**Travis Elborough *is an author and social commentator. His books include The Bus We Loved *, The Long-Player Goodbye, published as The Vinyl Countdown in the Unites States; Wish You Were Here, a survey of the British beside the seaside and A Walk in the Park. The Atlas of Improbable Places, his co...

**Travis Elborough *is an author and social commentator. His books include The Bus We Loved *, The Long-Player Goodbye, published as The Vinyl Countdown in the Unites States; Wish You Were Here, a survey of the British beside the seaside and A Walk in the Park. The Atlas of Improbable Places, his collaboration with the cartographer Alan Horsfield, was saluted by Monocle magazine for "making the world feel bigger." He has also compiled such anthologies as Our History of the 20th Century: As Told in Diaries and Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell. A regular contributor to international print and broadcast media, he has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside.