Taste of Prague interviews Mark Baker, a travel writer who has written guide books for the Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's, covering mostly Central and Eastern Europe. We discuss his life in Prague, Czech Republic, how he landed his job as a travel writer, how are guide books made and researched, what are the ethical problems that surround them, and what is the future of the printed guide book in the age of the internet and the smartphone app.
Taste of Prague interviews Mark Baker, a travel writer who has written guide books for the Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's, covering mostly Central and Eastern Europe. We discuss his life in Prague, Czech Republic, how he landed his job as a travel writer, how are guide books made and researched, what are the ethical problems that surround them, and what is the future of the printed guide book in the age of the internet and the smartphone app.