Don George is a pioneering and award-winning travel journalist. He is the Adventure Collection’s Web Editor in Chief and the creator and host of Don’s Place, a multi-faceted web site that focuses on the world of adventure travel.
George has been called a “legendary travel writer and editor” by National Geographic. He has published seven books: Travel Writing; The Kindness of Strangers; Tales from Nowhere; By the Seat of My Pants; A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad; Salon.com’s Wanderlust: Real-Life Tales of Adventure and Romance; and Travelers’ Tales: Japan. He has also published more than 600 articles in magazines and newspapers around the globe.
Before joining the Adventure Collection, George was Global Travel Editor for Lonely Planet Publications and travel editor at the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle; he also founded and edited Salon.com’s acclaimed travel site, “Wanderlust.” He has received dozens of awards for his writing and editing, including the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s Gold Award for Best Travel Article and the Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Award.
A renowned speaker and teacher, George is a popular keynoter at conferences around the world, and appears frequently as a travel expert on television and radio and in print. He is co-founder and chairman of the annual Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference and has been a Visiting Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism.
In addition to his Adventure Collection activities, George is a Contributing Editor for National Geographic Traveler magazine and Editor of the online magazine Recce: Literary Journeys for the Discerning Traveler.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
Hi Don,
I’ve been keeping up with you on various sites and in May/June NatGeo Traveler magazine where you wrote about niche guidebooks (those City Walks guides are great.) I enjoy reading your work.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my guides that are out now and available for the BlackBerry cell phone. They are written in a travel quiz format and are designed to help travelers better understand the PEOPLE and cultural norms of their destinations. Additionally, there are local tips and language sections. As long as the traveler has battery power in their cell phone, they can use this product anywhere in the world. Literally.
Keep up the great writing, Don. Let us know when you slum it down here in LA. Ha!
Best Regards,
Brendon S. David