Go Backpacking

Adventure Travel Blog

Go Backpacking > Travel Blogging > 10 Travel Blogs Looking for Guest Posts

10 Travel Blogs Looking for Guest Posts

By

Writing from the road (Koh Phangan, Thailand).
Writing from the road (Koh Phangan, Thailand).

I'm trying to grow my blog and I'm guessing because you are reading this, that you are too.

Like me, you have probably been told that guest posting is a great way to showcase your writing, get the word out about your website, and improve search engine rankings.

As a backpacker, I recognize that every single item I buy will not only subtract from my travel budget but will also add to the weight of the pack I'm toting around on my back.

The same logic can be applied to the hours spent researching good places to offer up our writing.

Every hour spent in research is an hour lost posting to our own blogs so when I found 12 travel blogs looking for guest posts I shared them with my readers and freed up the night for something else.

Later I realized I had still missed a trick. I should have guest posted the article about guest posting.

This time I have not made the same mistake with the following ten blogs that would be interested in your guest writing.

In the Know Traveler

ITKT promotes original stories, blogs, and features written by seasoned pros and articulate novices alike.

Substantial submission guidelines and a checklist for writers are readily available and for some articles and blog posts a small payment is made.

Past guest posts:

  • Haji Ali Masjid in the Mumbai Monsoon
  • Malta, the Cart Ruts Mystery

Indie Travel Podcast

Traveling full time, Craig and Linda have built ITP into an excellent multimedia travel site attracting around 20,000 unique visitors a month.

Past guest posts:

foXnoMad

Anil promises to read and consider every submission he receives to his large repository of ways and gadgets vagabonds can use to save money, stay in touch, and make the most of their travels.

Past guest posts:

The World is my Jungle Gym

Brendan van Son's site is meant to allow the reader to close their eyes and see the sights, smell the scents, and feel the emotion as if they were there alongside the writer.

Guest posts are accepted if not necessarily encouraged.

Past guest posts:

Wild Junket

Nellie Huang is a fairly prolific guest blogger herself and her own blog welcomes the writings of others for the Your Wildest Adventure series.

Past guest posts:

__________

About the Author: Shane Donovan writes about working and traveling around the world in The Working Traveller. He also edits the Jobs Abroad Bulletin.

Photos by David Lee.

Planning a trip? Go Backpacking uses and recommends:

About Guest Blogger

This post was written by a guest contributor. Please reference the author's byline in the post above for more information. If you would like to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read our submission guidelines. For information on advertising opportunities, go here.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Cornelius Aesop says

    Thanks for this list, I need to work on producing guest posts for other sites and low and behold you lay this pretty little present before me. I’ve had one person guest post on my site, and while I don’t have the ranking and pull of the sites you listed I’m willing and open for submissions to be flung my way too.

  2. Shane says

    Hey Cornelius, I’ve already noted that you accept guest posts and have you shortlisted for a planned follow up article.

  3. SpunkyGirl says

    Thanks for the mention Shane! Guest posts are a great way to add diversity to a blog and gain some extra exposure. Plus, it’s a nice break ;)

  5. Devin the Travel Writer says

    Hi Dave,

    Thank you for the shout out. It is much appreciated. FYI, ITKT also pays a little for both blogs and features, and yes we are always looking for new writers.
    devin

  7. Migrationology says

    Sweet, thanks for putting together these websites. I’ll bookmark it and save it for a time when I can put some articles together.

  8. Shane says

    No problem. It’s a nice break when you’re wearing your editor hat and, as you say, good exposure when doing the writing.

  12. Shane says

    I did check out yTravelBlog for this list and I think the only reason you didn’t appear here was because I only find one link to a past guest post on your site (I wanted two). I promise to include you next time though, in a couple of weeks or so, in the follow up I’ll be doing over on The Working Traveller

  13. Shane says

    That’s good to know. I’m a British expat in Turkey but for some reason haven’t really written much about living here yet. I will bear you in mind when I do.

  14. yTravelBlog says

    Thanks Shane for reminding me to put a page up for guest posting. I’ve been trying to get this done for ages but keep forgetting. All my guest posts come under the author guest writer. I should have about 5 on my site. Let me know and I’ll send you the links. I’ve got a new one coming this Tuesday as well.
    Thanks again!

    • Shane says

      Hi Amanda, with links top and bottom of the post, on a contributors page and to Twitter it looks like you treat your guest writers well . I’ve just added you to the follow up I’m in the middle of writing.

  17. Mary Jane says

    Hey Dave, thank you very much for sharing the list here. I have been looking for travel blogs for my son’s homework when I found your posts. I would also be glad if he would be able to contribute :)

  18. Jools Stone says

    Fab idea, well done Dave and your guest contributor! I’d love to give and receive some more guesties myself. My blog is about rail and green/slow travel, but I occasionally get diverted onto music and other topics too! Please drop me a line if you’re interested. It doesn’t have to be strictly train-related either. Thanks, Jools :-)
    http://joolsstone.wordpress.com

  19. MegaChow says

    MegaChow.com

    MegaChow.com For home cooks hungry for easy family meals: Find thousands of tested recipes, menus,cooking shortcuts, dinner ideas, chef tips, and more at Delish.

    megachow.com, recipes, party food, cooking, dinner ideas, grocery coupons, menus, food blogs, holiday recipes

  20. Mauritius Hotel says

    Great list. I was looking for a few travel blogs that do guest posting, but it seems there aren’t many of those.

  23. Prime Travel India says

    The picture of the monsoons around Bombay does give it an ethereal look.

  27. Rahman @ Travel Marketing Blog says

    It’s quite obvious that guest blogging could have lots of benefits. Sharing information, establishing yourself as an authority in your industry,etc.

    One more interesting benefit is the personal branding that attracts more and more people to you. This is a very powerful online PR that takes time, but when you’re settled as who you are,you’ll reap the results.

    Rahman Mehraby
    Travel Marketing Blog

  29. Matthew Hutchins says

    Hi I’m looking for some guest posts on my new blog, if anyone’s interested just send me a message.

    theoddesy.com

  30. Stingy Traveller says

    If anyones looking for somewhere to put their guest posts or if they want some guest posts written I’m your man. I run The Stingy Traveller which is located at stingytraveller.com

    Hope to hear from you

  31. Sariyanta Made says

    Is there any place for me to post a travel ideas in Bali? I want to promote my blog and this post convince me that is better to do a guest posting …

  32. Kar Cheung says

    Hey guys,

    Our blog is also looking for travel guest writers. We’re a new website but obviously has been tracked by Google as one of the fastest growing since we already have a PR of 2 and a UK alexa rank of 13,000. (This means that guest posting on our site will have huge benefits to natural search)

    Come and check out our new site for an opportunity to guest post!

    Kar

  33. Jenny Martin says

    Hi Guys! I am also open for guest blogger. also if you want me to have a guest post on your blog just let me know..

    Regards,
    Jenny

  34. kevin says

    check out zoom-rentals.blogspot.com for Guest post….ita a travel blog and accept all kind of travel related content..

  35. Devin the Travel Writer says

    Just a heads up that the term “guest post” seems to have been taken over by search engine marketeers looking for free links by offering inauthentic, generic articles. I get a tons of these requests daily. For the record, I never accept these kinds of submissions. I am only looking to pay for articles written by people having real, unique travel experiences. Keep Traveling !!

  36. Seth says

    Thanks, loved the resource. Our cruise travel agency is always looking for sites to write blogs for, so this was perfect.

  38. jake says

    I want to proper guide line about guest post . your words are worth full for me . please contact with me at my email address as soon as possible . thanks.

  39. Christina says

    Thanks for sharing the sites. As mentioned above, original content written based on real life experience will only benefit the site it is hosted on. Some of the above blogs are interested in such content and some are only thinking about money.

  40. Priya Malhotra says

    I found this blog on web and like this, as per above comment and above post i would like to say originality is better then the other duplications.I am also new to guest blogging but my preference goes to reality based blogs not for the links only.
    lets talk about the post – its easy to say that i have checked all the sites all are good, and now i have a blog to post on it and i will.
    Thanks for your post, will wait for another.

  41. Anika jolee. says

    My name is Anika jolle and i am from UK. I like so much travelling in different places. Different countries have different culture and national languages. I am a tourist and I like beautiful and historical places for travelling, and as a tourist I face many problems about culture, cosine, customs, and different behaviors of people manage and bear all down to dusk in my travels and I always ready for my next journey. I want to great help to anybody for travelling in different countries and areas, so please share with me different sites of travelling places for my next tours………..

  42. Albert Lee says

    I have a great passion to travel around the beautiful places. I think travel to another country or city is the best way to enjoy vacation and holidays. As travelling is a great source of entertainment as well as it is also source to enhance your knowledge about other countries, their cultures, traditions, lifestyles and their people. You can understand other’s feeling emotions, lifestyles, problems, and happiness by visiting other areas. That’s why I often spent my vacation in travel and have visited many countries.

  43. Reannon says

    Great list! I also welcome quality guest posts from travel writers. I have a PR2 travel blog with over 6,000 Facebook fans. I’ve been travel blogging for 7 years now.

    Here’s a link to my site if anyone is interested: http://www.takenbythewind.com

    It’s a great way to get exposure if you’re new to travel blogging and are looking for a way to get your writing seen. :)

  44. Carla says

    Thats for this article. We have just started asking for guest bloggers on our site here at Real Aussie Adventures. What sort of guidelines would you recommend?

shares