50 travel blogs I can’t live without

December 15, 2008

Last year at about this time, I profiled the most influential and inspiring travel blogs of 2007. This year, I’ve combined them into a single list of blogs I can’t live without.

My methodology is simple. I looked at every travel blog I follow from my RSS reader and identified the ones I read the most. Here are the results:

Alaska TravelGram
Almost Fearless
Anders Meanders
Arthur Frommer
Brave New Traveler
Consumerist
Evan Sparks
Everett Potter
ExpertCruiser
Flight Wisdom
Gadling
Hidden Travel Gems
Hotel Blogs by Guillaume Thevenot
HotelChatter
Intelligent Travel
Jaunted
Jeanne Leblanc
LLWorldTour
Marriott on the Move
MaxaBlog
Online Travel Review
Peter Greenberg
PlaneBuzz
Rick Seaney
Roads Less Traveled
Safe Cruise
Ship Critic blog
Southwest Airlines
T2Impact
The BOOT
The Cruise Log
The Daily Traveler
The Practical Nomad
This Just In…..
Tim Leffel’s Cheapest Destinations
Towers and Tarmacs
Travel Babel
Travel Gear Blog
Travel Log
Travel Maven blog
Travel Post
Travel Rants
Traveler 2.0
Traveler’s Check
Tripinator – Travel 2.0
Tripso
Upgrade: travel better
USA Today’s Hotel Hotsheet
World Hum
WSJ.com: The Middle Seat Terminal

Did I miss any? Please feel free to leave a comment with your favorite travel blog.

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Wisconsin Dells Hotels January 18, 2010 at 6:03 am: I follow 3 out of the 20… well now, a few more. Great list.
Indian Travel Destination Guide January 24, 2010 at 6:24 am: Well this is great site …thanx
Gaurav January 30, 2010 at 7:49 am: You have a handsome collection of travel blogs, all stuffed with quality info and pictures. Last week, a travel-oriented website caught my attention.
Mithi January 30, 2010 at 7:51 am: Cool stuff I must say. It’s good that you are helping others. Keep it up.
joseph February 17, 2010 at 12:10 pm: wow wonderful excellent nice information is collected but i want some more information any way this is nice blog looking for more updates
Krabi March 12, 2010 at 4:43 am: Very nice resource list of travel blogs…Thank you
Currently I am searching travel forum or blog related to Krabi, Thailand, travel, vacation rental homes and hotels. Anybody has list of blogs or forums of Thailand then please share.

Thanks in advanced!
Rajasthan Tour March 12, 2010 at 1:28 pm: thanks my friend,
barbie45 March 17, 2010 at 2:53 pm: Krabi. Holiday- Truth.com would be a great site for you to visit. There are hundreds of discussions on your interests.
Bob Duncan March 22, 2010 at 5:49 pm: I read http://www.atlastrekker all the time. Clay has some great posts over there!

Thanks for the list, good stuff.
Dandenong April 7, 2010 at 9:38 am: Thanks for sharing some travel blog list it helps me a lot…
India Travel Planner May 12, 2010 at 4:55 am: Great list of Travel blog resource, very helpful and informative.
Patricia (PhoCusWright) May 22, 2010 at 6:34 am: HI !! any specialists in Latin AMerica?
I am starting a comprehensive travel industry report on Latin America and this is one aspect i would like to include . Any suggestions? Thanks!
raftingguru July 7, 2010 at 5:40 am: Thanks for these blogs. Really great collection.
Bethany July 12, 2010 at 2:06 pm: Great collection of travel blogs! Check out Faraway Pillow http://farawaypillow.blogspot.com
Andrew James July 14, 2010 at 3:08 am: Thx for the list
Johan Beijar July 18, 2010 at 3:38 am: Hi,
Thank you for a great list.
There is a new travelsite called Great Journey, http://www.g8journey.com. It lets the user share his/her travelexperiences by uploading photos and the location of the photo. Free, fun and simple.

Welcome to try it out!
syderic July 18, 2010 at 7:48 am: i like it your work and your interest in permoting these such type of good places
Jason Sarracini July 21, 2010 at 10:50 am: Very nice summary. I did want to add our travel blog: http://www.tripquips.com.
Andrea July 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm: I just wanted to add one of my favorites, http://www.jthetravelauthority.com. It’s a great resource for out of the way places and hidden treasures in cities I love to visit whenever I can (like Reykjavik and Madrid). Well-written and fun to read too!!
Jesus July 29, 2010 at 2:40 am: While it is “off the beaten path,” I enjoy reading this blog about a young man’s travels abroad, In The Paddy (http://inthepaddy.blogspot.com/).
luxury vacation August 2, 2010 at 4:03 am: my site related to tours and travel.so if u really want to enjoy your holidays please visit my site vacation to go.hope my site touch your feeling.
brenda August 6, 2010 at 9:52 am: Some of you seem like doing research. I could help you.. I am experienced in the field of organizing tour. Honestly I am master in planning ‘Kenya and Tanzania safari Tour’ . http://www.ketassafaris.com; http://www.vesselafrica.com
Linda Lee August 13, 2010 at 5:17 pm: There’s a new travel blog that I discovered a few weeks ago that I can’t live without: http:///www.airlinetickets.org

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