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 ten-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 also a Past President of the Society of American Travel Writers.
Larry writes for the Washington Post, BBC, National Geographic, AARP, AAA Publications, Southbound, USA Today, Afar, and many others.
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He helped produce several National Geographic books, and created CivilRightsTravel.com .
He has also judged international, national and regional journalism contests.
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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
Is this the summer of bad tourists?
Why this season of misbehaving travelers might be a good thing
BBC Travel
How Sydney turned its harbor bridge into a bucket list adventure
National Geographic Traveler
Atlanta's Unexpected Civil Rights Museum: Its airport
The Washington Post
U.S. Travel Association
IPW Award
SELECTED CLIPS
The Mighty Hooch: Rafters splash down the Chattahoochee River on the world's longest urban white-water course,
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MANDY FERNANDEZ, SEATTLE DAILY
GEMMA NASHVILLE, BOOKS IN REVIEW
Prehistoric cave art meticulously re-created in the French Alps,
Miniature golf masterpiece
A father-son trip reveals the South's best course
Garden & Gun
2023 Lowell Thomas Winner
Culture and geography intersect on Europe's Vennbahn bike path
BBC Travel
Stuckey's, the once-beloved road trip staple, tries to stage a comeback
The Washington Post
The clock that changed the meaning of time
BBC Travel
Travel Classics Award Winner
Culture and geography intersect on Europe's Vennbahn bike path
BBC Travel
The moments that made me love flying: What it brings to our lives is the stuff of dreams
