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Top 100 World Travel Experts

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Rank

Name | Website

Score

 1

Earl Baron | Wandering Earl

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Travel Blogging Expert | Countries Of Expertise: Romania, India

 100

 2

Dave Levart | Daves Travel Corner

Travel Style: Photography, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: USA (California)

 95.2

 3

 Lisa Niver Rajna | We Said Go Travel

Travel Style: Luxury, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Thailand, Myanmar, Palau

 94.5

 4

 Jeanne | Soul Travelers 3

Travel Style: Spiritual, Food, Photography, With The Family, 50+ Golden Globetrotter | Countries Of Expertise: Spain, France, Italy, USA, Bhutan

 93.8

 5

Jonny Blair | Don’t Stop Living

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Taiwan, China, Iraq

 89.6

 6

 Larissa & Michael | Changes In Longitude

Travel Style: Culture, Food, 50+ Golden Globetrotter | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Vietnam, Italy, North Korea

 82.3

 7

 Johnny Ward | One Step 4Ward

Travel Style: Adventure, Travel Blogging Expert, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: China, India, Thailand

 81.2

 8

Chris Staudinger | Captain and Clark

Travel Style: Adventure, Spiritual | Countries Of Expertise: Korea, USA

 80.9

 9

 Gary Arndt | Everything Everywhere

Travel Style: Adventure, Photography, Travel Blogging Expert | Countries Of Expertise: 

 80.7

 10

 Melvin Boecher | Travel Dudes

Travel Style: Adventure, Luxury, Travel Blogging Expert | Countries Of Expertise: Australia, Spain, Germany

 80.1

 11

 Kristin Luna | Camels and Chocolate

Travel Style: Photography, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: USA, South Africa, Scotland 

 79.6

 12

 Francis Tapon | Wander Learn With Francis Tapon

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia

 74.6

 13

Leif Harum | The Runaway Guide

Travel Style: Ultra Budget Backpacking, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Egypt, Japan, Guatemala

 73.1

 14

 Nellie Huang | Wild Junket

Travel Style: Adventure, Travel Blogging Expert | Countries Of Expertise: Spain, Singapore

72.9

 15

 Carole Edrich | Dance Tog

Travel Style: Culture, Bicycling, Dance | Countries Of Expertise: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands

 72.2

 16

Sebastian Canaves | Off The Path

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Expat Living, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Nicaragua, Germany

 72.1

 17

Norbert Figueroa | Globotreks

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Architecture, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Italy, Puerto Rico

 70.3

 18

Lesley Carter | Bucket List Publications

Travel Style: With The Family, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Canada

 70.2

 19

Dave Dean | What’s Dave Doing?

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, New Zealand, Australia

 68.8

 20

James Clark | Nomadic Notes 

Travel Style: Photography, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Australia

 68.0

 21

Bendan van Son | Brendan’s Adventures

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Photography, Travel Blogging Expert  | Countries Of Expertise: 

 67.8

 22

Marcello Arrambide | Wandering Trader

Travel Style: Culture, Luxury, Expat Living, Online Trader  | Countries Of Expertise: Colombia, Ethiopia

 65.8

 23

David Lee | Go Backpacking

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Food, Expat Living, Travel Blogging Expert | Countries Of Expertise: Colombia

 65.6

 24

 Eric & Karen | Trans-Americas Journey

Travel Style: Food, Luxury, Road Trip | Countries Of Expertise: Mexico

 65.4

 25

Dave | The Longest Way Home

 Travel Style: Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Portugal, Nepal, Malaysia

 63.8

 26

 Marina Kuperman Villatoro | Travel Experta

 Travel Style: Family, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize

 62.6

 27

 Barbara Weibel | Hole In The Donut

Travel Style: Culture, Photography, Travel Writer | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Mexico, Nepal

 62.1

 28

 Lash | Lash World Tour

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Solo Female, Bicycling | Countries Of Expertise: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, USA

 60.9

 29

 Erin & Simon | Never Ending Voyage

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture, Food, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Italy, Mexico

 60.7

 30

 Federico | Mai Travel Site

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Spain, Mexico, Taiwan

 60.3

 31

 Abigail King | Inside The Travel Lab

Travel Style: Culture, Photography, Solo Female Traveling, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: UK, France, Spain, Japan

 60.0

 32

 Laurence Norah | Finding The Universe

Travel Style: Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, UK, Australia, New Zealand

 57.6

 33

 Nora Dunn | The Professional Hobo

Travel Style: Volunteering, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Grenada, New Zealand, Australia

 57.6

 34

 Anthony Bianco | The Travel Tart

Travel Style: Photography, Humor | Countries Of Expertise: Australia

 57.6

 35

 Robert Schrader | Leave Your Daily Hell

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Photography, Humor | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Israel, Italy, Colombia

 57.2

 36

 Cam Wears | The Traveling Canucks

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture, Family, Luxury, Tours | Countries Of Expertise:  

 55.7

 37

 Samuel Jeffrey | Nomadic Samuel

Travel Style: Culture, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Korea, Argentina, India

 55.2

 38

 Simon Falvo | Wild About Travel

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Italy, New Zealand, Peru

 51.0

 39

 Marysia Maciocha | My Travel Affairs

Travel Style: Adventure, Food, Solo Female, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel, France, Spain, Kazakstan

 50.7

 40

 Lillie Marshall | Around The World L

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Food, Volunteering | Countries Of Expertise: Ghana, Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, Spain, USA 

 50.1

 41

 Alexandra Kovacova | Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler

Travel Style: Adventure, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: Mexico, Costa Rica, Slovakia

 49.9

 42

 Laurel Robbins | Monkeys And Mountains

Travel Style: Adventure, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Germany

 49.8

 43

 Andrea & John Spirov | Inspiring Travellers

Travel Style: Luxury, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: New Zealand, Australia, France, USA

 49.5

 44

 Lisa Lubin | LL World Tour

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Food, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Turkey

 49.5

 45

 Raymond Walsh | Man On The Lam

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture, Luxury, Humor | Countries Of Expertise: Canada, Oman, Guatemala, El Salvador

 49.2

 46

 Christy & Scott | Ordinary Traveler

Travel Style: Adventure, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Nepal, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Australia

 48.5

 47

 Dalene & Pete Heck | Hecktic Travels

Travel Style: Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Canada, Ireland, Guatemala, Slovenia

 48.2

 48

 Kirsty Henderson | Nerdy Nomad

Travel Style: Volunteering, Working Abroad, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Rwanda 

 48.2

 49

 Becki Enright | Backpacker Becki

Travel Style: Culture, Solo Female Traveling, Volunteering | Countries Of Expertise: Cambodia, Myanmar, Isreal, Nepal

 48.0

 50

 Phil Paoletta | Phil In The Blank

Travel Style: Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Ivory Coast, Mali

 47.5

 51

 Eric Gonzalez-Payne | Your World Your Home

Travel Style: Ultra Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Culture, Expat Living, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Ukraine, Cambodia, China, Thailand

 47.3

 52

 Stephen Lioy | Monk Bought Lunch

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Kyrgestan, Uzbekistan

 46.8

 53

 Melo Villareal | Out Of Town Blog

Travel Style: Spiritual, Food, Photography, Visas, Tour | Countries Of Expertise: Phillipines

 46.4

 54

 Amar Hussain | Gap Year Escape

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: 

 46.2

 55

 Stephen Schreck | A Backpackers Tale

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Mongolia, Italy

 46.2

 56

 Candace Rose Rardon | Candace Rose Rardon

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: India, New Zealand

 45.4

 57

 Gerard | GQ Trippin

Travel Style: Food | Countries Of Expertise: Vietnam, USA

 43.7

 58

 Tom Stockwell | Waegook Tom

Travel Style: Humor, LGBT | Countries Of Expertise: UK, South Korea

 43.6

 59

 Alex Berger | Virtual Wayfarer

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: UK, Denmark, Scotland

 43.3

 60

 Liz Carlson | Young Adventuress

Travel Style: Solo Female Traveling, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: New Zealand, Spain

 43.0

 61

 Annette White | Bucket List Journey

Travel Style:  Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Italy, USA, Palau

 42.9

 62

 Savi & Vid | Bruised Passports

Travel Style: Food, Photography, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: UK, France, Spain

 42.2

 63

 Jasmine Stephenson | Jasmine Wanders

Travel Style:  Culture, Expat Living| Countries Of Expertise: Colombia

 42.1

 64

 Christine Kaaloa | Grrrl Traveler

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Solo Female traveling, Video | Countries Of Expertise: South Korea, USA, India

 42.0

 65

 Mark Wiens | Migrationology

Travel Style:  Culture, Food, Video | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Malaysia, Tanzania

 41.7

 66

 Audrey Bergner | That Backpacker

Travel Style:  Food, Video | Countries Of Expertise: South Korea, Germany, Canada

 41.7

 67

 Mariellen Ward | Breathe Dream Go

Travel Style: Spiritual, Adventure, Solo Female Traveling | Countries Of Expertise: India

 41.6

 68

 Lauren Juliff | Never Ending Footsteps

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Solo Female Traveling, Humor | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, New Zealand, Morocco, Croatia

 41.2

 69

 Adam Groffman | Travels Of Adam

Travel Style: Culture, LGBT | Countries Of Expertise: Israel, Germany

 41.1

 70

 Kate McCulley | Adventurous Kate

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Solo Female Traveling, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Italy, Thailand, UK, USA

 40.7

 71

 Carlo Cretaro | Next Stop Who Knows

Travel Style: Photography, Video | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Vietnam

 39.3

 72

 Suzy Guese | Suzy Guese

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Culture, Food, Photography, Solo Female Traveling | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Italy, Ireland

 39.3

 73

 Stephen Bischoff | Shameless Traveler

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Spiritual, Adventure, Motorcycling | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Korea, China

 38.9

 74

 Flora Baker | Flora The Explorer

Travel Style: Culture, Solo Female Traveling | Countries Of Expertise: India, Colombia, Bolivia

 38.8

 75

 Jennifer | Moi, mes souliers

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Germany, Quebec, Argentina

 38.8

 76

 Carrie Kellenberger | My Several Worlds

Travel Style: Expat Living, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Taiwan, China

 38.0

 77

 Bethany Salvon | Beers And Beans

Travel Style: Culture, Photography, Volunteering | Countries Of Expertise:

 37.6

 78

 DJ Yabis | Dream Euro trip

Travel Style: Adventure, LGBT | Countries Of Expertise: Germany, Sweden, Poland, Italy

 36.9

 79

 Amanda Williams | A Dangerous Business

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: USA, New Zealand

 36.4

 80

 Katie Aune | Katie Aune

Travel Style: Adventure, Solo Female Travelling | Countries Of Expertise: Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine

 34.9

 81

 Nicole Smith | Bitten By The Travel Bug

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture, Luxury | Countries Of Expertise: A bunch

 34.8

 82

 Caroline Eaton | Traveling 9 To 5

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Food, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Thailand, Botswana

 34.0

 83

 Natalie Sayin | Turkish Travel Blog

Travel Style: Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: Turkey

 32.6

 84

 Lauren Metzler | The Wandering Orange

Travel Style: Solo Female Traveling, Working Abroad | Countries Of Expertise: Australia, Thailand, Namibia

 32.5

 85

 Ronald Robbins | Active Planet Travels

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Costa Rica, Thailand, Nepal, Laos

 32.4

 86

 Brian & Noelle | Wandering On

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Korea, India, Nepal

 32.3

 87

 Giulia Cimarosti | Travel Reportage

Travel Style: Photography, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Egypt, Iceland, Italy

 32.2

 88

 Matt Stabile | The Expeditioner

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Culture | Countries Of Expertise: USA

 31.9

 89

 Diana Edelman | D Travels Around

Travel Style: Solo Female travelling, Luxury, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Croatia

 31.9

 90

 Jaime Davila | Breakaway Backpacker

Travel Style: Budget, Adventure, LGBT, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Egypt, Turkey, Mexico

 31.9

 91

 Jeremy Foster | Travel Freak

Travel Style: Adventure, Food, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: Australia, New Zealand, China

 31.8

 92

 Gareth Leonard | Tourist 2 Townie

Travel Style: Culture, Photography, Expat Living | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Brazil, Argentina

 31.6

 93

 Matt Gibson | Matt Gibson

Travel Style: Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise: Canada, Taiwan, Guatemala

 31.3

 94

 Alexandra Baackes | Alex In Wonderland

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Photography | Countries Of Expertise:

 29.2

 95

 Agness Walewinder | eTramping

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Adventure, Food| Countries Of Expertise: Poland, China

 29.0

 96

 Chris Walker-Bush | Aussie On The Road

Travel Style:  Budget Backpacking, Food, Humor, Expat Living| Countries Of Expertise: Australia, China

 27.6

 97

 Kiersten Rich | The Blonde Abroad

Travel Style: Culture, Solo Female Traveling | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Australia, Bolivia, Spain

 27.5

 98

 Ted Nelson | Traveling Ted

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Adventure | Countries Of Expertise: Thailand, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago

 27.4

 99

 Flip | Flip Nomad

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking | Countries Of Expertise:  Philippines

 23.0

 100

 Eliza Stein | All This Luscious Chaos

Travel Style: Solo Female Traveling, Volunteering | Countries Of Expertise: Guatemala

 15.4

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 Ryan Newburn | Straw Hat Backpacker

Travel Style: Budget Backpacking, Long Distance Walking | Countries Of Expertise: USA, Japan

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 Dan Norris | The Stupid Foreigner

Travel Style: Ultra Budget Backpacking | Countries Of Expertise: Turkey, Thailand, Japan

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 Anne-Sophie Redisch | Sophies World

Travel Style: Culture, With The Family | Countries Of Expertise: Norway, New Zealand, USA

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 Yara Coelho | Heart Of A Vagabond

Travel Style: Ultra Budget Backpacking, Spiritual, Solo Female | Countries Of Expertise:  Portugal, Spain, India, Greece

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Methodology

Top 100 World Travel Experts is derived from 3 primary indexes, 1) Number of countries visited 2) Duration on the road 3) Regions visited. Each index is awarded equal weight towards the final score. Over 150 world travelers and their travel blogs were compiled to form the top 100. The Top 100 World Travel Experts is updated every 6 months.

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  1. beentravelin says

    April 16, 2014 at 7:31 am

    You guys should consider Ryan over at Pause the Moment.

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 17, 2014 at 11:43 am

      Yea, I emailed Ryan but I think he didn’t get back to me.

      Reply
  2. Manu says

    April 14, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Seriousy, people, there are only 1 or 2 in the entire list that have at least one African country as Country of expertize. This seems only a list of expert of Australia, Europe, India and Thailand….calling a person “world travel expert” based on the number of countries visited seems to me a bit reductive, if the countries are also all the same for almost all of these people of the list looks just like another of the travel bloggers typical ways to speak ony about yourself!
    I know people that are not on this list who are much more expert of the world than me and all you put together…but this is another story!
    Peace and love! :)

    Manu

    PS: Now, i hope not to create a big polemic in here. This is just my opinion!

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 15, 2014 at 12:44 pm

      Hey Manu,
      Point taken. If you’ve got any suggestions, would love to hear them.
      I would say around 60 to 70% have been to at least one country in Africa.
      I would like to know these people who are more traveled than the people listed here, perhaps I can add them for the next update.

      Reply
      • Jonny Blair says

        January 7, 2015 at 6:10 am

        Have to agree with Leif here. Most of these travellers have been to Africa, myself included (twice) however our expertise is based on the countries we know best and have spent most time in. Everyone knows Africa is the number one continent for safaris and for visiting school kids and meeting hundreds of screaming happy children but not necessarily the best continent to live in especially for working online. It’s a fairly comprehensive list of people on here from a range of backgrounds and industries, all who have a passion for long term travel and glad to be included. Safe travels. Jonny

        Reply
  3. Earl says

    April 14, 2014 at 7:14 am

    This sure is an interesting resource Leif and any position on that list is a very cool honor!

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 14, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks Earl, really glad you like it! Congrats on the top spot!

      Reply
  4. Christine | GRRRLTRAVELER says

    April 14, 2014 at 6:28 am

    Thanks for the inclusion and taking the time to create this. Love the search engine feature! You’ve done so much.

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 14, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      Hey Christine, my pleasure, really happy to have you on it!

      Reply
  5. Federico says

    April 13, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Great list Leif, lots of work here as Samuel says, and thanks for including my site in it!

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 14, 2014 at 12:35 pm

      Hey Federico, really happy to have you on board, thanks for taking part.

      Reply
  6. Lunaguava says

    April 12, 2014 at 8:35 am

    HA! I remember when we talked about this back at Don Moisés. Good to see it come to fruition! Many kudos, Leif – and good luck!

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 14, 2014 at 12:34 pm

      Hey you guys! Haha, finally got it done! Hope you guys are well. I will send you the registration form, I need Lunaguava on the list! :)

      Reply
  7. Samuel Jeffery says

    April 11, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks for putting this together Leif! A top 100 – of any sort – is a very time consuming en-devour and I really appreciate being included along with Audrey :)

    Reply
    • The Runaway Guide says

      April 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm

      My pleasure, thanks for taking part. It really does take a long time to compile but I feel like it was worth it. It’s a good resource and one I’m definitely going to use in the future.

      Reply
    • Traveling Ted says

      April 14, 2014 at 7:27 pm

      This is deja vu all over again. I was selected as number 100 in Nomadic Samuel’s inaugural top 100 travel bloggers, but fell off the top 100 with the next installment and have been reeling ever since dealing with depression and loss of prestige. I am sure the same will happen here with the next revision. Thanks for including me, but I know it will be tough to deal with when I fall out of the top 100 in September. Haha, just kidding and thanks for the mention and compiling this list. It is in honor to be on the same URL as many of these other travelers and motivates me to see more of the world.

      Reply
      • The Runaway Guide says

        April 15, 2014 at 1:30 pm

        Hahaha, I hope not. Even if you do dip below you’ll still come up in search results. Glad to have you on board!

        Reply

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