Inspiring Travel Writing from Steve Jermanok

In the summer of 1990, while working as a broker in Manhattan, Stephen Jermanok heard a large thud outside his office window. He jumped up from his desk and ran to the window, only to find the remnants of a man who had just plunged from the top of the sixty-story building.

Jermanok soon booked a year-long ticket to the South Pacific, where he would write his first travel article, Learning to Scuba Dive in the Cook Islands. Since that time, he has explored more than 60 countries and written hundreds of articles on a broad range of subjects, from art to adventure. He writes regularly for Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel (contributing editor), Art & Antiques, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Town & Country and The Boston Globe.

As screenwriter, Mr. Jermanok collaborated with his brother Jim to pen Passionada, a sophisticated romantic comedy that was released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company in late summer, 2003. It was directed by Dan Ireland (The Whole Wide World) and stars Jason Isaacs (The Patriot, Harry Potter), Sofia Milos (CSI: Miami), Theresa Russell, Seymour Cassel, Lupe Ontiveros and Emmy Rossum (Phantom of the Opera).

Passionada received numerous favorable reviews. Mr. Jermanok plans to direct another script, Happy Anniversary, with Jim in early 2004. He also wrote High Moon, a full-length screenplay commissioned by Just Betzer, the Academy Award-winning Producer of Babette's Feast.

Mr. Jermanok is the author of New England Seacoast Adventures and Frommer's Great Outdoor Guide to Vermont and New Hampshire, and co-author of Lonely Planet's Guide to New England, Discovery Channel's Backcountry Treks, Discovery Channel's Paddlesports, Outside Magazine's Guide to Family Vacations and Men's Journal's The Great Life. He is the New England columnist for www.away.com and many of his other stories can be found on www.activetravels.com.

Mr. Jermanok has lectured at numerous travel symposiums across the country and appeared on dozens of television and radio programs. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he resides in Boston with his wife and two children.