BIOGRAPHY
Over the last twenty years, Travel Writer and Destination Lecturer Jon Fleming has lectured on around 500 cruise destinations across Europe (the Baltic, the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, and the British Isles), and worldwide (including the Caribbean, North & South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the Pacific). He has an informal and humorous lecture style that aims to make history interesting, accessible and relevant for his audience, without bombarding them with dates and facts, but giving them a good grounding on what they will see when ashore. His combination of personal experience and historical knowledge, plus an entertaining presentation style has made him very sought after in the Cruise industry. He has sailed on over 200 cruises worldwide including eleven round-the-world cruises.
Jon’s travel journalism has specialised in the cruise industry, however he has also written on a number of travel-related subjects and destinations. See a selection of his articles on this page.
Jon was born in London, and studied Modern History at York University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom. He has travelled extensively throughout the world, visiting over 125 countries in the process (the number is growing all the time). His interest in travel was sparked by a two month train trip around Europe, when he was 18, and he has been looking for excuses to travel ever since! He has always been keen to learn as much as possible about other countries, their history, their people and their cultures; so much so that he now devotes his whole year to travelling in one form or another.
Jon’s travel journalism has specialised in the cruise industry, however he has also written on a number of travel-related subjects and destinations. See a selection of his articles on this page.
Jon was born in London, and studied Modern History at York University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom. He has travelled extensively throughout the world, visiting over 125 countries in the process (the number is growing all the time). His interest in travel was sparked by a two month train trip around Europe, when he was 18, and he has been looking for excuses to travel ever since! He has always been keen to learn as much as possible about other countries, their history, their people and their cultures; so much so that he now devotes his whole year to travelling in one form or another.