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Tony
Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16
years of his life, Tony and his family lived in many different countries.
In
the early 1970s, Tony 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 England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places
like Iran(伊朗), India, and so on.
When
Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their
trip. To answer these questions, Tony wrote a book called Across Asia on the
Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs(风俗),and places to visit. But unlike other travel books then, Tony 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.
Tony
and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet… They continued travelling.
They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely
Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveller,
still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.