Best Travel Blogs Of 2008 / 2009
January 20, 2009 by Matt Stone
Filed under Travel
With so many travel blogs out there, which one’s do you choose. Well, I have decided to post some potential "Best Travel Blogs" below, I want you to decide, which you would agree on, and also, to let me know which ones I have missed. Enjoy
Top 10 Travel Blogs As Ranked By Alexa. Categorized as ‘Travelogues’
1. Virtual Tourist www.virtualtourist.com
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2. TravelBlog www.travelblog.org
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3. TravelPod www.travelpod.com
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4. IgoUgo www.igougo.com
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5. Travel Library www.travel-library.com
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6. Traveljournals.net www.traveljournals.net
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7. Around the World in 80 Clicks www.traveladventures.org
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8. GetJealous.com www.getjealous.com
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9. The World in Focus www.the-world-in-focus.com
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10. A View on Cities www.aviewoncities.com
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Top 5 Travel Blogs According to Forbes.com
oops.. After doing this entry, it came to my attention that this Forbes list was done in 2003. I could have deleted it, but figured what the heck!!
5. HoboTraveler.com/blogger.html
Top 10 Travel Blogs As Voted in the "Blogger’s Choice Awards"
Hostelbuenosaires.Blogspot.com
This blog exceeds what normally he is blog of hostel. This blog is a mini tourism portal. Great information from Argentina, Buenos Aires, Tango, Hostel and related topics. High tech, more, more information, videos, photos, music, radio and brillant posts.
http://hostelbuenosaires.blogspot.com
Thelongestwayhome.com
Great travel blog and advise from a guy traveling around the world looking for home. Well laid out with amazing photographs and his own facts on where he’s been.
http://www.thelongestwayhome.com
Charcotrip.com
The experiences of living, studying and loving abroad, travel journals… and the experiences coming back home. From Mexico to Europe…
Everything-everywhere.com
Gary Arndt is on a mutli-year round the world trip to see everything and go everywhere. This website is the journal of his adventures.
http://everything-everywhere.com
Contemporarynomad.com/blog
We quit, we packed, we left! Follow along with us and explore the world as we take the plunge and go nomadic.
http://www.contemporarynomad.com/blog
Neilduckett.com
A Gaijin in Japan – Discovering and Loving Japan, One Day at a Time
London-underground.Blogspot.com
Annie Mole’s, webmaster of Going Underground, daily web log (blog) Ably assisted by Neil n Chris.
http://london-underground.blogspot.com
Questingforadventure.com
A great travel blog with stories of other people’s adventures, ambitious ideas for epic adventures, and regular useful tips.
http://questingforadventure.com
Travelturtle.net
Travel blog and hand made things, very creative and fun.
Tysonandjulia.com
"A newlywed couple figuring married life out! They hand-coded the site themselves – no dreamweaver, blogger, wordpress, etc!"
Cheap Cruises 2009
January 10, 2009 by Matt Stone
Filed under Featured, Travel
On the surface, it would seem as though cruise travelers have smooth sailing ahead. There are more ships than ever – including the next new biggest on the planet – carrying more passengers to more regions of the world and, with the exception of a pesky stretch of Somali coastline, travel by sea is probably safer than it has ever been and definitely safer than in most popular cities.
Will 2009 be cruising’s biggest year ever?
Um, not so much.
With the economy doing an epic crash-and-burn the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the Queen Elizabeth went down in Hong Kong harbor, many fans of ocean and river travel – as well as travelers of almost all stripes – are asking: “Can I afford to go?”
The better question: How long can the cruise lines afford to go without you?
“We’re seeing cruise lines being very aggressive pricing-wise for summer,” says Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor in chief for online resource Cruise Critic (cruisecritic.com). “2009 is not going well.”
So unwell, in fact, that those with even borderline interest should consider it, she said. “If you’ve ever thought about it, this is the time to try it. The cruise lines are rabidly interested in anyone they can get on board.”
While low prices will be the highlight, other issues will affect cruising in 2009, including continually expanding fleets, increasingly larger ships (even among the luxury lines), Somali pirates, changes in Hawaii, European river traffic and the death, er, near-death of five queens in one year.
Here are 10 things you should know about what 2009 will bring to a body of water near you:
New Cruise Ships
January 6, 2009 by Matt Stone
Filed under Travel
| As interest in cruising continues to grow, cruise lines are adding new ships to their fleets and retiring older tonnage. To help you keep track of what to expect, we have prepared the following list of announced newbuilds: Continue reading here |
