When looking for the best travel blog on the Internet, I came across Nomadic Matt. He not only writes a blog, but he also wrote the New York Times best-selling book, How to Travel the World on $50 a Day. A little more background about Matt, he grew up in Boston and didn’t take his first trip abroad until he was 23 years old. His first trip abroad was on a tour to Costa Rica and it changed his life. Blog readers, where was the first place you traveled abroad and was it life altering like Matt's experience?
I know when I took my first trip abroad at the age of eight I fell in love with traveling. When I took my first solo trip abroad it reinforced my desire to experience the rest of the world and changed my life forever!
As for Matt's blog, I like the reason for his blog. It's not just his personal place to write about his adventures and excursions, but also a place where he helps others plan trips abroad, gives tips about traveling to places they never thought possible and makes people think about what traveling means to them. According to his website, over 800,000 people visit his website to get help and inspiration every month. His blog is being used as a credible resource instead of just an entertaining read.
The content of the blog is helpful and fun to read. It is very engaging and I feel very connected to Matt when I'm reading his posts. His tone is like he is talking to me and only me and I feel like we have been friends for ages. The design of the website is very easy to navigate and find the information that I am looking for. There are even categories for his blog based on location. The website is easy to understand and fun to look at. All of the photos are cohesive with the theme of the blog and are very beautiful.
At the end of one of his posts that I read, he addresses his audience with a call to action, asking them to email him so he can help them. I think that is a great way to connect and interact with his audience. Matt comes across very genuine, personable and sincere in his posts and that is why I think his blog is doing so well!