Deborah Franklin

Deborah Franklin is a San Francisco-based writer who has spent most of her career tracking down important stories in science and medicine. She worked as a senior writer and editor at Health magazine and most recently worked as a senior writer for Fortune magazine. She is a frequent contributor to VIA.

Gray Whales in Baja California

Healthy Traveler: First-Aid Travel Kit

Healthy Traveler: Planes and Blood Clots

Healthy Traveler: Dealing with Ticks

Carmel, Calif.: Coastal Getaway

Global Warming: Vanishing Glaciers

San Francisco’s Embarcadero: Best Urban Renewal

Hayes Valley: San Francisco’s Designer Destination

Mission San Juan Bautista

Eureka, Calif., Weekend Getaway

San Francisco’s Presidio Park

Touring Tribal Lands: Native Americans put out the Welcome Mat

Reedsport, Ore.: A Coastal Escape

Jackson, Calif.: A Sierra Foothills Escape

Elkhorn Slough, Calif.: Monterey Bay’s best birding stop

Año Nuevo: sea elephant enclave along the California coast

Hearst Castle: Central Coast’s wealthiest homestead

San Juan Islands: Washington’s killer whale destination

San Francisco Culture: best museums and theater in the city

Palm Springs: a desert getaway

Cruising Tahiti: taking a five-star cruise through French-Polynesia