Christopher Paul Baker

Christopher P. Baker (born 15 June 1955) is a professional travel writer and photographer, adventure motorcyclist, tour leader, and Cuba expert, and the 2008 Lowell Thomas Award 'Travel Journalist of the Year.' He is a contributor to magazines and other publications worldwide, and is the author of travel guidebooks for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley, Lonely Planet, Moon Publications, and National Geographic.

He is best known for his award-winning literary travelog, ''Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba''.

Baker has appeared on dozens of radio and TV outlets as a Cuba expert, including on CCTV, CNN, Fox News Channel, NBC, NPR, and ''Travel with Rick Steves,''. He is a public speaker and has twice addressed National Geographic ''Live!''

He is currently partnered with actor-singer David Soul in producing a cinematic documentary about the restoration of Ernest Hemingway's 1955 Chrysler New Yorker convertible, in Havana.

He is also well known as an adventure moto-journalist specializing in travel reports on international motorcycling for such publications as ''Adventure Motorcyclist,'' ''CNN Travel,'' ''Motorcyclist,'' ''National Geographic Traveler,'' and ''Robb Report.'' Provided by Wikipedia