My Favourite Travel Articles That I Read In 2016

I read a lot of articles in 2016. But here I list some of my favourite travel articles that I read in 2016. Hope you enjoy.

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I have read a lot of blogs (mostly travel or related to blogging) this year. To tell you the truth, some were just plain boring or stupid. But there were some that left a mark and I wanted to recount some of them. I will stick to only one blog post per blogger in the spirit of getting you the most diverse set of blog posts. I am including the ones I read this year; even though some of them are from previous years. So there you go, in no particular order, some of my favourite travel articles that I read in 2016:

My Favourite Travel Articles That I Read In 2016
Chasing Monsoons

Scariest Moments on the Road

In this post, Shivya from The Shooting Star, narrates some of those moments on the road that left her scared. As an Indian travel blogger, Shivya Nath is someone that all of us look up to. In this post, she reminds all of us that she is just like us. When you are traveling, there will be good days and bad days. But you have to still move on and focus on the good days while the bad days are what makes us stronger.

 Dealing with Anxiety On the Road

I am not sure if it is coincidence or not. The very same week this blog was written, my life changed. I was similar to Nomadic Matt, working in a high strung work environment and one day I decided that it was not worth it. It was taking a toll on my health and I was not happy anymore. I got my call letter from IIM-B during the 1st week of February, I quit my job and decided to go help my dad with his entrepreneurship. I travelled a lot more this year and I am finally in a place where I don’t have Monday blues anymore. Even a superstar like Nomadic Matt showed us that sometimes it is worth taking a break and reevaluating your life.

20 Day Itinerary Across Europe

When I was planning my 5 week trip to Europe, I took a lot of inspiration from Kierstan’s blog (Blonde Abroad) about her 20 day itinerary across Europe.

Jailed Abroad

Coming back from a gruelling journey and then writing one of the scariest stories I read this year, Shubham’s story is like an action packed Bollywood movie. It has all the elements of suspense, drama and hence is one of the most riveting things I read this year.

Racism on the road

As an Indian traveller, I know that I do not write much about discrimination and racism. Sometimes it is better to avoid a controversial topic. But as much as it pains me to write this, I have encountered episodes of racism on the road. Also, I come from a very racist country (sorry to break the bubble, fellow Indians). We discriminate against people based on race, gender, religion, location, caste and everything under the sun. Being around such people, sometimes make me a racist subconsciously as well. What other explanation can you give for me to hold my bag closer to me when I see a person from a particular race on the train? But does that make me a racist? Yes, it does. And that is one way, travelling has helped me in seeing racism from both sides of a coin.
There were three excellent articles on racism by travel bloggers that I read this year. All three were written in response to a particular racist Instagram post by another famous travel blogger (whose name I will not take). In one, Oneika writes about how all forms of racism including casual racism should not be tolerated. In another article,  ExpatEdna writes about how she has been discriminated as an Asian while traveling. In the last one, AdventurousKate writes about how she encountered a repugnant racist on one of her sponsored trips and she asks her white readers to unite against such racists.

Some Eyecandy please!!!

Even though Gloria of Blog Abroad writes about solo travel as a black traveller, I am going to pick this one where she wrote about the 10 countries with the hottest men. This one was a fun read and all of us sometimes need a break from the usual cliche articles (or in other words, eye candy. Drool).

Stranded in Turkey during a coup

When Sonal of Drifter Planet, posted on Facebook of how she was stranded in Turkey during the attempted coup, all of us were worried. All of us breathed a sigh of relief when she finally reached Germany. We all love a happy ending, don’t we?

 Do Not Fall In The Trap of Fear Mongering And Not Travel

I booked my flight tickets to Europe 2 days before the Brussels attack. When the attacks happened, few ex-colleagues and friends asked me to cancel my tickets. I am glad that I did not listen to them. In spite of a few minor hiccups, I still ended up having the time of my life. In this blog post, Jodi from Legal Nomads, asks us not to fall into the trap of fear mongering and stop traveling. Surprisingly my family did not say anything about cancelling my trip. (probably because they knew there was no point or because all of them are avid travellers).

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Brussels, Belgium

Different Types of Travellers

During a recent blogger trip, I had the opportunity to meet Ami from Thrilling Travel. As mentioned in her bio, I found out that she is a restless bundle of energy and she is never idle. However, I started following Ami ever since she wrote this post about 12 different types of travellers and I have been following her ever since.

Driving Miss Norma

I am pretty sure most of you have already read the inspirational story of Norma, a 90-year-old Grandma who decided to ditch chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis and decided to hit the road in an RV with her son and family. Even though Miss Norma died a few months ago, this was definitely a great inspirational story.

Perils of Group Travel

I have done both group travel and solo travel this year. I went to Pondicherry with my friends and went with around 20 strangers (I knew only the groom, the bride, my brother in law and my sister) to a bachelor/bachelorette party in Goa.  I was in Calicut last weekend to attend their wedding. Congratulations Nitesh and Anju.
There were moments during the first trip when I felt just like Sidin and wanted to just leave all my friends and go solo. Group travel has its advantages but I would prefer going with only a close set of friends. I am planning a group trip to Andamans with the same people I went to Pondicherry with and hopefully I won’t kill them this time around. Just kidding guys.

Gunther, Christine and Otto

This article was shared by a close friend and it is definitely one of the best things that I read this year. It is a story about ‘How a man met a woman and they set off on an epic journey across six continents in one amazing unbreakable car‘. This is definitely filled with lots of travel inspiration. It is a long read but keep some tissues close to you when you read this.

Hitchhiking and Solo Travel as Indians

Shrinidhi writes about why as Indians, it is difficult for us to hitchhike and travel solo. I agree with what he writes and hopefully, this trend will change soon.

Iceland – My Next Destination?

I think the universe is trying to tell me to go to Iceland. Over the past year, I have read so many posts and I cannot not fall in love with the beauty of Iceland. In this photo story, Matthew Of Expert Vagabond gives us some hauntingly beautiful pictures of Iceland.

How to Debunk fake stories

We read too many inspirational posts every day. When I read a similar one on the ‘Humans of Amsterdam’ page, I was not convinced. There were too many loopholes. That is why I loved this post by Mridula from Travel Tales, where she tells us why the Indian passport story in that post was pure junk. We need more honest writers like her.

Luxury Hostels

I never used to stay in hostels before this year. But then when I was researching for my trip to Europe, I read about luxury hostels here. Kash from Budget Traveller frequently writes about luxury hostels. I stayed in many of them, including Miss Sophie’s in Prague which is mentioned in the post and loved most of my hostel experiences in Europe.

Photography series

If there were two photography series that I loved this year, then it would have to be Faces of India by Indrani and Smiles of India by Sid, The Wanderer. It is funny how I never knew till few months ago that Indrani used to stay in the same building as me. Both are excellent photography series. Another person whose photography I love is that of Joshi Daniel. I would love to have him as my photography teacher one of these days.

25 Secret Towns in Europe

Brooke from World Of Wanderlust is another blogger that I have been following ever since I started blogging. Her post about the 25 secret towns in Europe inspired me to go a few of them this year.

My Favourite Travel Articles That I Read In 2016
Colmar, France

When will I go to South America?

If there is one continent that I badly want to go, it is South America. But I am pretty sure that I will have many obstacles if I told my family and friends that I wanted to go there. That is why this post by SandeepaChetan will have to suffice for the time being till I get to South America.

Traveling Solo 

I loved this post by Kristen of BeMyTravelMuse where she writes on why going solo to Mozambique was one of the best decisions she made. She writes about how a fellow traveller talks about the good in people he met while travelling. For someone who relied a lot on the kindness of strangers this year, this definitely touched a chord in me.

Chasing Monsoons in Pictures

Another photo story I loved this year was a collaboration post by Prasad of DesiTraveler where Indian travel bloggers chased monsoons in pictures.

We Carry Kevan

I saw this video today morning on how a group of friends are helping their friend backpack around Europe by carrying him in their backpack. Kudos to their friendship.

Don’t quit your job to travel

There are many articles out there that tell us to quit our jobs to travel. I know that there are many people who are actively pursuing that lifestyle but I am not one of them. Maybe in the future. That is why this post by Revati of Different Doors resonates with me.

What Happens in Maldives Stays in Maldives?

Janet of Journalist on the Run is funny and it is difficult to choose only one post by her. But this brutally honest post by her about how she shit herself in the most romantic country, Maldives is still one of my most favourite posts. I peed on myself when I was a kid in Paris and that is still one of the most humiliating things that ever happened to me.

Blogtoberfest

If you are a travel blogger, then chances are that you have already heard of Christina from HappyToWander. Her Blogtoberfest articles are a lifesaver for all bloggers. If you have not read them, then go read them if you are a blogger.

So these were my favourite travel articles that I read in 2016. But if you ask me, which were my favourite ones that I wrote, then it would have to be these two. One where I wrote about my year in 2015 and then another one where I wrote about my experience of being robbed and penniless in Europe.

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About Soumya Nambiar

Soumya Nambiar here. I am an avid traveler, travel blogger, vegetarian foodie and entrepreneur from Bangalore, India who grew up in Tanzania, Africa. I have been to more than 60 countries and in this blog, I write about my personal experiences as an Indian traveller around the world as well as my struggles as a vegetarian. I can be reached at [email protected].

61 thoughts on “My Favourite Travel Articles That I Read In 2016”

  1. Thank you for sharing this list! I have already read most of these before and like them as much as you do 🙂 the “hottest men” post was a lighthearted and fun read, and the posts by travelers experiencing racism on their trips is an important issue that we should all talk about. Thanks again for sharing 🙂

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  2. What a great list! I read some but not all, so I’ll keep this for Christmas and make a readinglist too! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Thank you for including our story on “Don’t Quit Your Job and Travel”. So glad it resonated with you. This is a lovely list, and I’m going to spend some time reading the others today!

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  4. I love all those round ups at the end of a year – so much more inspiration to get from! Great and indeed very diverse put-together 🙂

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  5. What a great list and the first I’ve seen where someone outlined the article that the enjoyed the most. There are several I’m going to check out!

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  6. I’ve seen similar articles like these floating around recently 🙂 It’s always great to recap the year with articles that captured your attention and share them with everyone else. I’ve read a couple of these and for those I haven’t, they have really attention grabbing titles that I probably will check them out after this.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Wow Soumya I was reading this list, nodding along like “yeah ooh that’s a good one. I’ve read this one etc etc” and then I saw my own name come up at the end!! Thank you SO much for including me <3 I'm really happy you enjoyed Blogtoberfest. And great job with the rest of this roundup too. I really liked the posts re: racism on the road that you mentioned. This is a topic I've been thinking of writing about too, as I feel it's not often discussed in the travel blogging world, especially with Asian bloggers.

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    • Christina, I loved your Blogtoberfest series. As Asian bloggers, we should talk more about experiencing racism when we travel. I did tag you in FB. So thought you would have already seen this article.

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  8. Wow, first of all, I am so jealous that you find the time to read allll these blogs. I mostly have to settle for facebook page versions because I do not have the time to read as much I would like. Why do find South America to be such an obstacle for you? My family and I moved to Ecuador just about 9 months ago now with our 2 dogs and our 2 small kids (now ages 4 and 2.5). I can’t imagine why this place or any place in South America falls to the bottom of the list.

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    • Hi Stephanie, I would love to go to South America one day. But there are multiple reasons I may not be able to go soon. I am from India. It is quite expensive and far from here to get to any country in South America. Secondly, the general misconception here is that it is not too safe. I travel solo too. So it will be difficult to convince my family to let me go to South America soon. So till then, I can only hope that my dream will be successful one day.

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  9. Nice post! So many great articles here I had to keep myself from clicking and getting distracted by each while I was reading your article. Good stories and good people to follow, too! (I read the one about the racist on the press trip, too! :/)

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  10. Great list! It’s a good reading material while travelling. Some are really interesting and I am eager to read them right away. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Definitely had to pin this! Wonderful article and it’s evident how much work and tjme went into it. Love all the choices join highlighted and how you tied it all in together. It’s so nice to read other travel bloggers’ experiences and fascinating to see every side of travel. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Thanks for including mine in this one, although its not particularly a happy memory. One thing penning it down on the blog did for sure is, it washed away the terrible feelings and made the incident a little blur in my memory.

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  13. Awesome list. 🙂 I have read few of them and absolutely love their style of writing. You may want to have a look at my blog too. I am a newbie travel blogger who likes to write detailed posts with beautiful pictures for my readers to help them plan trips on their own. Thanks for sharing this list.

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  14. Saw this only today. Go go go to South America. We will visit you in Bangalore to convince your family 🙂
    And I am keeping this open to gorge down on all the lovely articles you have listed down.

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  15. I am in love with this post, what a way for introducing the experience. This is really amazing. I am sharing this to my friends because it is recommended to other people. Keep it up man

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