~ Early Web Links ~

Lee and Sachi LeFever chronicle their year-long trip around the world in 2006, sharing dispatches, photos, videos, and practical tips from destinations across Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and beyond. The site includes a global map for browsing by location, member travel experiences from other adventurers, and candid advice about budget travel, gear, and staying connected abroad.

ReiseSpuren is a German-language travel site featuring photo galleries, blog posts, and travel reports spanning 16 countries across 4 continents. Visitors can explore world travel photography and firsthand trip accounts from a globetrotting duo who document their adventures from destinations around the globe.

Sacred Destinations is a comprehensive online travel guide covering sacred sites, religious buildings, pilgrimages, and holy places across every continent, organized by both region and religious tradition. Visitors can explore destinations ranging from Buddhist temples in Cambodia to standing stones in Ireland, with photos, historical context, and practical travel information for spiritual journeys worldwide.

Tara and Tyler's long-running journal documents their two-year bicycle tour through 25 countries from Scotland to Southeast Asia, and now chronicles their off-grid homesteading life including building a straw bale house and growing their own food. With over 1,000 journal entries, a route map, gear reviews, and stunning photography, Going Slowly is a deeply personal and inspiring record of two lives built around adventure and self-sufficiency.

DFR is a personal lifestream and blog by a New Zealand-based writer who documents adventures in his Jeep, international travels with a well-worn £18 backpack, and major life milestones like a new baby and a new home. Posts mix outdoor excursions through sand dunes and bush tracks with reflective personal writing, making it an engaging slice-of-life journal from Aotearoa.

Scott Gilbertson chronicles the full-time nomadic life of a family of five living in a vintage 1969 Dodge Travco motorhome, weaving together travel journals, nature observations, and photography from across the United States. The site blends thoughtful personal essays with stunning location photography, covering everything from Minnesota waterfalls to Gulf Coast sunsets over seven years on the road.

Bike China Adventures hosts a rich collection of bicycle touring travelogues from cyclists who have ridden through China and across Asia, including a featured account by Guinness World Record holder Heinz Stücke, whose decades-long global bicycle journey took him through Tibet, the Sahara, Afghanistan, and beyond. The site serves as both an archive of firsthand cycling narratives and a hub for anyone interested in long-distance bicycle travel in China and surrounding regions.

Dave's Travel Corner hosts what it claims to be the ultimate travel blog directory on the web, with over 4,000 travel blogs listed and organized across 197 categories. Created by Dave after a life-changing 1996 trip, the site curates domain-based English-language travel blogs with editor priorities, view counts, and personal notes about connections Dave has made with fellow travelers.

Avesfoto is a Brazilian birding tour company led by renowned ornithologist Edson Endrigo, offering customized private tours across 22 destinations including the Pantanal, Amazonia, Atlantic Rain Forest, and Caatinga since 2000. Visitors can explore itineraries focused on spotting endemic and elusive bird and mammal species, with English-speaking guides and comfortable accommodations throughout Brazil's diverse biomes.