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Mark Johanson – Travel Writer | Freelance Journalist

Mark Johanson is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His stories about travel, food, design and the environment have appeared in numerous global publications, including National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, The Economist, The Financial Times, Konfekt, Robb Report, AFAR, Food & Wine, Dwell, CNN, Bloomberg and the BBC, among others. He is the coauthor of 20 Lonely Planet guidebooks to destinations across the Americas and Asia, and has contributed to a dozen more coffee table books for the iconic travel brand. His first literary work, Mars on Earth, was released in 2024 by Rocky Mountain Books and named among the best travel books of the year by National Geographic and Geographical Magazine. Click through the menu here or links below to learn more about his work.

Category: TRAVEL

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Lands Beyond – Qantas Platinum Edition

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July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Another Planet: The otherworldly beauty of Chile’s Atacama Desert – Travel + Luxury

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April 23, 2025

In Panama’s Guna Yala Archipelago, a Different Sort of Caribbean Vacation – AFAR

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December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

Homage to Patagonia – Robb Report

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November 11, 2024

This new tented camp peers over the deepest canyon in the Americas – FT

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April 25, 2023

Reach for the sky – Travel + Leisure

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May 2, 2022July 8, 2022

Why travelers are paying money to dig in the dirt – AFAR

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April 25, 2022July 9, 2022

Chasing the Wind in Patagonia – Travel + Leisure

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March 1, 2022July 9, 2022

The man making adventure travel wheelchair accessible – Hemispheres Magazine

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December 3, 2021July 9, 2022

The rise of Asheville’s River Arts District – Hemispheres Magazine

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September 20, 2021July 9, 2022

Into the forest primeval – Travel + Leisure

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June 30, 2021July 9, 2022

What’s driving the spike in ‘air rage’ – BBC

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April 22, 2021July 9, 2022

Why we love planes (even if they go nowhere) – BBC

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March 1, 2021July 9, 2022

Chile’s Andean metropolis – American Way

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June 11, 2020July 9, 2022

An insider’s guide to the Chilean capital – American Way

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