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Favorite Travel Blogs

January 17, 2008 by  
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I was asked by an up-and-coming SEO company (see Kango Blog for more) to give some recommendations of my favorite travel bloggers. It was hard to whittle down my favorites, but I will try.

Adirondack Base Camp
I love this blog. It has been said that the Adirondacks are “the world’s Central Park,” but I do not think the Adirondack Forest is promoted enough. TourPro is one of these exceptions, however. He works in the Adirondack tourist industry, and sheds a lot of light on the marketing aspect of New York State tourism. I enjoy his colorful posts, and I gain a lot of information about the biggest tourist attraction in the state.

Brave New Traveler
This is an enjoyable conglomerate of travel bloggers, all offering their own distinctive narratives and articles. The content is never dull, and there’s a lot of variety on this blog.

A Long Ride
This blog is updated irregularly, whenever the author takes to the road. But when he does, his photos and stories are riveting. It makes me wish he’d dump his job and just ride the open road permanently. This is one of the blogs that got me going on my own travel blog. Love this one!

Family Travel
Incredibly diverse and jam-packed with loads of lists, links, and armchair travel destinations. It’s family-friendly, to boot! I am glad to see the popularity of the “Lone Stranger” traveler wane, and the “Brady Bunch” traveler rise. Good content.

Happy Hotelier
This blogger is undying in his promotion of all travel bloggers. I appreciate his loyalty and devotion. His content is fresh and I enjoy learning more about tourism in Europe. I’ve found many other blogger gems from his posts, too.

New York City Walk
A wonderful narrative of a young man who traveled up each and every street in Manhattan, taking pictures, noting the notables, and having fun every step of the way. I’m so glad he shares his journey.

Marriott On the Move
I’m not much for corporate travel, but the content is interesting, and I am curious about what goes on behind the scenes at one of the largest hotel chains in America. I had the pleasure of staying at a Marriott suite last year, and enjoyed it. I love to see executives promote customer service. If Marriott wants to continue to be successful, customer service is the way to go. They encourage input from other bloggers, too.

These are my recommendations! I hope they prove useful to other bloggers and travelers alike. If you are looking for more of my recommended travel blogs, check out my post at my other blog, rel=”nofollow” New York Traveler.

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6 Comments on "Favorite Travel Blogs"

  1. Gudrun on Thu, 17th Jan 2008 6:38 pm 

    thanks for these suggestions Mrs Mecomber, I will be sure to add them to the Kango travel blog search widget!

    Cheers!

  2. Mrs. Mecomber on Thu, 17th Jan 2008 8:14 pm 

    Thanks for visiting, Gudrun! :) And thanks for Kango. I’m sure it will be a great success and I am very excited to begin using it.

  3. TourPro on Fri, 18th Jan 2008 10:58 am 

    Thanks!

    BTW, I was just down in Auburn for a conference. That’s sort of in your neighborhood right? I’ve been looking at the Historic Auburn brochure for the last few years – interesting place. I wish I could have spent more time besides at the very excellent Holiday Inn. Best part, it was right across the street from the famous Auburn Prison. They keep the lights on outside all night long.

    Anyway, there was some crazy guy there talking about travel marketing and Web 2.0 stuff. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if NewYorkTraveler.net could play a bigger role in travel marketing for that part of the state. The pump is primed.

  4. Mrs. Mecomber on Fri, 18th Jan 2008 11:06 am 

    YW, TourPro. My pleasure, truly.

    Auburn is west of me, but I have been there many times, and actually lived there in my youth. I’ve never been to the prison, but know all sorts of sordid historical details, lol. We hope to check out the Harriet Tubman home sometime this year, and some wineries along the Finger Lakes.

    I would love to participate in travel marketing. However, it seems the travel industry has not put much effort into the web just yet, unless I am missing out on some big news. I’d appreciate an insider’s nudge if you hear anything!

    The Internet is the number one reference source for travelers. I wish the tourist industry (especially in New York) would grab ahold of this. The Internet is like one great big yellow pages book that we refer to constantly… but New York State is still advertising in Saturday Evening Post style…

  5. TourPro on Sat, 19th Jan 2008 8:06 am 

    Best thing you can do. Keep doing what you love and keep sharing it in your own unique style.  

    The keynote at the conference in Auburn was “the Getaway Guy” – TV travel guy from a station around there – Syracuse? Roch?  Basically he travels and does segments as part of the news I think.  You’re doing what he does online.

    This whole thing is evolving and I’m not sure exactly what the future holds.  One thing for sure, authentic voices that real people can relate to will gain influence in the new social mediafied travel niche.  How that can translate into a working business model?  I can see destinations or travel related services wanting to advertise on sites that have targeted and committed readership.  Those kinds of direct sales likely have the biggest bang vs. affiliate residuals or TLA’s.

    The odds of any of us reaching the A-list is getting slimmer everyday with new entries into the blogosphere.  What is really difficult for most people is the ability to focus on a specific niche and generating consistently good content on a regular basis.  Take a look around, I think as far as NY travel goes, you are absolutely one of the few rising stars.  Happy Long Weekend, Brrrrrrr!

  6. Mrs. Mecomber on Sat, 19th Jan 2008 10:13 am 

    I have never heard of The Getaway Guy (no TV), but his show sounds terrific!

    Yes, focusing on a niche is very difficult, at least from my from angle– I am paid to sometimes discuss things beyond my niche, and am torn between the two. Do I promote these unrelated things, thus enabling me with finances to continue my travels, or do I remain stringently true to my niche yet never go anywhere with any kind of frequency. In other words, do I remain SO true to my niche that I strangle myself?

    This is a great transition with travel and bloggers alike.

    Yes, you are right. I’ll just keep doing what I love to do, and share the fun we have.

    Thanks for everything, TourPro. :) You’re a real friend.

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