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"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."
Read by Don George Dec 1, 2000
Introducing "Salon.com's Wanderlust"
It's time to put the unconquerable longing back into travel writing.
By Don George Dec 1, 2000
Is it safe?
When violence flares and travelers beware, who profits from the scare?
By Don George Nov 10, 2000
Online airfare: A biased best buy?
Do Web sites that sell plane tickets favor some airlines over others? Should we even care?
By Don George Oct 27, 2000
Why the Internet sucks
By Don George
  Oct 25, 2000
Why the Internet sucks
The Web was going to replace travel agencies and empower consumers. At least, that was the theory.
By Don George Oct 20, 2000
Tips for savvy Web travel
A new book by a top travel journalist details the pitfalls and potentials of online travel planning.
By Don George Oct 13, 2000
British Airways stretches out
Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way.
By Don George Oct 6, 2000
Frequent flier liberation
WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How?
By Don George Sep 22, 2000
More stupid traveler confessions
Phone sex follies, the Mexican marital misstep and the woman who got stuck in a toilet.
By Don George Sep 15, 2000
My most stupid traveler trick
Sometimes travel editors forget the most basic things -- in the most embarrassing circumstances.
By Don George Sep 8, 2000
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.
By Don George Sep 1, 2000
Stupid traveler tricks II
This is something I will never do in a hotel room again. Ever.
By Don George Aug 25, 2000
Stupid traveler tricks
Why would someone make dozens of phone calls to the same local number from my hotel room?
By Don George Aug 21, 2000
Without a trace
Travel editor Claudia Kirschhoch disappeared in Jamaica two months ago. Could the same thing happen to you?
By Don George Aug 11, 2000
Well wheeled
Let the hipsters whine that it's out of fashion: Luggage with wheels is still the savvy traveler's choice.
By Don George Aug 4, 2000
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.
By Don George Jul 21, 2000
Captain Kirk's secret
William Shatner aside, what keeps Priceline.com's name-your-fare site flying?
By Don George Jul 14, 2000
The best hotel in Honolulu
When money doesn't matter, here's the place to stay.
By Don George Jul 7, 2000
The $1 Oahu epiphany
Circling the heart of Hawaii by bus was something I'd wanted to do for years.
By Don George Jun 30, 2000
Tiga after television
When the last of the "Survivor" contestants leaves, what happens to the little island the competitive castaways called home?
By Don George Jun 23, 2000
What are you doing New Year's Eve?
How Salon Travel's favorite writers plan to ring in the new year.
By Don George Dec 31, 1999
Pilgrim's passion
A peripatetic seeker reflects on the quest at the heart of the pilgrimage.
By Pico Iyer Dec 15, 1999
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.
By Don George Oct 20, 1999
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.
By Don George Oct 13, 1999
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