The Author
A born and bred Kiwi, Craig McLachlan has been writing guidebooks since the late 1990s for Lonely Planet (over 50 editions), including multiple editions of ‘South Pacific’.
An ‘island guy’, he specifically loves Polynesia. He lives in NZ, at the southern end of the Polynesian triangle, has an MBA from the University of Hawai’i at its northern end, and has travelled extensively throughout the Pacific.
Craig invented his own job description - he’s a ‘freelance anything’ - see www.craigmclachlan.com
He’s written five non-fiction books about his adventures in Japan, a novel called ’Kiwi Republic’ - and is also a Japanese-speaker, Marriage Celebrant, pilot, karate instructor and tennis hack!