Hugh Thomson
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Hugh Thomson believes strongly that the world is not as explored as we like to suppose. He writes about the wilder corners of the planet, from the edges of Peru to the Himalayas, looking for Inca ruins and lost cultures. Geographical commented that 'He is a writer who explores and not an explorer who writes.' In 2012 Random House publish 'The Green Road into the Trees: An Exploration of England', in which Hugh for the first time writes about his own country, an account of a journey along prehistoric trackways. His previous books include: 'The White Rock', 'Nanda Devi' and 'Cochineal Red: Travels through Ancient Peru' (all Weidenfeld & Nicolson), and he has collected some of his favourite places in the lavishly illustrated '50 Wonders of the World'. In 2009 he wrote 'Tequila Oil', a memoir about getting lost in Mexico when he was eighteen and, in the words of the Alice Cooper song,… Read more This biography was provided by the author or their representative.
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