Don George

  • "Conquering Half Dome"

    Don George reads his essay on climbing Yosemite's most famous rock from the recently released "Salon.com's Wanderlust: Real-life Tales of Adventure and Romance."
  • Introducing "Salon.com's Wanderlust"

    It's time to put the unconquerable longing back into travel writing.
  • Is it safe?

    When violence flares and travelers beware, who profits from the scare?
  • Online airfare: A biased best buy?

    Do Web sites that sell plane tickets favor some airlines over others? Should we even care?
  • Why the Internet sucks

    By Don George
  • Why the Internet sucks

    The Web was going to replace travel agencies and empower consumers. At least, that was the theory.
  • Tips for savvy Web travel

    A new book by a top travel journalist details the pitfalls and potentials of online travel planning.
  • British Airways stretches out

    Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way.
  • Frequent flier liberation

    WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How?
  • More stupid traveler confessions

    Phone sex follies, the Mexican marital misstep and the woman who got stuck in a toilet.
  • My most stupid traveler trick

    Sometimes travel editors forget the most basic things -- in the most embarrassing circumstances.
  • Stupid traveler tricks: Readers respond

    The man locked in his room, the case of the mistaken Miller, the nightmare in Myrtle Beach and other tragic tales.
  • Stupid traveler tricks II

    This is something I will never do in a hotel room again. Ever.
  • Stupid traveler tricks

    Why would someone make dozens of phone calls to the same local number from my hotel room?
  • Without a trace

    Travel editor Claudia Kirschhoch disappeared in Jamaica two months ago. Could the same thing happen to you?
  • Well wheeled

    Let the hipsters whine that it's out of fashion: Luggage with wheels is still the savvy traveler's choice.
  • Travel tips from the King of Common Sense

    In his new book, the International Herald Tribune's business travel columnist shares a few trade secrets.
  • Captain Kirk's secret

    William Shatner aside, what keeps Priceline.com's name-your-fare site flying?
  • The best hotel in Honolulu

    When money doesn't matter, here's the place to stay.
  • The $1 Oahu epiphany

    Circling the heart of Hawaii by bus was something I'd wanted to do for years.
  • Tiga after television

    When the last of the "Survivor" contestants leaves, what happens to the little island the competitive castaways called home?
  • What are you doing New Year's Eve?

    How Salon Travel's favorite writers plan to ring in the new year.
  • Pilgrim's passion

    A peripatetic seeker reflects on the quest at the heart of the pilgrimage.
  • Once upon a time in Greece

    A tale of ruins and revelers and Aegean nights -- and the way things fit together in time and space.
  • It wasn't funny at the time

    Lonely Planet's new anthology presents an I'm-glad-that-wasn't-me collection of delightful disasters.
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