Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of travel writers. Longtime residents of Central Texas, they make their home in the Hill Country west of Austin, near Lake Travis.John and Paris write frequently about Texas and other destinations for numerous magazines and newspapers. They also write a monthly column on day-trip travel for San Antonio's Fiesta magazine.John and Paris have authored numerous guidebooks. Their other books include Shifra Stein's Day Trips from San Antonio, Insiders' Guide to San Antonio, Lovetripper.com's Guide to Caribbean Destination Weddings, Adventure Guide to the Cayman Islands, Adventure Guide to Jamaica, Caribbean with Kids, Cayman Islands Alive!, National Parks with Kids, Caribbean for Lovers, Gourmet Getaways, Jamaica Alive!, Nassau and the Best of the Bahamas Alive!, and Texas Barbeque, named best regional book by the Mid-America Publishers Association.The team also edits Lovetripper.

com Romantic Travel magazine, an online look at romantic destinations around the globe.Both John and Paris are members of the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers.For more on the couple's writing and travels, see www.parisandjohn.com or www.lovetripper.com.