Lonely Planet

Just finished reading 'Once While Travelling- The Lonely Planet Story.' I bang on about wanting to be a travel writer a lot, and obviously as a result of wanting to get into that industry I really admire 'Lonely Planet.' So reading the story of its founders, married couple Tony and Maureen Wheeler, was really interesting. It talks about how they started it up from scratch on the kitchen table expanding until it became the massively successful company that it is today.

The book talks about all the places they have visited and how they have juggled a pretty hectic lifestyle with raising a family at the same time. I would have liked to hear a bit more about their personal life in actual fact, as at times the book was very dense with facts, names and figures that a few more 'human-type' stories would have been welcome. I think a second read of the book would be a good idea in the future as it was hard to take it all in after only one read. However, if you are interested in 'Lonely Planet' and regularly use their guidebooks etc then i'd definitely suggest picking up this book.