When she's not walking, Amy Balfour writes about travel, food, culture, and the outdoors. She is the author of Lonely Planet's Los Angeles Encounter and co-author of Lonely Planet's Caribbean Islands, Los Angeles & Southern California, California Trips, and the upcoming California. Her articles and essays have appeared in Backpacker, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Redbook, Southern Living, Women's Health, Vegetarian Times, and others.