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2012 BLOGS TO WATCH
- Watch Scott Travel- On the road for a year now and shows no signs of stopping; Why read? He has an alter ego rocker called Lennon
- Am I Nearly There Yet?- Stu and El start in Nepal and from there who knows where they are going?
- The Runaway Guide- Read. Travel. Learn
- Travel Tart- To call Anthony’s take on travel as funny is an understatement.
TRAVEL BLOGS
- Abandon the Cube- from cube monkeys to travel bloggers
- Almost Fearless- A couple with baby in tow travel and film a documentary
- Backpack with Brock-small site with promising future
- Beers and Beans- Fun travel blog about chucking it all and making a business out of travel. Cheers!
- Blondie at Worldz End- A Pole and her travels.
- Cynical Traveler – This is a very funny site!
- Cult of Travel~ Depot for the modern backpacker
- Disrupted by Routine
- A Girl in Asia
- Green Around the Globe- 1st blog I’ve seen dealing with sustainability
- Ian and Wendy- non RTW blog but highlights the couples 51 countries
- I Should Log Off – great site with tons of pre-departure help
- Jack and Jill Travel- Started in Columbia in April 2011; Why read? Great content and photos
- Jason’s Travels- Colorado based Jason takes on the world
- Johnny Vagabond- Fun site looking at the humorous side of travel. Go Johnny Go.
- Killing Batteries- Lonely Planet writer and humorous travel blog
- The Lost Girls- site that followed 3 girls and their travels but they are safely back home last time I checked
- Lives of Wander- Tons of RTW content with budgets and great country info.
- Married with Luggage- Betsy and Warren have been on the road almost a yr
- Nomadic Notes
- Nomadic Chick- 1 women’s story from cubicle to nomad
- Nerdy Nomad- good site, she explains a lot about making $$ from advertising on her site
- Nomadic Matt
- Nomadic Samuel- lots of content to get lost in
- Ms. Traveling Pants- 1 women on a traveling mission
- One Giant Step- good planning site
- Professional Hobo
- The Nepal Project- You have all heard of 3 Cups of Tea and this is a friend of mine and his dream of building schools in Nepal.
- The Road Forks- great amount of info and cool looking site
- Top 10 Things to Do In…- Shameless self-promotion of all my top 10 lists
- Saben and Lin- just finished up 2 yr RTW tour
- Smiling Faces Travel Photos – Sister site to Nomadic Samuel
- Solo Friendly Travel blog~ the solo travelers best friend
- Wandering Trader~Day trader turned traveler, join Marcelo as he travels the globe.
- Uncornered Market
- Vagablonding- a couples travel blog with tons (I mean tons) of photos in every post!!
- Wanderlust Women’s Travel Dreams- a guide for women with wanderlust
- World Travel Gap Year -Big, Adventure, 4 Tickets, 1 Year, No Plan and More
- Wondering Why- Love the photos of South America in this site.
- Women Seeks World- Fellow lady blogger/traveler dispensing good travel advice
RESOURCE SITES
- Boots n All- travel repository for people on the GO
- Darn Good Digs- guide to the World’s Best Independently Owned Accommodations for Budget-Minded Travelers
- Dave’s ESL Corner- want a teaching job abroad? Check this site out.
- Everything-Everwhere- great travel repository from the father of travel blogging
- Exploguide- contributory database for off the beaten track travelers.
- Go Backpacking- great example of a commercial travel blog
- Jet Punk- Test your travel knowledge in a series of quizzes- fun way to spend the afternoon.
- Matador Network- Great traveler resource. Sign up and start submitting articles.
- The Working Traveller- great resource for making some $$ while on the road
- 1000 Luxury Spas and Resorts - when you just need a little luxury on the road
- Travelocafe: Informal ideas for traveling on a shoestring
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