Mark Rowe is a wildlife and outdoors journalist with 20+ years' experience who has explored the Isle of Wight more than 30 times - first as a teenager, then as a walker and birdwatcher, and now as a parent. He knows Wight inside out, taking delight in the quirky and unusual side of island life, which is very much part of the visitor's experience. Using his eye for detail, he feels strongly that the Isle of Wight has a great deal to offer a wide range of visitors interested in food, wildlife, stunning coastal landscapes and much more besides. He considers that this book celebrating slow travel on the sheltered climes of an island off the south coast of England is a reward for good behaviour and the many winters endured researching Bradt's guides to the Outer Hebrides and Orkney.