Every quarter we profile five great travel sites here at Launch Your Travel Writing Career. Some old, some new, some quirky / funky / edgy, some how-to.
So, drumroll please, here are..
Five Great Travel Sites: May, 2017:
1. Fathom
With a network of local contributors powering the site, Fathom focuses on urban destination content from great cities around the world.
Here’s where you’ll find articles on topics like how best to book an apartment rental in Paris and Tokyo’s contemporary art and design scene.
Fathom divides the content into destination guides, experiential narratives and travel tools, helpful for figuring out tricky questions on packing, passports and the other how-to stuff so often ignored by travel publications.
Lots of advice for travel writers (and Instagrammers!) throughout.
Write for Fathom
Next, hard-hitting longform journalism, with a food-forward twist:
2. Roads & Kingdoms
Foreign correspondence meets food and drink, served with a punk rock POV. Born as a Tumblr site in Myanmar, Roads & Kingdoms upped its game and profile by partnering with culinary travel icon Anthony Bourdain.
The result is a voice that’s a lot more Vice than Travel + Leisure, as you might expect.
R&K built an editorial formula that’s proven itself in the market, and among critics: It’s won multiple awards for excellence, including the 2017 James Beard award for Publication of the Year.
Among recent highlights, an interview diving into Japanese tattoo culture, and another on the Caviar of the Deserts, AKA, Mexican ant larvae.
Write for Roads & Kingdoms
From asking tough questions to spotlighting quirky POI’s:
3. Atlas Obscura
Atlas Obscura celebrates curious global points of interest, like San Francisco tiki bars that rain indoors, the Amsterdam cat boat sanctuary and the world’s longest outdoor escalator, shaped like a dragon no less.
It’s easy to wander their searchable database of odd, intriguing stuff. Just search by destinations or browse stories.
If you want to meet like-minded travelers, Atlas Obscura run lots of experiential events and unusual trips.
Write for Altas Obscura
Cities, architecture, neighborhoods and real estate
4. Curbed
Curbed chronicles the changing American cityscape. It looks at how cities change and evolve and new evolutions in how and where people choose to live, through the lenses of architecture, tech and design.
The site has city guides for hip places like Austin and Miami, and a great how-to handbook for home life.
You can gawk at high-end properties or poke around to see what $1,100/month gets you in Chicago these days.
Write for Curbed
Imma guess you’ve heard of this one
5. Outside Online
No newcomer to the scene, Outside has been leading the adventure travel conversation for decades. It launched the careers of Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild) and others.
Invigorated by a strong social media game, Outside tackles tough issues like the future of America’s national monuments while dishing practical tips on cruising Baja California on motorcycle, or kid-friendly river trips.
It’s annual Best Places to Live issue highlights destinations to see before the masses. Great gear reviews too!
Write for Outside
These are just five great markets for travel writing. Which markets are working for you?