Welcome to the 2017 edition of the ranked list of the top Australian and New Zealand travel blogs. I have assessed and ranked 212 travel blogs (plus an additional 25 travel blogs who approached me after this list was published), and I have also provided more specific breakdowns for top travel blogs with Australian, New Zealand, family, adventure, 4WD, Motorcycle, RV, Caravan and Campervan and drone categories.
This is now my fourth year of producing this annual post and my past efforts have been very well received. Most of the listed travel blogs have received a regular stream of visitors as a result of the previous list article holding the top ranking article position in Google for the ‘australian travel blogs’ and ‘new zealand travel blogs’ keywords.
Dec 17 Update: I wanted to let you all know that I have decided not to continue producing this annual update. For Australian Travel Bloggers looking to connect with the travel industry I suggest that you check out and sign up to the Australian Travel Bloggers website.
Contents
- 1 How Many Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs Are There?
- 2 Travel Blog Assessment Criteria
- 3 How to Make Money from Blogging
- 4 Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
- 5 Best Travel Blogs for Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
- 6 Best Australian and New Zealand Family Travel Blogs
- 7 Best Australia and New Zealand 4WD, Motorcycle, RV, Caravan and Campervan Travel Blogs
- 8 Best Australia and New Zealand Adventure Travel Blogs
- 9 Best Australian and New Zealand Travel Blog Drone Operators
- 10 Place a Badge on Your Website
- 11 New Travel Blogger Welcome
- 12 How to Make Money from Blogging
How Many Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs Are There?
In my previous list I assessed 138 blogs – this time around I have assessed 212 blogs – and there are undoubtedly some more who aren’t on my list. If you missed out please check the assessment criteria below and if you think you should have been included please let me know about your blog in the comments below and I will add your blog to my list to be reviewed next time (noting that I only produce these posts once per year…).
Travel Blog Assessment Criteria
My blog assessment and ranking approach includes the following criteria:
- The blog must have some link to Australia or New Zealand – this includes people who were born or raised in either country, a blog with a substantial focus on Australia or New Zealand, or a blog where the writer is spending a significant amount of time living in either country, for example as a long term expat or here on a working holiday visa. A three week visit two years ago doesn’t quite cut it… :-). I had a number of cases where travel blogs which previously met this criteria needed to be removed from the list, as they no longer had any recent clear connection with either Australia or New Zealand – think expats who were in country for a while and who have since moved on.
- The blog must be active, with travel related articles published in the past three months (and yes, I check every site :)).
- The blog must have a substantial amount of travel articles – at least 50% of the content in the last three months needs to be travel related.
- The blog must have its own domain name (ie. yourtravelblog.com, not yourtravelblog.blogspot.com or yourtravelblog.wordpress.com).
How to Make Money from Blogging
If you are interested in learning how to make money from blogging I can definitely recommend that you purchase the ebook How to Make Money from Blogging: The Ultimate Guide to Earning a Five Figure Income from Your Blog by Sharon Gourlay. Sharon is a very credible resource to help you learn how to make the most of your blog – I have followed her and implemented her strategies for several years now and have learnt so much and achieved a lot over this period.
Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
The blogs have been ranked purely using their current Domain Authority (sourced from MOZ Open Site Explorer). Domain Authority is a number out of a maximum of 100, with a higher number indicating a website which has a higher level of authoritative backlinks relative to other websites.
Please note that Domain Authority is not necessarily a true indicator of actual website traffic but it is a useful indicator of the relative ranking for websites. Where a site has recently rebranded and redirected to a new domain name I have used their previous domain name ranking to assess their overall ranking.
Top 35 Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
The top 35 ranked travel blogs have Domain Authority between 62 and 40, and each of these blogs is competitive in the global travel blogging industry and most are operated as substantial blogging businesses.
1 | Y Travel Blog | www.ytravelblog.com | Australia |
2 | Young Adventuress | www.youngadventuress.com | New Zealand |
3 | Nomadic Notes | www.nomadicnotes.com | Australia |
4 | Mapping Megan | www.mappingmegan.com | Australia |
5 | Time Travel Turtle | www.timetravelturtle.com | Australia |
6 | Travel With Bender | www.travelwithbender.com | Australia |
7 | Yomadic | www.yomadic.com | Australia |
8 | Get In The Hot Spot | www.getinthehotspot.com | Australia |
9 | Indie Travel Podcast | www.indietravelpodcast.com | New Zealand |
10 | World of Wanderlust | www.worldofwanderlust.com | Australia |
11 | Contented Traveller | www.contentedtraveller.com | Australia |
12 | Exploramum & Explorason | www.exploramum.com | Australia |
13 | Her Packing List | www.herpackinglist.com | Australia |
14 | The Travel Tart | www.thetraveltart.com | Australia |
15 | Bitten By The Travel Bug | www.bittenbythetravelbug.com | Australia |
16 | Flashpacker Family | www.flashpackerfamily.com | New Zealand |
17 | grantourismo | www.grantourismotravels.com | Australia |
18 | Our Oyster | www.ouroyster.com | Australia |
19 | Albom Adventures | www.albomadventures.com | New Zealand |
20 | Backpacker Banter | www.backpackerbanter.com | Australia |
21 | Suitcase Stories | www.suitcasestories.com | Australia |
22 | Aussie On the Road | www.aussieontheroad.com | Australia |
23 | Nomadasaurus | www.nomadasaurus.com | Australia |
24 | Where’s Sharon | www.wheressharon.com | Australia |
25 | A Taste of Travel | www.atasteoftravelblog.com | Australia |
26 | Anita Hendrieka | www.anitahendrieka.com | New Zealand |
27 | Four Jandals | www.fourjandals.com | New Zealand |
28 | Love Swah | www.loveswah.com | Australia |
29 | Not A Ballerina | www.notaballerina.com | Australia |
30 | Big World Small Pockets | www.bigworldsmallpockets.com | Australia |
31 | Girl Tweets World | www.girltweetsworld.com | Australia |
32 | Journey Jottings | www.journeyjottings.com | Australia |
33 | Rocky Travel | www.rockytravel.net | Australia |
34 | What’s Dave Doing | www.whatsdavedoing.com | New Zealand |
35 | Zigazag | www.zigazag.com | Australia |
Top 36th -105th Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
The blogs ranked between 36th – 105th positions each have Domain Authorities between 39 and 30, and these are mostly well established travel blogs who have usually been operating for multiple years and have built a good framework of links and a large body of content. The blogs are a mixture of full time and part time travel bloggers, some running businesses and others running their blogs as hobbies.
36 | Dare2Go | www.dare2go.com | Australia |
37 | Gourmet Getaways | www.gourmetgetaways.com.au | Australia |
38 | Make Time To See the World | www.maketimetoseetheworld.com | Australia |
39 | Pretraveller | www.pretraveller.com | Australia |
40 | Travelling King | www.travellingking.com | Australia |
41 | Toddlers on Tour | www.toddlersontour.com.au | Australia |
42 | Wyld Family Travel | www.wyldfamilytravel.com | Australia |
43 | Backpacking Matt | www.backpackingmatt.com | New Zealand |
44 | Boy Eats World | www.boyeatsworld.com.au | Australia |
45 | Budget Travel Talk | www.budgettraveltalk.com | Australia |
46 | FrugalFirstClassTravel | www.frugalfirstclasstravel.com | Australia |
47 | Jon is Travelling | www.jonistravelling.com | New Zealand |
48 | Legging It | www.leggingit.com.au | Australia |
49 | The Global Couple | www.theglobalcouple.com | New Zealand |
50 | The Kid Bucket List | www.kidbucketlist.com.au | Australia |
51 | Bound Round | www.boundround.com | Australia |
52 | Bren on the Road | www.brenontheroad.com | New Zealand |
53 | Have Wheelchair Will Travel | www.havewheelchairwilltravel.net | Australia |
54 | VegemiteVix | www.vegemitevix.com | Australia |
55 | Hello Sydney Kids | www.hellosydneykids.com.au | Australia |
56 | 2 Aussie Travellers | www.2aussietravellers.com | Australia |
57 | Adventure, Baby! | www.christineknight.me | Australia |
58 | Adventures All Around | www.adventuresallaround.com | Australia |
59 | Flying The Nest | www.flyingthenest.tv | Australia |
60 | Mee Too | www.meetoo.com.au | Australia |
61 | The Travelling Lindfields | www.thetravellinglindfields.com | Australia |
62 | Vagrants of the World | www.vagrantsoftheworld.com | Australia |
63 | Lifestyle Fifty | www.lifestylefifty.com | Australia |
64 | A Hole in My Shoe | www.aholeinmyshoe.com | Australia |
65 | About Australia | www.aboutaustralia.com/blog/ | Australia |
66 | Food and Travel | www.foodandtravel.com.au | Australia |
67 | Holy Smithereens | www.holysmithereens.com | Australia |
68 | Mr and Mrs Romance | www.mrandmrsromance.com | Australia |
69 | The Grey Nomads | www.thegreynomads.com.au | Australia |
70 | Venga, Vale, Vamos | www.vengavalevamos.com | Australia |
71 | 50 Shades of Age | www.50shadesofage.com | Australia |
72 | Bushwalking Blog | www.bushwalkingblog.com.au | Australia |
73 | Holidays to Europe | www.holidaystoeurope.com.au | Australia |
74 | The Road to Anywhere | www.theroadtoanywhere.com | Australia |
75 | The Trusted Traveller | www.thetrustedtraveller.com | Australia |
76 | Tiki Touring Kiwi | www.tikitouringkiwi.com | New Zealand |
77 | A Globe Well Travelled | www.aglobewelltravelled.com | Australia |
78 | Blogger At Large Travel | www.bloggeratlarge.com | New Zealand |
79 | Compass and Fork | www.compassandfork.com | Australia |
80 | Department of Wandering | www.departmentofwandering.com | Australia |
81 | Ecotraveller | www.ecotravellerguide.com | Australia |
82 | Straight on Detour | www.straightondetour.com | Australia |
83 | Sydney Moving Guide | www.sydneymovingguide.com | Australia |
84 | The Travelling Light | www.thetravellinglight.com | Australia |
85 | Aussie Flashpacker | www.theaussieflashpacker.com | Australia |
86 | Chantae Was Here | www.chantae.com | Australia |
87 | Drink Tea & Travel | www.drinkteatravel.com | Australia |
88 | Food Wine Travel | www.foodwinetravel.blog | Australia |
89 | Little Grey Box | www.littlegreybox.net | Australia |
90 | Our 3 Kids vs The World | www.our3kidsvtheworld.com | Australia |
91 | Polka Dot Passport | www.polkadotpassport.com | Australia |
92 | rtw Travel Guide | www.rtw-travel-guide.com | New Zealand |
93 | She Goes | www.shegoes.com.au | Australia |
94 | Tot: Hot or Not | www.tothotornot.com | Australia |
95 | To Travel Too | www.totraveltoo.com | Australia |
96 | Travel and Beyond | www.travelandbeyond.org | Australia |
97 | Travel Boating Lifestyle | www.travelboatinglifestyle.com | Australia |
98 | Man vs World | www.manversusworld.com | New Zealand |
99 | The Traveller’s Guide by #ljojlo | www.hashtagljojlo.com | Australia |
100 | Nomad’er How Far | www.nomaderhowfar.com | Australia |
101 | The Fit Traveller | www.thefittraveller.com | Australia |
102 | The Wandering Lens | www.thewanderinglens.com | Australia |
103 | They Get Around | www.theygetaround.com | Australia |
104 | Travelling Type | www.travellingtype.com | Australia |
105 | Travelnuity | www.travelnuity.com | Australia |
Top 106th – 177th Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
The blogs ranked between the 106th and 177th positions each have Domain Authorities between 29 and 20, and these are mostly well established travel blogs who have usually been operating for multiple years and have built a good framework of links and a large body of content. The blogs are a mixture of full time and part time travel bloggers, some running businesses and others running their blogs as hobbies.
106 | Beer and Croissants | www.beerandcroissants.com | Australia |
107 | Little Nomads | www.littlenomads.com | Australia |
108 | Live. Travel. Blog. | www.live-travel-blog.com | Australia |
109 | Melissa Findley | www.melissa-findley.com | Australia |
110 | Migrating Miss | www.migratingmiss.com | New Zealand |
111 | Sydney Expert | www.sydneyexpert.com | Australia |
112 | Travelling Apples | www.travellingapples.com | Australia |
113 | Who Needs Maps | www.whoneedsmaps.com | Australia |
114 | A Glass Half Full | www.aglasshalf-full.com | Australia |
115 | Bare Kiwi | www.barekiwi.com | New Zealand |
116 | Dive PlanIt | www.diveplanit.com | Australia |
117 | Escape With Kids | www.escapewithkids.com | Australia |
118 | Frugal Frolicker | www.frugalfrolicker.com | Australia |
119 | Go Camping Australia | www.gocampingaustralia.com | Australia |
120 | Happiness and Things | www.happinessandthings.com | Australia |
121 | Little Aussie Travellers | www.littleaussietravellers.com.au | Australia |
122 | Roaming Required | www.roamingrequired.com | Australia |
123 | The Global Goddess | www.theglobalgoddess.com | Australia |
124 | The World On My Necklace | www.theworldonmynecklace.com | New Zealand |
125 | This Island Life | www.thisislandlife.com | Australia |
126 | Travel Ling | www.travel-ling.com | Australia |
127 | Travel Outback Australia | www.traveloutbackaustralia.com | Australia |
128 | Wanderlust Storytellers | www.wanderluststorytellers.com.au | Australia |
129 | Exploring Kiwis | www.exploringkiwis.com | New Zealand |
130 | Lots a Fresh Air | www.lotsafreshair.com | Australia |
131 | Mum Pack Travel | www.mumpacktravel.com.au | Australia |
132 | Traveling Honeybird | www.travelinghoneybird.com | Australia |
133 | West Australian Explorer | www.westaustralianexplorer.com | Australia |
134 | Alluxia | www.alluxia.com | Australia |
135 | Bubs on the Move | www.bubsonthemove.com | Australia |
136 | Feet on Foreign Lands | www.feetonforeignlands.com | Australia |
137 | Lets Go Mum Reviews | www.letsgomumreviews.com.au | Australia |
138 | Redz Australia | www.redzaustralia.com | Australia |
139 | Sofia na Australia | www.sofianaaustralia.com | Australia |
140 | 4WDing Australia | www.4wdingaustralia.com | Australia |
141 | Adventure Mumma | www.adventuremumma.com | Australia |
142 | An Ocean Away | www.anoceanaway.net | New Zealand |
143 | Four Around The World | www.fouraroundtheworld.com | Australia |
144 | Hiking Fiasco | www.hikingfiasco.com | Australia |
145 | Sarah Sees the World | www.sarahseestheworld.com | New Zealand |
146 | The Urban Mum | www.theurbanmum.com.au | Australia |
147 | Travel Live Learn | www.travellivelearn.com | Australia |
148 | World Travel Tribe | www.worldtraveltribe.com | Australia |
149 | Distant Francophile | www.distantfrancophile.com | Australia |
150 | La Vida Global | www.lavidaglobal.com | Australia |
151 | This Wkndr | www.thiswkndr.com | Australia |
152 | Mr and Mrs Amos | www.mrandmrsamos.com | Australia |
153 | Sophee Smiles | www.sopheesmiles.com | Australia |
154 | Taking to the Open Road | www.takingtotheopenroad.com | Australia |
155 | The World As Bec Sees It | www.theworldasbecseesit.com | Australia |
156 | Together We Roam | www.togetherweroam.com.au | Australia |
157 | The Travelling Tom | www.thetravellingtom.com | Australia |
158 | A French Collection | www.afrenchcollection.com | Australia |
159 | A Modern Wayfarer | www.amodernwayfarer.com | Australia |
160 | Aerohaveno | www.aerohaveno.com | Australia |
161 | All Around Oz | www.allaroundoz.com.au | Australia |
162 | Between Roots and Wings | www.betweenrootswings.com | Australia |
163 | Expedition Australia | www.expeditionaustralia.com.au | Australia |
164 | Gee You’re Brave | www.geeyourebrave.com | Australia |
165 | Birdgehls | www.birdgehls.com | Australia |
166 | Blonde Ambition | www.blondeambition.com.au | Australia |
167 | Good To Go | www.tianatempleman.com | Australia |
168 | Hummingbird Away | www.hummingbirdaway.com | Australia |
169 | Many Many Adventures | www.manymanyadventures.com | Australia |
170 | Roaming Downunder | www.roamingdownunder.com | Australia |
171 | Fair Dinkum Traveller | www.fairdinkumtraveller.com | Australia |
172 | Genuine Journeys | www.genuinejourneys.net | Australia |
173 | Gypsea Lust Photo | www.gypsealust.com | Australia |
174 | It’s Worth a Shot | www.itsworthashot.com | Australia |
175 | Kev and Em Go Global | www.kevandemgoglobal.com | Australia |
176 | Briar’s Travel Beat | www.briarstravelbeat.com.au | Australia |
177 | Travels With Nina | www.travelswithnina.com | Australia |
Top 178th – 212th Ranked Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs
The blogs ranked between 178th and 212th positions each have Domain Authority between 19 and 1, and these are mostly the newer travel blogs who are in the process of building their blogs to an established level, along with some established blogs.
178 | Luxury Backpacking | www.luxurybackpacking.net | Australia |
179 | SWLife | www.swlife.com.au | Australia |
180 | Where to Next | www.where-to-next.com | Australia |
181 | Travelgal Nicole | www.nicolelabarge.com | New Zealand |
182 | AWOL Family | www.awolfamily.com | Australia |
183 | The Frenchie Escapes | www.thefrenchieescapes.com | Australia |
184 | Travelling Frenchies | www.travellingfrenchies.com | Australia |
185 | Mildly Extreme | www.mildlyextreme.com | Australia |
186 | Run Towards Travel | www.runtowardstravel.com | Australia |
187 | Captured Travel | www.capturedtravel.com | Australia |
188 | Fluffy Towel | www.fluffytowel.com | Australia |
189 | Life In Transit | www.lifeintransit.net | Australia |
190 | Thatraveller | www.thatraveller.com | Australia |
191 | Aussie Weekend | www.aussieweekend.com.au | Australia |
192 | Born With A Suitcase | www.bornwithasuitcase.com | Australia |
193 | Global Surf Sounds | www.globalsurfsounds.com | Australia |
194 | Norris Around Australia | www.norrisaroundaustralia.com | Australia |
195 | Broken Limitz | www.brokenlimitz.com | New Zealand |
196 | Hoff to Explore | www.hofftoexplore.com | Australia |
197 | Love Your Travels | www.loveyourtravels.co | Australia |
198 | Mel MC | www.melmcleod.com | Australia |
199 | The Blonde Nomads | www.theblondenomads.com.au | Australia |
200 | Thrifty Family Travels | www.thriftyfamilytravels.com | Australia |
201 | AusTraveller | www.austraveller.com.au | Australia |
202 | Plate and Plane | www.plateandplane.com | Australia |
203 | loneXplorer | www.lonexplorer.com.au | Australia |
204 | Urban Sweat | www.urbansweat.com.au | Australia |
205 | Kidding Around Australia | www.kiddingaroundaustralia.com | Australia |
206 | Travel With Joanne | www.travelwithjoanne.com | Australia |
207 | The Hawaii Admirer | www.thehawaiiadmirer.com.au | Australia |
208 | Aussie Trip Advisor | www.aussietripadvisor.com | Australia |
209 | Our Little Wanderlust | www.ourlittlewanderlust.com | Australia |
210 | Traveller Kate | www.travellerkate.com | Australia |
211 | Wander Stories | www.wanderstories.space | Australia |
212 | Caughterlifecrisis.com | www.caughterlifecrisis.com | Australia |
So there you have it, the ranked list of the top 212 Australian and New Zealand travel blogs. I hope you have found some new blogs to follow!
I have also had quite a few additional travel bloggers reach out to me after publishing this post, so rather than make changes to the main lineup I am adding a separate section with their details below, and rolling their blogs into the other short lists below where they fit those categories. Note that I am not planning to do any further updates to this list, so if you tell me about your blog from now on I will ensure that you are considered for the 2018 list.
Fash Packing | www.sydneyfashionhunter.com | Australia |
JetSet Brunette | www.jetsetbrunettexo.com | Australia |
Through An Aussies Eyes | www.throughanaussieseyes.com | Australia |
You The World Wandering | www.youtheworldwandering.com | Australia |
Wicked Walkabout | www.wickedwalkabout.com | Australia |
Frequent Traveller | www.frequenttraveller.com.au | Australia |
Never Ending Honeymoon | www.neverendinghoneymoon.net | Australia |
No Impact Girl | www.noimpactgirl.com | Australia |
Travel Tales | www.traveltales.com.au | Australia |
Roam The Gnome | www.roamthegnome.com | Australia |
The Meandering Wanderers | www.meanderingwanderers.com | Australia |
The Window Seat | www.thewindowseat.net | Australia |
Travel Bug Within | www.travelbugwithin.com.au | Australia |
Travel with The Greens | www.travelwiththegreens.com | Australia |
The Accidental Australian | www.theaccidentalaustralian.com | Australia |
All Abroad | www.allabroad.com.au | Australia |
Tray Tables Away | www.traytablesaway.org | Australia |
The Roaming Fork | www.theroamingfork.com | Australia |
Everywhere Bucket list | www.everywherebucketlist.com | Australia |
Greeting the World | www.greetingtheworld.com | Australia |
Lets Go Travel Australia | www.letsgotravelaustralia.com | Australia |
Twoxtw | www.twoxtw.com | Australia |
Wanderlust With My Kids | www.wanderlustwithmykids.com | Australia |
Tips 4 Trips | www.traveltips4trip.com | Australia |
Indefinite Leave | www.indefiniteleave.com | Australia |
As a new section for this post I am also going to help you find the best travel blogs to get information on specific destinations and travel styles.
Best Travel Blogs for Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
As you can expect many of the Australian travel blogs also are the best source for Australian travel content – and this is mostly true – so rather than give you the list of the 181 travel blogs in this space, I will focus a bit further onto travel blogs which provide specific content about Sydney, Melbourne and Perth content. To be included in these lists the travel blogs needed to contain a high quantity of recent content for the specific destination, not just ‘I had three articles from my occasional visit’ about this specific destination.
Best Travel Blogs if You Are Visiting Sydney
Girl Tweets World | www.girltweetsworld.com |
Boy Eats World | www.boyeatsworld.com.au |
The Kid Bucket List | www.kidbucketlist.com.au |
Bound Round | www.boundround.com |
Hello Sydney Kids | www.hellosydneykids.com.au |
Adventure, Baby! | www.christineknight.me |
The Travelling Lindfields | www.thetravellinglindfields.com |
The Trusted Traveller | www.thetrustedtraveller.com |
Sydney Moving Guide | www.sydneymovingguide.com |
Sydney Expert | www.sydneyexpert.com |
Escape With Kids | www.escapewithkids.com |
Frugal Frolicker | www.frugalfrolicker.com |
Happiness and Things | www.happinessandthings.com |
JetSet Brunette | www.jetsetbrunettexo.com |
Between Roots and Wings | www.betweenrootswings.com |
The Accidental Australian | www.theaccidentalaustralian.com |
Urban Sweat | www.urbansweat.com.au |
Travel With Joanne | www.travelwithjoanne.com |
Best Travel Blogs if You Are Visiting Melbourne
Bitten By The Travel Bug | www.bittenbythetravelbug.com |
Bound Round | www.boundround.com |
Have Wheelchair Will Travel | www.havewheelchairwilltravel.net |
Mee Too | www.meetoo.com.au |
Department of Wandering | www.departmentofwandering.com |
Tot: Hot or Not | www.tothotornot.com |
Bubs on the Move | www.bubsonthemove.com |
Feet on Foreign Lands | www.feetonforeignlands.com |
Aerohaveno | www.aerohaveno.com |
Birdgehls | www.birdgehls.com |
Travelling Frenchies | www.travellingfrenchies.com |
Wicked Walkabout | www.wickedwalkabout.com |
Best Travel Blogs if You Are Visiting Perth
Zigazag | www.zigazag.com |
Legging It | www.leggingit.com.au |
A Hole in My Shoe | www.aholeinmyshoe.com |
Chantae Was Here | www.chantae.com |
West Australian Explorer | www.westaustralianexplorer.com |
4WDing Australia | www.4wdingaustralia.com |
SWLife | www.swlife.com.au |
Best Travel Blogs if You Are Visiting New Zealand
Below are the travel blogs with the best content to help you plan a trip to New Zealand.
Young Adventuress | www.youngadventuress.com |
Flashpacker Family | www.flashpackerfamily.com |
Albom Adventures | www.albomadventures.com |
Backpacking Matt | www.backpackingmatt.com |
The Global Couple | www.theglobalcouple.com |
2 Aussie Travellers | www.2aussietravellers.com |
The Road to Anywhere | www.theroadtoanywhere.com |
Tiki Touring Kiwi | www.tikitouringkiwi.com |
Blogger At Large Travel | www.bloggeratlarge.com |
Polka Dot Passport | www.polkadotpassport.com |
Man vs World | www.manversusworld.com |
The Wandering Lens | www.thewanderinglens.com |
They Get Around | www.theygetaround.com |
Bare Kiwi | www.barekiwi.com |
Frugal Frolicker | www.frugalfrolicker.com |
Exploring Kiwis | www.exploringkiwis.com |
An Ocean Away | www.anoceanaway.net |
The Travelling Tom | www.thetravellingtom.com |
Roaming Downunder | www.roamingdownunder.com |
Fash Packing | www.sydneyfashionhunter.com |
Best Australian and New Zealand Family Travel Blogs
Family travel blogs are very popular, so below are the ones to look at to help you inspire and plan your family travels.
Y Travel Blog | www.ytravelblog.com | Australia |
Travel With Bender | www.travelwithbender.com | Australia |
Exploramum & Explorason | www.exploramum.com | Australia |
Flashpacker Family | www.flashpackerfamily.com | New Zealand |
Our Oyster | www.ouroyster.com | Australia |
Where’s Sharon | www.wheressharon.com | Australia |
Toddlers on Tour | www.toddlersontour.com.au | Australia |
Wyld Family Travel | www.wyldfamilytravel.com | Australia |
Boy Eats World | www.boyeatsworld.com.au | Australia |
The Kid Bucket List | www.kidbucketlist.com.au | Australia |
Bound Round | www.boundround.com | Australia |
Have Wheelchair Will Travel | www.havewheelchairwilltravel.net | Australia |
Hello Sydney Kids | www.hellosydneykids.com.au | Australia |
Adventure, Baby! | www.christineknight.me | Australia |
Mee Too | www.meetoo.com.au | Australia |
Our 3 Kids vs The World | www.our3kidsvtheworld.com | Australia |
Tot: Hot or Not | www.tothotornot.com | Australia |
Little Nomads | www.littlenomads.com | Australia |
Travelling Apples | www.travellingapples.com | Australia |
Escape With Kids | www.escapewithkids.com | Australia |
Little Aussie Travellers | www.littleaussietravellers.com.au | Australia |
Wanderlust Storytellers | www.wanderluststorytellers.com.au | Australia |
Mum Pack Travel | www.mumpacktravel.com.au | Australia |
Bubs on the Move | www.bubsonthemove.com | Australia |
Lets Go Mum Reviews | www.letsgomumreviews.com.au | Australia |
Adventure Mumma | www.adventuremumma.com | Australia |
Four Around The World | www.fouraroundtheworld.com | Australia |
The Urban Mum | www.theurbanmum.com.au | Australia |
Together We Roam | www.togetherweroam.com.au | Australia |
Between Roots and Wings | www.betweenrootswings.com | Australia |
Gee You’re Brave | www.geeyourebrave.com | Australia |
SWLife | www.swlife.com.au | Australia |
Where to Next | www.where-to-next.com | Australia |
AWOL Family | www.awolfamily.com | Australia |
Travelling Frenchies | www.travellingfrenchies.com | Australia |
Wicked Walkabout | www.wickedwalkabout.com | Australia |
Travel Tales | www.traveltales.com.au | Australia |
Born With A Suitcase | www.bornwithasuitcase.com | Australia |
Roam The Gnome | www.roamthegnome.com | Australia |
The Window Seat | www.thewindowseat.net | Australia |
Travel with The Greens | www.travelwiththegreens.com | Australia |
The Blonde Nomads | www.theblondenomads.com.au | Australia |
Thrifty Family Travels | www.thriftyfamilytravels.com | Australia |
Kidding Around Australia | www.kiddingaroundaustralia.com | Australia |
Our Little Wanderlust | www.ourlittlewanderlust.com | Australia |
Wanderlust With My Kids | www.wanderlustwithmykids.com | Australia |
Best Australia and New Zealand 4WD, Motorcycle, RV, Caravan and Campervan Travel Blogs
If you want find travel blogs to feed your 4WD, motorcycle, RV, caravan and campervan obsession, here are the ones to follow!
Dare2Go | www.dare2go.com | Australia |
Budget Travel Talk | www.budgettraveltalk.com | Australia |
Legging It | www.leggingit.com.au | Australia |
The Grey Nomads | www.thegreynomads.com.au | Australia |
Little Aussie Travellers | www.littleaussietravellers.com.au | Australia |
Travel Outback Australia | www.traveloutbackaustralia.com | Australia |
Redz Australia | www.redzaustralia.com | Australia |
4WDing Australia | www.4wdingaustralia.com | Australia |
All Around Oz | www.allaroundoz.com.au | Australia |
Expedition Australia | www.expeditionaustralia.com.au | Australia |
Kev and Em Go Global | www.kevandemgoglobal.com | Australia |
Love Your Travels | www.loveyourtravels.co | Australia |
The Blonde Nomads | www.theblondenomads.com.au | Australia |
Wicked Walkabout | www.wickedwalkabout.com | Australia |
Greeting the World | www.greetingtheworld.com | Australia |
Lets Go Travel Australia | www.letsgotravelaustralia.com | Australia |
Twoxtw | www.twoxtw.com | Australia |
Indefinite Leave | www.indefiniteleave.com | Australia |
Best Australia and New Zealand Adventure Travel Blogs
I have defined Australian and New Zealand adventure travel blogs as ones which regularly post adventurous content – which includes mountaineering, scuba diving, rock climbing, hiking, bushwalking, tramping, overland journeys to off the beaten tourist track countries, and any other adventurous activity.
Yomadic | www.yomadic.com | Australia |
Backpacker Banter | www.backpackerbanter.com | Australia |
Aussie On the Road | www.aussieontheroad.com | Australia |
Nomadasaurus | www.nomadasaurus.com | Australia |
Four Jandals | www.fourjandals.com | New Zealand |
Big World Small Pockets | www.bigworldsmallpockets.com | Australia |
Dare2Go | www.dare2go.com | Australia |
Make Time To See the World | www.maketimetoseetheworld.com | Australia |
Backpacking Matt | www.backpackingmatt.com | New Zealand |
Jon is Travelling | www.jonistravelling.com | New Zealand |
Legging It | www.leggingit.com.au | Australia |
Holy Smithereens | www.holysmithereens.com | Australia |
Bushwalking Blog | www.bushwalkingblog.com.au | Australia |
The Road to Anywhere | www.theroadtoanywhere.com | Australia |
Aussie Flashpacker | www.theaussieflashpacker.com | Australia |
Chantae Was Here | www.chantae.com | Australia |
Drink Tea & Travel | www.drinkteatravel.com | Australia |
Travel Boating Lifestyle | www.travelboatinglifestyle.com | Australia |
Bare Kiwi | www.barekiwi.com | New Zealand |
Dive PlanIt | www.diveplanit.com | Australia |
Lots a Fresh Air | www.lotsafreshair.com | Australia |
An Ocean Away | www.anoceanaway.net | New Zealand |
Hiking Fiasco | www.hikingfiasco.com | Australia |
Mildly Extreme | www.mildlyextreme.com | Australia |
Global Surf Sounds | www.globalsurfsounds.com | Australia |
Norris Around Australia | www.norrisaroundaustralia.com | Australia |
Broken Limitz | www.brokenlimitz.com | New Zealand |
Urban Sweat | www.urbansweat.com.au | Australia |
Kidding Around Australia | www.kiddingaroundaustralia.com | Australia |
The Meandering Wanderers | www.meanderingwanderers.com | Australia |
Greeting the World | www.greetingtheworld.com | Australia |
Twoxtw | www.twoxtw.com | Australia |
Best Australian and New Zealand Travel Blog Drone Operators
A new area which many international travel bloggers have been offering services is through the use of drones to further be able to highlight destinations through aeriel videography. As a result as I assessed each travel blog I kept note of which travel bloggers were offering drone services. You may surprised to realise that I was only able to identify four Australian and New Zealand travel blogs which offer these services – so definitely some potential for bloggers to consider whether to add these services to their portfolio. (If I missed you please let me know in the comments and I will add your blog to this list).
Little Grey Box | www.littlegreybox.net | Australia |
They Get Around | www.theygetaround.com | Australia |
All Around Oz | www.allaroundoz.com.au | Australia |
Broken Limitz | www.brokenlimitz.com | New Zealand |
Place a Badge on Your Website
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New Travel Blogger Welcome
For those of you who are new travel bloggers, welcome to the Australian and New Zealand travel blogging community! You may not yet be aware that the best place I have found to get to know our tribe, both ‘Down Under’ and in the international travel blogging industry is through Facebook groups.
First set up your Facebook profile so that your travel blog is listed as a website against your profile. Note that if you do not do this you are unlikely to be added to any group, as the group moderators (who are time poor) get a lot of spam joining requests and you need to make it easy for them to check if you are a legit travel blogger. Otherwise they will ignore your application.
Once you have set up your profile you are then ready to apply to join some groups. Search for the following groups as a great place to start, and there are many more to help beginner, intermediate and advanced bloggers get started.
- We Travel We Blog
- Aussie Bloggers
- Part-Time Traveler Talk
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I hope you find these lists of value and I have certainly enjoyed finding new travel blogs to follow.
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Great round up as usual Anne. So many fantastic and inspirational blogs. I love how you have also included some specialist listings for specific niches. Thrilled to still be in the top 50 despite back links not being my strong suit…..
Thanks Jo, I know how you feel – 2016 was a slower year for me as well blog wise due to uni, but I am finished now so looking forward to ramping up my blogging again in 2017.
Such an impressive (and long) list! Thanks for including me.
Thanks Shandos, and congratulations on making the list!
Thanks Anne for compiling this awesome list – it’s going to be my go to travel blog list for 2017! (Thanks too for including Travel Boating Lifestyle)
Thanks Fiona – congratulations on your blog being included! I hope you find many great new blogs to follow and enjoy!
Impressive round up Anne which must take you ages to compile. Thank You! Loved that there are so many I know, and so many I don’t know – can’t wait to read and befriend many 🙂 Hugely Amped to make the list with both my blogs this year, and to be #1 Travel Blog for people visiting Perth.
Jo, thank you, it was a big job and I am very pleased to now be finished. Congratulations on both of your blogs being included this year and you definitely deliver great information about Perth for both locals and visitors!
Thanks for including us! Looking forward to checking out some new blogs from the list!
Thanks Holly, congratulations on being included and have fun checking out who else is out there – we are definitely a diverse and energetic bunch!
Hi Anne – great post! Thought I’d let you know about my blog as I think it qualifies: http://www.noimpactgirl.com It’s about sustainable travel and living, a labour of love mostly, and a way to express ideas I can’t get into my travel stories. Maybe it’ll be on your list next year. Happy travels.
Louise, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list to be considered next time.
Hi Anne, great list- lovely to see some new names on there. What a huge undertaking with so many great travel bloggers! We’d love you to look at our blog next year for possible inclusion – Allabroad.com.au. Cheers Di and Ade
Di and Ade, thank you for letting me know about your blog – I will add it to my list for next time.
Thanks Anne once again for the amount of work you put into co-ordinating this list. It is much appreciated.
Thanks Jan, I appreciate your feedback.
Wow what a great list with many blogs I know and some I will now follow. I would love to be considered for the next year. Travelwiththegreens.Com
Debbie, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Hi Anne,
Thank you for including us 😀 We also offer drone / aerial photography services and would love to be added to that section 🙂 We previously done some drone work for hotels as an add on service.
Thanks Lexi, I will update the article to include your services in that area.
Great list, i’ll look forward to checking some I haven’t come across before. We also have a travel blog and have for many years. letsgotravelaustralia.com keep up the great work.
Kate, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
So great to see so many familiar faces here! My little blog has had lots of hiccups to get going but hopefully by next time, it will be a useful resource for family travellers around the world too. It’s www .roamthegnome.com. Our gnome is having a ball too!
Amber, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Hello I’m fairly confident my travel blog Travel Bug Within.com.au is one that falls into your guidelines.
I thought i may have emailed you my web details but maybe not . I was travelling overseas.
I have plans to activate my blog and social media more actively on 2017.
Love to maybe considered for next year.
I will read the reviewed ones with interest.
Thanks.
Jennifer
Jennifer, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
That’s a huge list Anne, well done putting it together. My blog missed the list even though it was on the initial draft… was I meant to confirm? Perhaps I missed something somewhere.
It’s great to see Aus and NZ are so well represented in the world of blogging!
Thank you so much for including me, and – truly – for all the hard work this list would have taken!!!
Thanks Cristin!
Wow! Anne, that was some undertaking this year – but sooooo appreciated –
It is brilliant having the Ozzie and NZ bloggers ranked and pulled together like this all in the one place!
Thank you 😀
Thanks Linda, I appreciate your feedback!
Thanks for compiling this massive list Anne and for including us. We’ll have to work harder at it to improve our ranking for next year.
Lyn, it is my pleasure!
Awesome list! I would love to be included next time around. Current DA is 39. Fash Packing by SFH http://www.sydneyfashionhunter.com
Allison, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
http://www.greetingtheworld.com meets all your criteria! It’s about an Australian couple who are driving around the world in their 4wd van! They post videos, travel tips and destination reviews!! Lots of great posts about Aus!
Please consider them for your next review :). Cheers!!
Michaela, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Thanks ever so much for including us in your list – and to be WAY UP there in 2 categories 🙂
I’m a little shocked and very honoured.
There is a lot of work blogging, and often as a blogger, it feels like you are lost in the many.
So this is extremely encouraging and rewarding for years of time, effort and hard work.
Congratulations to all who made the list.
Thanks again 🙂 Exploramum and Explorason
Thanks Ruth, travel blogging is a lot of work and within a very competitive international environment, so I am pleased that this list helps to highlight our great and new Australian and NZ travel blogger – I certainly get many many clickthroughs to all of your blogs and have been told that many people get a lot of business approaches as a result of being on this list which is fabulous!
WoW!! Blown away to find myself a on this list and first time I’ve seen it too!!! Fantastic 😀 And so cool to see so many other bloggers & people that I know on there as well!! What a great resource & what a great effort putting it together. I’ll definitely SHARE the badge. Well done!!!
Kate, thank you for your feedback.
A fabulous job again Anne. The list is getting longer and longer for you to check but it’s great to see so many Australian and New Zealand blogs.
Thanks Jenny, I appreciate your feedback. It is a bigger job each time that i do it, but I really love how it helps to bring the Australian and NZ travel blogging communities together.
Hello Ann,
My blog is 4 months old now and has a DA of 12 as of today. Pitched at over 40’s and going well ( i think)
http://traytablesaway.org/
ps. Based in Brisbane
Sandra, thank you for letting me know about your blog!
I always look forward to this list coming out – not just because I’m on it, but because it’s a chance to get to discover some awesome new blogs and bloggers! Thanx again for all the work you’ve put into this, Anne!
Thanks Red, I appreciate your feedback!
Hi
We’re are a retired couple from Oz travelling the world without catching a plane. Well at least trying, unless Mother Nature stops us. We are coming up to 12 months on the road and would love it if you could check us out out. Thanks Di
The Meandering Wanderers
Thanks Di, I appreciate you letting me know about your blog.
We are husband and wife Australian motobike travellers ,we have visited over 65 countries in the past three years. Including Asia, Europe, Scandinavia,Russia etc. Now in the Americas. Would love if you could check us out and include us in this list. Thanks
Lyn, thank you for letting me know about your blog – it sounds like you are on an adventure of a lifetime!
Thanks for all your work on this Anne! I have already found a ton of great posts on Perth and WA which is our next adventure (in March) The NZ catagory will be really useful later in the year when I start planning on month in New Zealand in November. Glad to have made your list for Sydney 🙂
Thanks Paula, you are welcome. I am please to hear that my short lists should help you plan your next trips – all the best with it!
Wow, what a long list! Thanks for the inclusion of our blog… 😉
One question: you have top blogs for the major centres like Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. Why not for Brisbane or at least S.E.Queensland (Sunshine Coast down to Gold Coast)? That’s one of the major destinations in Australia and extensively covered by a number of outstanding bloggers.
Juergen, thanks for your comment. I was wondering if anyone would ask me that question – you are correct that there are many great bloggers in the QLD area, but the sad news is that only about 20 people per month search for ‘gold coast travel blogs’ and even less for Brisbane and Queensland. As a result I did not set up a specific category for these destinations.
This is a great list – anyone coming to Australia/NZ can easily find everything they need by starting here! I can’t even imagine the work you had to put into collating all this!
Would love to be considered for next year: http://www.jetsetbrunettexo.com – focus is on Sydney, Australia
Courtney, thanks for letting me know about your blog.
Great article! Would love for you to consider my blog for next time!
Thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Hi Anne. Appreciate the effort you put in for the list. Would love to be considered next time as an Australian based here and blogging about regional travel/food.
theroamingfork.com
Thanks
Markus, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Anne,
I love your yearly travel blog list.
#41 for Toddlers on Tour this year a couple down from last year – but considering how many more travel blogs there are now on the list, not too bad 🙂
Next year I hope you can add my new travel tips blog “Tips 4 Trips” (https://traveltips4trip.com) that will be officially launching next week.
Sally – you definitely did well – it was quite competitive with the additional blogs that were included in the list compared to the previous version. Thanks as well for letting me know about your new blog – I will add it to my list for assessment.
Thanks a heap for putting me on the list.
Thanks Anthony, no problem!
Hi Anne. Nice list. It’s a credit to your dedication. We look forward to going through and checking them out. We also have a travel blog which is a few years old and would be grateful if you could consider it for future listing. http://frequenttraveller.com.au/ Kind Regards Alan & Ros
Alan, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Thanks Anne for all your hard work in producing this list. So proud to have made your list this year!
Thanks Adrianne, I appreciate your feedback!
Wow!! What an awesome list. I will have to check them out. I would also love to be looked at for the next one – http://www.throughanaussieseyes.com – cheers!
Helena, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Hey Anne,
Thanks for doing the list this year again and including EcoTraveller. It really is a great resource, and one I use often.
Hope 2017 is good to you 🙂
Thanks Linda, I appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for the round up and inclusion (it’s particularly nice to see where you rank and have something to aim for). I’ve been looking for more Aussie blogs to read and this list will be of great assistance!
Thank you so much for including me on this MASSIVE list. You must put so much time into compiling this, especially with the extra city/family/adventure lists. Such a fantastic resource for discovering new blogs.
Great list!! I’m so glad I’ve found this web page and be able to read more from my fellow Aussies! I’m also an Aussie Blogger (just requested to join Aussie Bloggers Facebook group) which is again – something I didn’t know about before.
I hope eventually my domain authority is high enough to make it into the ranks here!
Hello! Thanks so much for this- I am always looking for new blogs to check out. I’d also love for you to consider my Aus travel blog for future inclusion- The Accidental Australian, a look at life as an expat living in Sydney and a guide for expats and adventures- https://www.theaccidentalaustralian.com
Cheers!
Katie
Thank you so much for the inclusion! I was so surprised when I found your list last year – and then to discover I was included on it! I’ve really been working to boost my travel content in the past year, so I appreciate to extra motivation and support.
What a great and useful list! I have recently started a family travel blog – Little Luxe Traveller – and I would love to be included in your list in the future. Thanks 🙂
Hi Anne, great list and really interesting to see all those other Aussie / Kiwi families just like us 🙂 I’d love it if you’d consider our blog for inclusion next year. Thanks so much!
Kylie, thank you for your comment and letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list to be considered next time.
Awesome list again, Anne. I’m thrilled to be included again and look forward to inspiring more readers to travel to Europe. 🙂
Thanks Carolyn!
Hi Anne, This is an amazing list and what a huge undertaking from you with so many great travel bloggers! We’d love you to look at our blog next year for possible inclusion – http://www.adventurebeginshere.net. Thanks, Steph and Phil
Thanks Stephanie, I have added your blog to my list for consideration next time!
Hi Anne,
Thank you for this comprehensive list!
I always look for great blogs to follow and to get inspired 🙂
It looks like you’ve done a massive research, well done! Lot’s of great blogs in the list!
I run an Australian-based travel and lifestyle blog, where I post about traveling around Australia and the world.
I would be so grateful if you have a quick look and perhaps let me know what do you think.
I put a lot of effort in the blog and always happy to get any feedback.
Thank you!
Inna
http://innagram.com
Inna, thank you for letting me know about your blog. All the best with it!
Great review post. Will definitely subscribe to receive future posts.
Would it be possible to be included in your next review cycle? Our web site address is http://www.MinimalistJourneys.com. I was born in New Zealand, married an Australian / German, and have just finished living in Sydney for the past 9 years. We quit our jobs, sold our house and all our belongings and now travel the world full time. Our site is active and is improving in quality day by day.
I hope we fit the criteria for your next review.
Cheers, Paul
Thanks Paul, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
Great compilation! Hoping you consider us for your next list – http://2travellovers.com
Mark, thank you for letting me know about your blog.
I have just started my travel blog http://www.zarliving.com.au . If you include it to your list I will be very happy
Thanks for letting me know about your blog. All the best!
Thanks Anne, yay made it on your list! This would have taken quite some time to collate. Thank you for your efforts. I haven’t been doing much about DA, until last month! So watch this space. Going to try crack that hundred 😉
xo
Rene
Rene, no problem. All the best!
Thanks for the list. I have recently upgraded my site to have my own domain name. Can I please be considered for next years list. https://letmebefreeblog.com/
Hi Anne, sending you a link to my blog for your consideration next time – http://wander-lush.org/
Cheers!
Emily
Thanks Emily for letting me know about your blog. All the best!
Awesome list — have found plenty of new travel blogs to follow! It’s great to follow and support more bloggers from my beautiful home country.
Would love for Travel Textbook to be considered for next year’s round up!
Hi Anne, great list! We’d love to be considered for next year. Our travel blog is: http://www.freetworoam.com
We are part time Aussie travelers for now and write about both Australia and other countries.
Thanks!
Hi Anne! Great list… we would love to be considered for next year too! We are a family of four travelling as much as we can in Australia – http://www.lifeoutsidework.com.au... thank you, Selina 🙂
Hi Anne. Wow – amazing list. Love to be on that list next year….for Western Australia mostly – however we have traveled a little around the world. http://www.aroadtravelled.com 😉 Regards the van Family
Thanks Brenda. I will add your blog to my list for consideration next time!