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Jonathan Thompson

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  • Travel Journalist, Freelance
  • None, Freelance (Travel + Leisure)
  • None, Freelancers, Travel + Leisure (US)
Dallas, London
As seen in: MSN, Yahoo Life, Daily Mail, Financial Times, MSN UK, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, Aol, Metro (UK) and
Covers:  Adventure Travel, Luxury Travel, Style, Celebrity
Award-winning travel journalist. Host of #AdventureCities on @Discovery @PBS. Brit in the US 🇬🇧🇺🇸 #EFC

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Jonathan Thompson is an award-winning travel journalist and TV host based between the UK (London) and the US (Dallas, TX).

As a journalist, he contributes to titles on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Observer, BBC, Conde Nast Traveller (UK), Conde Nast Traveler (US), National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet, British Airways High Life, Qantas Magazine, Tatle…

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'I've been to all 50 US states - and this is my favourite'

'I've been to all 50 US states - and this is my favourite'

Here's the truth. When you ask an American to name their favourite state, they'll normally give you one of tw…

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Some like it hot: California's hippest island

Some like it hot: California's hippest island

In the raw light of morning, the view from Marilyn Monroe's bedroom would have been sensational. From hilly M…

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Travel: Beat The Crowds In Europe's Finest Forgotten Capital Cities

Travel: Beat The Crowds In Europe's Finest Forgotten Capital Cities

"Form is temporary; class is permanent," said the legendary Liverpool FC manager Mr Bill Shankly, introducing…

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Post Ranch Inn: California's A-list eco-retreat gets a luxury upgrade

Post Ranch Inn: California's A-list eco-retreat gets a luxury upgrade

The road roars in from the north like a storm, tearing through precipitous gullies and around windswept cliff…

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Touchdown in Tampa, the Super Bowl super‑city

Touchdown in Tampa, the Super Bowl super‑city

Why did the chicken cross the road? It's not a joke, it's a question that leaps into my brain as I slam on th…

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The Snow Will Go On...

The Snow Will Go On...

THEY call Pete Wagner the Stradivarius of skis and on entering his cosy, Santa Claus-style workshop, it's eas…

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Articles

The World Cup Is About to Take Over the Summer—Here’s Your A-to-Z Guide to Soccer’s Biggest Event

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By Jonathan Thompson Verified
| Travel + Leisure Verified
Silhouette of soccer fans cheering. Credit: Melinda Nagy/Adobe Stock It’s not just soccer’s biggest event—it's the biggest event in sports. When the World Cup kicks off in North America this week, it’ll dwarf the Olympic Games, the World Series, and the Super Bowl combined, with an expected global audience of six billion; that’s around three-quarters of the Earth’s population, all glued to their screens.
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Dallas' Must See List

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By Jonathan Thompson Verified
| Visit Dallas
An ex-pat’s guide to the city done right When I first moved to Dallas from London, I expected to find three things: BBQ, Tex-Mex and cowboy culture. After a decade of living happily in this modern, metropolitan metroplex, those stereotypes are, frankly, rarities in daily life. But whenever I host guests from home, they invariably arrive with the same three items on their grocery lists.
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Is Football Finally Coming Home?

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By Jonathan Thompson Verified
| D Magazine Verified
This story is part of , which explores the figures who brought nine games to North Texas, where locals can join in (or escape) the fun, and the history of the World Cup in Dallas. Everybody remembers their first time. For me it was a man named Gary on a balmy night in Naples, during the long, hot summer of 1990. The man in question, Gary Lineker, had just scored his second goal of the game to send England through to the World Cup semifinals, and I was in love.
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2025 - Feature of the Year
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British Guild of Travel Writers

2024 - Travel Broadcaster of the Year
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