Miran Ogrin
Miran Ogrin was a Slovene journalist who worked for the Nedeljski dnevnik weekly newspaper. He travelled extensively and published a number of travelogues. His books are packed with factual information, but have been criticized for lacking a personal note.
He won the Levstik Award in 1974 for his book on travelling the length of the Americas Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje.