Although there is an incremental growth in the number of blogs being published & updated, below you will find a select number of blogs that seem to stand out from the rest … crème de la crème, so to speak. In addition, I have decided to include useful tools & applications for those on the road (e.g. Global Disaster Alert & Coordination System).
I have also included several Twitter chats that are not only interesting, but an interesting source for sharing, learning, laughing and getting to know follow-worthy individuals.
GLOBAL TOOLS | CHATS ON TWITTER | INTERESTING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW | NOTEWORTHY
p.s. Please keep in mind that I am in the very initial phases of compiling blogs & bloggers that have caught my attention and respect. There are dozens and dozens more that meet the bill and will be updated over the course of time. I thank you in advance for your patience and understanding in the meantime.
[Last update: December 1st, 2011]
Global Tools & Applications
- GDACS (Global Disaster Alert & Coordination System) - provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.
Twitter Chats that you might want to explore and join in!
- Mondays .. TravelChat [11h00 to 12h00 CST] using #travelchat
- Tuesdays .. NUTS “Not-so-Usual Therapy Session” [15h30 to 16h40 ET] using #NUTS
- Tuesday .. Travel Talk on Twitter [09h30 & 21h30 GMT] using #ttot
- Wednesday .. Travex ‘a new kind of travel chat’ [5-6pm EST] using #travex
- Thursdays .. TNI “Traveler’s Night In” [14h30 to 15h30 CST] using #TNI
- Other travel-related chats are listed here: http://earthtravelunlimited.net/travel/the-6-best-travel-chats-on-twitter/
People I have had the honour to personally meet
- @umarket – Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market serve up a scatter plot of observations from rapidly changing countries on their journey around the world. Tune into Uncornered Market for human stories, engaging travel photography, street food reportage, and insights into personal growth. [website]
- @legalnomads – Jodi Ettenberg is a former lawyer from Montreal currently eating her way around the world, one country at a time. Marshmallow enthusiast, volcano climber and cave spelunker – and also a geek. Traveling since April 1, 2008. [website]
- @rtwdave- David Lee is a Serial travel blogger. As Editor-in-Chief & Founder of Go Backpacking, David’s responsible for managing all of the editorial output that goes into making the website the very best in delivering experience-based, independent travel tips.
- @holeinthedonut – Barbara Weibel felt like the proverbial “hole in the donut” – solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. Searching for meaning in her life, she abandoned her successful but unsatisfying career and set out on a six-month solo backpacking trip around the world to pursue her true passions of travel, writing, and photography. Her blog features stories about the destinations she visits, people she meets, the crazy things. [website]
People I haven’t had the chance to meet in person (yet .. hint) but correspond with frequently via Twitter
- @ZipSetRachel - Rachel – Travel Professional, Vegetarian, Fun Enthusiast, Believer in Retail Therapy and organizer of #TNI!
- @PatriciaVance - Patricia Vance – I am a Global Citizen – Founder and President of GotSaga.com. I believe in one world- we are all connected! This is my story: www.GotSaga.com/PatriciaVance
- @GotSaga - GotSaga is a worldwide social network focusing on the travel industry with a vibrant online community sharing travel tips & destinations WW.
- @Vagabond3Live - We’re 3 friends (Rob, Bob, and Jade) who love to travel as much as possible! Join our journey and help us plan the ultimate adventure.
- @GoApril - Organizer & Host of ZipSetGo.com’s Travelers’ Night In(#TNI) Meeting & Event Travel Executive & Social Media Enthusiast.
- @Eurapart - John Williams – Neither a guru nor an expert but passionate about travel, snowboarding and the environment. What I had for breakfast is not interesting….
- @MagellanPR - Sue Lowry – UK boutique travel PR agency: lovers of art, culture, design, fashion, food, history, London, the ridiculous & travel above all else.
- @traveldudes – For Travelers, By Travelers!
- @1Dad1Kid - 1 Dad, 1 Kid, 1 Crazy Adventure. Follow us as I show my son the world while unschooling, doing good, & raising a global citizen. Writer, photographer, eclectic.
- @GringosAbroad - Bryan and Dena Haines are from small town Nova Scotia, Canada who call Cuenca, Ecuador home.
- @JustAskGemalto – A leader in digital security, Gemalto wants to share the knowledge of our 10,000 employees with you; the more information you have about your digital services, the safer and easier to use they will become. This is because we believe that the best digital services and devices are the ones we understand and trust.
- @MalloryOnTravel - Iain Mallory - Engaging with the World in 140 or less; Traveller(√) Adventurer(√) Writer(√) Photographer(√) Wannabe Stormchaser(√) Caffeine addict(√) Good guy (erm)
Noteworthy blogs & bloggers
- Picture This – A travel blog written by Claudette Johnston. Originally from Vancouver, BC, Canada and now residing in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
- Traveling Ted TV – the Chicago Adventure Travel Examiner for Examiner.com. Also tune into my blog at travelingted.tv for the best in adventure travel and backpacking.
- Mira Terra Images – Kymri Wilt is a freelance travel assignment photographer, travel writer, and travel director based in Cardiff by the Sea, CA, and is available for work as a location photographer worldwide.
- GoPlanit - Travel planning at the click of a button.
- Career Break Secrets – our home for fun and informative video travel guides and resources to places and activities you want to know more about for your often-dreamed-about career break, sabbatical or adult gap year.
- Amateur Traveler – podcast is the creation of Chris Christensen.
