Taking off Travel blog

I’m still loving Google+ for connecting with other travelers and in the past few weeks, I’ve added some of my favorite travel and lifestyle people (mostly nomadic) to circles. Here are my picks (along with a description from their about page):

• John Bardos – Location Independent, Entrepreneur, Marketing Consultant, Blogger
• Corbett Barr – I write for adventurous entrepreneurs at CorbettBarr.com, and help people build thriving online audiences at Think Traffic.
• Jodi Ettenberg – Former lawyer currently eating my way around the world, one country at a time.
• Avril G. – Travel.  Volunteer. Teach.  Learn. Experience. Inspire Action.
• Christine Gilbert – Writer of almostfearless.com, filming the documentary The Wireless Generation and full-time traveler.
• Chris Guillebeau – Pursuing World Domination, Visiting Every Country, Writing Books etc.
• Andy Hayes – Managing Director of Travel Online Partners (TOP), a resource for small business in travel and tourism to get help with online technology.
• Juha Liikala – Location Independent Online Entrepreneur & Blogger.
• Cody McKibben – Entrepreneur, writer, permanent traveler, magician & casanova.
• Shannon O’Donnell – Active traveler, storyteller, lover of books, and vegetarian all rolled into one happy package :
• Sean Ogle – Currently doing the stuff most people just talk about doing
• Brian Peters – Currently traveling the globe after being playing the corporate game for way too long.
• Anil Polat – Digital nomad traveling the world indefinitely.
• Chris Richardson – An aussie with a desire to see the world.. cliche maybe but oh so true
• James Schipper – Blurring the lines between work, life and play!
• Lea Woodward – Brought Location Independent to life. Founding pioneer at Kinetiva. Forever connecting the dots to bring ideas to life. Yes, I’m a domain name addict. Happy just being me.

You’ll have noticed that there are only 16 names here, so why the +? That’s because I’m hoping to add to the list.  I’d love to find some more nomads and lifestyle bloggers to circle and connect with, so if you should be here or know someone else who should, drop a link to your (or their) Google+ profile and a one line description and I’ll make the addition when I update the list! (Oh, and if you’re looking for me, you can find me here till Park Ride Fly USA gets a business Google+ profile.)

It’s been a couple of months since I last did a roundup of interesting travel blog posts. There have been some great posts around since then. To kick off this month’s roundup, a post on Vagabondish reminds us that traveling is not just about leaving places but about returning to your old home. How to Embrace Reverse Culture Shock (Sunny Side Up) says:

“many travelers return home to find themselves at odds with their native culture — that their view of normal has shifted. Although sometimes frustrating, these unique first moments after arrival — the moments of culture shock — can be incredibly valuable.”

Traveling The Blogosphere - August 2009

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