Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Connla Stokes is a writer, editor and journalist based in Vietnam. From 2005 to 2012 he worked as the editor of Timeout, a lifestyle magazine aimed at expats living in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. He has also written for CNN Travel, National Geographic Traveler, the Guardian Weekly, Travel + Leisure Asia and many other international publications. His stories about Vietnam have been broadcast on Irish radio and published in literary journals around the world.