Dan Hayes is a journalist, editor and travel writer. A Cambridge history graduate, he later completed an MSc at Birkbeck College, London. Having lived in the British capital for more than 25 years, he is fascinated by its past and the hidden stories that can be found around almost every corner if you know where to look. He regularly writes about aspects of London’s history and culture for magazines and websites. A former travel editor, he has also visited more than 40 countries, with recent assignments taking him to Iceland, Japan and Kazakhstan.