Julie Caplin is addicted to travel and good food. She's on a constant hunt for the perfect gin and is obsessively picky about glasses, tonic and garnishes. Formerly a PR director, for many years she swanned around Europe taking top food and drink writers on press trips (junkets) sampling the gastronomic delights of various cities in Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Copenhagen and Switzerland. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. 

These trips have provided the inspiration and settings for her bestselling ‘Romantic Escapes’ series which has been translated into twenty four languages and hit the bestseller charts in Iceland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.