Norm Longley (www.normlongley.com) has traveled around, and written extensively about, South Wales for many years. As well as writing about the country, Longley and his family frequently holiday in Wales, where they are particularly partial to a few days either tucked away behind the mighty sand dunes of Merthyr Mawr in the Vale of Glamorgan or, when feeling more active, taking to the mountains of the Brecon Beacons. Growing up in Somerset, he spent several years living in Serbia before returning to the UK. Now an experienced guidebook writer for over more than 20 years, Longley is the author of two Bradt guides (Montenegro, Slow Somerset), and he has written on travel for publications including The Guardian and The Independent.