Neil Edward Schlecht first trekked to Machu Picchu in 1983 during his junior year abroad in Quito, Ecuador, and he has continued making pilgrimages to Peru ever since. He is the author and co-author of a dozen travel guides (including Frommer's Barcelona Day by Day, Frommer's New York State, and Spain For Dummies), and his articles on travel, art, wine, and tennis have appeared in Galeria Antiqvaria, The Irish Times, CNN.com, and USOpen.com. After long stints in Spain and Brazil, he currently resides in Litchfield County, Connecticut.