Here’s a small selection of links and online resources I use to get inspired and plan our adventures. Know a website or travel blog that we may be interested in? Let me know, I’d love to check it out!
Travel Blogs:
20 Years Hence
A Nerd at Large
Bacon Is Magic
Belize Adventure
Bucket List Journey
Chow and Chatter
Dave’s Travel Corner
Discover With Andy & Becki
DogTrekker
Dotting The Map
Everything Everywhere
Go See Write
Green Global Travel
House Sitting Travel
Jetting Around
Landlopers
Legal Nomads
Migrationology
Nerd’s Eye View
Nick’s Travel Bug
Nomadic Notes (I’ve contributed to a few of his handy city travel guides)
On My Feet or In My Mind
Our Tasty Travels
Red Hunt Travel
Round The World Girl
Skinny Escape
Super Duper Fantastic
Sushiyama Travels
Team Wiking
The Planet D
The Travelling Editor
This is My Happiness
Too Many Adapters
Travel Addicts
Travel Photo Discovery
Trips With Tykes
Twenty-Something Travel
Walking on Travels
Whiskey Tango Globetrot
Y Travel Blog
Travel Inspiring Podcasts:
Amateur Traveler/This Week In Travel Podcasts
Travel With Rick Steves
Flights + Accommodations:
Afar (renowned travel magazine with a handy app to search for things to do on the go)
Gogobot (destination guides, reviews and helpful community of travelers)
Kayak (a hotel/flight aggregator use for booking flights starting from the US)
Booking.com (hotel booking website I use when outside of the US)
Yonderbound (hotel booking site that lets you get paid for sharing your reviews–Sign up here for $10 off your first booking)
AirBNB (apartment/room rentals from real people in real neighborhoods)
Priceline “Name Your Price” (we place bids after using information on the Bidding For Travel message boards)
DogFriendly.com (pet-friendly lodging)
Points Hacking + Loyalty Programs:
The Points Guy
Million Mile Secrets
Traveling Well For Less
Loyalty Traveler
Other Handy Resources:
TripIt – app for managing your travel itinerary (flights, hotels, reservations, tours etc)
TrustedHousesitters – Subscription service to find housesitters to provide pet care (read more in this post)
Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree Travel Forum