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Blog Roll

Here are some of my favourite blogs out there in the blogosphere, all written by some fabulous fellow Travelistas. Each blog has it’s own unique angle and they all inspire me and entertain me in different ways. I love reading them just as much as I love writing my own – well – almost. I read them all on a regular basis and if you like The Travelista, you might like these too!

Favourite Travel Bloggers

Mrs O Around The World

First and foremost comes Mrs O! Her blog is my all time favourite luxury travel blog and was one of the biggest inspirations that lead me to set up The Travelista. One thing I love about Mrs O’s blog is that as well as blogging about her luxurious trips to places like Mexico and the Maldives, she also blogs about her outings in the UK. Born in Lisbon and now residing with her English hubby in the country, Mrs O is the definition of a successful cosmopolitan Travelista!

Ana of Mrs O Around The World

Ana of Mrs O Around The World

Mrs Ayla Adventures

Having grown up in a family of holiday-goers and travel-fanatics, the desire to explore has been ingrained in Ayla since birth. When she’s not researching, talking, dreaming or bugging her husband about distant shores, you’ll either find her with my head in a book or at the cinema. I had the pleasure of meeting Ayla at the lowcostholidays Blogger Awards, where she won ‘Best Female’.

mrs-ayla-adventures

Ayla (and her hubby Alex) of Mrs Aylas Adventures

The Well Travelled Post Card

Virginia Stuart-Taylor is a travel blogger based in London, who writes about her adventures abroad and top tips for living abroad on her blog The Well-Travelled Postcard. Incredibly, Virginia can speak Spanish, Italian and Portuguese and has so far lived in Chile, Spain and Italy. Since creating her blog in summer 2012 it’s given her the opportunity to travel to four different continents. I met Virginia at BlogStock 2014 and loved hearing all about her colourful travels and time abroad.

Virginia Stuart Taylor of The Well Travelled Post Card

Virginia Stuart Taylor of The Well Travelled Post Card

Taylor Hearts Travel

Shortlisted for “Best Female” in the lowcostholidays Blogger Awards 2014, and featured in Company Magazine’s High-Street Edit as a favourite blogger, Taylor Hearts Travel is a stylish travel blog to inspire amazing travel; from ideas for epic bucket list ticks to suggestions for local weekend trips. Char was the first fellow blogger friend I met last year at World Travel Market.

Char Taylor of Taylor Hearts Travel

Char Taylor of Taylor Hearts Travel

40 Before 30 / Girl Tweets World

I first discovered Jayne’s amazing talent for blogging when we were both shortlisted in the 2013 Cosmo Blog Awards. Jayne was the well deserved winner of our ‘Best Travel Category’ and was hugely inspiring to meet. Jayne has recently relaunched as Girl Tweets World in August 2013 after completing her challenge of visiting 40 countries before she was 30 (the concept behind her first blog). Girl Tweets World brings together her travel experience with that of her profession as a freelance blogger and social media manager.

Jayne Gorman of Girl Tweets World

Jayne Gorman of Girl Tweets World

Around The World in 80 Pairs of Shoes 

The lovely Kelly is a Kiwi that has moved to London in search of finding the perfect Afternoon tea! (Well OK, she moved for plenty of other worth while reasons too) but travel and afternoon tea are her two big passions. She spends her weekends exploring the capital in search of the perfect afternoon tea or is jetting off on long weekends to explore Europe. She is also gluten free which puts an interesting spin on her foodie and travel pursuits!

Around The World in 80 Pairs of Shoes

Kelly of Around The World in 80 Pairs of Shoes

The Travel Hack

The Travel Hack is a stylish adventure blog which is all about the amazing travels of Monica Stott. Monica used to juggle her blog alongside a full time job in digital content but in the past year she has taken the leap into freelance travel blogger, which is a huge inspiration for many fellow travel bloggers. I love her blog as she posts a great combination of travel pieces and lifestyle pieces giving an insight into her life as a travel blogger. She writes honest and witty posts that keep me coming back for more.

Monica Stott is The Travel Hack

Monica Stott ISThe Travel Hack!

Favourite Lifestyle, Foodie & Fashion Bloggers 

Rosie Londoner

For most blog lovers, Rosie needs little introduction. She runs the most successful lifestyle blog in the UK, and is headed for world domination! What makes her blog so special is the way she bottles up that magic London lifestyle that most people can only dream of having,  animated by the most fabulous photography. I love her writing style, wit and amazing tips – not to mention she’s bloomin’ gorgeous. She blogs about everything from luxurious travel jaunts to Anti diets, from ‘slutty brownies’ to the best parties in the capital and has her readers (including me) hanging from her every word.

The Londoner

The Londoner

Em Talks

I first discovered Em Sheldon’s blog through Instagram. Em’s little corner of the internet is a deliciously gorgeous lifestyle blog that covers everything from Fake Tan to Fitness and Fashion to Travel. It’s a snapshot into Em’s world and makes for addictive reading!. Em is a fellow Yorkshire lass who I would love to meet one day.

em-sheldon

Hannah Leigh

Hannah Leigh is an amazing You Tube Vlogger that I met at the Cosmo Blog Awards 2013. Her Vlogs are totally fascinating, funny and endearing and cover all things fashion and beauty. Hannah is so natural in front of the camera and has a really striking look, so it’s no wonder her videos rack up thousands of views in just a few days. Hannah is also a Yorkshire lass from Sheffield and is shortlisted to win Best Vlogger in the 2014 Cosmo Blog Awards. Vote for her!

Hannah Leigh of Hannah Leigh Vlog & You Tube Channel

Hannah Leigh of Hannah Leigh Vlog & You Tube Channel

Nics Nutrition

Nic’s incredible Nutrition blog is my first port of call for foodie and fitness inspiration. She blogs, she vlogs, and works as a nutritionist too. Along with creating endless nutritious recipes for her followers , Nic provides positive  inspiration on how to maintain a healthy and wholesome lifestyle.

Nic from Nic's Nutrition

Nic from Nic’s Nutrition

The Part Time Vegan

Sophie recently created The Part Time Vegan food blog as she discovered the positive impact that vegan and gluten-free cooking had on her body and her health. Sophie blogs about her incredibly creative creations, many of which are totally gluten (and guilt!) free. I always look to her blog for inspiration on deliciously healthy dishes and t0-die-for #foodporn photography!

Sophie of The Part Time Vegan

Sophie of The Part Time Vegan

What do you think of my Blog Roll? Am I missing out on any other fabulous blogs that you think I should know about? Let me know and they could also make it on to this page! Leave me a comment and let me know! x

Want to add The Travelista to your blog roll or website? You can find my short Travelista bio and approved image here

Comments

  1. Izzy Dabbles says

    24th July 2017 at 7:32 pm

    What a great list of bloggers! Izzy Dabbles is my blog about life in Yorkshire, discovering dog friendly hangouts and everything else that life throws at me 🙂

    Reply
  2. Lauren Monitz says

    8th April 2017 at 9:09 pm

    This is such a great list of fearless females doing awesome things! Love your site, would love for you to check out mine too 🙂 http://thedownlo.com

    Reply
  3. TypingToTaipei says

    15th July 2016 at 7:44 am

    Hi Jess!

    Loving your site- a big inspiration from a fellow female travel blogger.

    I’m an Australian who’s now living in Taipe. I have a blog all about Taipei and travels as well: typingtotaipei.com

    I would really appreciate if you could add it to your blog roll, and I can also link back 🙂

    Cheers!

    -Typing To Taipei

    Reply
  4. thetwoscoops says

    1st April 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Hi there! I’d love for you to take a look at TheTwoScoops.com, for ‘a healthy serving of travel and lifestyle!’ http://www.thetwoscoops.com

    Reply
  5. Katheryn says

    18th August 2015 at 8:57 pm

    Love your site!
    This is a trio of food, fashion and travel: http://www.citystyleandliving.com/travel/

    Reply
  6. Jessica says

    31st August 2014 at 2:04 am

    A newbie in travel blogging is Global Detour http://www.globaldetour.co she has beautiful photography, loves luxury yet doesn’t shy away from adventure! She is an Aussie and is headed to Europe at the end of September 2014, can’t wait to see what off-the-beat locations she discovers!

    Reply
  7. Taylor Hearts Travel says

    23rd August 2014 at 12:05 pm

    Thanks so much for including Taylor Hearts Travel on your blog roll. It’s lovely to be featured on your great blog, as well as being in the company of such talented bloggers. 🙂 xx

    Reply
  8. Ayla says

    14th August 2014 at 12:56 pm

    Ahh thank you for including me Jess! Some great bloggers here and some of my favourites too. Will hopefully see you again soon 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jayne says

    13th August 2014 at 11:38 pm

    Thanks so much for including me on this awesome list Jess. I too am a fan of many of the bloggers you mention and am now following the ones I hadn’t heard of 🙂 x

    Reply
  10. mecopybird says

    15th July 2014 at 9:00 pm

    Travel candy.net is a new travel blog about all the sugar-rushes of travel – has a wicked, girly sense of humour 🙂 so if you want a laugh-out-loud travel blog on your blogroll, check it out!

    Cx

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    • thetravelistablog says

      16th July 2014 at 10:24 am

      Sounds awesome! Will be sure to check it out, I am updating my blog roll soon 🙂 x

      Reply
  11. Give For Granted says

    14th June 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Jess!

    I just read a few of your blogs, they are wonderful! I would love to provide you a guest post on a Canadian destination – perhaps my favorite… the ARCTIC!

    Feel free to check out my blog at http://www.giveforgranted.com – all about traveling and following your dreams!

    I am also looking at creating a TOP 10/TOP 20 BEST TRAVEL BLOGS post on my page and definitely would love to work with you on something there as well!

    Best,

    Jenna

    Reply
    • thetravelistablog says

      19th June 2014 at 8:04 pm

      Hi Jenna,

      Thanks so much for your sweet comment. A guest post would be fabulous, why don’t you send something over to me? jessicagibson@live.co.uk

      Would love to feature in your top travel blogs post – email me the details!

      & Will be sure to follow your blog 🙂

      Jess xx

      Reply
      • Give For Granted says

        23rd June 2014 at 11:28 am

        Absolutely! I am sending over a unique travel post now!

        I look forward to reading more of your travel stories moving forward!

        Best,

        Jenna
        http://www.giveforgranted.com

        Reply
  12. astylishreview says

    9th September 2013 at 8:49 pm

    Thank you Jess! Such kind words. Hope you’re well and seeing some amazing places!

    Reply
    • thetravelistablog says

      9th September 2013 at 8:50 pm

      You’re welcome Emma. Yes I am jet setting as usual! Where have you been lately? Let me know if you fancy doing another guest post x

      Reply
  13. mindfultravelbysara says

    8th September 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Thank you so much for including me! I’m looking forward to collaborating with you on the new site! So exciting!

    Reply
    • thetravelistablog says

      8th September 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Hi Sara! You’re so welcome. Really looking forward to working with you too, and to see the finished product of the magazine. I remember you asking me for a short bio to feature on your site. I have written 2 (a personal one and a blog one) – you can pick which you prefer and feature them on your contributors page x

      http://thetravelistablog.wordpress.com/bio/

      Reply
  14. TheTravelHack says

    8th September 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Thanks for including my blog! It’s great to be part of such a great group of bloggers 🙂

    Reply
    • thetravelistablog says

      8th September 2013 at 3:42 pm

      Your very welcome Monica! Your blog is awesome, you should be very proud. I will keep reading! x

      Reply

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