{"id":566,"date":"2010-02-02T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=566"},"modified":"2010-02-02T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T16:44:08","slug":"europes-best-travel-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/europes-best-travel-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s best travel blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a prolific internet user then it\u2019s more than likely you\u2019ve stumbled across a blog before&#8230; you can\u2019t deny it because you\u2019re on one now!<\/p>\n<p>But with so much information about travel being published every second on the internet through blogs how do you know a good travel blog from a bad one?<\/p>\n<p>Well to save you the frustration we\u2019ve compiled our list of the top travel blogs suitable for the European traveller (in no particular order).<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travel-rants.com\">www.travel-rants.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Set up in 2005 by Darren Cronian, Travel Rants is an enjoyable, light hearted read around Darren\u2019s experiences with the travel industry. If you have a rant that you wish to share then simply email Darren from his site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-567\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/travel_rants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-567\" title=\"travel_rants\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/travel_rants.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Travel Rants Blog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/escapeblog.com\/\">http:\/\/escapeblog.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>OK so I\u2019m cheating by entering this one into the fray and it not being European, but it\u2019s so much fun that I simply couldn\u2019t leave it out! The site is a definitive guide to how to act in certain countries around the world. Did you know for instance that in Japan it\u2019s not the done thing to pass food around, from one chopstick to another (now you do!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-568\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/escape-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-568\" title=\"escape blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/escape-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Escape Travel Blog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seat61.com\">www.seat61.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re into travelling by trains around the UK and Europe then this is a must read. Written by Mark Smith, a self confessed \u2018train addict\u2019 the site is the essential guide to travelling on trains around the world and is crammed with all you need to know about your journey including top tips and Mark\u2019s experiences first hand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/seat61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569\" title=\"seat61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/seat61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seat61 Blog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/\">www.tripadvisor.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Not strictly a blog, but still an incredibly important social media resource, Trip Advisor is the quintessential destination before booking a holiday. It\u2019s entirely managed by the general public who are invited to upload their images, share their good times and bad and generally help others who are thinking about visiting a particular resort to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a fantastic resource for planning your holiday in Europe and goes into detail about the best things to see in each area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/trip_advisor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-570\" title=\"trip_advisor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/trip_advisor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trip Advisor - essential reading before any holiday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europealacarte.co.uk\/blog\">www.europealacarte.co.uk\/blog<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Set up in 2006 by Karen Bryan, Europe A La Carte is a blog that shares the experiences of a number of writers around the best places to visit in Europe. Karen is always on the lookout for good travel writers and is happy to receive your stories for the site, just contact her through the site.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greentraveller.co.uk\/\">www.greentraveller.co.uk<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re green conscious then this is the site for you. It\u2019s dedicated to providing information on how to make your holiday green and features tonnes of amazing trips that can be conveniently reached by train, as well as their favorite\u00a0<em>green and gorgeous<\/em> places to stay in the UK and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find loads of tips on how to go green from leading eco travel writers around the World.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/green_traveller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-572\" title=\"green_traveller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/green_traveller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Traveller Blog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spottedbylocals.com\/\">www.spottedbylocals.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This is the ultimate European city guide blog for travelers who like to experience cities \u2018the local way\u2019. On every cityblog, handpicked locals (\u201dSpotters\u201d) write about spots they go to. All the free posts and tips are written by locals to each city so you get it absolutely first hand where the best places to visit are. You can pick up great tips about cultures in each city<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Please do email us if you run a travel blog and feel we\u2019ve missed you off by mistake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-573\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/spotted_by_locals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-573\" title=\"spotted_by_locals\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/spotted_by_locals.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spotted By Locals Cityblogs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/europealacarte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-571\" title=\"europealacarte\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/europealacarte.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Europe A La Carte Blog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a prolific internet user then it\u2019s more than likely you\u2019ve stumbled across a blog before&#8230; you can\u2019t deny it because you\u2019re on one now! 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