--- title: "Lounge Confessions: Keith Bellows" description: "10 questions to Keith Bellows, National Geographic's Travelers Magazine editor and author of \"100 Places That Can Change Your Childs Life\"" image: https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/file-25306902-png/images/keith_belows.png --- [![Engage Official Logo](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engage%20Official%20Logo.png?width=220&name=Engage%20Official%20Logo.png)](https://engagehospitality.com/)   ![PH BLOG BANNER](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hub/132862/file-32411372.jpeg?width=1056&height=100&name=file-32411372.jpeg) ## [Lounge Confessions: Keith Bellows](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/bid/175176/Lounge-Confessions-Keith-Bellows) Posted by [Domitille Montoro](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/author/domitille-montoro) on Thu, Mar 28, 2013 @ 10:26 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![Keith Belows](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/file-25306902-png/images/keith_belows.png?width=252&height=151&name=keith_belows.png) Today our Personality is a real life adventurer. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raised in Scotland, Keith Bellows has visited more than **98 countries** all over the world and is a legend in his line of work. Appointed **Editor in Chief of National Geographic Traveler Magazine i****n 1998**, Mr. Bellows has won numerous awards and recognitions including 60 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards. This week Personality Hotels had the honor to have him as a guest at Hotel Diva, where he was signing his new book** ["100 Places That Will Change You Child's Life"](http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/12/100-places-change-childs-life/)**. Let's see what Mr **Keith Bellows** can tell us about San Francisco and himself, time for Lounge Confessions: ###### Inspired by the Proust Questionnaire, here is a set of 10 questions that we like to ask the personalities staying with us to get to know them a little better. ##### PH: What is your favorite food and drink in San Francisco? KB: "Whenever I come to San Francisco I like to buy some good Brie cheese, French Bread, Salami and to go with that, a bottle of California Chardonnay." ![love](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/file-25309562-jpg/images/i_love_to_get_lost-resized-600.jpg?width=282&height=211&name=i_love_to_get_lost-resized-600.jpg) ##### PH: What is the place you always go to when you are in town?  KB: "San Francisco is a great launching pad to explore the surrounding area. I like to discover or re-discovering Sausalito, Muir Woods, Bolinas and Stinson Beach, ride in a convertible to Big Sur or Point Reyes. If I was to pick one neighborhood in SF my favorite would be Pacific Heights." ##### PH: What is your favorite street ? KB: "I love to get lost so whatever street I end up on becomes my favorite." ##### PH: What do you most appreciate in SF? KB: "San Francisco is one of the most real cities. There is sort of a dychotomy between this city manufactured by Silicon Valley and the real San Francisco which is about the people." ##### PH: What is you favorite occupation in SF?  KB: "My favorite occupation in this city is people watching. There is so much going on in the streets of San Francisco; you learn a lot about a city, watching it's inhabitants." ##### PH: What is your idea of happiness?  KB: "A day at the beach with my kids." ##### PH: If not yourself, who would you be? KB: "I would have liked to be the right hand man of Winston Churchill during the war." ##### PH: What is the natural talent you would like to be gifted with? KB: "Flying, that would save me so much time." ##### PH: What is your present state of mind? KB: "I am happy." ##### PH: What is your favorite Motto? KB:"Carpe Diem." Tags: [san francisco](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/topic/san-francisco), [travels](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/topic/travels), [traveling with kids](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/topic/traveling-with-kids), [National Geographics](https://info.personalityhotels.com/blog/topic/national-geographics) ### Follow us on Instagram Check us out on Instagram to see awesome pictures taken by our employees and guests. @personalityhotels #personalityhotels ### In the Press Hotel Unions Square's DUGOUT SUITE is featured in this months 805 Living Magazine [![DugoutSuitePress resized 201](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hub/132862/file-203911484.jpg)](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hub/132862/file-203911729.pdf) 7x7 Magazine names Flamingo Resort & Spa one of the best places to *recline* in Sonoma! [![FlamingoPress resized 201](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hub/132862/file-203913196.jpg)](https://info.personalityhotels.com/hs-fs/hub/132862/file-203911964.pdf)   ### Latest Posts ### RECEIVE COOL STUFF ### Follow Us