Travel Resources

Links to some fantastic travel or digital nomad resources!  Add your site here by dropping a line to: nomadic.chick@gmail.com

Accommodation (Budget to Mid-Range)

Airbnb – Vacation rentals, private rooms or sublets by the night.  A decent range of prices for the budget to luxury traveler.

Casa Casa – Hospitality on a budget!

CouchSurfing -Hospitality for free!  Join the CouchSurfing project.

Darn Good Digs – Search for travel inns or B&B’s.

Global Freeloaders – Australia’s famed free accommodation website is now worldwide.

Hospitality Club – Connect with travelers and search for free accommodation.

Hotwire – Unearth hotel deals up to 55% off in Canada, USA, Mexico and the Caribbean.  You can also search cheap flight deals for Canada/USA only.

House Carers – House sitting gigs around the world.  Seriously.

Lay Your Head Here – Accommodation source for Asia.

Mind My House – A site that brings home owners and house sitters together.  Low yearly memberships, too!

Rent for Your Vacation – Dump that stuffy hotel or grungy hostel.  Vacation property rentals that specializes in connecting property rental owners with travelers.

Roofswap – One of the largest home exchange sites.

Sublet.com -Apartment rentals, rooms and houses for rent.

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms – If you adore farming, do this.  Room and board in exchange for household/farming duties.

University Hotel Network – Your online source to find hotels near your favorite universities. They provide a wide range of services including hotel reservations, car rentals, and other travel tools for your trip to
universities and colleges around the United States!

Transportation (Airlines, Bus Lines or Out of the Ordinary)

Airtreks – Around the world and international travel airfare experts.

Eurail – Travel by Europe with Eurail passes!

Fly Low Cost Airlines - Comprehensive site to search for budget airlines such as Blue Air, Easyjet, Ryanair.

Freighter Travel NZ – Specialists in cargo passenger travel.

Greyhound – Hands down, the cheapest way to travel throughout Canada and the United States.

Hit The Road – Connects people with travel/transportation needs in a budget and environmentally conscious way.

International Rail – The experts in global rail.

Kayak – Compare and find cheap travel deals (flights, cars, hotels).

Megabus – A low cost bus service in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

Momondo – Search and compare cheap, cheap flights.  What sets them apart from Kayak?  The don’t sell ad space to companies.  Check out their tip guide and blog, ultracool.

Rent a Car Now – Save time and money by searching Hertz, Enterprise, National, Alamo, Dollar and Thrifty with one click.

Traveltips – Cruise and freighter travel.

World Cab Fares -  Free taxi and cab care information from the world’s international airports.

Yapta – Track flight prices and save money before or after you buy!

Interactive Travel Sites/Guides

Authentic Seacoast – Your travel guide to Nova Scotia’s boundless beauty!

Backpacking Tips Asia – A compilation of free and personal backpacking tips from Amanda’s adventures in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India.

Best Beaches in Asia – Top beaches in Asia.

BootsnAll Travel Network – The ultimate source for the independent traveler.

Europe Budget Guide – Site for travelers to read and share ideas and inspiration for budget traveling across Europe.

Globetrooper – An interactive tool to find travel partners. Create a trip, connect with like-minded people, and travel together!

Go Backpacking - Travel advice for the independent backpacker.

Go Nomad – Inspiration and links to plan your next trip.

Iconic Guides – A range of downloadable MP3 audio guides to the ancient sites of Egypt, Greece and Japan.

Hike Bike Travel – Download free self-guides for hiking, biking and adventure travel.

The Layover Guide – Stuck in an airport?  Discover how you can make the most of a layover.

NileGuide – Interactive online travel guides and personal travel recommendations.

Ooh.com – Great resource to plan your next adventure.  Over 2,000 activities and places to explore!

Socialite Travel – Community for the backpacker, flashpacker or jet setter.

Sosauce – Recreate and share your travel memories on the saucy side of travel.

Top Backpacking Destinations – A guide to backpacking destinations around the world!

Travel Squire – An digital magazine and trip planner in one!

The Traveller World Guide – Exciting travel tips, news and experiences from humorous travellers, who can’t seem to keep themselves out of trouble.

Travel the Middl East – A comprehensive guide to travel tips in the Middle East.

Tripbase – Find your ideal travel destination.

WhereRyou – Organize travel info, share travel experiences, rate/recommend destinations, hotels, restaurants etc.

World Travel Guide - Exciting travel tips, news and experiences from humorous travellers, who can’t seem to keep themselves out of trouble.

Women Travel (Solo or Group)

Budget Travel for Women – Budget travel resource for women.

Explorer Girls – Adventure and sport travel for women.

Galavanting TV – Fun and informative web travel series for the woman traveler.

Galavanting Women’s Travel Magazine – Go to resource for tips, sassy stories, and empowerment.

Go! Girl Guides – Travel guides for women, volunteers and solo adventurers!

Hostel Booker for Women - Female friendly hostels.

Journeywoman – The premier travel source for women.

Lost Girls World – Premier travel and lifestyle magazine for young women.

Wanderwoman – Women’s travel vacations to Europe, USA & beyond.

Wanderlust and Lipstick – Beth Whitman’s amazing site for women travelers.

Gap Year

Go Overseas – Online resource for Gap Year stints.

Rustic Pathways – Offer the finest sites for student, family, group, and Gap Year travel.

Digital Nomad/Entrepreneurs

Career Break Secrets – A career break is a time in your life when you put aside your career to pursue your personal passions and interests.  This site boasts a blog, video postcards and a passion for pursuing what matters to you.

Elance – Get Services.  Provide Services.  Become an elancer.

Global Bloggers Network – A must-read site that helps travel bloggers succeed.

Freelance Switch – Advice and resources for freelancers; search the massive job directory.

Living on Impulse – Markus Mindaugas serves a tall order, “To wake people up from the dream of life and help them create a dream worth living.”  Amen.

Location Independent – Community devoted to living and working anywhere you choose.

Sean Bonner – Creator of Technomad and lifestyle ninja.

Transitions Abroad – Portal to work, study or volunteer abroad.  They also accept submissions from writers and hold annual writing contests.

Travels of an Earth Pilgrim – Graham Phoenix writes about his travels and working remotely.

Untemplater – THE site on how to live and work the way you WANT.

Travel Companies

Gap Adventures - Top notch travel company, offering adventure-seeking travelers an alternative to the typical tour.  And they’re Canadian to boot!

Intrepid Travel – Travel company specializing in affordable and sustainable travel.

Travel Writing

Around The Block – Stephanie Elizondo Griest offers writing and publishing tips.

The Modern Gonzo -  Robin Esrock was a round-the-world-traveler like the rest of us who sold a few stories to the Vancouver Sun.  The rest is history, he now works as a travel writer and hosts the popular travel show, Word Travels on OLN Canada.  Yes, it does happen.

The Freelance Writing Jobs Network – Lively online community of freelance writers supporting each other.  Full of tips and writing leads.

Travel Writers Exchange – A community of travel writers, bloggers, and journalists.  Exchange tools, tips, and resources, and engage in a forum to help the community expand their online reach and find new opportunities.

Online Travel Magazines

Arc Magazine – Bringing the best writers in the world to share their experiences.

Been Seen – Travel from a creative and visually artistic point of view.

Gadling – World’s top travel blog!

GlobalGrasshopper – An offbeat global travelzine.

Gomad Nomad Travel Mag – An online magazine for independent travelers.

Matador Network – Best independent online travel magazine!

National Geographic Traveler – All travel, all the time.

Sharing Travel Experiences – Travel lifestyle magazine.  Get inspired, travel more, and see the world.

Travelsquire - A digital magazine and trip planner in one. Compiled, written, and edited by destination specialists, the digital magazine provides nearly everything needed to plan an adventure. Or you can take it a step further with their Travel Itinerary Planning Service (TIPS).

World Hum – The best travel stories on the Internet.

Online Travel Tools or Social Media

Blog Conference Guide – Ultimate guide to blog conference and social media events.

Find a Free Wifi Spot - Internet wireless directory.

Mashable – Social media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks: Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube.

Travel Blog Exchange – A community of new media travel writers who share the journey.  I’m a member!

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