One of the best and most efficient ways to stay ahead of developments on the travel front is to tap into the ever growing world of blogging. Travellers can relay challenges and new adventures to your fingertips in a friendly manner, with tips and tricks aplenty. Here's a select list of blogs that can help ease your travel needs in 2024 and into 2025.
Journal of Nomads
A highly immersive account from Cynthia Bil, a Belgian adventurer and travel photographer who has lived nomadically for the past 13 years. Rather than bouncing from country to country, she prefers to travel slowly and get to know places. A three-year hitchhike from Ireland to Central Asia, a case in point. Journal of Nomads is a travel blog for independent backpackers and adventurous travellers interested in culture, nature, and off-the-beaten-track regions.
View From the Wing
Travel expert Gary Leff is one of few in the aviation industry that bring the flying experience as personal as possible. His blog includes airline credit card offers, news, and frequent flyer advice. In addition to blogging about his miles and points obsession, he co-founded InsideFlyer.com, a place for frequent flyers to meet and learn using the latest technology.
Happy When Abroad
German Marketing Manager Carolin is the creator of happywhenabroad, a blog that celebrates the happiness that comes with exploring new cultures, meeting new people, and discovering oneself through travel. She loves travelling to unknown places, taking photos far from home, and diving into new cultures. Her journeys have taken in South Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Canada, and Paris.
Stuck At the Airport
Harriet Baskas' Stuck At the Airport blog chronicles her experiences and is dedicated to helping travellers make the best of layovers, reviews of airport lounges, tops up on airport construction news, closures and changes, and everything in between.
Anywhere We Roam
This blog from Mark and Paul, two travellers in pursuit of adventure, crafts their destinations with a story to tell, with hidden gems, local specialities, unique experiences, detailed itineraries and travel guides that help readers make the most out of their trips.
It's All Bee
London-based IT worker and globetrotter Bianca—It's All Bee—majors on her travels across the planet, with information-packed reviews on hotels, destinations, tips, and itineraries.
The Broke Backpacker
The Broke Backpacker champions budget travel without sacrificing adventure. Will Hatton has travelled the world as the original Broke Backpacker, journeying to far-flung lands for just $10 a day. The site is the ultimate budget travel resource for aspiring adventurers looking to maximize their experiences.
The Points Guy
There are business travel blogs, and then there is The Points Guy. The blog, created in 2010 by Brian Kelly, is the pre-eminent voice on loyalty programs, credit cards, and travel. His approach: maximize travel experiences, minimize spending.
The Blonde Abroad
The Blonde Abroad stands out as an award-winning solo female travel blog, offering a mix of travel tips, fashion advice, and destination guides. The site is run by Kiki, a California native, who left her career in corporate wealth management in 2011 to embark on a summer of soul-searching that would change the course of her life forever.
Boarding Area
The Boarding Area offers the best business travel blogs of in-depth news, thoughts and tips. What gives this an edge is that it comes from the people who founded some of the Internet's most popular business travel and frequent flyer websites.
Andy Probert is an experienced freelance business travel journalist and PR specialist.
