Jonathan Thompson

Dallas, London

Award-winning journalist. Host of #AdventureCities on @Discovery. Adventure Creator @flashpack. Ambassador @cotopaxi. Brit in the US 🇬🇧🇺🇸 #EFC

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Articles

38 of the best hotels in New York City for 2025

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Jonathan Thompson |Sunshine Flint
This Unassuming Neighborhood Cafe Was Just Named the Best Coffee Shop in the World—and No, It's Not in Italy

2 months ago | travelandleisure.com | Jonathan Thompson

A cup of pour over being made. Photo: Courtesy of Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters The line snaked down the sidewalk behind a velour rope as if it belonged to a nightclub. But it was noon on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Sydney, and these patrons were seeking an entirely different buzz. The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.
Whistler in the Summer: Adventure Cities TV Show

2 months ago | whistler.com | Jonathan Thompson

As an outsider, you’d be forgiven for thinking that winter sports are Whistler’s raison d’être. This is, after all, the largest ski resort in North America. But these epic mountains are put to good use over the summer months too – as I discovered on an action-packed shoot for my TV show, Adventure Cities.
Looking for the ultimate family getaway?

Mar 6, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Jonathan Thompson

When sightseeing with children, parents must become social chefs, carefully seasoning holiday itineraries to ensure everyone is happy. The good news for those looking to travel as a family is that San Antonio, Texas, is a destination with all the right ingredients for success.
ENTER TO WIN TQ’S BEST OF TAHOE PHOTO CONTEST

Feb 20, 2025 | tahoequarterly.com | Sylas Wright |Jonathan Thompson

Welcome to Tahoe Quarterly’s 2025 Best of Tahoe Photo Contest, now open to entries through March 14. Photos will be shared on TQ’s Facebook page leading up to the submission deadline, after which the entries will be judged by a panel of professional photographers and designers. The top three images in each category will be featured in TQ’s 2025 Best of Tahoe issue, while first-place photos also receive a $150 prize, second-place photos receive a $125 prize and third-place photos receive $100.
Launch sites and astronaut academies: the 10 best space attractions on Earth

Feb 16, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Jonathan Thompson

With Donald Trump vowing to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars” during his current presidency, and the first orbital hotel due by 2030, space is going to be floating high on the news agenda for the foreseeable future. But the good news for all non-billionaires (and non-astronauts) is that there are plenty of space-related destinations to visit on terra firma, right now.
Where is the 2026 World Cup and how can I buy tickets?

Jan 13, 2025 | thetimes.com | Jonathan Thompson
Where is the 2026 World Cup and how can I buy tickets?

Jan 13, 2025 | thetimes.com | Jonathan Thompson
Mexico’s secret A-list favourite where you can swim with whale sharks

Oct 25, 2024 | thetimes.com | Jonathan Thompson

Bill wipes the beer from his beard with the back of his hand and looks across at me, watery blue eyes widening. “La Paz?” he repeats. “Really? But why would you write about that? We don’t want everyone finding out about it. That’s how they ruined Cabo.”I’m sitting in a notorious Dallas dive bar, the night before making the short hop south over the Mexican border, and this is the second time I have heard this sentiment tonight: first from a sports fisherman, now from a scuba diver.
A cultural guide to Nashville

Oct 17, 2024 | expedia.com | Jonathan Thompson

Nashville is a nirvana for country music lovers, with more than 180 live venues of all shapes and sizes scattered across town like rhinestones. But beyond this musical mosaic of honky-tonks, dance halls and auditoriums, Nashville has plenty of other faces too. A charming Tennessee city frequently topping polls of the best places to live in the U.S., it has evolved into a vibrant hub for tech, the visual arts and soul-galvanizing Southern cooking.