Bridget Gleeson writer + illustrator
Writing
Looking for my writing about art? Please visit my art editorial page. And my travel blog from years of on-the-road adventures: that’s here.
Why Women in Argentina Are Speaking Up About Their Abortions
Roads & Kingdoms
Design Cities 2019: Buenos Aires
Metropolis
The Art of the Chivito
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
The Mysterious Tunnels Beneath Buenos Aires
BBC Travel
How to Capture a Place with Paper & Pencil
Lonely Planet
Global Coffee Tour
contributing author:
Philadelphia, Buenos Aires, & León, Nicaragua
Lonely Planet
How Italians Influenced a South American Dialect
BBC Travel
Brazil’s Land of Happiness
Lonely Planet
Secret Marvels of the World
contributing author: Chile & Argentina
Lonely Planet
Buenos Aires: Painted City
cover story, Morning Calm, in-flight magazine of Korean Air
Lonely Planet: Culture Trails
contributing author: Bahia, Brazil
Lonely Planet
Last-minute Memorial Day: Five Ways to Get Away
Lonely Planet
In Vibrant Gouache and Gold Leaf Paintings, a Jewish Indian Artist Explores Cultural Identity
Artsy
In an Ambitious Exhibition in Copenhagen, a Danish Artist Tackles the European Refugee Crisis
Artsy
Feature for Paste Magazine: In Buenos Aires, Architecture as Stage and Inspiration
Paste
Lonely Planet’s Spain (11th edition) & Discover Spain (5th edition)
contributing author: Basque Country & La Rioja
Lonely Planet
Channeling the Trauma and Thrill of Immigration, a Brazilian-Italian Artist Peers into the Void
Artsy
Lonely Planet’s Nicaragua (4th edition)
contributing author
Lonely Planet
In “The Final Years,” the Last Works of a Celebrated Japanese Painter and Set Designer
Artsy
Lonely Planet’s Grand Canyon National Park
co-author, Fourth Edition
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet’s Wine Trails — First Edition
Mendoza (Argentina) & Colchagua (Chile) sections
Lonely Planet
Travel diaries: On the road in Brazil
Lonely Planet, August 2015
Road-tripping in Grand Canyon National Park
Lonely Planet
Jaw-Dropping Modern Homes in Rio de Janeiro
Dwell.com
How Gjon Mili Pioneered Stop-Motion Photography
Artsy
50 Reasons to Love the World (contribution #42)
BBC Travel
Films to Fuel Your Wanderlust in 2015
Lonely Planet
LAN Airlines Infographic: A Beginners Guide to Buenos Aires
LAN Airlines / LAN.com
Saint-Exupéry: follow the slipstream of the original jetsetter
Lonely Planet / lonelyplanet.com
Where to see ‘The Goldfinch’ – and other paintings famous from books and films
Lonely Planet / lonelyplanet.com
Sleeping Inside a Landmark: Historic Hotels Open Their Doors
Lonely Planet / lonelyplanet.com
Jetsetter hotel review: Sofitel Montevideo Carrasco
Jetsetter.com
Jetsetter hotel review: Alvear Art Hotel, Buenos Aires
Jetsetter.com
Brazil’s African Heart
Feature for Korean Air’s in-flight magazine, Morning Calm
The AFAR Guide to Buenos Aires
Curated + photographed for AFAR.com, January 2014
Chef’s Table: Dining Behind Closed Doors in Buenos Aires
Tablet Hotels, The Magazine: January 2014
Lonely Planet’s Brazil 9 / published Nov 2013
Bahia, Sergipe & Alagoas chapters
Big In… Buenos Aires: Updating the Buenos Aires Beat
BBC Culture / BBC.com, August 2013
Photo report: Buenos Aires’ past, told through street art
BBC.com, May 2013
America Uncovered : Top budget hotels and B&Bs in Miami
The Guardian travel section, print & online, April 2013
Exploring Argentina and Chile by Bus
Lonelyplanet.com, April 2013
The Pope’s Buenos Aires
BBC.com, Passport Blog, March 2013
Reviving Chile’s Andean Heritage
BBC.com, November 2012
Santiago stopover:
An interview with Eoghan Macguire for CNN’s Business Traveller
CNN.com, October 2012
Exploring LA’s Neon Past
BBC.com, August 2012
One-of-a-kind Wildlife-Watching in the Galapagos
Lonelyplanet.com, August 2012
Viva Las Vegas (On a Low-Roller’s Budget)
Lonelyplanet.com & The Huffington Post, May 2012
Jetsetter hotel review: Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas
Jetsetter.com, April 2012
Lonely Planet’s World’s Best Street Food / published March 2012
(Argentina & Chile entries)
The Other Side of the Algarve
BBC.com, Jan 2012
Trash to Treasure: the Mosaics of Isaiah Zagar
BBC.com, Dec 2011
5 Credit Cards Every Traveler Should Consider
Budget Travel online, MSNBC.com and CNN.com, Aug 2011
Jetsetter Homes: Reviews of luxury villas in Buenos Aires
Jetsetter.com, Sept 2011
Lonely Planet’s Buenos Aires Encounter III / published Sep 2011
Author & contributing photographer
Click to view Local Voices interviews from inside the book
Covert Kitchens
Budget Travel magazine, print edition, Dec 2010
Where have all the cowboys gone?
BBC Travel, Sep 2010
In Search of Malbec
Delta Sky magazine, Aug 2009
Lonely Planet’s Buenos Aires Encounter II / published Sep 2009
Author & contributing photographer
Lonely Planet’s Brazil 8 / published Dec 2010
Bahia, Sergipe & Alagoas chapters
Luxury Latin America hotel review
Los Sauces Casa Patagónica, El Calafate, Argentina
Top Ten Buenos Aires experiences
BBC Travel, Sep 2010
A Tailor-made tour of Argentina Patagonia’s Lake District
Luxury Latin America, 2010
What $50 Gets You in Buenos Aires
Delta Sky magazine, 2009
Mr & Mrs Smith hotel review
Básico, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Lonely Planet’s Discover Las Vegas
solo author & contributing photographer
Tango Mystique on the Río de la Plata
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
The boat-shaped ravioli of the Armenian diaspora
BBC Travel
Know Before You Go: Montevideo
Roads & Kingdoms
Little Black Book: Buenos Aires
Preferred Travel Magazine
Uruguay, Updated
Morning Calm, in-flight magazine of Korean Air
Best in Travel 2018
Lonely Planet
contributing author: Bahia, Brazil
High-altitude adventures in La Paz
Lonely Planet
Bridget Gleeson: Travel Sketches
Lonely Planet Illustrated
In Cartagena, A Chance Encounter On the Street Inspires a Powerful Portrait Series
Artsy
Lonely Planet: Street Art
contributing author: Mexico City
Lonely Planet
In London, a Look Back at a Lebanese Sculptor Who Pioneered Modernism in the Middle East
Artsy
Lonely Planet: The Best Things in Life Are Free
contributing author: Argentina & Chile
Lonely Planet
An Artist Uses Photos Found at a Flea Market to Examine Shades of European Colonialism
Artsy
Lonely Planet Kids: The Cities Book (1st edition)
contributing author: South America
Lonely Planet
Online feature: Ten reasons to visit Basque Country
Lonely Planet
“Ulay: Come On”—Looking Back on the Dramatic Career of the Legendary Performance Artist
Artsy
Online feature: How to eat like a Nicaraguan
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet’s Central America on a Shoestring (9th edition)
contributing author: Nicaragua
Lonely Planet
Exhibition preview: Zio Ziegler in Los Angeles
Artsy
Collector profile: Alec Oxenford in Buenos Aires
Artsy
From Havana to Tangier: Lives of Literary Exiles
Lonely Planet
Kishin Shinoyama’s “Double Fantasy” for TASCHEN
Artsy Editorial
Widescreen America: Perspectives on Nine Destinations
Lonely Planet & DiscoverAmerica.com
(Philadelphia feature: click here)
kate spade New York for AFAR Magazine: Shop the Globe
AFAR Magazine, print & online, Nov/Dec 2014 issue
(Curator & contributing photographer: kate spade’s Shop the Globe)
Best in Travel 2015 : the Atacama Desert
Lonely Planet book & online feature
Indigenous Festivals of the Atacama
Lonely Planet, October 2014
Jetsetter hotel review: SLS Las Vegas
Jetsetter.com, August 2014
The Heart of Historic Mexico City
‘Voices’ photo report for BBC Travel
Traveller’s Guide: Northeast Brazil
The Independent travel section
LAN Airlines’ Only in South America blog
Favorite posts + photos from Argentina
(see complete collection of weekly columns on the LAN Airlines’ blog)
Hotel Review: Palacio del Inka, Cusco, Peru
Luxury Latin America, February 2014
Hotel Review: Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, Peru
Luxury Latin America
Hotel Review: Hub Porteño, Buenos Aires
Luxury Latin America, October 2013
Hotel Review: Sofitel Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay
Luxury Latin America, September 2013
Lonely Planet’s South America on a Shoestring, 12th edition
Chile chapter
A Gaucho’s Refuge: the Argentinian Pulpería
Only in South America blog, LAN.com – August 2013
See more from the LAN blog for August:
Vintage Cocktails in Buenos Aires: Bars Inspired by the Past
The World’s Most Important Tango Festival Kicks Off
Breweries at the Bottom of the World
America Uncovered: Hotels and B&Bs in San Francisco
The Guardian travel section, print & online, May 2013
Jetsetter hotel review: Deseo, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Jetsetter.com, April 2013
Fare Play: An Asian Chef in Argentina
Wine Enthusiast magazine, print edition, March 2013
Ultimate Tips for Peak Season Travel
Lonelyplanet.com, Nov 22, 2012
Lonely Planet’s Chile & Easter Island 9 / published Oct 2012
Santiago & Middle Chile chapters
Lonely Planet’s Discover California
Contributing author – San Diego, Orange County & Disneyland
Lonely Planet’s Pocket Prague
solo author
Jetsetter hotel review: Nuss Buenos Aires Soho
Jetsetter.com, September 2012
Robertson Wine Tours, Mendoza, Argentina
Jetsetter.com / July 2012
A collision of cultures and cuisine in Philadelphia
BBC.com, Dec 2011
The secret world of Disneyland
BBC.com, Oct 2011
Buenos Aires Resident: Javier Gover
Afar magazine, Sep / Oct 2011
click here to view four-page spread (print version)
Jetsetter hotel review: Melia Recoleta Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires
Jetsetter.com, August 2011
Lonely Planet’s Buenos Aires City Guide 6 / published July 2011
Contributing author: Eating, Drinking & Nightlife
Wrangle a Room
Afar magazine, Dec 2010 / Jan 2011
Anyone for tango?
BBC.com, Sep 2010
Junior Jet-setters
Continental magazine, March 2010
Time Out’s Buenos Aires for Visitors magazine
Editor, 2008
Lonely Planet’s Argentina 7 / published Aug 2010
Patagonia, Chilean Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego chapters
Lonely Planet’s New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
published Jan 2011
Pennsylvania & Philadelphia chapters
Tablet Hotels: 50+ hotel reviews
Mr & Mrs Smith hotel review
Deseo, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Luxury Latin America hotel review
La Becasina, Tigre, Argentina
Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 / published Oct 2010
Chilean Patagonia section
An Epicurean Symphony of Wine and Food in Mendoza
Luxury Latin America, 2010
Up, Up, and Away
Continental magazine, Jan 2010
