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Lisa Ellen Niver

(She/Her)
  • Founder, Travel Journalist and TV Host, We Said Go Travel
  • Podcast Host, Make Your Own Map
Los Angeles
As seen in: We Said Go Travel, LinkedIn, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, Yahoo Entertainment, HuffPost, USA Today, USA TODAY 10Best, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo Singapore and
Covers:  travel, books, adventure, luxury, education, women, entrepreneurship,
2025 Telly Award-Winning Travel TV Host ✈️ | Author of Brave-ish 📖 lisaniver.com/braveish | 🌍 Explored All 7 Continents | 🎤 Speaker | ❤️ #Travel

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Lisa Niver is an award-winning travel expert who has explored 102 countries on six continents. This University of Pennsylvania graduate sailed across the seas for seven years with Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, and Renaissance Cruises and spent three years backpacking across Asia. Discover her articles in publications from AARP: The Magazine and AAA Explorer to WIRED and Wharton Magazine, as well as her site WeSaidGoTravel.

On her award nominated global podcast, Make Your Own Map, Niver has…

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Wheelchair Assistance at Airports: How Does It Work, and How Do You Arrange It?

Wheelchair Assistance at Airports: How Does It Work, and How Do You Arrange It?

Allow at least an hour of extra time when scheduling flights or layovers; when YOU need assistance is not nec…

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Zibby Owens, Book Messenger Extraordinaire, Igniting Literary Enthusiasm

Zibby Owens, Book Messenger Extraordinaire, Igniting Literary Enthusiasm

Interviewing Zibby Owens, the inspiring book messenger, has not only created a significant impact on the lite…

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Travel Classics Ireland 2023 Conference at Ashford Castle

Travel Classics Ireland 2023 Conference at Ashford Castle

Travel Classics Ireland Magazine Conference 2023 at Ashford Castle about the enduring power of storytelling a…

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'My Octopus Teacher' Was Mesmerizing But There's 1 Thing That Deeply Troubled Me

'My Octopus Teacher' Was Mesmerizing But There's 1 Thing That Deeply Troubled Me

As a dive master, I just couldn't stop thinking about the potentially dangerous message viewers might take aw…

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Where Can You Party With Pixels? Check Out Some Of My Favorites....

Where Can You Party With Pixels? Check Out Some Of My Favorites....

Do more pixels make your party better? I loved being at the Grand Opening of DISTRITO T-Mobile where Luis Fon…

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Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up

Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up

Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today's best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with d…

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Three more Southern California journalism awards! Celebrating stories from Antarctica, Ireland, and inspiring voices

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By Lisa Ellen Niver
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WOW! What an unforgettable evening at the beautiful Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles celebrating journalism, storytelling, and the incredible community of journalists at the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards I arrived honored to be a five-time finalist and left absolutely thrilled—and still pinching myself—with three award wins! These latest honors bring my Los Angeles Press Club recognition to 16 wins and 47 finalist honors across the Southern California Journalism Awards and the...
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Three More Southern California Journalism Awards! Celebrating Stories from Antarctica, Ireland, and Inspiring Voices

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By Lisa Ellen Niver
| Jewish Journal (Los Angeles) Verified
WOW! What an unforgettable evening at the beautiful Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles celebrating journalism, storytelling, and the incredible community of journalists at the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Three More Southern California Journalism Awards! Celebrating Stories from Antarctica, Ireland, and Inspiring Voices

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By Lisa Ellen Niver
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WOW! What an unforgettable evening at the beautiful Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles celebrating journalism, storytelling, and the incredible community of journalists at the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2021 - Technology Reporting

Lisa Niver has won many awards! From 2017 to 2021, in the Southern California Journalism Awards and National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, she has won five times and been a finalist seventeen times for a variety of broadcast, print and digital categories. National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards • 2021 Winner: Book Critic: Ms. Magazine “Untamed: Brave Means Living From the Inside Out” • 2019 Winner: Soft News Feature for Film/TV: KTLA TV “Oscars Countdown to Gold with Lisa Niver” • 2019 Finalist for: Soft News, Business/Music/Tech/Art Southern California Journalism Awards • 2021 Winner: Technology Reporting • 2021 Finalist: Book Criticism • 2020 Winner: Print Magazine Feature: Hemispheres Magazine, “Painter by the Numbers, Rembrandt” • 2020 Finalist: Online Journalist of the Year, Activism Journalism, Educational Reporting, Broadcast Lifestyle Feature • 2019 Finalist: Broadcast Television Lifestyle Segment for “Ogden Ski Getaway” • 2018 Finalist: Science/Technology Reporting, Travel Reporting, Personality Profile • 2017 Winner: Print Column “A Journey to Freedom over Three Passovers”

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Southern California Journalism Award

2020 - Print Article

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2016 - Print Column

F7. COLUMN Lisa Niver, The Jewish Journal, “A Journey to Freedom Over Three Passovers” http://jewishjournal.com/culture/religion/passover/219472/journey-freedom-three-passovers/ What are the Southern California Journalism Awards? The 59th Southern California Journalism Awards honor the best in broadcast, print and online media. There were 1200 entries for the 2017 awards.

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KRED top 1% Elite Influencer

2013 - Social Media

Kred top 1% Elite Influencer in Travel

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Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

2012 - nominee
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