Christopher Paul Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christopher Paul Baker

English travel writer and photographer

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: Pontefract, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Christopher P.
Baker (born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, on 15 June 1955) is a professional travel writer and photographer, adventure motorcyclist, tour leader, and Cuba expert, and the 2008 Lowell Thomas Award 'Travel Journalist of the Year.' He is a contributor to magazines and other publications worldwide, and is the author of travel guidebooks for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley, Lonely Planet, Moon Publications, and National Geographic. He is best known for his award-winning literary travelog, Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba.Baker has appeared on dozens of radio and TV outlets as a Cuba expert, including on CCTV, CNN, Fox News Channel, NBC, NPR, and Travel with Rick Steves,.
He is a public speaker and has twice addressed National Geographic Live!He is currently partnered with actor-singer David Soul in producing a cinematic documentary about the restoration of Ernest Hemingway's 1955 Chrysler New Yorker convertible, in Havana. He is also well known as an adventure moto-journalist specializing in travel reports on international motorcycling for such publications as Adventure Motorcyclist, CNN Travel, Motorcyclist, National Geographic Traveler, and Robb Report.