Ann Carroll Burgess is an award-winning travel journalist who has written for numerous publications--including the "Boston Globe," "Easy Living," and "Natural History"--and served as host of WGUN Atlanta's radio show "Postcards." She is the author of "Atlanta Alive," "The Essential Little Cruise Book," and "The Guide to Western Canada." Tom Burgess is a travel writer, photographer, and retired chemical engineer who has traveled worldwide and written or contributed to seven travel books. They live in Portland, Oregon. Linda Rutenberg is the photographer of "Secret San Diego" and "Secret Vancouver." She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.