Bob Cooper, who has won six national magazine writing awards since 2005, is a San Francisco-area travel writer specializing in active and adventure travel. His articles have appeared in Hemispheres, National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Wired, Runner's World, Bicycling, Porthole Cruise, the Houston Chronicle and the San Francisco Chronicle. For fun he loves to compete, especially if it involves travel, with more than 500 running and kayak race completions in 12 states and four countries.