Traditional travel guides with a trivial set of attractions have been replaced by public travel blogs on a variety of social platforms: some prefer to keep a complete diary, others choose Instagram. Bloggers share their personal impressions, introduce readers to non-travel routes and, of course, back up their stories with detailed photo reports.
We have chosen seven blogs where you can find a lot of useful information for future travel.
The points guy
7 most interesting travel blogs
The Points Guy Digital Platform was created by Brian Kelly to share helpful tips on how to travel a lot while keeping your costs to a minimum. The information resource became so popular that in 2017, Kelly opened the list of the most influential travel bloggers in the world according to Forbes.
According to the blogger, the accumulated miles and loyalty programs will help optimally organize your trip. How it works? First you need to order a debit or credit card of a bank that cooperates with air carriers, then connect a loyalty program and try to make all purchases through this card. However, this is not all – you must be able to accumulate miles. For starters, you should choose the airline program that you fly most often. In order not to miscalculate, Brian advises to monitor the coefficient by which miles are calculated.
Among other things, the blogger shares his life hacks on how to quickly get a privileged status in every alliance.
Young adventuress
Liz Carlson began keeping a diary back in 2010, when this culture was just beginning to emerge. Despite the fact that she has more than 50 countries in her portfolio, Liz writes and shares her impressions of New Zealand with special love, the country where she currently lives.
Here you can find both tourist routes and less well-known. For example, a blogger explains in detail why you should go to New Zealand’s South Island in the winter and Wipara Hills in the fall. Firstly, there are no mosquitoes in the South in winter. This is important because in New Zealand swarming insects really make an impression. Secondly, in winter, when the temperature drops to +10 degrees, it’s time to swim in the hot thermal springs. In addition, the blog Liz Carlson talks about how to feel like a real Indiana Jones in Jordan, when to go to the balloon festival in Cappadocia and where to see the monuments of antiquity.
The blonde abroad
Today the blog Kirsten Rich is visited by about 350 thousand readers, and recently the girl opened an office in Southern California and hired a small team. The blogger is actively updating the news on social networks, but the main thing is the site where Kirsten talks in detail about his travels. Despite the fact that the girl often travels to Europe, her most informative posts are always about non-trivial routes in Africa, South America and Asia. For example, for those who have never been on a safari or on a hunt, Kirsten recommends that you first go to any safari club, where they will tell you in detail how to behave in unpredictable situations, and will accompany you on every trip.
By the way, the blog may appeal to those who are just starting to discover active leisure and want to try to spend a vacation alone. Why? From the day the blog was founded, the author destroys the conventional wisdom that traveling alone is difficult and dangerous for a woman. For example, Kirsten tells how to take care of his safety by traveling alone. First you need to tell your friends a detailed trip plan. It is also best to choose daytime for your flight so you don’t have to travel alone in the middle of the night. And, of course, upon arrival in the country, one must be especially careful with strangers. Kirsten publishes detailed photo reports on the site, but brief reviews can also be found on the personal page on Instagram.
Nomadic matt
Matthew Kepnes is the author of the best-selling (New York Times) book, How to Travel the World on $ 50 a Day, a book that talks about how to travel inexpensively. After a successful debut, he started a travel diary . The blogger decided not only to share his impressions of the trips, but also to give practical advice to novice travelers. For example, a blog will help you choose the best travel camera and find cheap hotels anywhere in the world.
In addition, the blogger shares tips on how to keep your budget to a minimum while traveling and not waste your money. First of all, you need to make a trip plan and try to figure out the budget. When planning a trip in advance, you need to compare the prices for accommodation and ask in detail about the conditions of stay. This will help to avoid unnecessary expenses – for example, on the Internet. Among other things, Matthew shares his personal impressions of spending time in the country and gives recommendations on spending leisure time. For example, going to Quebec, you should visit Dufferin Terrace, go to the Montmorency Falls and try national dishes in Chez Ashton. For those who want new experiences, the blogger recommends taking a trip to Iguazu Falls or visiting Java to view Borobudur – the second largest Buddhist temple.
Passion passport
Passion Passport is an alternative platform that brings together travelers, professional photographers and bloggers. Here is an archive of fascinating stories from around the world. Having selected a region, the reader gets to a page where all the materials on this topic are collected. For example, if you want to go to Peru, the service will offer several publications that will help you organize your trip: for example, what to see in Peru and how to get to Machu Picchu.
Here you can find important tips and tricks that will be useful to read when setting out on a trip. So, when going on a trip, you need to have a small set of medicines for first aid with you: ginger pills that will help fight colds, anesthetics for general action, tiger balm that helps with muscle pain, and any antihistamine.
Ivan Dementievsky
The living journal of Ivan Dementievsky is a real photo expedition to little-known places. The blogger was used to moving frequently from childhood – he was born in Kathmandu. Now Dementievsky lives in Moscow, but often travels to the mountains, especially in the Himalayas. One of his most interesting expeditions, the Bon Way, is dedicated to an ancient religion that arose in Tibet and Nepal even before the advent of Buddhism.
By the way, four years ago, Ivan first visited Yakutia and has since regularly returned there. So, the blogger introduced his audience to the Lensky and Sinsky pillars, the Kisilyakh mountains and the Olekminsky reserve.
Ivan advises starting a journey to the Lena Pillars from the city of Pokrovsk, which is located about 100 km from Yakutsk. The road to Lena takes about an hour and a half and passes through several real Russian villages. It is best to get to the Lena Pillars by motorboat, then it will take no more than two hours to get to the road.
What to see upon arrival? Usually, when it comes to Lena Pillars, travelers try to find petroglyphs carved on stones. Still worth climbing into the impassable wilds and find areas of this sandy desert. “This view is breathtaking – the real Sahara!” – notes the blogger.
Travelhacks
Travelhacks is a telegram channel with which you can not only keep abreast of the latest news, but also find out a few travel-life hacks. The channel also works as an aggregator of useful travel articles and materials.
For example, how to get compensation if your flight is delayed or canceled? According to Travelhacks, the airline should offer an alternative flight, the ability to rebook the ticket to a convenient date or reimburse the cost of the ticket. But what if you get stuck at the airport? In such a situation, the company must provide hot food and accommodation.
In addition, on the telegram channel page you can find useful links to promotions and messages about changes in tariffs. Here you can find out about current discounts on flights to Yerevan, new flights on European low-cost airlines and changes in baggage rules at Ryanair.
