Travel Blogs UK Top 10
The Top 10 Travel Blog ranking was last updated 27/06/2018.
Taking first spot in our rankings is Hand Luggage Only. The award-winning blog was created back in 2014 by Yaya Onalaja-Aliu and Lloyd Griffiths, two friends who met at uni and wanted to share their love of travelling with people around the globe. The blog has exploded in the last few years, thanks in no small part to the two incredible personalities behind it, and was recently crowned Best Travel Blog at the Vuelio Blog Awards 2017. Whether you’re travelling to a new city and you want to get the lowdown on the best coffee spots or you’re looking for some inspiration to satisfy your wanderlust, Hand Luggage Only is packed full of fun posts and colourful photography to get you in the mood to see more of the world.
Want to learn more about this blog? Read our blogger spotlight with Hand Luggage Only.
Travel-loving husband and wife team, Kach and Jonathan Howe, started Two Monkeys Travel in October 2014 to share the adventures and countries they were discovering. Funding their travels in the beginning through teaching, they’ve now been able to live the dream, travelling the world as top-class travel bloggers. Featuring guest posts from fellow travel writers, Two Monkeys Travel provides travel inspiration for all budgets, from hostels to five-star hotels, and plenty of advice on how to get into travel blogging.
Want to learn more about this blog? Read our blogger spotlight with Two Monkeys Travel.
Moving up the rankings to third place is Global Grasshopper. Founded by Becky Moore, who describes herself as a restless soul, Global Grasshopper has become a place for a collection of writers to share their own travel stories and pass on advice to anyone starting or continuing their own adventure. Sharing the secrets of the world’s most unique places, Global Grasshopper uncovers destinations across the world for those wanting to escape the crowds, from off-the-grid Southwest India to the hidden gems of Athens.
Want to learn more about this blog? Read our blogger spotlight with Global Grasshopper.
4. WishWishWish
Taking fourth place in the rankings is WishWishWish. Founded by Carrie Santana da Silva 10 years ago as an online diary, WishWishWish shares Carrie’s stories from her travels around the world to the latest fashion. With beautiful photography on every post, you’ll be lucky if you can get to the end without booking your next trip! Whatever your travel preference, you’ll find plenty of travel inspiration, from the lush green hills of South Tyrol to the white beaches of Mauritius, along with fashion tips for how to look stylish while you’re away.
Back in 2009, Monica Stott founded The Travel Hack while she was backpacking around Australia and Asia. Now with her little boy George, and another baby on the way, The Travel Hack posts about how to be a globetrotter, even with a baby, and how to keep it stylish! The blog shares travel tips and advice around the world and also closer to home, from the best way to spend 48 hours in Glasgow to the top spots to get that great Instagram shot in London.
Manchester born and bred, Victoria Brewood started Pommie Travels back in 2009 when she was living in Bali. After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism, Victoria felt that the nine-to-five life wasn’t for her, so she packed her bags and set off to see the world. Pommie Travels gives plenty of advice for the solo traveller and how to make a tight budget stretch as far as possible. With detailed country guides and posts about planning the ultimate Bhutan experience to finding the best sunsets in Malta, Pommie Travels really has it all.
A new entry into our rankings is You Could Travel, founded and run by married couple Cory and Gergely Varga. After leaving their jobs in IT and the British weather behind them, they created You Can Travel to show how anyone can enjoy travel regardless of their background or financial means. Specialising in soft adventure, You Could Travel posts about discovering places off the beaten track and uncovering gems you won’t find in a guidebook. The couple’s love of travel shows in all their posts, which are packed with colourful photography everywhere from Amsterdam to, You Could Travel’s favourite destination, Japan.
Another new entry is Along Dusty Roads. Founded by Andrew Sim and Emily Gough, the blog is about slow-travel and savouring the country that you’re in. Their passion for photography and looking for the detail in a new place is clear with colourful photos that transport the reader straight to the heart of Latin America. Along Dusty Roads has plenty of handy guides for anyone ready to set off on their own adventure, from unexpected travel essentials to finding the best places to stay when you’re on the road.
Making its debut into the rankings is Finding the Universe, started in May 2010 by Laurence Norah to document his travels after leaving the corporate world behind. Now joined by his wife Jessica, the pair blog about everything travel, from short trips to Dublin to long-haul adventures in the Seychelles. As you can tell from the beautiful imagery, Laurence is a lover of photography, running his own course – which is perfect for the traveller wanting to capture that all-important shot.
Husband and wife duo Savi Munjal and Vid Taneja are the team behind Bruised Passports. Travelling together for 12 years they’ve turned their blog into a full-time career, sharing accommodation ideas, packing tips and itineraries for visiting a new country. Savi is the face behind the words and Vid captures the pictures that bring it all together with photos that will transport you from your desk to a beach in Bali or the slopes of Switzerland.
Want to learn more about this blog? Read our blogger spotlight with Bruised Passports.
The fundamentals of working with bloggers are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to read their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted.
Vuelio’s blog ranking methodology takes into consideration social sharing, topic-related content and post frequency. Profiles of these Travel blogs and their authors can be found in the Vuelio Media Database.
This is cool! As a Londoner and traveller over 100 countries I hope to make it to the 2017 list!
Pretty good selection of travel bloggers.
Hey thanks for this!
I’ve just started by travel/lifestyle blog and this was very helpful.
Great list. Makes me want to pack my bags now!
But I think I would miss home too much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZxDsvVPGFo
Thanks for sharing these awesome blog lists…
Keep posting… 🙂
Amazing blog. Keep sharing.
Well done to all of the blogs and bloggers listed. I look to the established sites you have named for inspiration as to how travel bloggers should do things well.
Glad to see you regularly update this list. Please check out http://travelsofadam.com/ for future updates – one of the world’s largest independent travel blogs with a strong focus on city trips and gay travel.
A great round up of fantastic blogs – I’d be pleased to be considered for inclusion in either this category or London Lifestyle blogs – or even a new luxury blogs category!
Suze | LuxuryColumnist
Thanks for this great list! Global Grasshopper is particularly cool! Really enjoyed their article on 13 quirky jobs to get when travelling!
I visited the blogs given here. These are very helpful for the travelers. I appreciate this share.
Thanks for sharing the top 10 list. Congrats to all those who made it on the list.
Thank you for this post. Useful list of top 10 UK travel blogs.
Great list, thanks
Thanks for this list, I’ve been extensively researching UK travel bloggers in preparation for the launch of my own London blog and this helped massively.
Hopefully I’ll be doing something a bit different with my blog, it will focus on what travellers and tourists really want which is: what are the best things to do whilst I’m here. I’ll have lots of top 10 lists and profiles of every London attraction.
Check out the site if you are interested, I could do with the feedback.
Great list, especially liked inside the travellab!
Absolutely delighted to feature in your Top 10 list and in such great company too 🙂 I write for the love of travel and to share stories and it is always rewarding when others enjoy it too. Thank you.
Nice your travel list……
Thanks for the fantastic list:)
I especially like 40 countries before I’m 30. I absolutely ADORE travelling and although I think 40 countries is a bit much for me, I’ve lowered my own goal to 20 and that is completely doable.
Thanks again,
Victoria
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Great list… Congratulations all of you.