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 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
The Segregated Campground that was a Refuge for Black Travelers
Atlas Obscura
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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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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
Time Travelers: At the Grand Canyon, the inevitable passage of time creates a planetary wonder, and draws a family together
Delta Sky
Shanghai's Maglev Train: A High-Speed Getaway Like No Other
BBC.com