Neil Taylor

Neil Taylor is a leading expert on the former Communist world and travels there frequently as a visiting university lecturer and tour leader. Neil read Chinese at Cambridge and has worked in tourism in China, Russia and many developing countries. Neil also studied German history at Cambridge and, having visited Germany frequently as a child, has kept abreast of its developments along with those of neighbouring Austria. Neil writes and broadcasts on travel topics and is active in the British Guild of Travel Writers. In 2000 Neil was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by BGTW, in 2011 he was awarded the President of Estonia’s medal for services to tourism and in 2021 he received an MBE for his outstanding contribution to the UK’s bilateral relationship with Estonia. His latest publication is Estonia: A Modern History (published by Hurst, July 2020) and others include The Bradt Guide: Estonia, The Bradt Guide: Tallinn, The Bradt Guide: Baltic Cities and A Footprints Guide to Berlin.