Top Australian and New Zealand Travel Blogs for 2016

164 Comments

• Frenchie says:

  January 3, 2016 at 2:38 pm

  What a list of bloggers! some am familiar with but there are now new ones to be discovered! Travelling Frenchies has made it on a list (happy dance). Now to move up that list in 2016!! Thanks for including us!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 7:16 pm

    It is great to be able to include your blog in the list. All the best for 2016!

• budget jan says:

  January 3, 2016 at 3:08 pm

  Hi Anne, Thanks for compiling this list (and doing all of the hard work). I am thrilled to be at No. 38. It is interesting to see who is where on the list. Jan

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Jan, thank you for your comment, and congratulations for getting a great place on the list. There are so many well performing travel bloggers that it is quite competitive.

• mark says:

  January 3, 2016 at 3:23 pm

  hi think you have missed us at http://www.wyldfamilytravel.com we are Australian based blogging about family travel
  cheers
  Mark

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks Mark. I have added you to my spreadsheet and I will be doing a bulk update of this article in the next couple of weeks to include anyone I have missed who meets the assessment criteria.

• Vicki says:

  January 3, 2016 at 3:35 pm

  Hi Anne, I think I may have been missed 🙁 – I am pretty new though so it’s not unexpected. I’m over at http://www.maketimetoseetheworld.com – Originally from the UK, I traveled non-stop for four years before settling in Melbourne, Australia 3 years ago. I now blog about my past adventures as I plan for the next and hope to be able to make it onto your next list 🙂
  Thank you and Happy Travels 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    Vicki, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will look at it for inclusion in this article.

• Christine @ Adventure, Baby! says:

  January 3, 2016 at 4:15 pm

  Thanks so much for including us! What a great list of Aussie travel blogs.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    Christine, thank you for your comment. I am always impressed when I see the amazing level of quality and diversity across the Australian and NZ travel blogs.

• Holly says:

  January 3, 2016 at 4:33 pm

  What a great list! Looking forward to discovering some new blogs to read 🙂 We are Aussie travel bloggers too at http://fouraroundtheworld.com

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    Holly, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my spreadsheet to consider for the update to this article.

• Kirralee @ Escape With Kids says:

  January 3, 2016 at 4:39 pm

  Hi Anne

  Thanks so much for including me on your list. I’m thrilled to be in such great company!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    Kirralee, thank you for your comment – your blog has definitely been growing and hopefully you will see that you are in good company!

• Red Nomad OZ says:

  January 3, 2016 at 6:09 pm

  Hi Anne! What a lot of work – and thanx for producing this great resource!! So glad I made your list this year – looking forward to building my blog even more to improve my score. I’ll be producing a new list of Australian Travel Blogs (ie blogs with a high proportion of Australian travel content) soon for those who are specifically looking for Aussie travel inspiration!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Red, thank you for your comment, and congratulations for being included on this list. Your list sounds great and has a different focus to this one.

• Kathy Marris says:

  January 3, 2016 at 6:26 pm

  Thanks Anne. I’m stoked to be rated at #62. Blogging is such a hard slog and it is heartening to know that I’m not just blogging to deaf ears!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 3, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    Kathy, thank you for your comment and congratulations on being included. We are listening! But blogging is very challenging and takes a lot of time to build up your momentum, especially if you are doing it part time.

• Fairlie says:

  January 3, 2016 at 7:32 pm

  So thrilled to be on this year’s list! I started my blog on a New Years resolution whim two years ago and have enjoyed the process of creating content that is useful to other travellers. Thanks for compiling this great list!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:21 am

    Fairlie, thank you for your comment. I am pleased to hear that you have been enjoying blogging and I hope it all goes well for 2016!

• Jo says:

  January 3, 2016 at 8:05 pm

  Thanks Anne! You do such a great job compiling this list. A lot of hard work. I am stoked that ZigaZag is at #24. I think getting onto a list gives us renewed Fizz to keep going. Blogging is hard work, often relentless and sometimes you do wonder if anyone is listening which makes recognition all the more exciting. I’d like to say, Well done to everyone, regardless of what number you came in at. The Travel Blogging community is awesome and over the 6 years I’ve been writing ZigaZag I’ve met and made some great blogging friends. Keep on inspiring Y’All!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:23 am

    Jo, thank you, it does take quite a bit of time to put this list together. I have really enjoyed being a travel blogger and getting to know everyone over time.

• Natasha Amar says:

  January 3, 2016 at 8:25 pm

  This list just proves that some of the world’s most talented bloggers are based in or have some kind of deep connection to Australia and NZ- I’m an ardent fan of so many bloggers on this list.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:24 am

    Natasha, thank you for your comment. It is great to see how many Australian and NZ bloggers have developed world leading blogs with many more on the way up.

• Linda @JourneyJottings says:

  January 3, 2016 at 8:55 pm

  Wow! Anne 😀
  This is a true labour of love!
  Such a lot of work, but what an amazing endeavour ~
  Thrilled that I made the list, and fabulous to see so many Ozzie-NZ bloggers who are out there adding to the mix.
  All the best for the New year 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:25 am

    Thanks Linda, it does take quite a few hours to put a list like this together but it is definitely worth it! All the best to you for 2016.

• Cristin says:

  January 3, 2016 at 9:09 pm

  What an amazing list and huge amount of work this represents! I’d love to have you take a look at my blog, Between Roots and Wings, an American in Australia expat blog, as I believe it may meet your criteria (http://betweenrootswings.com). Thanks, and looking forward to getting to know some of these blogs I haven’t seen, yet.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:27 am

    Cristin, thank you for letting me know about your blog – I have added it to my spreadsheet for review and I will be adding a bunch of other blogs into this article in the next week or so.

• Nate says:

  January 3, 2016 at 9:24 pm

  Hi Anne, would love to be on a future list. My DA is currently 36, I’m Australian and currently blogging about a long-term journey. 100% travel related blog: http://www.yomadic.com

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:29 am

    Nate, thank you for letting me know about your Australian connection – I have added your blog to my spreadsheet for review and incorporation into this article.

• Steve says:

  January 3, 2016 at 10:01 pm

  Hi Anne, great list – would you mind adding our site to your next update?
  http://www.expeditionaustralia.com.au
  Much appreciated.
  Cheers
  Steve

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:30 am

    Steve, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my spreadsheet to be incorporated when I update the article in the next week or so.

• Bronnie - Maid In Australia says:

  January 3, 2016 at 10:12 pm

  Wonderful list. I don’t blog about travel all the time, but I do it a lot, and I’m also an active instagrammer, tweeter, periscoper, etc … http://www.maidinaustralia.com
  Thanks for compiling this, I see a few talented bloggers I know and follow …

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:31 am

    Bronnie, thank you for letting me know about your blog – I have added it to my spreadsheet of blogs to be reviewed for incorporation.

• Betsy Wuebker | PassingThru says:

  January 3, 2016 at 10:38 pm

  Hi Ann – We were pleasantly surprised to be included in this list and see that we are in very fine company! Thank you so much! We loved our time in Toowoomba, Brisbane and Darwin! 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:33 am

    Betsy, thank you for your comment – it was good fun to see what everyone is doing!

• Monique@The Urban Mum says:

  January 3, 2016 at 11:26 pm

  Hello Anne. A very Hapoy New Year to you, and a huge hug of gratitude for the inclusion on your list. A fabulous year of travels in 2015 which was so much fun to share. Cheers Monique x

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:33 am

    Monique, thank you for your comment, and it was great to add you to the list. All the best for 2016!

• Kathrin says:

  January 3, 2016 at 11:32 pm

  Wow, truly exhaustive list! I’m going to check out some of the blogs for sure. Thanks a lot for creating this ranking

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:34 am

    Kathrin, thank you for your comment. I hope you enjoy checking them out!

• Jacinta says:

  January 3, 2016 at 11:32 pm

  Awesome list! I love discovering other travel bloggers, I will follow them on IG 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:35 am

    Jacinta, thank you for your comment, and I hope you find some good options to follow.

• Karla | karlaroundtheworld says:

  January 4, 2016 at 1:39 am

  Thanks for the comprehensive list. This is a good thing you’ve done. Thanks for introducing me to new blogs as well.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:35 am

    Karla, thank you for your comment and I hope you enjoy following some new blogs.

• Travelwith2ofus says:

  January 4, 2016 at 2:44 am

  Interesting list of travel bloggers. I know a couple of them, some are new to me. It is a great list when you are looking for inspiration.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:36 am

    Thanks for your comment – I was certainly inspired by the vast range of travel experiences which are written about by this group.

• LeAnna says:

  January 4, 2016 at 2:50 am

  We were in New Zealand and Australia for almost a month last year and I wish I would have had this list while planning!!! I always use a combo of blogs, tripadvisor, etc when planning a trip, so this is a great resource for people ready to go explore Australia/ New Zealand!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:37 am

    LeAnna, thank you for your comment. I agree that there is a lot of great content here which can help people to plan a trip to Australia and New Zealand.

• Mansoureh says:

  January 4, 2016 at 9:00 am

  Interesting to know the top travel blogs. I came cross some of them but some were new to me

• Caroline Makepeace says:

  January 4, 2016 at 9:31 am

  Epic list! How wonderful is to know so many people love and share this beautiful country of ours, and of course New Zealand? We’re so so happy we made Australia our focus for the past 2 years and have been able to share just how amazingly exotic and beautiful it is. Congrats to everyone who made the list – keep shining the Aussie + Kiwi light! Thanks for including us within such a great community.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Caroline, thank you for your comment. It is great to see how many Australian and NZ travel bloggers are out there sharing their travel experiences for both ‘at home’ and the world.

• Andy says:

  January 4, 2016 at 10:28 am

  Thanks for the inclusion Anne! Honoured to be on the list and what a great resource you’ve put together. Nice to be part of one big massive tribe – the TTT, Trans-Tasman Tribe 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 11:38 am

    Andy, thank you for your comment. I already have another 12 blogs to review and include into to the list if they meet the criteria!

• Carolyn says:

  January 4, 2016 at 11:46 am

  Wow Anne! I can’t imagine the number of hours you must have put in to produce this list, so a HUGE thanks for doing that. I am very chuffed to be listed at #26 (up from #44 in 2014) and in such great company. Many of the bloggers listed are a big inspiration to me and you’ve given me lots more to follow, too. Thanks again, and here’s to a year full of travels in 2016.

• Sally@Toddlers on Tour says:

  January 4, 2016 at 12:09 pm

  Thank you for creating the list Anne, so thrilled to see I bumped up 20 places (#69 to #48) from the last list – which I had quite a number of click through’s. So thank you for sharing all these great Aussie and NZ blogs.

• Gourmet Getaways says:

  January 4, 2016 at 3:57 pm

  Hi, Great list but I can see some notable omissions of some very popular, long staring food and travel blogs. I’m wondering how you decided something was a travel blog more so than a food blog?

  Thanks for sharing
  Julie
  Gourmet Getaways

  P.S I did read the 50% content rule but I guess my questions about sites such as my own. For example my format is 1 travel story, 1 restaurant review from my travel location, and one recipe per week. 2/3rds content is travel related i.e.: where to stay, what to do or where to eat, the other 1/3 is a recipe.l I’m sharing. Would you class this as a travel blog.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    Julie, thank you for your comment. I am aware that many blogs are about a combination of food and travel, however the focus of this list is on travel bloggers, which is why I set the requirement that at least 50% of articles are travel related. Many food bloggers do blog about travel but it is usually at most 1/3rd of their content, and as a result I have not included them.

    Your blog sounds like you may have a greater focus on travel, so I will add it to my spreadsheet for consideration along with quite a few other bloggers who have made contact. I will let you know in the next week or so if I believe that it meets the criteria I have set once I have done a detailed review of your site like I have already completed for every other blog on the list.

• Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot says:

  January 4, 2016 at 6:50 pm

  Wow! Thanks Anne, what a great list and so proud to see Get In the Hot Spot coming in at number 10 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    Annabel, thank you and it is great to see your blog coming in as one of the top blogs. All the best for 2016!

• Paula McInerney says:

  January 4, 2016 at 6:51 pm

  Thank you so much Anne, for all of the effort that you have put into this list. High Distinction for you young lady, and thank you for including us.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 4, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    Paula, thank you – it is great to see how many of us out there helping other people get the latest information about travel. All the best for 2016!

• Adrianne Yzerman says:

  January 4, 2016 at 9:00 pm

  Hi Anne,
  Thanks for all your hard work. About a year ago you inspired me to start my own blog. I am now at the stage of wanting more exposure it to get off the ground, so if it could be included in the list that would be great!
  My blog focuses independent family budget travel.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 5, 2016 at 8:14 am

    Adrienne, thank you for your comment. I have added your blog to my spreadsheet for consideration.

• Vanessa says:

  January 5, 2016 at 7:39 am

  I now have my reading cut out for me in 2016 – there’s a lot of names I don’t know on these lists so I’ll be keen to discover their work.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 5, 2016 at 8:15 am

    Thanks Vanessa, I hope you enjoy some new reading material!

• Brooke of Passport Couture says:

  January 5, 2016 at 12:41 pm

  So excited to find Albom Adventures and Granturismo on this list! Great choices, and I’m excited to discover more!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Thanks Brooke, all the best for 2016!

• Bec says:

  January 5, 2016 at 1:02 pm

  Wow! This is an amazing list of some awesome Australian and New Zealand blogs! It was a lovely surprise to see my blog on this list! Thank you so much for listing it! Hopefully I can work my way up on the ranking list!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 5, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Bec, no problem, it is great to see you joining the travel blogging community.

• Jen Seligmann says:

  January 5, 2016 at 1:40 pm

  Thanks for putting this awesome list together Anne and of course for including us in it! This is a great way to discover some new blogs. Hopefully we will get to meet up with some of these other Aussie bloggers as we travel around Australia over the next few years.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 5, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    Jen, no problem! All the best for your big Australia trip!

• Sally Scott says:

  January 5, 2016 at 2:51 pm

  Congratulations on compiling a wonderful list Anne! Some familiar blogs listed plus some new ones to discover and perhaps collaborate with in 2016. We’d love to be considered for inclusion too – http://www.alluxia.com/blog

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    Thanks Sally, I will add your blog to my list to be considered.

• Rosemarie of Travel and Beyond says:

  January 5, 2016 at 3:50 pm

  Oh wow! So honoured to be included in this amazing list! Thank you Anne!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 5, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    Thanks Rosemarie. All the best for 2016!

• Mel says:

  January 5, 2016 at 7:58 pm

  Thanks so much Anne. It’s nice to be connected to all these bloggers that share the same passion and to source more inspiration. I was surprised to see I just squeezed in!

• Jacinta says:

  January 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm

  Can I please be added to your list?

  I am a writer that specialises in the South West Region of Western Australia.
  I have a portfolio to showcase my freelance work http://jacintakeeble.com/ and when I am not writing about the South West for other people I write about it on my own blog South West Life http://swlife.com.au/

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks Jacinta, I have added your SWLide blog to my list for consideration.

• Melissa @ All Around Oz says:

  January 5, 2016 at 8:39 pm

  Hi Anne….This is an awesome list and I would love to be included. I have just had my site redesigned and moved over to self-hosted. I blog at http://allaroundoz.com.au and it’s all about camping, caravanning and travelling around Australia. Cheers Mel

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    Thanks Melissa, i have added your blog to my list for consideration.

• Linda McCormick @EcoTraveller says:

  January 6, 2016 at 6:27 am

  Hi Anne, I’m delighted to have made the list this time! Thanks so much for all the hard work – it’s such a great resource.
  Happy travels in 2016!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    Thanks Linda and all the best for 2016!

• Seana Smith says:

  January 6, 2016 at 8:05 am

  OMG working hard not to be devastated… before the November rebrand my blog had a DA of 36 so might have been in top 25… now I don’t even know what it is!!

  But will get a grip. the interesting thing is that thanks to my web expert the traffic is only slightly down (still about 30,000 uniques a month) so that’s good.

  It’s SO handy to have a list of the Aussie Travel Blog space. Thanks Anne, it’s such hard work and much appreciated. I’ve been meaning to update my 2014 list of family travel bloggers but am daunted by the prospect of the labour involved.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:19 pm

    Thanks Seana, that is why I put a note against your blog as the domain name change certainly causes a hit to DA and other metrics until everything gets caught up.

• Kate says:

  January 6, 2016 at 8:44 am

  There are so many travel blogs around the world now which is brilliant. Its so important that you work on writing/photography as well as ranks. Keep the standard high and lets show them what bloggers can do!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    Kate, thank you, I agree that it is amazing to see just how many travel bloggers are out there and the sheer diversity of travel blogs.

• Anne says:

  January 6, 2016 at 10:45 am

  Great list I have lots of new blogs to look at. I am pretty new to blogging and hopefully I can make the list, I blog about family travel.
  https://letmebefreeblog.wordpress.com/

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 6, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    Anne, thank you for your comment and welcome to travel blogging. Unfortunately I cannot include your blog at the moment – if you look at the assessment criteria in the article you will see that one of the requirements is to have your own blog domain, and you don’t yet meet that criteria. When you decide to take this step please let me know and at that point I will then include you on my list for consideration.

• Silke says:

  January 6, 2016 at 4:13 pm

  Hey There Anne, I am sooooo thrilled to be included in this list – many many thanks! 🙂 Just a quick correction: Happiness & Things is not an Expat Travel Blog. While I am originally from Germany I have been living in Australia for 11 years, so I consider myself an Aussie now and not an Expat, and I don’t write for that particular audience. If you could just change this to “Travel” – I think it would be a better fit. Many thanks again and yeay also to everybody else who got included in this list. We all rock!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 7, 2016 at 7:10 am

    Thanks Silke, I have updated your details. All the best for 2016!

• Prue says:

  January 6, 2016 at 4:34 pm

  Anne, what a list!! I know this has been your baby in development for quite a while, well done chica!

  We are really excited to be on it and proud to be amongst such great company.

  If you have a sec I would love a rundown on MOZ.com – I’ve had a look but I’m terrible at understanding how/why it works.

  Kind regards,

  Prue

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 8, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Thanks Prue, I am happy to have been able to finally publish the latest list. Last year I was in overload due to work, study and family commitments and ended up reducing my blogging to compensate.

    Domain Authority works based on the number of quality links you have built to your website. For example every time you comment on another blog post or do a guest post or are mentioned on another website that helps to build your DA. Moz updates their DA assessments every couple of months with a maximum score possible of 100 – the highest level travel bloggers typically only can achieve a DA in the 50s and 60s.

    It does not directly correlate to website traffic but you can see that the top bloggers on the list definitely have higher DA rankings – it is probably in the next tier down that it can become a bit more subjective. For example, if someone has focused on building links to their site they may have a higher DA than someone who has much higher page views, and my site is definitely in this category – I know the traffic levels of other sites lower than Pretraveller on the list who receive much greater page views. But partly as a result of these list articles I actually build very good DA as a large number of the bloggers listed will link back to this article on their sites ‘About Me’ or ‘Work With Me’ pages which has the effect of improving my DA… And then Google ranks my site higher and I get more page views from search…

    My travel blogging friend Sharon Gourlay on her site DigitalNomadWannabe.com recommends that sites need to have a DA of around 30 before they can be competitive to get the higher search rankings from Google and the associated increased traffic. So as early bloggers it is very worthwhile to focus on legitimate link building strategies (eg. blog commenting and guest posting) in the early days of our blogs as that will then enable the higher search traffic which then opens the doors to other opportunities.

• Rene says:

  January 7, 2016 at 12:46 am

  Great list maybe you can remember little old me third time around 🙂 PS loving the new theme go Simple Mag

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 7, 2016 at 7:11 am

    Rene, thank you, I also love my current theme! I have added your blog to my list for consideration to be added into the article.

• Lexi says:

  January 7, 2016 at 1:42 am

  Hey Anne, I’d love to be included in one of your updates if we make the criteria. I have a blog called http://www.theygetaround.com that has grown quite a lot over the last 6 months. We are a couple from Australia that focuses on travel photography and adventure travel and I think our DA is either 25 or 27. Happy to share traffic + social media stats if you want them just send me an email lexi@theygetaround.com 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 7, 2016 at 7:12 am

    Lexi, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my list to be considered for adding to this article.

• Stan says:

  January 8, 2016 at 5:49 pm

  Hi, awesome compilation of travel blogs. Could you add one more to this list, please?

  Aussie Weekend – http://aussieweekend.com.au/

  Cheers.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 9, 2016 at 6:48 am

    Stan, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to the list to be considered over the next week or so to be added to this article.

• Christine Salins (@FoodWineTravel) says:

  January 12, 2016 at 10:43 am

  Hi Anne, what a big job compiling this list. It’d be great if you could include Food Wine Travel: http://www.foodwinetravel.com.au We’ve been around a long time and were finalists in the 2015 Australian Society of Travel Writers’ Awards for Excellence (Best Travel Blog). Cheers.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    Christine, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my list for consideration.

• Danielle (Bubs on the Move) says:

  January 13, 2016 at 11:07 pm

  Congratulations Anne on producing such a great resource. The hours – I can only imagine! As a part-time hobbiest I’m feeling very affirmed by your ranking so thanks.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    Danielle, thank you, it did take quite a few hours to put the article together but hopefully it becomes a great resource for people to use to connect with Australian and NZ travel bloggers. My aim was for all Australian and NZ independent travel bloggers who have made the transition to their own domain name to have the opportunity to be discovered!

• Shayla (@NewZealandTrips) says:

  January 14, 2016 at 5:08 am

  Hi Anne! This is an awesome list. And such a great reference. (It’ll be good to have a list of relevant and quality blogs.) Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together.

  Would you consider adding us to the list? We (AboutAustralia) are a team of 20 people who specialize solely in helping people plan their trips to Australia. As an avid trip planner yourself, I know you’ll appreciate it!

  Historically we’ve not been active bloggers, but we have recently started blogging regularly (thank you to our most recent additions to our Digital Marketing Team). We hope to find more people to share our Aussie knowledge & expertise and help make their vacations to our beautiful country a “Trip of a Lifetime”. We have collated our most popular highly ranked travel content here http://www.aboutaustralia.com/travel-tips/ . Our Blog Articles are here: Australia – http://www.aboutaustralia.com/blog/

  We also specialize in vacations to New Zealand which we have now branded through our sister website, http:///www.AboutNewZealand.com – we are now blogging travel tips here too. Similarly, we have collated our most popular travel content here http://www.aboutnewzealand.com/new-zealand-travel-tips/ . Our Blog Articles are here: New Zealand – http://www.aboutnewzealand.com/blog/

  We’d love it if you would consider sharing our content on your page – its our job to help people plan their trips to Australia & New Zealand and we’d be honored to be part of your list.

  Thanks so much, Anne!

• Briar jensen says:

  January 14, 2016 at 5:20 pm

  Hi Anne, what a fantastic list (and what a big job compiling it!). It’s great to have so many Australasian travel blogs listed in one place. I also have a travel blog, Briar’s Travel Beat http://www.briarstravelbeat.com.au so would really appreciate it if you could consider it when you do your next review. Many thanks! Cheers, Briar

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    Briar, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added your blog to my list for consideration.

• The Global Goddess says:

  January 14, 2016 at 6:29 pm

  Hi, I’m The Global Goddess, an established Aussie travel blogger with a Domain Authority of 24, according to the link you have provided. There’s a number of top Aussie bloggers who have been excluded. Did you check with the Australian Society of Travel Writers and the relevant Kiwi body when compiling this?

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    Christine, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my list to be considered to be added to this article. I have put together this list independently as I have no affiliation with either organisation.

• Tiana says:

  January 15, 2016 at 5:34 pm

  Hi Anne, I agree with Christine above, what a big job! It would be great if you could include http://www.tianatempleman.com I am an Australian travel journalist/blogger. Cheers, Tiana.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Tiana, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added your blog to my list to be considered to be added to this article.

• Francis Kim says:

  January 15, 2016 at 10:48 pm

  Awesome list! Nice work Anne – will be bookmarking and coming back 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 16, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Thanks Francis, I hope you find some great new travel blogs to follow!

• Katie says:

  January 22, 2016 at 6:19 pm

  I’m so happy to have found this, Anne! If only I’d have discovered it before I went to Australia, as opposed to now, just after I’ve left my year on working holiday there. Better late than never, I guess! Have been blogging from Melbourne and Broome this past year, with lots of Tassie posts upcoming. I’ll definitely be checking out these groups and resources. Thanks so much for putting all of this together — looks like it took a lot of time and effort!

  I just caught the bit about submitting my blog information to be added. I’m at http://www.hummingbirdaway.com, with posts focusing on moving to and working in Australia on the working holiday visa, Melbourne/Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. Cheers!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    January 27, 2016 at 8:05 am

    Katie, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added it to my list of additional blogs to be reviewed to be added to this post.

• Marine says:

  January 29, 2016 at 1:19 pm

  Hi Anne,
  Amazing list, I wish I searched for this before to know more about aussie and kiwi blogs out there. But well better late than never!
  Are you still adding blogs for this year or not yet? I’ve had my blog http://thefrenchieescapes.com/ for a bit less than a year now and I tend to publish regularly while still having my full-time job! A lot to come for 2016 🙂 I’ll keep looking at your website for sure. Cheers

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    February 5, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    Marine, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I have added your blog to my list for further consideration and plan to update the list in the next couple of weeks.

• AWOL family says:

  February 2, 2016 at 12:51 pm

  Thanks for including us. It’s only been 6 months but great to be noticed! So much more to share.
  AWOL family

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    February 5, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Thanks, all the best with your blogging journey.

• Fiona Harper says:

  February 13, 2016 at 3:16 pm

  Epic compilation Anne, well done. Can you please add http://www.travelboatinglifestyle.com to your list for consideration. This travel blog, established by Fiona Harper travel writer has a domain authority of 24. Thanks!

• Shandos says:

  February 16, 2016 at 9:49 pm

  Hi Anne! It would be great if you could consider my blog for inclusion. It’s Travelnuity – http://travelnuity.com. Thanks so much for compiling such a excellent resource! – Shandos

• Lyn - A Hole in my Shoe says:

  February 18, 2016 at 2:33 pm

  Anne, what a wonderful list, thank you so much for all the hard work in compiling it. We are so pleased to have come in at number 37 and be included with so many other great bloggers on the list.

• Sally says:

  February 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm

  Thanks for including us, I’m honoured to be on the list with some really impressive bloggers!

• Warren says:

  March 18, 2016 at 6:53 pm

  We are 6 weeks into travelling around Australia in our 4wd and camper trailer visiting the most remote parts of the country. We are new to blogging and you can follow our story at theyoungnomads.com.au

• Gourmet Getaways says:

  March 30, 2016 at 1:54 pm

  Great list, could you add me please I’m http://www.gourmetgetaways.com.au I write about food, wine and travel. Usually one recipe per week, one travel story and one story related to either food, travel, accommodation reviews, vineyards, restaurants or activities to do when traveling.

  My blog was first published in 2010.
  P.S I’ve even got NZ travel stories, vineyards and restaurant reviews on my site 😜
  Thanks
  Julie
  Gourmet Getaways

• Mig says:

  March 31, 2016 at 11:56 am

  Great list Anne! We’re still pretty new to the blogging world, but hoping to land on your list one day – http://plateandplane.com.au, primarily food and travel around Australia! 😀

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    March 31, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    Mig, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list.

• Nomader How Far says:

  April 1, 2016 at 3:46 pm

  Glad to be a part of the group 😀

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    April 2, 2016 at 6:35 am

    No problem!

• Jolene Ejmont says:

  April 16, 2016 at 7:39 pm

  Awesome list!! So glad to see us on there, off to scout off some of the other blogs as well! 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    April 16, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    Jolene, thank you for your comment – it is always great to discover new travel blogs so welcome!

• Katerina says:

  April 22, 2016 at 11:14 am

  Awesome compilation of travel blogs! Can you also add us, please?
  The Nomadic Explorers – http://thenomadicexplorers.com/

  Cheers 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    April 22, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    Katerina, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for consideration.

• Melissa says:

  April 29, 2016 at 10:03 pm

  Can you please also add the Aussie Blonde Abroad – http://www.RunTowardsTravel.com

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    April 30, 2016 at 7:39 am

    Melissa, thank you, I will add your blog to my list for consideration.

• Jazza - NOMADasaurus says:

  April 30, 2016 at 12:42 pm

  Hey Anne! Awesome list. Think we might be able to make the cut? 😉

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    April 30, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    Jazza, I am not sure why you weren’t included – I will add you to my list!

• Anita Hendrieka says:

  May 8, 2016 at 9:05 am

  Hey there, I would love to be added 🙂 My blog is http://www.anitahendrieka.com (Anita Hendrieka) and I am a New Zealand travel blogger. I talk about budget and solo backpacking and also talk about my experiences around the world!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    May 9, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Anita, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for further consideration.

• Dan says:

  May 9, 2016 at 7:19 pm

  Hey,

  Would love to be considered for your list. Probably won’t make the cut very high but would be nicely surprised if I did.

  I’m Dan and my travel blog is called loneXplorer (http://lonexplorer.com.au) and I have focussed a lot on tours of Europe from the well known tour companies like Topdeck and Busabout as well as hotel reviews and general travel ideas.

  Thanks for your consideration 🙂

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    May 11, 2016 at 6:13 am

    Dan, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it my list for consideration.

• Jub says:

  May 12, 2016 at 1:20 am

  Hey Anne, WOW! Never knew there was so many Aussie/Kiwi bloggers about. Will be diving into the list the next couple weeks.

  You can find my blog over at (Waikanae, born and bred) at http://www.tikitouringkiwi.com for inclusion. Blogging about my adventures around the world. Keep up the hustle!

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    May 12, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    Jub, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for consideration.

• Evie says:

  May 13, 2016 at 1:20 am

  Hi Anne, my name is Evie and I’m traveling through Asia with my six year old. We blog at http://www.mumpacktravel.com.au The blog is only a year old but I just checked the DA and it’s 24 so we’re starting to get somewhere, and we meet all of your criteria. Hope we can be included in future on your awesome list! Thanks! Evie & Em

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    May 13, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    Evie, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for further consideration. All the best with your travels!

    • Evie says:

      May 23, 2016 at 12:52 am

      Thank you so much! We are having such a great time xo

• Anthony Jury says:

  May 17, 2016 at 2:43 pm

  Hello, I am new to travel blogging in the last few months, I travel a bit when I can get off work, so why not write about, my website is http://fairdinkumtraveller.com. I a often travelling throughout Asia and Australia. Cheers

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    May 18, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    Thanks Anthony, I will add you to my list for further consideration.

• annette charlton says:

  June 13, 2016 at 4:31 pm

  Hi Anne, what a heap of work you have done. I am so happy to have found this list of bloggers. Now for the fun of checking out and reading these great blogs. There is quite a bit of night time reading here!!
  My blog http://www.afrenchcollection.com is about traveling in France, French culture and all things French related.
  I live in Newcastle, Australia and bought a 150yr old country holiday home in Brittany, France about 7 years ago.
  I blog about travelling through France, our family adventures and mishaps and all stuff French!
  Cheers Annette

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    June 17, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Annette, thank you for sharing the information about your blog. I will add you to my list for consideration.

• Dean Williamson says:

  June 26, 2016 at 5:00 pm

  Hi Anne, great list and fun to read more Aussie blogs.

  I would like for you to add http://www.lavidaglobal.com please. We are Aussies who blog about how to live the global life while working full time.
  Also have a section I am growing called Our Aussie Backyard featuring things around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

  Regards, Dean

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    June 27, 2016 at 6:57 am

    Dean, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list of travel blogs to review.

• Juergen | dare2go.com says:

  June 30, 2016 at 9:16 am

  Hi, I wonder if we will count as an Australian Travel Blog since we are only writing about Latin America. We are both Australians, from Byron Shire in NNSW, and overland in our own vehicle along the Pan-American Highway and beyond. Our first trip was 2006-2009, now we are back since 2014. All documented on our website dare2go.com

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 2, 2016 at 6:37 am

    Juergen, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for consideration.

• Elizabeth @ Compass & Fork says:

  June 30, 2016 at 8:34 pm

  Anne,
  Wow, what a list! And it must take a while to compile. I found some I did not know and I found some I did not know were Australian/NZ. We are an Australian blog, please keep us in mind for the next round.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 1, 2016 at 8:19 am

    Elizabeth, thank you for letting me know about your blog.

• Barry says:

  July 4, 2016 at 3:58 pm

  Very cool travel bloggers list! I have come across some of them but there is still a few to check out…

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 5, 2016 at 8:33 am

    Thanks Barry.

• Sarah says:

  July 12, 2016 at 2:52 pm

  Would love to be included next time! Sarahseestheworld.com. I am based in Wellington, New Zealand.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 16, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Sarah, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for further consideration.

• Jane says:

  July 12, 2016 at 6:14 pm

  Hi Anne, Great list! You have clearly spent a lot of time compiling it. Could my blog be considered for the next edition please? It is an Australian family blog. Hooroo, Jane

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 16, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Jane, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for further consideration.

• Joyce Watts says:

  July 19, 2016 at 12:23 pm

  Hi, I write a Melbourne-based family travel blog called tothotornot.com. I hope it might be relevant for the list next time! Thanks Joyce

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 20, 2016 at 6:53 am

    Joyce, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list of blogs to consider.

• Gemma Purcell says:

  July 20, 2016 at 5:21 pm

  Hi Anne, would love to be on a future list. would you mind adding our site to your next update? http://www.aussietripadvisor.com.

  • Anne Sutherland-Smith says:

    July 21, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    Gemma, thank you for letting me know about your blog. I will add it to my list for further consideration.

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