Darwin Porter, a native of North Carolina, and Danforth Prince lived in France for many years. Darwin worked in television advertising and as a bureau chief for the "Miami Herald." Danforth, who began writing guides with Darwin in 1982, worked for the Paris bureau of the "New York Times." They are also the authors of "Frommer's France" and "Frommer's Provence & the Riviera, " among many other guides.