Van Marle, Jeroen: - Travel writer, editor and tour guide Jeroen van Marle grew up in England, studied geography in the Netherlands, learnt Romanian and hitchhiked everywhere between Sofia and St Petersburg before settling in Berlin, after moving 28 times between eight countries and across three continents. He started his writing career with the InYourPocket.com city guide to Bucharest in the 1990s and has worked on multiple Rough Guides titles, including the Rough Guide to Slow Travel and the Rough Guide to the 100 Best Places on Earth.