23 Twitterers of all different ages, places, and professions who aren’t just out there selling themselves, but making genuine connections and engaging in real conversations.
I asked a few folks on the Matador Team who they thought were the most interesting / relevant travelers to follow on twitter. Here’s what they came up with.
Eva’s Picks:
@leifpettersen Hilarious blogger and guidebook writer.
@Pharaonick “Writer. Teacher. Burned out tour leader. Based in the delicious chaos of Cairo, rummaging around the nooks and crannies, seeking nuggets.”
@reidontravel “Robert Reid is Lonely Planet’s US Travel Editor and spokesperson for the US. Has written 24 LP guidebooks, plus articles for NY Times.”
@mustaphasplace (it’s a hotel, but very cool people)
@umarket “2 curious Americans exploring the world-2 yrs and counting. Sharing human stories, travel photography and street food reportage from rapidly changing countries.”
@thenotoriousmeg “Hotel publicist, rabid traveler, expert Googler, guidebook reader, erratic blogger, non-Blackberry user, primate enthusiast, featured Jauntsetter.”
Ian’s picks:
@lostgirlsworld “Three twenty-something New Yorkers who ditched their media jobs to embark on a yearlong, round-the-world journey.”
@nomadicmatt “Traveling around the world as a digital nomad doing SEO, IM, and relaxing on tropical beaches.”
@travelhappy “British scuba journalist based in Thailand.”
@EverywhereTrip “Travel blogger and photographer. I’m a one man National Geographic. I’ve blogged and tweeted from over 60 countries and territories since March 2007″
@TheWorldEffect “Bio World Travelers in search of art, culture, design and adventure.”
Hal’s pick:
@familyonbikes “We’re a family biking from Alaska to Argentina.”
Julie’s picks:
@ShaneSakata: US expat/blogger in Japan; she and a fellow expat are about to roll out the first travel Twitter chat– in the style of journchat or edchat, but all about Japan; it’s going to be an ideal way to connect travelers coming to Japan.
@statravelers Great student travel agency.
@thefutureisred Expat mom who lives in Argentina.
@tanagerphoto Denver-based travel photographer.
@ShaneSakata US expat/blogger in Japan; she and a fellow expat are about to roll out the first travel Twitter chat– in the style of journchat or edchat, but all about Japan; it’s going to be an ideal way to connect travelers coming to Japan.
@tripfilms Our friends at TripFilms.
@travelojos US writer, tweets/blogs about Latin America.
@AlisonSWellner US culinary/travel blogger for HuffPo, About.com, Luxist.com.
@NewYorkology Super valuable tweets about events/tix/etc. in NYC.
@scarlettlion US journo/blogger living in Africa.
@pocketcultures World culture blogger; always links to fascinating posts by other people around the world on topics as diverse as African lit and global languages.
@stuenperu Peru-based blogger tweeting in English and Spanish about Lima, photography, and news
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Obviously these are only some of the relevant travel twitterers out there; they are the ones most relevant to the people I asked. So let me ask you: who do you follow? Share it with us in the comments below.
Finally, Interested in following any of the Matador team’s tweets? You can find them here.
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Just saw this article thanks to Twitter
Thanks for including us with all the other “greats” of the Twitter traveler world!↵ -
Word up Matt and Audrey. That’s one of the things I love best about twitter. . .it’s essentially a great ‘equalizer.’
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Hey, I got on the list. Mondays are good. Thanks Eva.
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Thanks for connecting us fellow travel twitterers to others in the travel community! Great article!
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You may also want to consider Vera Marie Badertscher (pen4hire). She got great stuff on both her twitter and A Traveler’s Library blog.
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I’m honoured! And just that little bit more in love with Eva
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Awww…. I’m blushing.
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Thanks so much for including Travelojos on the list. Pleased to be recognized by Matador and to be amongst such great company.
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As well as the ones you’ve mentioned, I follow the following travel tweeters, to name a few: @nerdseyeview, @sheilas, @travelsavvymom, @ourman, @travelrants, @heathercowper, @deabirkett, @deliciousbaby, @thetripchicks, @peace_, @artistatlarge, @craig_martin, @elliottng, @hackneye, @italylogue, @hkwt, @jenleo, @kimmance, @kiwiwriter, @laradunston, @marilyn_res, @matt_parsons, @nancydbrown, @soultravelers3, @toddlucier, @wendyperrin, @writingtravel.
And I am @niltiac.
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Thanks for including me in such a great list. Excellent resource!
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This is a great list – I’d also add @Journeywoman to the mentions already added above. Great resource and very supportive to fellow bloggers/travelers!
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Thanks for the include guys.
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Three more that come to mind that have not been mentioned yet.
@Marilyn_Res – chief researcher, National Geographic Traveler magazine
@BrooklynNomad – Travel writer that has written for, and been featured on, such sites as NY Times, Sherman’s Travel, USA Today, MSNBC, AirfareWatchdog, Yahoo Travel, and more
@whereivebeen – The world’s leading travel application! Find where you want to go from where your friends have been
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new tweet thats just started @TomHallLP
hopefully will dish some dirt on travel industry and news
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Wow! Thanks for this. I’m honoured to be included. Found it a bit late because I was err… travelling. Is that a good enough excuse?
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What a great idea! I got 23 new tweeters to tweet!
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Konichiwa from Japan! Thank you so much for including me in this list of amazing travel tweeters. I’m off to follow the few on this list that I don’t already follow.
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A couple other great ones include @whltravel, @maketravelfair especially for people interested in sustainable/responsible tourism. And feel free to add me too, @GoLocalTravel.
Cheers.
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Consider Journeywoman and bepaidtotravel
I follow both.
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Great list! I just started following everyone on there…
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