As one of my last acts in 2010 I paid tribute to five travel bloggers for their stupendous impact on The Travelling Editor. Please do not, pray, interpret it as my limited capability of expressing gratitude. Indeed, when the year had presented me with so many opportunities to meet and befriend numerous travel bloggers – mostly, to my delight, through real-life events like the Travel Bloggers Meetups and TBEX Europe – a lot of influences is what I've been a happy recipient of.
By influence I don't just mean travel blogs and their content, layout, literature and artistry: by that I also mean the faces behind the websites and social profiles, the styles my peers travel with, their attitude to life, and above all how much some of them warm to a new acquaintance with me, how swiftly we've become friends over our passion for travel. And whilst these continue enriching and flavouring The Travelling Editor and myself – albeit in a slightly smaller proportion compared to the 'Big Five' – perhaps it's time I give them a mention and nod-of-recognition too.
So humbly, I give you a list of inspiring travel blogs – I certainly will be a faithful reader to all of them in the coming year.
48 Hour Adventure - Justin Morris (@jm_deluxe)
Travel Yourself – Cailin O'Neil (@CailinONeil)
Nomadic Chick – Jeannie Mark (@nomadicchick)
Gap Year Escape – Amar Hussain (@gapyearescape)
Travel With A Mate – Matt & Deborah Preston (@TravelWithAMate)
Floating Spheres – Fraser Balaam (@floatingspheres)
Rare Travels – Candace Rardon (@candacerardon)
Wayward Traveller – Annie Bettis (@annb04)
I Eat My Pigeon – Liv (@ieatmypigeon)
NoMad Rush Network - Simon Salter (@NoMadRush)
Mai Travel Site – Federico Sandoval (@maitravelsite)
La Tortuga Viajera – Erin Ridley (@TortugaViajera)
Runaway Jane – Jane Meighan (@runawayjane)
A Dangerous Business – Amanda Williams (@DangerousBiz)
Todd's Wanderings - Todd Wassel (@toddwassel)
Inside The Travel Lab - Abigail King (@abigailking)
Tripbase - Katie Sorene (@Tripbase)
Global TravElla – Ella Salkeld (@GlobalTravElla)
Globo Treks – Nobert Figueroa (@GloboTreks)
Wild Junket – Nellie Huang (@WildJunket)
EarthXplorer – JD Andrews (@earthXplorer)
Expecting much quality travel blogging from each and every one of you in 2011! P.S. The 'travel blog links' page is currently being updated and expanded to accommodate all the blogs that I read and appreciate – stay tuned and keep checking the page for the latest developments. In the case whereupon you reckon your travel blog should occupy its deserved place on the page please notify me at [email protected].
