William Friar

William Friar grew up near the banks of the Panama Canal. Though an American citizen, he has lived most of his life overseas. Besides Panama and the United States, he has called Denmark, India, and the United Kingdom home, and he spends as much time as possible traveling. He is the author of two other Panama-related books: all four editions of the Moon Handbooks guidebook to Panama, and an eco-tourist guide, Adventures in Nature: Panama . He also has written about the UK, San Francisco, and...See more

William Friar grew up near the banks of the Panama Canal. Though an American citizen, he has lived most of his life overseas. Besides Panama and the United States, he has called Denmark, India, and the United Kingdom home, and he spends as much time as possible traveling. He is the author of two other Panama-related books: all four editions of the Moon Handbooks guidebook to Panama, and an eco-tourist guide, Adventures in Nature: Panama . He also has written about the UK, San Francisco, and various bits of South America. Bill began his writing career as a stringer for the metro desk of the New York Times and his work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times , Miami Herald , Arizona Republic , Neuen Zürcher Zeitung , San Jose Mercury News , Orange County Register , and Houston Chronicle , among other publications. He is now head of fundraising at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, an international research institution at the University of London. He lives in London with his wife, Karen, and their cat, Wookie. See less