Expats in Turkey are particularly active bloggers. Some of these blogs I know well, others were discovered while researching this post. They range from inane yet entertaining fluff detailing personal insights into the minutiae of living in a particular town to thoughtful, in-depth political discourse or all-encompassing guides to the Turkish nation.
If you are a travel blogger based in Turkey, expat or otherwise, or know a good Turkish travel resource, please tell us more in the comments below.
Tagline: The Life of a Permanent Nomad
A mix of destination posts, how to articles, travel philosophy and often simple, yet very practical advice make up Wandering Earl. The goodness of human nature and the similarity in the hopes and dreams of people from otherwise different cultures are recurring themes. Answering all of the many comments and emails he receives, Wandering Earl betrays none of the jadedness, ego or cliqueness that can sometimes affect blogs by authors with a similar time (or less) spent on the road.
Started: August 2009.
Sample posts
Tagline: Travel Tips, Insight, and Advice.
Runaway Jane encourages new backpackers to venture out into the world through a combination of tips, recommendations, advice and the author’s own impressions of the cities and towns she has visited.
Started: January 2010
Sample posts
Is There Such a Thing as a Travel Snob?
Is an Inter Rail Pass Worth it?
Frustrations of a Travel Blogger
Behind the blog: From a beginning as an overdrawn student, Edinburgh based Jane Meighan attempted – and succeeded – in becoming a professional travel blogger within two years of starting Runaway Jane.
Posted in #TravelTuesday, A Week In..., The Blogpacker 
Tags: edinburgh, scotland, travel blogging, uk 
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On entering Tend To Travel visitors are presented with a striking photo slider that both sets the tone for what to expect throughout the rest of the site and makes great use of the editor’s photographic skills. The architectural background of the editor focuses Tend To Travel on the ascetics of buildings around the world – particularly though the clever use of sketches – and gives the site a strong unique selling point that can be lacking in some other travel sites. At the same time the human side of travel is not neglected.
Tagline: Making Everyday an Adventure
Starting out with the philosophy that adventure is an attitude rather than a paid for package, Mallory on Travel aims to inspire our own natural curiosity to find our own adventures. Mixed in with the inspiration are reviews and opinion pieces, tips and photography.
Started: April 2011
Sample posts
Adventure Travel – Reckless Abandon or Calculated Risk
Population Growth – One in 7 Billion Photo Essay
Volunteering – What’s in it for Me?
Tagline: Save yourself the pain and travel by train
Forget the strain of flashing your naked body to airport staff before cramming it into a tiny seat in a gravity defying, airtight tin box and travel in a civilised manner by rail. Unlike blogs covering travel with broader strokes, Trains on the Brain devotes its attention to consumer issues, history and infrastructure as well as personal experiences and, as one would expect, dwells on the journey over the destination.
Started: July 2009
Tagline: Go Explore, experience, and be inspired
Velvet Escape focuses on the luxury side of independent travel and considers itself in the forefront of blogs promoting destinations and experiences at this end of the travel market. However, unlike similarly positioned publications, the open and friendly style doesn’t exclude less well-heeled travellers. The experiences described in Velvet Escape may be rich but the reader needn’t be to gain inspiration and ideas for their own travels.
Started: Dec 2008
Sample posts
The Mysteries of Easter Island
What’s a Coolpacker?
Winter Adventures in Lapland
Tagline: Have you been Bitten?
Founded when the editor was researching information on working at an American summer camp, Bitten by the Travel bug is accelerating its development into a resource aimed at exploring other cultures and ‘quirky places visitors often overlook.’ Regular features often revolve around the ‘bug’ theme such as Stumble Bug Sunday and Travel Bug Tuesday.
Started: January 2010
Sample posts
Summer Camp Notes: The Day Vegemite was Banned
I actually like London…
“You’re too young to be a travel blogger.”
Tagline: Living the travel dream
Divided into general and destination advice complimented by a collection of photos published individually each Friday What’s Dave Doing? Is part information, part inspiration. The ethos behind the site is to help others live the travel dream a little every day.
Started: March 2008.
Sample posts
50 handy hints for the first time traveller
Why Top 10 posts make my head explode
The destruction of my home town
Tagline: Your ultimate guide to balancing tequila and tourism
If someone gave you this site as a book it would be splattered in alcohol, pizza stains and perhaps a little bit of blood. Starting out as many blogs do to document a RTW trip, The Travellers World Guide continues to function as a repository of travel tips, guest posts, world photos and ramblings often amusingly illustrated with face pulling and professionally scrawled cartoons.
Started: Officially started in January 2010.
Sample posts
The Crazy Guy from New Zealand
The Things I Love About Home: A Paint Photo Essay, Part 1
Around the World * Siem Reap, Cambodia: My Bus Blew Up?
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