Shafik Meghji

Born and brought up in south London, Shafik Meghji co-presented the Channel 4 youth sports programme Rookies, before heading to the University of Warwick to study politics and international studies. After graduating in 2001, he gained the Guardian's Scott Trust Bursary for aspiring journalists, and went on to write for the paper and study newspaper journalism at City University, London.

Shafik then worked as a news and sports reporter for the Evening Standard until wanderlust set in and he left for India and South America, where he wrote for UK and US publications. After returning to London, Shafik worked as a freelance news, features and sports journalist for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Independent and the Mirror, before joining Rough Guides in 2007.

Shafik is the co-author of The Rough Guide to India and The Rough Guide to Bolivia. He has contributed to The Rough Guide to the Baltic States, The Rough Guide to Chile, The Rough Guide to Egypt, The Rough Guide to Nepal, The Rough Guide to Paris and The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget, as well as Earthbound: a Rough Guide to the World in Pictures, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (edition 2) and Make the Most of Your Time in Britain.

Shafik is also the co-author - with Sioned Jones - of the Buenos Aires *Essential* Guide app, an insider's guide to the best of BA.

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id445933814?mt=8
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BuenosAiresEssentialGuide

When not on the road, Shafik divides his time between south London and Buenos Aires, working as a journalist, writer, editor and photographer.