6 Canadian Travel Bloggers you should be Following
The blogosphere is a crowded place, and it can take quite a while to find a few bloggers you enjoy to follow. So in an effort to help out some fellow Canadian travel bloggers, I have compiled a list of my 6 favourite Canadian travel bloggers I think you should be following. Each have their own unique take on the world. Some are covering Asia, others are writing about Europe, several of them are writing about all of their travel adventures, but the one thing that brings them all together is that they each share a passion for discovering new cities, countries, and destinations.
Michael Barltrop – One Year Trip
Michael Barltrop has some good stories to tell through that massive beard of his. This former teacher from Toronto decided to pack up his life for a year and see what he could get done. He’s got some great ambitions,he’s a die-hard traveler, a lover of English, a guitar player, and as you may have guessed it, he’s Canadian. Michael is currently traveling through Peru, a country I’ve always wanted to see. Be sure to follow him along his journey at One Year Trip.
Candice Walsh – Candice Does the World
A Newfy, a redhead, an editor at Matador Travel, and by far one of the best writers on the interweb. If her charm and wit doesn’t get you, her passion for drinks, parties, and travel will. It’s pretty tough to read through any of her posts without having a chuckle. You can find her musings at Candice Does The World.
Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil – The Planet D
The Toronto couple known as Dave & Deb have literally morphed into a super travel machine, with thousands of followers, unique posts, beautiful photography, and some great stories to tell. They’re currently traveling through India. If you haven’t checked them out be sure to do so at The Planet D. They’ve got some fantastic travel advice and some great tips on making your relationship work while traveling.
Kirsty Henderson – Nerdy Nomad
Kirsty Henderson is Mother Theresa incarnate. At the very least she’s the ultimate volunteer. She travels all over the world putting in a helping hand wherever she can. When she’s not building houses or providing clean water for the less fortunate, she’s designing websites, and is one of the few bloggers I’ve come across who openly tells readers how her blogging business is going. She gives some great tips for travel bloggers, travelers, and is the person to follow if you’re looking at getting into volunteering. She’s originally from Toronto, however these days she’s either on the road, in London, New York, or helping the world one way or another. According to her recent post she’s volunteering in Sumatra, Indonesia, building some houses. Check her out at Nerdy Nomad or Stuck In London.
Pamela MacNaughtan – Spunky Girl Monologues
If you’re looking for a smart and funny writer with some sweet stories to tell along with some quality photography, you’ll have to check out Pamela’s travel blog. Sounds like she’s going to try and make it to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics for a few days. Definitely looking forward to reading about her trip there. You can find Pam at Spunky Girl Monologues.
Carrie Kellenberger – My Several Worlds
Carrie’s a Canadian expat living in Taiwan, and writes about everything from music, travel, culture, food, books, you name it. She started off on her adventure as an English teacher in China. During this period she was moonlighting as a lead singer of a Filipino rock band. She’s now married and travels all over Asia in her spare time. She’s a great writer and photographer, and has several websites that follow her passions. Do yourself a favour, and meander on over to My Several Worlds.
**If I missed any of your favourite Canadian travel bloggers feel free to toss a link up in the comments!
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My name is Corbin. I'm a 20-something guy from the flatlands of Canada. I'm currently a part time travel writer, web designer, and musician. I started this site in the hopes of learning a little more about where I come from. Somewhere along the way it decided to evolve into an independent travel guide for other backpackers interested in traveling Canada on a budget. Join me for the ride, and if you happen to be backpacking across Canada, feel free to contact me to be part of this Canada travel guide.
Hell yeah! What an awesome shout-out, thanks Corbin! Flattered you think of me as such a great writer. I’m going to be in Hali next weekend, only for three days, but if I get a chance I think you should join me for some beers. And other general mayhem. Email me with your deets!
Candice´s last blog ..How to Deal When Mother Nature Takes a Snow Dump All Over Your City
@Candice – No need for thanks! Love stoppin by your domain! You’ll have a blast in Hali! I’ll try and get in touch with you when you show up!
P.S. Pam, Dave & Deb are awesome folks! I’ll have to check out the rest.
Candice´s last blog ..How to Deal When Mother Nature Takes a Snow Dump All Over Your City
Ooh I didn’t know about Kristy or Carrie, good to know!
I’ll throw my hat in, I’m an East Coast girl living in Toronto and about to leave for a RTW.
Also, NomadicChick.com is Canadian and has a fantastic travel blog.
Ayngelina´s last blog ..The 8 Weeks and Counting List
@Ayngelina – lol with a domain like BaconisMagic the only thing you could be is Canadian. Love it! There’s enough of us Canadians around that I think I’ll do another one of these in a couple months with all new blogs. I’ll be sure to follow you and NomadicChick and remember you guys for the next one!
Wow, thanks Corbin! This was a great surprise after a long work week. So glad you included Candice in your stellar list, she’s hilarious!
I’ll have to check out some of the other blogs you mentioned. Have a great one
SpunkyGirl´s last blog ..Photo: Morón, Cuba
@SpunkyGirl – Thankya backatcha for giving me free reading material. Always enjoy it! And agree, Candice is awesome.
Mother Theresa… hahahaha! That’s a funny one. Thanks for the writeup… and thanks for spelling my name right.
I guess I do seem to be doing a lot of volunteering these days but, rest assured, it’s not out of the goodness of my heart, it’s because it’s damn fun. See you in Haiti – http://www.hodr.org ?
Very cool site you have here and lots of excellent Canucks to read.
Kirsty´s last blog ..January Earnings Report
@Kirsty – Your welcome, my spelling skills are crazy not-terrible. lol. If I hadn’t already known a ‘Kirsty’ there’s a good chance I would have went reciprocal on that ‘i’ and ‘r’.
Lol keep up the awesome work with the volunteering and your website. Love reading your stuff. Makes me want to get out there and do something.
I follow all those great blogs and encourage others to do the same. In fact I’d hazard a guess half my RSS reader is full of Canadians must be something in the air up there.
@Chris – lol I think you might be right. That or it could be the insane cold, everybody just wants to sneak off to someplace warmer for a while.
some of these blogs i know it very well already but thanks for the rest, i will check them out asap.
i might come to canada hopefully next year..
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Awe Corbin! Thanks so much for including us on this list! Long live the Canucks!
Dave and Deb´s last blog ..Leopard Spotting at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
@Dave and Deb – Your welcome guys! Love reading what you guys have been up to. Keep up the superb work!
Great list! Some I already know and love and others I look forward to reading.
I would like to suggest fellow Canadians at One Giant Step: http://one-giant-step.com/
and of course, my husband and I at Dream A Little Dream: http://dreamalittledream.ca
GO CANADA!! =)
Dee´s last blog ..10 places to eat in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics.
@Dee – Thanks for stopping by! I feel like a dick for not putting you in this list, I switched RSS Readers a few months back and must have forgotten to get you guys into the new one. Consider yourselves re-rss’d and remembered. lol. I’ll have to check out One-giant-step.com as well.
Hope you guys are doing well! Keep in touch! And say hi to Scott!
Thanks Dee for the shout out…what great Canadian camaraderie!! Corbin, I can see you’ve been to OneGiantStep and I’m glad b/c you pointed me here and introduced me to all these great fellow Canadian bloggers! I’ll be sticking around and checking them all out. Cheers!
Hey Gillian! I’m glad Dee took the time to bring you to my attention. Got you followed on my RSS reader and everything, so I’ll be staying tuned in from now on. Glad you stopped by.
Cool blogs. Found a few more for our feedreader! Another Canadian travel blogger worth checking out is Shawn from Rerunaround:
http://www.rerunaround.com/
Have a look!
Daniel´s last blog ..Looking Back: Notre Dame, Saigon
Thanks! I’m looking forward to putting together a round two of this one. These comments keep turning up some great blogs. Don’t know what i was thinking forgetting you guys!
Right on! Thanks for including me. I’m flattered to be featured here, Corbin.
Carrie´s last blog ..Photo Moment: Night Market Food Vendor
Oops. I thought I’d mention that if you’re putting together a round 2, Steve of Asian Ramblings is also a Canadian photographer and travel blogging living abroad. He’s been in China for four or five years now, and his blog is great stuff!
Carrie´s last blog ..Photo Moment: Night Market Food Vendor
Your very welcome Carrie. I love reading your stuff. I’ll check Steve out too. Round 2 sounds like it’s going to be massive. Should be cool!
A great site for women especially traveling alone:
http://www.journeywoman.com
From a woman who’s been doing since before women were “supposed” to travel alone.
Right on, good find. Thanks Jacki
Great blog. Awesome.
Thanks for this. Nerdy Nomad is an awesome blog!
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