Eugene Buchanan is the former Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine and founder of Paddlinglife.com. He has written about the outdoors for more than 30 years. A member of New York’s Explorer Club, he is an avid adventurer with several first descents to his credit. His passion for travelling, writing and paddling has taken him around the world, to more than 30 countries on six continents. Jason Smith was Managing Editor of Canoe & Kayak UK. A river running whitewater paddler at heart, he's paddled all over the world and represented Great Britain at the Freestyle World Championships. He has tried his hand at nearly every kind of canoeing and kayaking: his favourite pastimes are getting trashed in his playboat at the whitewater course in Nottingham, sea kayaking and open canoeing. James Weir is a canoeist, photographer and writer. He represented Great Britain in white water canoeing and was seeded in the top 10 white water canoeists in the World. When not on the river, James works as a freelance photojournalist for several international canoeing magazines. James' unique style, experience and competition success' make him one of the most prominent canoeists on the planet.
"""The book cherry picks a hundred paddling venues from around the world. These involve all kinds of paddling and at all grades, the easier paddling with scenery to compensate."" (The Canoeist) ""Stunningly illustrated book detailing the world's most breath-taking on-water adventures."" (Bookseller Buyer's Guide)"