Who we are and where we came from...

Hi, I'm Tremayne.

Six years ago I did what all slightly daft posh boys do when they don't know what to do and became an estate agent. Yes, I'm still trying to persuade the devil to give my soul back, but it's proving a bit of a battle. During this time I pulled my red cords up around my waist and headed to Budapest for the weekend with several friends - unable to find a single atmospheric restaurant or 'non-Irish pub' bar I slunk home with my tail between my legs, cursing the guide books I had carried with me - I won't mention names, but thanks a lot Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Time Out.

In a 'St-Paul-on-the-road-to-Damascus' moment, I quit my job, bought a camera, threw away my cords and moved to Prague to see if my little idea of a book on just bars, restaurants, hotels and clubs would work. I put on several stone in research weight (who knew Czech cooking would prove to be so good) and threw myself into dangerous experiments with Czech alcohol. And lo, the Hedonist's guides were born.

Almost three years later we have 19 titles, a hotel booking engine and, touch wood, a TV show on the way - and for those of you interested, I have just returned to my original svelte form.

Along the way the team has grown. Instead of one, we're now five. I have the wonderful and beautiful Sara Townsend (Sara@Hg2.com) as my Marketing Director (we actually went to primary school together in Cornwall when we were very small), with her comes the office labrador, Tamar, who is unhelpfully more interested in cats than clubs.

English graduate, Laura Barnicoat (Laura@Hg2), joined the team in December '07 to assist on all the guides and to give our website a literary gloss. The latest addition is the occasionally bearded and exceptionally cool Ben Illis (Ben@Hg2.com) who joined Hg2 as Sales Director in April 2008.


Join us ...

Interested in writing a guide for Hg2? We never advertise for writers but have a lengthy list of contacts from which we choose as and when a new title is in the offing. If you would like to be added to that list, please email your CV and a note detailing the cities you could cover to info@Hg2.com.

We occasionally take on interns (at any stage of life) for anything from 1 week to several months. If you are looking to gain experience in publishing then drop us a note with a CV and we will see if we can fit you in (Info@Hg2.com)