Tony Wheeler was born to travel.
Tony
Wheeler
was
born
to
travel
.
His father worked for an airline.
His
father
worked
for
an
airline
.
For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
For
the
first
16
years
of
his
life
,
Wheeler
and
his
family
lived
in
many
different
countries
.
In the early 1970s, Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen.
In
the
early
1970s
,
Wheeler
met
a
young
woman
named
Maureen
.
They soon married.
They
soon
married
.
Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel.
Before
getting
jobs
,
Tony
and
Maureen
wanted
to
travel
.
They took a year-long trip from London, through Asia, to Australia.
They
took
a
year-long
trip
from
London
,
through
Asia
,
to
Australia
.
On the trip, they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
On
the
trip
,
they
visited
places
like
India
,
Iran
,
and
Afghanistan
.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip.
When
Tony
and
Maureen
arrived
in
Australia
,
people
asked
many
questions
about
their
trip
.
To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap.
To
answer
these
questions
,
Wheeler
wrote
a
guidebook
called
Across
Asia
on
the
Cheap
.
The book told people about different countries' weather, customs, and places to see.
The
book
told
people
about
different
countries
'
weather
,
customs
,
and
places
to
see
.
But unlike travel guides in the 1970s, Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go.
But
unlike
travel
guides
in
the
1970s
,
Wheeler
's
book
also
talked
about
places
most
tourists
did
not
go
.
He also wrote about unusual things to see and do.
He
also
wrote
about
unusual
things
to
see
and
do
.
The book was very popular.
The
book
was
very
popular
.
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet.
Wheeler
and
Maureen
started
a
company
called
Lonely
Planet
.
They continued travelling.
They
continued
travelling
.
They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited.
They
wrote
guidebooks
for
each
place
they
visited
.
Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet.
Today,400
people
work
for
Lonely
Planet
.
The company has over 650 guidebooks.
The
company
has
over
650
guidebooks
.
Wheeler still writes about travel "hot spots" (for example, Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe).
Wheeler
still
writes
about
travel
``
hot
spots
''
(
for
example
,
Cambodia
in
Asia
and
Croatia
in
Europe
)
.
For more information, read the books!
For
more
information
,
read
the
books
!
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries. In the early 1970s, Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.  When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs, and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s, Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular. Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel "hot spots" (for example, Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information, read the books!