Simon Raven

Simon Raven was born in the United Kingdom. He is the co-author of five published travel books with his brother Chris Raven. 'Living the Linger' was the first published work by The Raven Brothers and tells the story of a journey of lost love and a search for the truth during a road trip through backcountry USA. A year later, the duo became established travel writers following a life-altering drive from the UK to Vladivostok in a rusty Ford Sierra. Noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”, the book 'Driving the Trans-Siberian' spurred a life on the road. 'Carnival Express' was the concluding title in the ‘Linger Series’ trilogy, and follows two struggling writers on a South America adventure. A period of photojournalism, documenting new and off the beaten track destinations, tribal India, China’s deep south and Crimea, led to the release of 'Black Sea Circuit'. Seizing a narrow window of opportunity to cross the notorious Caucasus frontier, the book explores great legends from Jason and the Argonauts to a tribe of fierce female warriors known as the Amazons. Hike, Drive, Stayin’ Alive! the duo’s fifth book, is the first in a collection of ten candid stories of adventure by The Raven Brothers.