Kevin Raub is an Italy-based travel and entertainment journalist and certified
Brazilianist who grew up in Atlanta and started his career in entertainment in
New York, working for Men's Journal and Rolling Stone magazines and
"freelancing" (interviewing hot young actresses about their sex lives over
a few too many cocktails) for men's magazines like FHM, Stuff and Maxim. He
spent five years in Los Angeles as the senior writer for Allstar News,
CDNOW's now-defunct (thank you, 鶹!) groundbreaking online music news
site.
The rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle took its toll, so he needed an extended vacation and
took up travel writing. For the last decade, Raub has scoured the globe for a
variety of publications, including CNN, Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller,
Afar, Robb Report, New York Times T Magazine, Departures, Town & Country, The
Guardian, American Way (American Airlines), Rhapsody (United Airlines), Culture
Trip, Celebrated Living, Angeleno, Guitar Aficionado, Time Out: Sao Paulo, BBC
History, and New York Post, among others. From the top of the El Toco volcano in
Chile’s Atacama Desert (18,372) to the Dead Sea in Israel (-1,385 ft), Raub has
nearly seen it all, covering both high-end luxury travel and backpacker bargains
– just to keep it all in perspective. Along the way, he’s snapped a few photos
as well.
Raub spent seven years on Brazilian soil, canvassing the South American Giant
one caipirinha at a time on his way to getting to know 22 Brazilian states for a
variety of American and international publications. A well-known Brazil expert,
he also handled all of Lonely Planet's on-the-ground social media coverage
during the FIFA 2014 World Cup before relocating to Portugal the following year.
In late 2019, he relocated to Italy.
Raub is the co-author of over 110 Lonely Planet travel guides, including Brazil
(7th Ed.; 2008), Mexico (11th Ed.; 2008); Chile & Easter Island (8th Ed.; 2009),
The Carolinas, Georgia & The South: Trips (1st Ed.; 2009); Colombia (5th Ed.;
2009), Lonely Planet’s Best In Travel 2010 (2nd Revised Ed.; 2009); South
America on a Shoestring (11th Ed.; 2010); Venezuela (6th Ed.; 2010), Central
America on a Shoestring (7th Ed.; 2010), Brazil (8th Ed.; 2010); India (14th
Ed.; 2011), South India & Kerala (6th Ed.; 2011), Discover India (1st Ed.;
2011); Dominican Republic & Haiti (5th Ed.; 2011), Caribbean Islands (6th Ed.;
2011), USA (7th Ed.; 2011), Eastern USA (1st Ed.; 2011), Discover USA (1st Ed.;
2011), Colombia (6th Ed.; 2012), Chile & Easter Island (9th Ed.; 2012), Peru
(8th Ed.; 2013), South America on a Shoestring (12th Ed.; 2013), Discover Peru
(2nd Ed.; 2013), India (15th Ed.; 2013), Discover India (2nd Ed.; 2013), Brazil
(9th Ed.; 2013), Dominican Republic (6th Ed.; 2014), Caribbean Islands (6th Ed.;
2014), Discover Caribbean Islands (1st. Ed.; 2014), Colombia (7th Ed.; 2015),
India (16th Ed.; 2015), Discover India (3rd Ed.; 2015), Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra
(4th Ed.; 2015), Chile & Easter Island (10th Ed.; 2015), USA (9th Ed.; 2016),
Discover USA (3rd Ed.; 2016), Eastern USA (3rd Ed.; 2016), Lonely Planet’s Best
of USA (1st Ed.; 2016), Civil War Trail: Road Trips (1st Ed.; 2016), Brazil
(10th Ed.; 2016), South America on a Shoestring (13th Ed.; 2016), Portugal (10th
Ed.; 2017), Europe (2nd Ed.; 2017), Western Europe (13th Ed.; 2017), India (17th
Ed.; 2017), South India & Kerala (9th Ed.; 2017), Dominican Republic (7th Ed.;
2017), Caribbean Islands (7th Ed.; 2017), Discover Caribbean Islands (2nd. Ed.;
2017), Discover India (4th Ed.; 2017), Best of India (1st Ed.; 2017), USA (10th
Ed.; 2017), Discover USA (4th Ed.; 2017), Eastern USA (4th Ed.; 2017), USA Best
Trips (3rd Ed.; 2018), Florida & the South’s Best Trips (3rd Ed.; 2017), Italy
(13th Ed.; 2018), Colombia (8th Ed.; 2018), Europe on a Shoestring (10th Ed.;
2018), Dubai & Abu Dhabi (9th Ed.; 2018), Chile & Easter Island (11th Ed.;
2018), Georgia & the Carolinas (2nd Ed.; 2019), Great Smoky Mountains National
Park (1st Ed.; 2019), Pocket Lisbon (4th Ed.; 2019), Brazil (11th Ed.; 2019),
Eastern Europe (15th Ed.; 2019), Western Balkans (3rd. Ed.; 2019), Portugal
(11th Ed.; 2019), Discover Portugal (2nd Ed.; 2019), Best of Portugal 2 (2nd
Ed.; 2019), India (18th Ed.; 2019), South India & Kerala (10th Ed.; 2019), Goa &
Mumbai (8th Ed.; 2019), Discover India (5th Ed.; 2019), Best of South America
(1st Ed.; 2019), Discover South America (1st Ed.; 2019), South America (14th
Ed.; 2019), Cruise Ports Mediterranean Europe (1st Ed.; 2019), Western Europe
(14th Ed.; 2019), Italy (14th Ed., 2019), Greece (14th Ed., 2020), Crete (7th
Ed.; 2020), Greek Islands (11th Ed.; 2020), Best of Greece & the Greek Islands
(1st Ed.; 2020), USA (11th Ed.; 2020), Eastern USA (5th Ed.; 2020), Best of USA
(3rd Ed.; 2020), Chicago (9th Ed.; 2020), Hawai’i the Big Island (5th Ed.;
2021), Best of Hawai’i (2nd Ed.; 2021), Trip Builder (1st Ed.; 2021), Lonely
Planet’s Best Places to Eat in Every Country (1st Ed.; 2021), New York City
(12th Ed.; 2022), Pocket New York City (8th Ed.; 2022), Italy (reprint, 2021),
Greece (reprint, 2021), Greek Islands (reprint, 2021), Colombia (reprint, 2021),
South America (reprint, 2022), Europe (reprint, 2022), Experience Italy (1st
Ed.; 2022), USA (12th Ed.; 2022), India (19th Ed.; 2022), Best Road Trips Europe
(2nd Ed.; 2022), Europe (4th Ed.; 2022) Italy (16th Ed.; 2023), Sweden (8th Ed.;
2023), Scandinavia (14th Ed.; 2023), Chile (12th Ed.; 2023), Brazil (13th Ed.;
2023), India (20th Ed.; 2024); and the forthcoming Italy (17th Ed.; 2025),
Experience Italy (2nd Ed.; 2025) and Georgia & the Carolinas (4th Ed.; 2025),
Croatia (13th Ed.; 2026), Montenegro (6th Ed.; 2026), Western Balkans (5th Ed.;
2026) and Europe (5th Ed.; 2026).
Raub happened upon his 100th country and territory in 2018, becoming a member of
the long-coveted Traveler's Century Club. His country count currently stands at
109.
