Mark Johanson

Travel, Food & Culture Writer

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Mark Johanson is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His stories about travel, food, culture and sustainability have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, GQ, Travel + Leisure, Men's Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, Vox, CNN, BBC and a variety of global travel and in-flight magazines. He has also authored a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks. Click through the photos below and the tabs above for samples of his work.

Tracing ancestry on a wild trip through Sweden

The ‘cloud warriors’ of northern Peru

Epic bike rides: Wine cycling in Mendoza

Patagonia’s never-ending road

Exploring the surreal southern end of the Atacama

Copenhagen’s Latest Revival

Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt

Bolivia’s New Food Revolution

Out of India: A Safari through the Tiger State

The best wine bars in Santiago, Chile

The Beatles found enlightenment here 50 years ago; Now it’s the adventure capital of India

A Jungle Tale in Bali

Learning to ice climb in the sport’s perfect classroom

High culture in America’s Heartland

More Than a Postcode

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Mark is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His articles on travel, culture, food, wine and the environment have appeared in magazines (GQ, Men’s Journal, Newsweek), newspapers (The Guardian, Chicago Tribune), digital publications (Punch, Narratively), and global news outlets (Bloomberg, CNN, BBC). He has also penned several Lonely Planet travel guides and hardcovers, worked as a presenter for Lonely Planet’s video channel, served as a travel expert for NPR and been featured as an authority on travel writing in books such as Travel Writing 2.0.

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