Hans Johannes Hofer

Hans Johannes Höfer is a writer and artist born in Stuttgart, Germany. He wrote a travel guide to Bali and produced a series of travel guide books.^[1]

In the late 1960s, he trekked from Europe to Asia. In Bali, he earned a living by selling his paintings of the Indonesian island to tourists. The lack of easily available information on Bali's culture and people inspired him, with the financial backing of a local hotel, to publish the travel guide book Insight Guide: Bali in 1970.

He sold his share of the Insight Guides company to Langenscheidt KG and currently owns Apa Villa, Sri Lanka, one of the top-rated get-away hotels. He also owns an 80-foot schooner called Rising Tide. He is married to retired journalist and reporter Cynthia Hoefer and has two children, Hans-sen Hoefer and Hanli Hoefer.

References

1. Morris, Jerry (December 13, 1992). "Some insight into the Insight Guides". Boston Globe. p. B2. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.