Mark Johanson

Travel, Food & Culture Writer

Mark Johanson is a travel, food and culture writer based in Santiago, Chile. His stories have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, GQ, The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Men's Journal, Bloomberg, CNN, BBC and a variety of travel and in-flight magazines. He has also authored several Lonely Planet guides and hardcovers. Click through the photos below and the tabs above for samples of his work.

High culture in America’s Heartland

The wildest new parks in the world

Argentina’s impenetrable forest opens up

An oasis in the desert

Blooming Valley: The Rise of Santiago de Chile

Forget Austin: Here’s why you should visit San Antonio instead

Searching for birds-of-paradise in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The Secret Side of Santiago

One perfect week in Tierra del Fuego

Vistas and vines in Argentina’s ‘other’ wine country

The Highest Order

Rare views on Rapa Nui

The Humble Barber Who Saved Route 66

Mountain Madness: Peru’s Qoyllur Riti Festival

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About Mark

Mark Johanson is an American travel and culture writer based in Santiago, Chile. The former travel editor at International Business Times (2011-2014), his stories have also appeared in publications like Newsweek Magazine, CNN, BBC, The Guardian, Men's Journal, and various in-flight magazines.

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On the side streets of Rishikesh...

The Beatles washed up in Rishikesh, India, exactly 50 years ago and wrote the lyrics for what would become the iconic White Album. I’m here on assignment with The Guardian looking at how this spiritual city has transformed over the past five decades from an incubator of counterculture ideas to the Adventure Capital of India.

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