In my years of researching travel I’ve stumbled upon some great blogs to read. Here are some of my favorite posts from January!

Travel Missteps Stories

Nomadic Matt: How to Cope with Travel Mistakes (Because I Can’t Stop Making Them)
I enjoy hearing about the mistakes that other travelers make, as they can be good learning experiences for others. Nomadic Matt is one of my favorite bloggers with lots of advice, and it is good to know that the “Pro” travel bloggers out there still run into the same issues that the rest of us have.

Twenty-Something Travel: The Horrors of International Food Abroad
Every traveler has been there: tired of the local fare or missing home they order a non-local dish. It’s a bit like Russian roulette you either are either lucky…or things went horribly wrong. And Twenty Something Travel delivers those bad choices with photos!

Souvenirs Stories

501 Places: The Stories Behind Our Souvenirs
I started my every other week series “Souvenir Saturday” this month and it seems other bloggers are also sharing the stories behind their travel mementos.

Everywhereist: The TSA Almost Confiscated My Souvenirs. Here’s Why
As I’ve written before I always get extra security when traveling. So far I’ve never had a confiscated souvenir, but it has been a fear of mine (I lived dangerously and would frequently carry on snow globes). But I was on pins and needles reading this story of pool balls.

Favorite Photos

Living the Dream RTW: Loving India’s Geometric Patterns – A Massive Photo Collection
I fell in love with Living the Dream for their detailed blogs on travel planning and trip updates. But it’s nice to see the creative side in this gorgeous geometric photo collection.

Journey to Gelato: 59 feet down, down, down
This is actually by cousin’s blog. She is traveling around the world and always has great photos. As I am an underwater photography enthusiast it was wonderful to see her photos of diving the Great Barrier Reef.

Have a blog that you recommend reading? Let me know!