Larry Bleiberg
Writer, Editor, Traveler
BIO
Whether it’s sand-boarding down dunes in Peru or marching in a Mardi Gras parade, Larry Bleiberg throws himself into his work, bringing passion, polish, and professionalism to travel and lifestyles journalism.
The award-winning writer has served on a Pulitzer Prize team, is an eight-time Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award winner, and was honored for editing the best newspaper travel section in North America.
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He is President-elect of the Society of American Travel Writers.
Larry writes columns for USA Today and Better Homes & Gardens, and has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, BBC, the Washington Post, Delta Sky, Afar, Westways, Southbound, CNN, and others.
He helped produce several National Geographic books, and created CivilRightsTravel.com. A former editor with Time Inc.'s Coastal Living and Travel Editor of The Dallas Morning News, Larry's happiest when chasing his next story.
FEATURED WORK
Tiny Bubbles: Historic apple cider makes a sparkling comeback in Virginia, Tidewater Traveler, September/October 2015
The Mighty Hooch: Rafters splash down the Chattahoochee River on the world's longest urban white-water course,
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Prehistoric cave art meticulously re-created in the French Alps,
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Sliding through Winter Driving School on a Racetrack Made of Ice
Dallas Morning News
Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards Winner
The Clock that Changed the Meaning of time
BBC.com
Travel Classics Award Winner
Time Travelers: At the Grand Canyon, the inevitable passage of time creates a planetary wonder, and draws a family together
Delta Sky
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Tiny Bubbles: Historic apple cider makes a sparkling comeback in Virginia, Tidewater Traveler, September/October 2015
The Mighty Hooch: Rafters splash down the Chattahoochee River on the world's longest urban white-water course,
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GEMMA NASHVILLE, BOOKS IN REVIEW
A father-son journey
through the world's mini golf capital
Tidewater Traveler
Society of American Travel Writers Central States "Best of Show "Winner
A brilliantly deceptive French Alps cave takes visitors into the stone age
Switzerland's Valley of the Cable Cars: Hikers can take farmer's private gondolas, like an Uber of the Alps
BBC.com
The Most Beautiful Places in America: Selma
Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards Winner
The moments that made me love flying: What it brings to our lives is the stuff of dreams
Out for a Spin:
In the Deep South, Porsche debuts a fun, interactive driving experience
Shanghai's Maglev Train: A High-Speed Getaway Like No Other
BBC.com