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Travel Resources

InterRail: The InterRail Pass is the fun and budget-friendly way to discover Europe by train.
Eurail: Eurail passes let you experience the best of Europe. Comfortable trains take you straight to the city centers.
Japan Rail Pass: One single ticket to discover Japan

Independent Travel Blogs We Like

TravelWithKat - Travel photographer, writer and blogger shares her joy of discovering new countries, cultures and cuisines.
Around The World: After six years teaching English in Boston Public Schools, Lillie is now traveling the world to rock it out and write spicy, informative, photo-filled blog articles!
Mallory On Travel: Making every day an adventure!
Backpacking Travel Blog - Samuel & Audrey travel the world together sharing their adventures along the way
eTramping - “Pack lite, travel far, and live long” is the motto that describes the lifestyle of travel bloggers Cez and Agnes who travel around the world on less than $25 per day while sharing the world with you on their blog!
Twenty Something Travel
Go, See, Write - Michael took off in December of 2008 to circle the planet with no reservations and without leaving the ground. Sixteen months later, he succeed!
Nomadic Samuel - Samuel's quirky travel blog offers up plenty of photos, videos and quirky travel stories
Smiling Faces Travel Photos - Daily dose of smiling faces from around the world
Southwest Compass - Pointing Southwest Travelers in the Right Direction
That Backpacker - Daily dose of smiling faces from around the world
Europe traveling guide
Man vs World: Travel blog chronicling the amazing adventures of a Kiwi backpacking through Southeast Asia and the world.
My Travel Affairs: Marysia is traveller by heart, jet-setter and nomad. Wait till you hear her stories!
Travelistic: UK based travel blog offering a wide range of travel tips, guides and stories from around the world.
Toot'n Town USA: An exploration of America, one toot'n town at a time.
Travelwkly is blog covering traveling destination around the world
Darn Good Digs: An online guide to the world's best independently owned hotels, bed and breakfasts, and hostels for budget-minded travelers.
Everything-Everywhere: Gary has been traveling and blogging since 2007. A pioneer!
Ordinary Traveler: A couple in their early thirties who love to travel
Bagpack Traveller: If a picture does indeed speak a thousand words, then Daniel Murillo Mir's and Ingrid Molano's travel blog site speak volumes
News Bagpack Traveller: News about travelling, photography and our trips day a day
GQ trippin  A twenty-something couple living conventional lives with unconventional dreams. See, eat & trip with Gerard & Kieu as they embark on their RTW trip!
Globo Treks: a place where you will find travel tips, advice, destination reviews, pictures, and much more…
Cultural Travel with Hole In The Donut: Discovering the world one culture at a time
Australia Rocky Travel Guide: An insider's travel guide about independent travel in Australia.
No Onions Extra Pickles: Traveling the world, looking at and studying beautiful objects, embracing different cultures, mastering foreign languages…the world of an art historian.
Bohemian Trails: Run by Megan Eileen McDonough and covers global art, culture and off-the-beaten path destinations for the backpack traveler and the bohemian at heart.
Two Go Round-The-World: preserves the observations of Kathryn and Daniel as they plan, prepare and pack for a year-long RTW trip.
BookingAdvisor: official blog and travelers guide
A Pair of Panties and Boxers Monica’s blog about her travels through the world and travels through life. Either way she travel, it’s food for her soul. She’s always hungry.
A Dangerous Business It’s a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and, if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off to.
Gap Year Escape is written by Amar Hussain. He is a freelance writer with a keen interest in photography, history, writing, philanthropy and most importantly, travel. He wonders how you can know your place in the world if you’ve not seen it?
eTramping - “Pack lite, travel far, and live long” is the motto that describes the lifestyle of travel bloggers Cez and Agnes who travel around the world on less than $25 per day while sharing the world with you on their blog!
Heather on her travels Travel inspiration and destination information with travel tales, photos, videos and podcasts from around the world
Lay Your Head Here - Accommodations rated by travelers for travelers
Maiden Voyage Emily a 20-something travel junkie who currently live in Austin, Texas. Her site includes tips and advice, destination highlights, reviews, interviews, and more.
Migrationology World wanderer, professional spicy food connoisseur, and skilled relaxer. Mark Wiens loves to travel, hike and eat…and do it in the most relaxing way possible.
Runaway Jane Jane travels as a full-time occupation. She documents her journey as a creative outlet and also to connect with other travelers, backpackers and anyone who has been bitten by the travel bug.
Suzy Guese Suzy’s found travel to be a string of stories. Well, here’s her string. SuzyGuese.com showcases people and places from around the world not in the ordinary, travel guidebook sense. I am fascinated by the simple way a story can be told
Across and Abroad Your Ultimate Online Travel & Adventure Magazine
The Travel Tart A travel addict. Travel Tart spends his time trying to figure out new ways to feed his travel addiction. He also writes about the funny, weird and offbeat things about travel.
Travel & Living Bliss Never happier than traveling around the world and meeting people and friends—while sharing journeys and joyousness!
Travel Advice Europe: Travel Advice Europe is written and edited by Amar. He is a freelance writer with a keen interest in photography, history, writing, philanthropy and most importantly, travel.
Travel Wonders of the World Mark is a keen traveller. In fact, over the last 25 years, he’s travelled to every continent and over 80 countries. This blog is about the most memorable destinations!
The Vagabond Adventures Lucie & Lachlan are on an epic African overland adventure by 4×4, together with their faithful hound, Bow Wow. They are acting as ambassadors for the charity called, Back to Africa, which relocates rare & endangered African species from zoological institutions worldwide “back to Africa”.
Campervan Trip Travel articles and ideas for campervan trips around the world.
2 Nomads. 1 Narrative Two nomads = One American + One Welshman. One narrative = this blog! We left our homes in May 2009 with a one way ticket to Bangkok.
Backpacking Chica: Follow Kim Reuter as she travels and works her way around the world.
Backpacking Matt: Offering advice and inspiration for the budget conscious traveler or backpacker
Backpacking Worldwide: Matt is a recent college graduate who will be spending the next few years traveling the world on a budget and telling the world all about it. Join him for stories and photos from abroad.
Bacon Is Magic: Ayngelina left her career, apartment, boyfriend and friends to travel solo. You can read about her adventures as she eats her way through Central America, South America and beyond.
Fox Nomad Anil Polat travels the world and shares all he's learned to help you travel smarter.
Two Backpackers Aracely & Jason travel the world sharing their experiences through HD Travel Videos, HD Travel Photos and Travel Tips.
Tech Guide For Travel The Geeky Side of Backpacking
Global Grasshopper Travel Tips and Inspiration
Around The World On A Toilet Lianna had left behind her career as a Travel Agent and Nick left his job as a Paramedic in Northern Ontario to backpack the greater part of the Asian continent before moving onto the next stage in life.
Finding the Universe: On the road since '09, Laurence shares his stories of his ongoing travels and thoughts on life.
Eastside Curry Travel Blog
Lifecruiser Travel Blog
Pause the Moment Traveling the world with no set date of return!
Round We Go Avid travelers and cultural enthusiasts. Accents and foreign languages intrigue us. Exotic foods delight us. And what others do differently perplexes and amazes us.
Surrounded by the Sound Follow the stories of two newbie travelers as they make their way around the world
Teaching Expat An American Expat living overseas in South Korea teaching English to elementary students.
The Traveling Giraffe A single woman always looking for a new travel adventure.
Weekend Haven Discover the Best Weekend Getaway in Asia & Beyond | A Backpacking Guide to Budget Travels | Philippines Beaches
Be a travel bee Joya Anthony at Be a Travel Bee gets you excited about things to do and see around Europe and in the States whether you are traveling by yourself or with friends.
East Africa Safari Destinations East African travel offers one of the best lifetime experiences for the adventure traveller.
Brazil Travel Blog An independent travel blog with information on Brazil
Go Mexico Guide: A young and vibrant online magazine combining the best of travel blogging and destination guides to provide the most comprehensive and destination specific travel information for visitors to Mexico.
The Travel Tweeter The Travel Tweeter lives most of the time in Southwest Florida, but frequently travels and  takes residence in places all over the world. In addition to this blog, she writes and blogs about her local region.
Scene by Laurie Laurie's passions are New York City and traveling. Her quest is to experience and share unique, lesser known spots favored by locals and coveted by visitors - both in New York and around the world.
Adventure Bimbling: Informative articles and travel guides for south east Asia and beyond.
Trail of Ants: Ant travels the world and gives us useful tips in a funny manner.
Budget Travelers Sandbox Priceless independent travel advice on a budget—from Nancie!
Ciao Bambino: Ciao Bambino provides tips and advice around all things related to traveling with kids and is a guide to the best kid friendly hotels.
Canada's Adventure Couple Dave and Deb are a travel couple that roam the world in search of the ultimate adventure.
CG Travels A twenty-something native Californian with an art history degree and love of adventure—check out her blog of travels and expeditions—full of reviews, tips, advice and observations.
LLWorldTour Coming to you since 2006 - Follow the travels, tips, and tales of Emmy award winning TV Producer/Photographer/Vagabond, Lisa Lubin, as she schleps around the world making friends, stuffing her face, and laughing a whole lot.
Maitravelsite A 30 something year old guy who was born in Chicago, raised in Spain and has lived in Belgium and Australia as well on the road
Dave's Travel Corner Seeing the world one step at a time. Welcome. Explore – Learn – Travel. Founded 1996, Dave's Travel Corner is a travel community with travel articles, photos, links, classifieds, message boards & much more. California, USA & International destinations
Traveling SavageWriter. Traveler. Explorer. Keith is going round the world one month at a time with a focus on experiential travel all while balancing a wife and house in the burbs.
Go Backpacking Your online guide to independent travel.
Green Traveler Guides: We're all over the world's best green travel. Trust us, we won't guide you
anywhere we haven't been.
Flipnomad A compilation of my travel experiences around the Philippines and as well as other countries.
Nomadic Notes Travel blog by James Clark, a location independent web designer, writer and photographer.
Tourist2townie One man's epic adventure of trying to go from Tourist to Townie in South America
Travels of Adam round-the-world, graphic design travel blog
Inside the Travel Lab Exploring Meaningful Travel
Aspiring Backpacker Aspiring backpacker is a travel blog for first time traveler or people who are dreaming about hitting the road. All you need to do is read up and set off!
Man On The Lam: A cubicle-escapee with an addiction to oddities, Raymond writes about quirky getaways, offbeat attractions, and unique adventures.
Travel Globe: Your destination for info on budget and adventure travel.
travelWIRED:  Visit travelWIRED for travel technology tips and destination guides to keep you connected on the road.
Budget Travel Guide: Save your money and see the world with city guides that provide free and almost-free activities for travellers.
Travel Addicts: The explorations of two busy professionals who work to support their travel habit, packing in as much adventure as the "real world" allows.
Pau Travels: A compilation of travels and adventures of Pau around the world from Asia, the US and Europe.
Travel With Mates
All About Abroad