Lan SluderLan Sluder is an old Belize hand, having been reporting on and writing about Belize since 1991. The author of more than 15 books and ebooks on Belize, Sluder has advised many people on the pros and cons of a new life in Belize. He also has helped thosands of travelers plan the vacation of a lifetime in this little English-speaking country on the Caribbean Coast of Central America. Among Lan Sluder's Belize books, besides this one, are Easy Belize, Fodor's Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to thee Beaches, Cayes and Coast of Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to Mainland Belize, Best Hotels and Restaurants in Belize, Living Abroad in Belize, Adapter Kit: Belize and San Pedro Cool. Sluder is also founder, editor and publisher of Belize First Magazine - a web edition is at www.belizefirst.com. In addition to his books on Belize, Sluder has authored three books on Asheville and the North Carolina mountains, including Amazing Asheville, Asheville Relocation, Retirement and Visitor Guide and Moving to the Mountains. He wrote Frommer's Best Beach Vacations: Carolinas and Georgia and co-authors Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia. In addition, he has written books on the game of bridge, on classic Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars and on 25 of the most fascinating private eyes in books, film and television. A former business newspaper editor and reporter in New Orleans, where he won a number of New Orleans Press Club awards, Sluder has contributed articles on travel, retirement and business subjects to publications around the world, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Where to Retire, Globe and Mail, St. Petersburg Times, Bangkok Post, The Tico Times, Newsday and Caribbean Travel & Life. In addition, he also authored the travel guides InFocus Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Frommer's Best Beach Vacations: Carolinas and Georgia and co-authored several editions of Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia. When not in Belize or traveling elsewhere, Sluder lives on a mountain farm near Asheville, N.C. Read More Read Less