 | A Road Retraveled Simone is the producer and host of the travel web series "A Road Retraveled" and "Traveling Tidbits" that cover a variety of destinations and topics on travel including culture, history, food, music, travel tips, and more. She's currently working on a new travel series in Italy. You can follow Simone on Twitter @ARoadRetraveled. |
 | Brian Jannsen Photography Brian Jannsen is a professional photographer who specializes in travel and landscape photography. His award-winning work has been published in books, calendars, magazines including National Geographic, Lonely Planet, Frommers and more. When not waiting beside his tripod for the perfect light, he can be found leading photography workshops in France, Italy and USA. Follow Brian on Twitter @BJannsenPhoto. |
 | Budget Travel Adventures Jeremy is a budget traveler, father and husband, detailed trip planner, frugal finance and budget guru, and passionate traveler. He shares stories and travel tips on budget, family, local, and international travel and wants to use travel as a way to make a difference in the world. Follow Jeremy on Twitter @budgettravelsac. |
 | Butterflydiary Charu Suri has been traveling since the age of three, and has lived in three continents and speaks five languages. She loves writing about her journeys, and has been published in several sites and magazines including U.S. Airways Magazine and The Huffington Post. She started writing about travel for her blog, ButterflyDiary, in August 2010. She has also been featured and quoted in articles in The Times of India and other blogs. Follow Charu on Twitter @ButterflyDiary. |
 | Cumi and Ciki Mei is an avid traveler, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who enjoys writing about her travel and gastronomic experiences in her blog Cumi & Ciki, a Malaysian food and travel blog highlighting food and culture. "We feel that in life, we need to enjoy what we do, have passion, and cultivate a sense of curiosity about the world. You can follow Mei on Twitter @agentcikay. |
 | DowntownTraveler Downtown Traveler is an online magazine for urban travelers who crave arts, culture and adventure. It is their mission to uncover exciting destinations and cultural attractions around the world. Follow them on Twitter @DowntownTravel. |
 | Eileen Barish Named "The Queen of European Monastery Lodging" by the New York Times, Eileen Barish is a multiple award-winning author and nationally known niche-travel expert. Eileen’s books have been reviewed by over 1500 publications and she is a contributing columnist to national magazines including Guest Informant, National Geographic Traveler and Newsweek. She is also a frequent guest on CNN and other networks. Library Journal calls it "Budget travel with a twist," Eileen’s monastery lodging series includes guides for Italy, France, Britain and Spain. Her sage advice in her articles and books on unusual travel experiences has enriched the lives of hundred’s of thousands of her readers. Follow Eileen on Twitter @Eileeneeo. |
 | Europe a la Carte Karen Bryan is the founding editor of Europe a la Carte, where you'll find lots of travel tips about the best places to visit in Europe. Karen is based in Berwick upon Tweed in the UK. Follow Karen on Twitter @KarenBryan. |
 | Italian Notebook Contributor Penny Ewles-Bergeron can't live without art, music, politics, food and travel. After years in London and Dublin, she now resides in Naples - which luckily provides plenty to paint, photograph and write about. Follow Penny on Twitter at @AbrushwithItaly. |
 | Ken Kaminesky Ken Kaminesky is a Montreal based lifestyle and travel photographer. He shares his latest photos and writes about his travel adventures on his popular blog. His photography has been featured in prestigious newspapers and magazines such as the Daily Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Scientific American and recently a cover of National Geographic Magazine. With upcoming trips to Jordan, Mexico, and Austria, Ken's plan to take over the world is all coming together. Follow Ken on Twitter @KenKaminesky. |
 | Landlopers Matthew Long, Editor-in-Chief and creator of Landlopers.com, has a true passion for travel. As someone who has a bad case of the travel bug, Matt travels the world in order to share tips on where to go, what to see and how to do it all on a budget. Matt is a Lonely Planet Featured Blogger, as well as a contributor to many other travel sites including Tree.com and Dabble Magazine. Contact Matt at Matt@LandLopers.com or connect on Twitter @LandLopers. |
 | Marks Travel Notes Mark Sukhija is a Switzerland based travel blogger. Favourite destinations include Rome, Basel, Antwerp and New Zealand. Mark also has a passion for New Zealand wines and Belgian Beers. Follow Mark on Twitter @MarksTravels. |
 | MyMelange Robin Locker Lacey is a travel consultant for Italy and France, freelance writer, photographer and foodie. On her blog, she features info on her favorite European cities, travel essays, photos, restaurant and hotel recommendations, French and Italian inspired recipes and budget travel tips. Follow Robin on Twitter @MyMelange or join her community on Facebook. |
 | Napoli Unplugged Bonnie Alberts is the owner/operator of Napoli Unplugged, a website, blog and photoblog she developed to promote the city of Naples, her adopted home. A freelance writer and photographer, Bonnie spends her days seeking out Naples hidden corners and stories and brings them to life through her words and pictures. Follow Bonnie on Twitter @napoliunplugged or join her on Facebook. |
 | OffBeatTravel OffbeatTravel is an online magazine for those who appreciate offbeat places and unusual destinations, along with a fresh look at old favorites. Our professional contributors find the unexpected destinations and experiences across the USA and around the world. Follow them on Twitter @OffbeatTravel or on Facebook.com/offbeattravelcom. |
 | Oscar Navarro Photography Oscar loves photography, and in his spare time, is also a diving instructor, an electronic engineer and a lover of nature. You can follow Oscar on Twitter @Oscar2403. |
 | Parlez Paris - Denis Denholm Denis is a freelance travel writer and the owner of ParlezParis, a personal guide service in France. He has over 20 years experience traveling through Europe, guiding and advising others interested in the same. Follow Denis on Twitter @french_ally. |
 | Prepared For Travel Ilse Long and Earlene Clark bring more than 50 years of travel industry experience to their website venture! Their mission is to educate the general public about travel through their site that offers travel agency services, tips, and valuable destination information to help you navigate the world. Follow Ilse and Earlene on Twitter @Tips4Trips. |
 | Runaway Juno Perpetual backpacker (to be). Exploring the world through her peculiar eye and pour them out on Runaway Juno. You can follow Juno on Twitter @RunawayJuno. |
 | SW Graphic Sarah Wu is a web designer, art director and a photographer based in New York. She's currently working for Disney Interactive Media as a lead designer. She also loves to travel and write about her journeys on her blog. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @swgraphic. |
 | SydWeedon.com Syd is a graphic artist, photographer and writer. In terms of graphic art, he's done everything from designing and building theater sets to producing some really sharp looking junk mail. Currently, he works in graphic design, photography and electronic publishing to pay the bills. He contributes to this blog mostly for fun. Follow Syd on Twitter @SydWeedon. |
 | This Is My Happiness Jenna has been passionate about travel and art since first visiting Italy at the age of 16. Her blog aims to dig into the art, culture, and ordinary details of life in the places she visits and reflects her experience in a multinational family. Follow Jenna on Twitter @ThisMyHappiness. |
 | TravelingTed Ted Nelson has been adventure traveling for 30 years canoeing, hiking, cross-country skiing in the Midwest, around the United States, and worldwide. Follow his adventures on Twitter @TravelingTed. |
 | Travelwriticus Andreas Susana is an Austrian writer using Web 2.0 for talking with his followers about sights all over the world. His focus is on castles, museums and railroads. He also loves to help travellers to find the most fascinating places of culture in Austria. Follow Andreas on Twitter @Travelwriticus. |
 | TravMonkey TravMonkey.com began way back in 2006. The site aims to publish interesting and helpful articles for those people who love to travel or are in the process of planning a trip. Editor Paul Dow started the site during a 22-month stint of travel through Asia, Australasia and South America. You can find Paul tweeting @travmonkey. |
 | VagabondingLife Greg Rodgers escaped his corporate cubicle in 2006 to pursue a happier, lower-paying career as a vagabond and travel writer. On rare occasion he can be spotted in his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, however, he now spends most of his time in the jungles and on the beaches of Southeast Asia. Follow Greg on Twitter @vagabondinglife. |
 | Velvet Escape Keith Jenkins is a thirty-something who lives in Amsterdam. He has visited more than 60 countries across six continents and writes about his travels on his Velvet Escape blog and exhibits his photos on The Happy Explorer photo blog. He is also the co-founder of the Global Bloggers Network, a community that helps individual and corporate travel bloggers grow and monetize their blogs. Follow Keith on Twitter @velvetescape. |
 | Wandering Earl Earl left home in 1999 for a 3-month trip to Southeast Asia that has still yet to end. Addicted to the first-hand education that world travel provides, he focuses on the human interactions and lessons he learns along the way, while trying to prove that a life of extended travel is not some crazy fantasy. Follow Earl on Twitter @WanderingEarl. |
 | WhyGo Italy Jessica Spiegel is the Italy expert behind WhyGo Italy, an online travel guide to the country that stole her heart many years ago. She's especially good at figuring out logistical (read: transportation) details and making first-time Italy travelers feel at ease, and she's always in search of new gelato flavors. Jessica always orders the margherita to test a new pizzeria, prefers Aperol in her Spritz, and is deeply in love with both Venice and Naples (although she'd rather live in Milan). Follow Jessica on Twitter @italylogue. |
 | Wild About Travel Simon is a PR and web communications consultant, escaping as soon as she can to experience new travel adventures. Her ‘Wild About Travel’ blog reflects her passion: discover new places, feel strong emotions, find inspiration and share experiences with other travel addicts. Simon has recently launched ‘Avventurosa’, an adventure travel website which aims to promote a lifestyle and to connect like-minded people. You can follow Simon on Twitter @1step2theleft. |
Inspiring Reads
Honorable mentions for some of my favorite travel writers and photographers – inspiring and exceptionally talented folks who open up doors into their worlds and allow us to live vicariously through their online journals. By no means is this list all inclusive and actually, it will probably grow daily, but I had to start somewhere.
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