I’m addicted to travel, and when I’m home I’m addicted to reading about travel. Lately my passion has taken the form of finding new travel blogs to follow. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good travel magazine, with big glossy pictures, a can’t-stop-reading narrative and lots of helpful boxes to cut out and save. (And of course I write for lots of travel magazines, so I enjoy reading them to stay current on what my editors and fellow writers are up to.) But a good travel blog has an immediacy, a personal voice, a “you-are-there-right now” feeling that gets me going in the morning like nothing else.
So here, in no specific order, are the travel blogs and websites I find myself checking in with most often.
1. Jaunt Magazine. Editor in chief Layla Revis is a pro, and it shows in this elegant site, which is really more online magazine than blog. Revis’s voice has a breezy intimacy, though, and her personal asides give Jaunt a blog-like sense of serving as the sounding board for someone stylish and savvy.
2. Nerd’s Eye View. A fresh take and luscious food photos are the hallmark of Nerd’s Eye View, the project of Pam, a freelance writer who describes herself thus: “A camera, a passport, a ukelele.” Nuff said.
3. Wild Junket. The slideshows on this site are irrestistible, but equally compelling is the topicality. Writer Nellie Huang seems to be everywhere at once, and she has a knack for putting together clever lists and coming up with timely hooks that make planning — or simply dreaming about — future trips a lot more fun.
4. My Itchy Travel Feet. In this opinionated guide to “Boomer Travel,” Donna Hull doesn’t skimp on tips; she lays out everything an active 40-something traveler could ask for to plan an adventurous or educational trip.
5. D Travels Round. An ex-PR publicist who saved enough to become a full-time traveler, the mysterious “D” writes wonderfully detailed posts that tell you everything you need to know to follow in her adventurous footsteps.
This is only the beginning, of course; there are many great travel blogs out there, and I plan further installments. But for this first installment I wanted to focus specifically on fun, colorful, personal blogs with an adventurous feel that aren’t on every “top travel blogs” list. Do you have a favorite travel blog – or two or three? Tell me about them in a comment here, and maybe they’ll turn up in a future list.
Photo credits: Bora Bora (c) Jaunt Magazine; Tulips (c) Nerd’s Eye View; Lava fields (c) Wild Junket
Thank you so much for the mention!
Congrats to D and the others. I read half of these blogs so will be sure to follow the rest.
Hi Melanie, thanks for including me in your top 5 travel blog list. I appreciate your health travel posts. Everytime you write about a spa, I want to say, "ahhh."
I would have to visit all these sites. I'm considering a lot of travel destinations lately, and they could help me find the best place for me and my family. Thanks for sharing.
Melanie, appreciate the mention! Thanks for introducing to us more brilliant bloggers out there. Stay healthy
This is a good list, most of them I don't know so I'll be heading their way for some reading.
Glad to see Donna's blog on this list. I'll have to check out the others!
Hi Melanie,
Thank you so much for the kind words and the honors! Check out our sister site, http://www.eco-adventurer.com, as well. I think you'd like it. In the meantime, I'm going to have a cup of tea and read your own. Looks great!
yes you mention the great list of travel blogs list which are very good for travel information.
Thanks
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Wish to visit all these beautiful places but difficult for me due to shortage of time. But surely plan to visit at least on place after discussion with my family.
Thanks for sharing.