Maeve Kelynack Skinner is a former magazine editor, freelance journalist and travel correspondent who has lived in Bahrain for 30 years. Her articles have been published internationally and pan-Gulf in newspapers, business, leisure and travel magazines, including The Irish Times, Weekly Telegraph, Gulf Daily News, and official inflight and airport publications. Born in Penang, Malaysia, Maeve has travelled extensively all her life and loves writing about her adventures.
Sarah Clarke is a globe-trotter and a prolific writer who currently calls Bahrain home. She has previously worked and studied in the USA, Japan, Singapore and Canada where she completed her Ph.D. Sarah has spent the last 10 years in the Middle East, where she has acted as researcher, writer and advisor to various non-profit organisations, including the Qatar Green Building Council and the Regional Institute for Active Learning, Bahrain. She has also written for other books in the 101 Things to See & Do series. Sarah recently co-founded a management consultancy, DSC Solutions Co. WLL, in Bahrain. In her spare time, Sarah rescues, rehabilitates and trains dogs.