TravelBlog Blog of the Year 2009

For Europe/Writing, another one of my favorites.... The Breath of a Thousand Strangers. by JonathanCampion. This monologue transports you right there where Jon was. Plus I find the blog title very imaginative that I want to pinch my nose. Reply to this

For Asia/Photography: From the Golden Temple to Points South: Our Last Week in India by Jub and Anna. I love the people and human interest shots. By themselves, they tell one hell of a story.

For Africa/Photography: Lesedi Cultural Village - 'A man without culture is like a donkey without stripes' by AnnaAdventuring. Again, the people snapshots speak volumes about the place and its culture. Reply to this

His fluent writing style accompanied by awesome photography make for a truly good read. But this one tops my adventure list : Africa/Adventure...... Victoria Falls, Livingstone by zsteve

That, plus this one - also Africa/Adventure (sorry, can't make up my mind): Meeting our distant relatives by Weir travels. Her blogs are consistently good, but I find this most adventurous.

So there.....I was on a roll. I rest my case for now. Reply to this

For Asia/Photography - God, life and cow shit by SmithyWorldWide

For Africa/Photography - The Big Feed by AnnaAdventuring

For North and South America/Writing - The Carretera Austral (The end of the road...) by aspiringnomad

Europe/Writing - The Breath of a Thousand Strangers. by JonathanCampion

Oceania/Writing - The End of an Unforgettable Adventure! by Kiro though the photos are gorgeous too! Reply to this

The Real Iran by Nick Kembel for Middle East/photography. The photos on all his blogs are good - the ones from Turkey and Greece are excellent too - but I went for this one because I really like the portraits.

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My nomination for Africa/writing: You cannot tell people to forget who they are. - Superb, conscious journalism. Reply to this

Interesting poetic piece on India from Nickkembel The Psychedelic Rajasthan Experience . It's brand new, published today and fresh with the smells from India😊 Interesting way to sum up the India experience! Reply to this

My nomination for Middle East/Adventure would be The New Iraq by Nick Kembel - photography, writing, and the dare to travel to North Iraq.
For Africa there are two blogs of Jabe that stand out - for Writing I nominate If 2's company and 3's a crowd, then 25 is too bloody many to fit in a freakin' daladala - which proves that even a simple bus journey can be an adventure in Africa, and for Adventure I nominate Trucking hell which describes what must be one of the worst border crossings in the world. Reply to this

Yes, please extend it until the end of the month.

I have a nomination under North and South America/Photography for PA Leslie's Big Island, amazing golf and night diving! - though to be precise it is for the videos. The sight of the gliding mantas at night is simply mesmerising. Reply to this

Thanks Shane, when do you start diving? And I agree with you, the video only worth the trip! Specially if you consider I'm equiped with a nice, but very basic equipment. In terms of videos, I'm even more proud of my little one of the Galapagos...that was something.

I'm still have the outer reef and coral sea on my diving wishlist...we'll make sure we stop in Brisbane.

Merry Christmas to all of you guys. We are heading to Havelock for few days on the 26th. Not much connection I guess there...great beaches, diving...and doing nothing...an art that I've got to learn to master a little.

Funny point, Havelock is only few miles from some of the latest isolated tribes in the world, you speak of bows and no clothing.... Reply to this