Libby Zay A travel writer who calls Baltimore, Maryland homeContributor to multiple local and national publicationsAuthor of the book "Miles Away" Experience Libby Zay is a former writer with TripSavvy. She is a travel writer based in Baltimore, Maryland and enjoys writing about the city she calls home. She has written for local outlets including Baltimore's City Paper and Urbanite magazine, and Howard County's Her Mind magazine. Libby does an extensive amount of traveling in the U.S. and abroad. This experience has led to articles for a variety of national outlets including City's Best, The Huffington Post, Gadling.com, AOL Travel, BUST Magazine, Lifehacker, TripAdvisor, Viva! Travel Guides, and more. She has also contributed to three guidebooks about traveling through Latin America.In 2017, Libby published the book, "Miles Away." It details a number of "misadventures" throughout her travels, including touring with a punk rock band, altitude sickness in Ecuador, and a great discovery in Iceland. Education Libby earned degrees in popular culture studies and women's studies from The Ohio State University, where she also minored in film. She later received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore. She has also taken courses at the Maryland Institute College of Art where she is now on the faculty part-time.Awards and PublicationsBest Online Feature AwardT. Howard Foundation FellowshipJoellen Thomas Writing AwardJohn Glenn Public Policy FellowshipMildred Munday ScholarshipCouncil of Advancement and Support of Education AwardsEducational Advertising Awards About TripSavvy and Dotdash Meredith TripSavvy, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a travel site written by real experts, not anonymous reviewers. You’ll find that our 20-year-strong library of more than 30,000 articles will make you a savvy traveler—showing you how to book a hotel the whole family will love, where to find the best bagel in New York City, and how to skip the lines at theme parks. We give you the confidence to spend your vacation actually vacationing, not fumbling with a guidebook or second-guessing yourself. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.