There are a lot of people out there writing & blogging about travel. I have several Twitter lists from lists of my favorite travellers to those featuring location-specific bloggers.
My Travel Twitter Lists
My Favorite Travelers: RTW travelers on this list are likely to @reply you if you message them
Travellers, expats & locals who know something about Berlin: Interesting people who live in Berlin, not to mention bars, cafes & galleries currently on Twitter
People writing about or based in Israel: Left & right-wing news sources, as well as independent bloggers & lots of Tel Aviv locals
Hipster bloggers on Twitter: From silly hipster blogs to Pitchfork
Blogs, expats and useful information & news from India: Includes tourist companies and people living around India
Twitterers in London: This list will likely grow once (if) I ever get back to London
Recommended travel blogs & sites
Okay, so there are a lot of RTW travel writers (freelance & professional) out there. This is a list of those bloggers that I actually know or feel comfortable recommending.
Adventurous Kate I’ve met Kate a few times and her blog is one of the best resources on travelling in Southeast Asia, as well as solo female travel
Hejorama One of the best travel sites out there! Beautiful designs, interesting & unusual topics. NOT your typical travel blog
Nicole is the New Black: Expat living in Berlin, with highly informative and interesting posts about living in Berlin
Lilie’s Diary – A German/English travel & lifestyle blog from my friend Christine
Just Travelous – Follow Yvonne on her way to travelosity
Vagabond 3 - We share a love for tacos. What more do you need?
Gay Travel Guide – Personalized and handpicked gay travel news, stories & more
Aaron’s Worldwide Adventure – I really enjoy Aaron’s website for its useful travel information and interesting stories, especially from East Asia
Fab & Vivien – One of the most interesting concepts I’ve seen for socially responsible travel around the world. Not to mention a beautiful video on their homepage explaining their music-meets-volunteering project in Africa, South America & Asia.
A Little Adrift - Shannon writes informative pieces on world travel, smart and poignant.
A Pair of Panties & Boxers: Wanderlust while waiting.
Breakaway Backpacker – Follow Jaime on his round-the-world trip. Trust me, there’s hardly a dull moment during his travels
The Adventures of D: Met Diana in D.C. and also Madrid. She’s awesome.
Around the World “L”: Met Lillie in Valencia, Spain – she’s also from Boston!
Backpack with Brock: Short, high-quality videos and really interesting & entertaining stories. Find his video of the “marriage proposal” and also getting a haircut in India
Cheryl Howard – Cheryl has a lot of great posts about travel – especially around Europe (and Berlin)
Backpackingmatt: Generally interesting stories and lots of useful info
Bacon is Magic: Ayngelina’s blog is filled with stories from all over the world
WervelWind.be – I met Nick in Hampi, India when he was on holiday; now he’s traveling around the world on a big trip #RTWnow
Candice Does the World: Candice has quite the personality
C’est Christine: Expat with some really thoughtful posts on a range of travel topics
Exile Lifestyle: Colin’s blog is insanely popular – I like it for all the graphic design themed posts
Jov.io – great travel concept website for sharing experiences and adventures
Go, See, Write: Finally got to meet Michael briefly in Berlin. Tons of information here from years of travel
Where is Jenny? - Beautifully designed website
Heels and Wheels: Travels from around Australia
The Jungle Princess: City-girl turned nomad, then city-girl again
Legal Nomads: Met Jodi in Chiang Mai – one of the best blogs on the ‘net & smart, professional stories
Got Passport: Met this awesome family (also from Texas) when in Chiang Mai
Living the Dream: Jeremy has a lot of really useful RTW travel information
Technosyncratic - Christy & Kali already travelled around the US in a moterhome; now on to bigger places – met them in Berlin at a #BerlinBurgerTour meetup!
Inspiring Travellers - I met Andrea & John in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg, no less). They’ve got some great information on how to move to Australia, but also some generally inspiring and thoughtful pieces about travel.
Nomadic Chick: Haven’t met Jeannie but I love her stories
Nomadic Matt: Met Matt in Berlin – one of the best sources for travel guides & travel info
No Place To Be: I met Kirsty & Poi in Bangkok during Songkran – they’re a lot of fun and post a lot about living in Bangkok
Operation Backpack Asia: These two are in it for the long-haul – travel stories all over Asia
Pause the Moment: Met Ryan in Dahab – another Massachusetts blogger
She’s In Love With The World: Yes she is! Met Sarah in Cairo and she’s an amazing person
Stop Having a Boring Life: I met Rob during a crazy night out in Bangkok. Hilarious stories. A blog like no other.
Transient Travels: One of the first bloggers I met. We arranged one of the first (and few) Boston travel meetups
Travels of Mike: Kowalski. Cool name. Met him in Bangkok during Songkran!
Twenty-Something Travel: I met Steph, the pre-eminent twenty-something traveler in Washington, DC
2 Backpackers: Beautiful photography on this popular site
Wandering Earl: Been travelling forever, really interested in a lot of the places he visits
Dohop offers cheap flights & more! They’re great at communication
Raising Miro: Love the stories shared on this blog – almost always unique
Spunky Girl Monologues: Travel stories from a backpacker
Travel Reportage: Giulia writes passionately about a lot of subjects, Cairo especially
Man on the Lam: whatever that means? Good stories, though
I Should Log Off: 2-year RTW trip
Heading There travel guide Lots of travel information
Leave Your Daily Hell Found this site randomly and really into the stories that he shares!
Darren’s RTW travels Travels from around the world…
World First Travel Insurance – Travel insurance if you’re into that kind of thing
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Berlin based bloggers & sites
uberlin Beautiful photography, a lot of focus on fashion & design. Can’t do much better than this blog, I promise you that
Berlin photography photoblog – 2colors.me
anchored paperplane lots of travel photos
digital cosmonaut almost entirely travel photos!
ye olde gangster rap greeting cards - buy these if you’re looking for a unique gift
slow travel berlin - that’s an idea I can get behind!
Travel Glam yet another Berlin-based blogger!
Other websites I like
Lynette Haggard’s art blog: Lynette has been my mentor & friend the past several years. Her blog features a lot of artist interviews and notifications from her own work as an artist in Boston
The Boy in Pink Earmuffs: My friend Jay’s GLBT comic & blog – a must read! His comics are great. Check out Banapplenut, too
Entertainment Realm – Amy writes about film, tv, books & more. Smart writing!
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