Not my Nuggets

Here’s a selection of some sites I follow. It’s work in progress, and I’ll be adding and taking away with God-like omnipotence. If you’re not here, and you think you should be, then it’s probably because I’ve forgotten about you. (Omnipotent, yes; omniscient, definitely not.) Drop me a line and guilt trip me into adding you.

Travel chums & sweet travel sites

AdventureRob: Rob quit his job late 2008 and has been on the road since then.
aric with an a: Quirky, honest blog with interesting style and great eye for detail.
Bearshapedsphere: “Quirk. Perspective. Travel.”
BootsnAll Travel: Destination info, travel features, active community and other trip planning resources.
Candice Does the World: Raw, honest, and very very funny!
Canvas of Light: Gorgeous, gorgeous photographs.
Collazo Projects: Personal site of one of the most inspiring people I’ve never met, Matador Managing Editor Julie Schwietert Collazo, and her husband Francisco. Also has a blog on the writing process, Cuaderno Inedito.
cult of travel: “News, Tips and Reviews for the Modern Backpacker.”
david miller: Firmly rooted, personal stories and observations from Matador senior editor. Crystal writing with no pretension or fluff.
Dirtbag Writer: Salt Lake City gal who spends an enviable amount of time in the great outdoors.
Driving Like a Maniac: “When in Italy, and all that…”
Eva Holland: Senior Editor at World Hum, this is the best way to keep up with Eva’s writing.
Fevered Mutterings: Hilarious ranting, enthusing and opining from Mikeachim. Or Mike Sowden. Not sure he knows which any more!
Flying Suitcase: Thoughtful, evocative and creative, with lots of narratives.
Geotraveler’s Niche: Thoughtful, challenging and beautiful words and photos from Lola Akinmade.
I Eat My Pigeon: “Red faced expatriate fun” that makes you laugh out loud.
Intelligent Travel: Blog of National Geographic Traveler, concentrating on cultural, authentic and sustainable travel.
Kaleidoscopic Wandering: Ambitious and inspiring freelance writer who covers a load of ground, both in actuality and in her writing.
Lonely Girl Travels: Sassy and thoughtful travel blog from Lauren Quinn, who is “not a corporate escapee, reformed 9-5er, or English teacher living in Asia.”
Matador Network: The largest independent travel publication on the web. Twelve interlinked blogs, an active community, and even a travel writing course!
Mike’s Ryukyu Gallery: Sweet pictures and straight-talkin’ writing from the grizzled old man of Okinawa.
mischief and impermanent bliss: A quirky take on travel, activism, photography, art. And lots and lots of music.
miss.adventure: The honest misadventures of an accidental adventurer.
nancy.the.gnomette: Wide-ranging blog about “traveling, writing, traveling, music, traveling, inspiration.”
Nerd’s Eye View: “a camera, a passport, a ukelele”. Quirky and perceptive.
NileGuidance: NileGuide’s blog. Great for offbeat tech reviews and interviews with different flavours of travel ninja.
NileGuide: Interactive trip planning guide to destinations around the world. (Disclosure, I’m one of their Local Experts.)
Rerunaround: Shawn’s off around the world with no discernible plan, other than making me laugh out loud with his spot-on blog posts.
Sharing Travel Experiences: Great resource that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Solo Female Traveler: One woman’s mission to “experience more of the diverse ways of life that are spread around the globe.”
Sophie’s World: Sophie wanders the world, mostly with kids, sometimes solo.
thefutureisred: Leigh Shulman’s take on “travel, social media, art, writing and many other topics” while “traveling the world one day at a time.”
The Sicilian Experience: Informative and passionate blog about, you guessed it, Sicily.
The World is too Big: Informative travel blog by Paris-based tour guide, Matt Scott.
Travel Writers Exchange: Resources to help writers find their voice and succeed in online travel journalism.
Trazzler: Unique and innovative travel site that enables virtual teleportation. Definitely check out their Writing Contests too, they offer some pretty sweet prizes.
Wend Magazine: “Adventure Inspiration Travel Activism.”
World Hum: “The best travel writing on the Internet.” ‘Nuff said.

And now for the Egypt crew

Yes, yes, I know. This section is on its way. But my eyes are blog-rolling back in my head at the minute.