David Swanson
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(He/Him)
As seen in:
Yahoo Life,
USA Today,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Aol,
Los Angeles Times,
National Geographic Traveler,
SFGate,
South China Morning Post,
Flipboard
and
Covers:
Global destinations, unique lodgings, safari and soft adventure, cycling and hiking, cruise, meetings and conventions
Doesn't Cover:
Spectator sports, gaming, shopping, fashion
Gear grinding lava lovin' pic posing scribbler. Find me at the skyblue place as David-Swanson.
Past-President #SATW, Society of American Travel Writers
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David Swanson’s Biography
Read Full Bio →A San Diego-based freelance travel writer-photographer since 1995, David Swanson's stories and photos have been published in more than 50 North American newspapers and dozens of magazines and websites.
David's recent outlets include Virtuoso the Magazine, Travel+Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, AARP, Los Angeles Times, Westways, TravelAge West, Cruise Critic, Corporate & Incentive Travel, and others. He wrote the multiple award-winning “Affordable Caribbean” column for Caribbean Travel &…
David Swanson’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 4 answers →Have you ever used a typewriter?
Wrote my first story (age 12 or so), on a beat-up clunker: "The Destruction of Pompeii."
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson
Who do you wish followed you?
Jan Morris