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2012 BLOGS TO WATCH

• Watch Scott Travel- Started in Thailand in May 2011 and show 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?
• Johnny Vagabond- Fun site looking at the humours side of travel. Go Johnny Go.
• 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 document
• 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
• 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
• Jill and Stacey Do the Roo- It’s all Australia, all the time!
• 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
• Ms. Traveling Pants- 1 women on a traveling mission
• One Giant Step- good planning site
• Pete’s Wicked Travels- relatively new, but Pete will be venturing far and away in 2010
• 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
• Travel The World – TravMonkey.com *fresh off 22 month tour around Asia, S. A. and Australia
• Top 10 Things to Do In…- Shameless self-promotion of all my top 10 lists
• Two Go Round-The-World- Two Go Round-The-World preserves the observations of Kathryn and Daniel as they plan, prepare and pack for a year-long RTW trip.
• Saben and Lin- just finished up 2 yr RTW tour
• 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