Kaleidoscopic Wandering

There are more stories to tell than I could ever tell. More experiences to have than I could ever hope to have. More first-person knowledge than I could ever compile into lists of tips and hints. So, to help you navigate through all of the stories, experiences, tips and hints, here is a list of resources that have inspired and helped me in my travels.

Advice, Planning and Tips

• BrilliantTrips – Smart travel tips and advice from the independent travel company BrilliantTrips.com.
• Chris Around the World – A travel journalist’s tips from the road.
  
• Darn Good Digs – A site for budget-minded travelers to share their all-time favorite hotels, inns, and bed and breakfasts around the globe. All accommodations are unique and independently owned.
• Have Pack, Will Travel - Travel tips and stories for backpackers, budget travelers, and those wanting to discover the world with something more than a simple vacation.
• My Good Travel Advice – Travel tips and stories.
• NileGuide – A custom trip-planning site where travelers can discover great things to do in 100+ global destinations, plus build a  free custom guide for a trip.
• Lay Your Head Here – A travel accommodation site recommended by travelers for travelers.
• Sharing Travel Experiences – Travel more with tips, information and travel resources.

Communities

• BootsnAll – The ultimate resource for the independent traveler.
• Lonely Planet Thorn Tree – Get help, get connected, get inspired.
• Matador Network – The world’s largest independent travel magazine.

Destination Specific

• Africa Freak - Tales and tidbits from a traveler in love with Africa.
• Carolina Nomad – Your one-stop shop for traveling the Carolinas.
• Delicious Chaos – Rummaging around the nooks and crannies of Cairo and beyond.
• My Several Worlds: A Global Mind in Asia – My Several Worlds is a travel and photography website focusing on Asian destinations, attractions, lifestyle and culture.

Round-the-World Travel

• A Travel Around the World – Follow Chris and Marta on a trip of a lifetime as they travel around the world through Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States in a single year.
• Almost Fearless – Fortune 500 manager quits job to travel the world.
• Everything Everywhere – Traveling around the world since March 2007.
• Go Backpacking – A blog aimed at encouraging people to travel abroad, independently.
• No Debt World Travel – One guy’s attempt to travel as far around the world as he cheaply can.
• Nomadic Matt – Around-the-world journeys of Matt, who quit the rat race in 2005 and has been traveling regularly ever since.
• The Professional Hobo – Adventures of a girl with no fixed address.
• The World Effect – A travelogue from around the world searching for culture, design and adventure.
• Two Go Round-The-World – Two Go Round-The-World preserves the observations of Kathryn and Daniel as they plan, prepare and pack for a year-long RTW trip set to depart Toronto, Canada in July 2011.
• Uncornered Market – Measuring the Earth with their feet.

Travelogues

• A Little Adrift – Shannon finished a round-the-world trip in 2009 but couldn’t stop the travel bug and is still wandering the world.
• A Pair of Panties & Boxers – Monica’s blog about her travels through the world and travels through life. Either way she travels, it’s food for her soul. She’s always hungry.
• CG Travels Blog – Give in to the wanderlust.
• Cool Travel Guide – Insights and reflections on the things that are cool about travel from Lara Dunston, a perpetual globetrotter and esteemed travel writer.
• Folie à Deux – Tales of food and travel plus so much more.
• Frill Seeker Diary – The intersection of pop culture and adventure.
• Gap Year Escape -  The miscellaneous ramblings of a backpacker.
• Nomadic Notes – Travel blog and photography from a location independent nomad.
• Pommie Travels – A British girl who has decided to leave behind cold, rainy England to travel the world in search of something more.
• Solo Friendly – Tips and advice for the solo traveler.
• The Stowaway Cat – Kat, Mark and the Stowaway Cat take a peek into the dizzying world of travel.
• The Travel Tart – Offbeat tales from a travel addict.
• Travel Blog Sites – Though not a travelogue in and of itself, this site offers an overview of some of the very best travel blogs on the web.
• Travelogged – Covering a variety of destinations around the world, Liz describes not only about her only travels but writes about other people’s adventures too.
• Travel Wonders of the World – Personal photos and descriptions of Mark’s most memorable destinations from 25 years of travel across 80+ countries—what he calls his travel wonders of the world.
• Velvet Escape – Go explore. Experience. And be inspired.
• Welcome to My Road Trip – Travel stories and adventures from Kyle, the 2009 Digital Vagabonding Roads Scholar.
• Wild Junket – A rollercoaster ride of adventures around the world.
• World Wide Mike – Stories from Mike’s travels around the world.

Travel, Writing and Curious Musings

• Carlo Alcos – Carlo is a fellow colleague at Matador who wanders the world, exploring his surroundings through the written word.
• Geotraveler’s Niche – Esteemed travel writer Lola Akinmade trips around the planet and showcases her work through writing and photography.
• Ian Mack – A writer, filmmaker and traveler, Ian is also the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler.
• JoshyWashington – Gentleman adventurer, travel writer, digital media producer, climber of mountains and thinker of thoughts.
• Living Holistically – A website dedicated to re-educating the world about what it truly means to be holistic, and how this can lead to health and happiness as defined by YOU, not anyone else.
• The Future is Red – Leigh, Noah and Lila explore the world.