Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller’s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.

1. Büyükada Orphelinat, Turkey
2. Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant, Poland
3. Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway
4. The Castle of Dona Chica, Portugal
5. Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti
6. Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Denmark
7. Sammezzano Castle, Italy

1. Wünsdorf, Germany
2. Old Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
3. Mandu, India
4. Craco, Italy
5. Grängesberg, Sweden
6. Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies
7. Kolmanskop, Namibia
8. Kennecott, Alaska
9. Döllersheim, Austria

1. The West Pier, Brighton, UK
2. Santa Claus, Arizona, US
3. Ducor Palace Hotel, Liberia
4. Hachijo Royal Hotel, Japan
5. Grand Hôtel de la Forêt, Corsica
6. Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, UK
7. The Salton Sea Riviera, California, US
8. New World Mall, Bangkok, Thailand
9. Kupari, Croatia
10. Hellinikon Olympic Complex, Greece

1. Nicosia Airport, Cyprus
2. Train Graveyard, Uyuni, Bolivia
3. Crystal Palace Subway, London, UK
4. Suakin, Sudan
5. City Hall Subway Station, New York, US
6. Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea

1. St Peter’s Seminary College, Scotland, UK
2. Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital, New York, US
3. Volterra Psychiatric Hospital, Italy
4. Gary City Methodist Church, Indiana, US
5. Akampene Island, Uganda
6. Seaside Sanatorium, Connecticut, US
7. Lennox Castle Hospital, Scotland, UK
8. Alcatraz Prison, California, US