http://dir.salon.com/topics/don_george/?source=rss&aim=don_george en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST Read by Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2000/12/01/dongeorge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2000/12/01/dongeorge/index.html?source=rss 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." By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/01/don_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/01/don_intro/index.html?source=rss It's time to put the unconquerable longing back into travel writing. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/11/10/security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/11/10/security/index.html?source=rss When violence flares and travelers beware, who profits from the scare? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/27/orbitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/27/orbitz/index.html?source=rss Do Web sites that sell plane tickets favor some airlines over others? Should we even care?   Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/25/internet_sucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/25/internet_sucks/index.html?source=rss By Don George By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/20/internet_sucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/20/internet_sucks/index.html?source=rss The Web was going to replace travel agencies and empower consumers. At least, that was the theory. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/13/book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/13/book/index.html?source=rss A new book by a top travel journalist details the pitfalls and potentials of online travel planning. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/06/sleeper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/10/06/sleeper/index.html?source=rss Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/22/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/22/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/15/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/15/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss Phone sex follies, the Mexican marital misstep and the woman who got stuck in a toilet. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/08/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/08/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss Sometimes travel editors forget the most basic things -- in the most embarrassing circumstances. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/01/reader_tricks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/01/reader_tricks/index.html?source=rss The man locked in his room, the case of the mistaken Miller, the nightmare in Myrtle Beach and other tragic tales. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/25/calls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/25/calls/index.html?source=rss This is something I will never do in a hotel room again. Ever. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/21/phone_charges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/21/phone_charges/index.html?source=rss Why would someone make dozens of phone calls to the same local number from my hotel room? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/11/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/11/wanderlust/index.html?source=rss Travel editor Claudia Kirschhoch disappeared in Jamaica two months ago. Could the same thing happen to you? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/04/wheelies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/04/wheelies/index.html?source=rss Let the hipsters whine that it's out of fashion: Luggage with wheels is still the savvy traveler's choice. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/21/collis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/21/collis/index.html?source=rss In his new book, the International Herald Tribune's business travel columnist shares a few trade secrets. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/14/priceline/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/14/priceline/index.html?source=rss William Shatner aside, what keeps Priceline.com's name-your-fare site flying? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/07/hawaii/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/07/07/hawaii/index.html?source=rss When money doesn't matter, here's the place to stay. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/06/30/bus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/06/30/bus/index.html?source=rss Circling the heart of Hawaii by bus was something I'd wanted to do for years. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/06/23/tiga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/06/23/tiga/index.html?source=rss When the last of the "Survivor" contestants leaves, what happens to the little island the competitive castaways called home? By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/31/celebrate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/31/celebrate/index.html?source=rss How Salon Travel's favorite writers plan to ring in the new year. By Pico Iyer Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/12/15/iyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/12/15/iyer/index.html?source=rss A peripatetic seeker reflects on the quest at the heart of the pilgrimage. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/20/greece/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/20/greece/index.html?source=rss A tale of ruins and revelers and Aegean nights -- and the way things fit together in time and space. By Don George Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/13/disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/13/disaster/index.html?source=rss Lonely Planet's new anthology presents an I'm-glad-that-wasn't-me collection of delightful disasters.