Famous Bloggers Ready To Inspire Your Next Adventure

I’ve always wanted to start my blogging site centered on travel and sustainability. However, it’s been years, and I haven’t mustered up the courage to start one until I’ve followed famous bloggers, who, to this date, have inspired me. 

According to Blogging.com, starting could be the hardest part of your journey. There are factors you need to mix into your blogs to get the rest of the world to read it. 

For instance, SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a crucial ingredient you must adhere to get on Google’s good graces. Another factor is web optimization. Your blogging channel, built around the readers’ experience, should be unique and user-friendly.

Lastly, the angle that keeps your readers come back for more depends on how valuable your content is. That said, following the footsteps of popular travel and lifestyle bloggers is the initial step for getting inspiration. 

Without further ado, here are famous bloggers who share the ins and outs of traveling based on their nomadic lifestyle. 

A Cup of Jo

In 2007, Joanna Goddard, a French writer, started A Cup of Jo as a hobby. No, she didn’t quit her job to travel the world. In fact, she underwent several stints as a writer before making A Cup of Jo her full-time career.

It wasn’t all butterflies and rainbows, though. The first step in her career involved stopping men in New York to ask them funny questions for Cosmopolitan. Then it progressed to writing for several travel and lifestyle magazines such as Bene and Glamour.com. 

While blogging for Martha Stewart, she then started A Cup of Jo for funsies. But later did she realize that this venture was shaping up to be a promising career. Since then, Jo has been blogging about travel, food, design, relationships, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle. 

Jo uses her experience to share tips about travel and lifestyle. For example, she has one blog titled, “Anatomy of a Romantic Trip (Without Kids).” Since most of her followers are women who have children, these types of blogs resonate with her audience. Her writing style is also very casual and friendly, accommodating questions from her readers to make it more engaging. 

Dan Flying Solo

From a restaurant manager in the UK to a full-time solo traveler and blogger, Dan Flying Solo is an avenue for the thrill-seekers. This time, Dan, born and raised in London, followed his thirst for seeing the world. 

So he quit his corporate lifestyle to follow a career taking pictures and exploring unknown places. To date, he has traveled to over 50 countries and has been to the most remote parts of the world. He claims he likes to splurge sometimes, and most of the time, he also wants to ‘rough it up.’

Dan Flying Solo is relatively new compared to the other travel blogs here. However, Dan’s writing style involves storytelling. I love how he captures his readers through compelling introductions. The grid layout featuring beautiful places he’s been to is also one unique factor. 

A Broken Backpack 

From the blog’s title, you’ll instantly get the overall feel of the personal blogging site, A Broken Backpack. Melissa Giroux started her adventure by exploring the gems in her country, Canada. 

She hitch-hiked around Canada before moving to Australia for two years. She then backpacked her way around Southeast Asia after settling in Bali for over a year. This blog is an account of all her travel experiences, tips, and helpful advice for her audience. 

Blogging isn’t easy, and not a lot of people have the skills to do it. However, Melissa writes easy-to-digest long-form content. She uses simple vocabulary and concise sentences to make for an enjoyable read.

I specifically like how she starts her blogs with questions and has a conversational tone throughout. The table of contents is also a differentiating factor that makes her blogs stand out from the rest. 

The Expert Vagabond 

The Expert Vagabond is the brainchild of the adventure travel blogger, Matthew Karsten. In his journey since 2010, he shares valuable and fun content about places people don’t even know existed. 

Some of his content revolves around budget travel tips, inspiring travel photography, fun YouTube videos, nomadic life tips, outdoor adventures, and more entertaining stories. 

He also shares some of his favorite gears and equipment when backpacking around the world. Check out this all-encompassing guide on his backpacking gear checklist. The tone is friendly, the information is sufficient, and the overall style is engaging. Though it’s long-form content, Matt ensures he uses subheadings, bullet points, bolding, and whatnot to keep his readers riveted from start to finish. 

Ordinary Traveler 

The Ordinary Traveler might give off the impression that quitting your job and traveling the world is the brightest idea. However, this personal blogging site caters to a different audience. 

The Ordinary Traveler, an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog, is spearheaded by Christy Woodrow and Scott Calafiore. And no, they didn’t quit their jobs, sell their properties, and travel the world. They live an ordinary life with ordinary jobs while shaping up adventures along the way. Hence, the term, Ordinary Traveler. 

They claim that their site is an avenue for those who find it hard to travel with limited vacation time. Instead of living vicariously through other adventure-seekers, the blog inspires them to squeeze in even a short adventure in their hectic lifestyles. 

One of his recent blogs is titled “My 25 Best Travel Tips After 10 Years of Traveling the World.” His writing style is in a simplified form that even the most unintelligent individual could have fun reading it. Most of his blogs are also in the form of listicles that attract more readers. 

Wrapping It Up

These famous bloggers are just a handful of the many travel and lifestyle bloggers out there. Looking for one that has similar beliefs, principles, and goals shouldn’t be that hard. You can start by following these famous bloggers’ footsteps, and the next thing you know, you’re setting up your blogging site — ready for the world to see.