Glen Johnson was born in England in 1973. He used to live in Devon, just a stone's throw away from the English Riviera, but in August 2014 he gave away all his belongings and bought a backpack, and he travelled around Southeast Asia for three years. He settled in Bangkok. He is the author of 54 fiction and non-fiction books. While he travels, he will be helping charitable organizations, writing and releasing books about their foundations, leaving them with all the royalties.