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 and Planning

• Briefcase to Backpack – Travel advice for career breaks and sabbaticals.
• 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.
• Gustey – A travel blog focused on healthy, safety and other topics as they relate to the importance of travel insurance.
• 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.
• Tours4Fun – Affordable and inclusive travel tours in countries around the world.
• Travel Writers Exchange – A place community where travel writers, bloggers and journalists exchange tools, tips and resources as they relate to travel writing.
• Twenty-Something Travel – The why, the where and the how for young people who want to travel.
• Wanderlust and Lipstick – A comprehensive travel planning guide for women that includes gear reviews, tour guide information and tips.

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.
• Otts World – Travel and life experiences of a Corporate America runaway.
• Seat of Our Pants – Follow the round-the-world adventures of Jaime and Martin.
• 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.
• Backpacking Worldwide – The worldwide travels of Matt Hope, an ex-band member with half-finished law school applications on hold.
• Border Breaker – Guide to travel, communication barriers and fun, meaningful cross-cultural interactions.
• Border Jumpers – Started by Bernard and Danielle in October 2009, this travel blog follows their journey to visit nearly every country in Africa, where they discover and share untold stories of hope across the continent.
• 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.
• Dave’s Travel Corner – Seeing the world one step at a time.
• 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.
• Inside the Travel Lab – A blog about the art and science of unusual journeys.
• Miss Expatria – The internet’s leading enabler of travel addiction.
• 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 Brooklyn Nomad – A “Noo Yawka” with a serious case of wanderlust. The Brooklyn Nomad is updated daily with travel news, tips, stories and hotel reviews.
• 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.
• The World is Getting Smaller – Perspectives on travel (and lots of great posts about food) from Tom Gates, editor of Matador Nights.
• Trail of Ants – The home of freestyle travel writing.
• 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.
• Travellious – Travel smarter, travel often, travel rebelliously.
• 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.
• Wandering Trader – Tales of a day trader turned world traveler.
• Wayworded – Musings on travel, past and future.
• 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.
• Travel. Write. Live. – The no B.S. blog about travel and writing for life.
• Yes. There is such a thing as a stupid question. – Kate Sedgwick tells it like it is.