Ian Wilson was born in Edinburgh and grew up in New Zealand with a yearning to travel. He's been globetrotting since he went round the world at the age of nine.

After university in New Zealand and Oxford, where he gained a DPhil in political philosophy he founded WEXAS in 1970 and since then, as Publisher of Traveller magazine and the Traveller's Handbook, he has explored hundreds of destinations, years ahead of the hordes, the more remote the better.

Ian's interests include surfing, diving, sailing, skiing and collecting early maps of New Zealand.

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Recent reviews by Ian Wilson Ericeira's surf Surfing in Portugal One of several Portuguese surf spots that are good and can get big in winter. The water is cold though - cold in summer and colder in winter, so a wetsuit is ... Otok Korcula Islands in Croatia I have sailed along this coastline in a small yacht and frankly the islands, the restaurants, the atmosphere and the local people's friendliness doesn't ... San Salvador (Watlings Island) Islands in Unknown location This place is so special to me I probably shouldn’t even be mentioning it. It’s not for nothing that Club Med have set up here with a place devoted exclusively ... Bali Islands in Indonesia Now ranks with Seychelles, Mauritius and Maldives as a place full of top end hotels like Aman Resorts etc. But there are still cheap places to stay. Still ... Yasawa Islands Islands in Fiji The best of Fiji that is open to tourists if you can afford it. Places like the Yasawa Island Lodge and Blue Lagoon resort could easily cost £500 a day for a ... Ian Wilson has written 42 reviews. See more »

Ian Wilson has reviewed 19 countries.