Check out some of my favorite travel blogs from some great people.  My philosophy is to read and research as much as you can about a place before you go, getting as many different perspectives as you can.  And the following blogs and sites are great for any lover of travel and all offer a wide variety of tips, inspiration, deals, and guides to get you out on the road.  Enjoy!

1000 Fights-  A couples friendly travel site sharing ideas, fun and fights

501 Places- Sharing the world with you

A Dangerous Business- Getting swept away in travel

A View to a Thrill-  Proof positive that limited budgets do not mean limited travel opportunities, A View To A Thrill provides tools to maximize your travel budget, as well as photos and trip reports to inspire and encourage your dreams of discovering the world.

Adventure Bimbling-  Join Andy and Laura for their overland journey around Asia

Beers and Beans-A photographer and a journalist travel the world in search of the unusual, the mundane, the beautiful, and the forgotten

Budget Travel Intentions-  Travel passionately, Spend wisely, and experience more – one man’s desire to challenge people on how and why they travel while getting the most out of their adventures.

Career Break Secrets- Because life is out there

Cheap Flights- #1 in travel deals

CheapoAir- Cheap plane tickets to anywhere in the world

Expat in Germany-  An insider’s travel tips for Germany, Europe, Canada and the rest of the planet from a Canadian expat living in Germany.

Glamour Granny Travels-  Travel ideas for older women who roam the world in style and comfort

Got Saga-a worldwide social network focusing on the travel industry with a vibrant online community sharing travel tips & destinations worldwide

I Should Log Off-  Log off and live!

Landlopers-Experiencing the world on a budget

Me and Frenchie-  A French-American couple decided to take a break from Corporate America to discover the World

No Place to Be-  Follow Poi and Kirsty as they travel around the world

One Giant Step-  Gillian gives great tips and advice for taking that one giant step towards a life of travel

Ott’s World- Travel and life experiences of a corporate American runaway

Over Yonderlust- The exploration of the planet and ourselves

The Roamantics- Couple & solo travel adventures & misadventures around the world

Strux Travel-  Another day, another country

Suzy Guese- Traveling with a redheaded temperament

Travel Dudes- For travelers, by travelers

Traveling Canucks-Canadians exploring our world

Traveling Gringo- Motorcycle touring and travel: people, places, and food. Non-bikers welcome too!

Traveling Savage-Recounting the triumphs, trials, and tribulations of life on the road and in the new

Umarket-Measuring the Earth with our feet

Where Now Blog-  Three soon to be university students from the UK set out on a daunting round the world adventure. Excitement, discovery, and the odd laugh are bound to make this an amazing trip!

yTravelBlog-It’s all about the memories