Beau W. Rowlands
Beau Rowlands was born in Capetown in 1946. His university qualifications (University of Capetown) included geography, environmental studies, and librarianship. Since childhood he has had a strong interest in travel, and hitchhiked in his 20s around southern Africa and Australia. He later visited South Atlantic islands including Falklands, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Ascension, he also visited Patagonia in 1977.
He moved to the UK in 1991, and currently lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.