet, 2010, 9th edition; co-author)
Greek Islands (Lonely Planet, 2010, 6th edition; co-author)
Best in Travel 2010 and 1,000 Ultimate Experiences (Lonely Planet, 2009; co-author)
Europe on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet, 2009; co-author)
Eastern Europe (Lonely Planet, 2009; co-author)
Western Balkans (Lonely Planet, 2009; co-author)
Culture and Customs of Serbia & Montenegro (Greenwood, December 2008)
The Europe Book (Lonely Planet, 2008; co-author)
Greek Islands (Lonely Planet, 2008; co-author)
Bulgaria (Lonely Planet, 2008; co-author)
Greece (Lonely Planet, 2008; co-author)
Hidden Macedonia: the Mystic Lakes of Ohrid and Prespa (Haus Publishing, 2007)
The Coming Balkan Caliphate: the Threat of Radical Islam to Europe and the West (Praeger Security International, 2007)
Newspapers
My articles have appeared in a number of US newspapers, including the Burlington Free Press, the Baltimore Sun, the Christian Science Monitor, the Arizona Daily Star, the Denver Post, the Sacramento Bee, the Washington Times, the Orange County Register, the Albany Times-Union and the St. Petersburg Times. Internationally, my articles have also been carried in newspapers such as the Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Today’s Zaman (Turkey), Dnevnik and Vreme (Macedonia).
Magazines
I have contributed articles and photographs, mostly on travel-related topics, to a variety of specialist magazines including the BBC History Magazine, Hidden Europe Magazine, Moment Magazine, Morning Calm (the Korean Airlines in-flight magazine), Journeys (Princess Cruises’ official magazine) and Wave (official magazine of Greece’s Minoan Lines).
Websites
In 2003, I founded Balkanalysis.com (for more information on the website, click here)- today, one of the leading independent analysis firms online to specialize in the region. I also maintain an occasional travel blog on the Balkan Travellers website, and an author page with travel articles and luxury hotel reviews for London-based hotel consultancy Travel Intelligence.
More of my hotel reviews and other articles can be found on the LonelyPlanet.com website, which also hosts my Lonely Planet Author Page. Individual articles and/or archives of older articles appear on a variety of other websites, including Antiwar.com, ISN Security Watch, Serbianna.com, BalkanInsight.com, WorldSecurityNetwork.com, EscapeArtist.com, Overseas Digest, Abroadview.org, and GoNomad, among others.
Wire Services
United Press International (see 34-article archive)
Subscription-based Specialist Publications
Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst Jane’s Intelligence Digest
Media Press Munich
Central and Eastern European Online Library (Find Balkanalysis.com archive content under the ‘Macedonia’ category here).