Mark Elliott (British author)

Mark Elliott is an English travel writer best known for books on Azerbaijan,[1][2][3][4] and for unusual map-based route guides for Asia.

For other people named Mark Elliott, see Mark Elliott (disambiguation).

Though long out of print, Elliott's Asia Overland[5] co-authored with Wil Klass, garnered something of a cult following among overland travellers during the late 1990s.[6][7] Elliott's 2003 South-East Asia: The Graphic Guide, also based mostly on schematic maps, remains in considerable demand among travellers with prices for second hand copies reaching absurdly high levels (nearly US$1000 a copy in November 2009).[8][9][10] He also contributed to over 50 Lonely Planet guides.[11]

Elliott graduated from Durham University where he was President of the Durham Union Society and worked on the university newspaper Palatinate at the same time as Tim Burt, Dave Anderson and Jeremy Vine.

References
  1. 8.3 New Books: Azerbaijan with Georgia
  2. Amazon.com: Azerbaijan, 3rd: With Excursions to Georgia (Trailblazer): Books: Mark Elliott
  3. Trailblazer Guides
  4. Harriet Willis, In conversation with Mark Elliott: In defence of the travel guide, palatinate.org.uk, 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. Amazon.co.uk: Asia Overland: A Route and Planning Guide (Trekking Guides): Books: Mark Elliot,Will Klass,Mark Elliott
  6. Overlanding website cites Asia Overland as essential reading for a long distance trip
  7. Mark Elliott, caspianpost.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. Amazon Pricing for Graphic Guide
  9. Book cost $999.98 in 2009
  10. 5 Books to Read Whilst Travelling in South East Asia, expatgo.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. "Mark Elliott" + "Lonely Planet", worldcat.org. Retrieved 19 September 2021.


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