A Flock of Editors

This Thursday I’ll be winging to Washington, DC,  to join print and online editorial colleagues from around the country at the annual Society of American Travel Writers Editors Council gathering. It’s always a wonderful opportunity to compare notes on our respective publications and media, but this year it promises to be especially interesting, given the [...]

Radio Times Interview and Travel Hunger

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of appearing on the NPR call-in program Radio Times, on WHYY in Philadelphia. The segment was about 40 minutes long and the terrific host Marty Moss-Coane and I talked about travel options and bargains that are available these days. Among the destinations we discussed were Bhutan, Antarctica, Peru, Mexico [...]

Well-Guided: Conversations with Top Guides

A great guide can transform a journey. I’ve recently launched a series of conversations with top Adventure Collection guides on Don’s Place. The goal is to give a human face to the companies’ tours and to embody the depth of knowledge, commitment, passion and expertise that distinguish AC journeys. We start the series with Philip [...]

The View from the Bridge

How are adventure travel companies faring in the current economic climate? What trends are they noticing? What are they hearing from their customers? And what measures are they taking to navigate the turbulent financial waters?

To get a sense of bearings and of the course ahead, I canvassed Adventure Collection executives to get their take [...]

North American Adventures

Many people are considering travel closer to home this year. A reader of Don’s Place expressed this sentiment in a letter to the Ask Don column, writing: “My husband and I travel somewhere every year; it’s an important part of our lives and we don’t want to give it up this year. But with finances [...]