Top 15 Adventure Travel Blogs

June 2, 2015

At Sacred Rides, we are keen adven­tur­ers and trav­el enthu­si­asts. We are always search­ing for the road less trav­eled, push­ing our­selves to find new adven­tures and of course, pack­ing our moun­tain bikes along the way. Trav­el­ling can be a life chang­ing expe­ri­ence, you meet new peo­ple, expe­ri­ence dif­fer­ent cul­tures and gain new per­spec­tives, but before depart­ing on any adven­ture, it is impor­tant to be informed about your des­ti­na­tion and be pre­pared for the trip ahead.

Thank­ful­ly, there are lots of great adven­ture trav­el blogs out there, that offer advice and trav­el tips to help you along your way., so we’ve com­piled the Top 15 Adven­ture Trav­el Blogs to help make your trav­el dreams come true!

1. THE EXPERT VAGABOND

Cre­at­ed by Math­ew Karsten, this high­ly regard­ed adven­ture trav­el blog fea­tures inspi­ra­tional trav­el sto­ries, pho­tos and tips high­light­ing des­ti­na­tions around the world.

2. OFF THE PATH 

Encour­ag­ing you to “walk the extra mile,” this blog offers great reviews, des­ti­na­tion videos and enter­tain­ing con­tent to awak­en your inner trav­el bug.

3. ADVENTUROUS KATE 

Look no fur­ther solo female trav­el­ers! Adven­tur­ous Kate offers prac­ti­cal trav­el advice for ladies who like to trav­el the world solo. Leave it to Kate to debunk myths and offer tips to cre­ate a safe, mem­o­rable and adven­tur­ous trip.

4. ORDINARY TRAVELER 

You don’t have to be a trav­el guru to trav­el the world. This adven­ture trav­el blog out­lines trip ideas, for ordi­nary folks, to get the most out of their vacation.

5. G ADVENTURES 

“The Great Adven­ture Peo­ple” seek adven­ture around every cor­ner. Offer­ing inspi­ra­tional trav­el sto­ries and breath­tak­ing pho­tos, this blog dives into every­thing G Adven­ture’s loves about our plan­et: food, music, nature, cul­ture and art — ulti­amte­ly, the rea­sons we seek adven­ture in the first place!

6. THE PLANET D

Step out of your com­fort zone and learn about “Dave and Deb’s” most recent adven­tures. Based on the phi­los­o­phy that you don’t have to be an adren­a­line junkie, an über-ath­lete or super rich to trav­el the world, Dave and Deb out­line ways to cre­ate your own adven­ture and acheive your trav­el goals.

7. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Do I have to say more? Inspir­ing adven­tur­ers since 1888.

8. LONELY PLANET

From road trips to back­pack­ing trips, Lone­ly Plan­et pro­vides tips for all types of trav­el­ers to expe­ri­ence new roads, trails, des­ti­na­tions and cuisine.

9. GADLING

Writ­ten and edit­ed by pas­sion­ate trav­el­ers from around the world, Gadling has proved to be a trust­ed trav­el resource for every­thing from gen­er­al trav­el tips to bud­get trav­el and adven­ture travel.

10. SHERMANS TRAVEL 

Look­ing for trav­el deals? Sher­mans Trav­el has a team of experts ready to find you the best deals on flights and hotels, so it’s easy to make your adven­ture a reality!

11. ADVENTURE JOURNAL

Stay up to date with every­thing adven­ture by sign­ing up for the Adven­ture Jour­nal Newslet­ter. Read gear reviews, watch inspi­ra­tional adven­ture videos and dis­cov­er unique accom­mo­da­tions around the world.

12. A BACKPACKER’S TALE

Full of trav­el tips and back­pack­ing advice, Stephen shares var­i­ous resources to help plan your next adventure.

13. MATADOR NETWORK 

As the world’s largest inde­pen­dent pub­lish­er, the Mata­dor Net­work is a col­lab­o­ra­tion of writ­ers, edi­tors, pho­tog­ra­phers and film­mak­ers pas­sion­ate about shar­ing trav­el stories.

14. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Gary Arndt shares his reviews of des­ti­na­tions on all sev­en con­ti­nents, as well as tips on gear, pack­ing and elec­tron­ics for your next adventure.

15. CLASSE TOURISTE

A free­lance trav­el writer and pho­tog­ra­ph­er share their expe­ri­ences (good and bad!) from around the world.