Travel and Blogging Resources
Here is the list of travel and blogging resources that I mostly use for my trips and also to keep this website running. If you are planning for a vacation soon, you can use them to book your trip too.
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Flight
Skyscanner is a my favourite flight search engine which I always use to compare flight prices before make a booking. I just love their calender view that helps to identify the cheapest flight days in a particular month.
Google flights help you to plan your route if you are not sure about your destination. Enter your departure and it will show you flight prices of all airports in one map. There are quite a few instances when Google Flights help me to plan a sudden vacation when I discover a low flight price while searching casually.
Accommodation
Booking.com is always my first preference when I book an accommodation. Most of the time, they offer you the cheapest deal among all. Their easy to use interface and no advance policy is of great help for many travellers including me.
Agoda is a good website for hotel booking in India. They offer a decent deal if not cheapest all the time and has more listings than leading portals if you searching for hotels in Asia.
I am not a frequent guest of hostels but when I travel solo, I usually prefer to stay in one. I use Hostelworld for booking accommodation in hostels and I know people who are a great fan of this website. In fact, for booking a hostel accommodation you do not have much good choices either other than Hostelworld.
Insurance
World Nomads is one of the most trusted place to buy travel insurance. They have great customer service, competitive prices and in-depth coverage. If you are curious why do you need a travel insurance before your next trip, then you can read this post.
Tours, Activities and Transportation
Viator has lots of option for tours and activities including local transport in and around the cities worldwide. If you want are planning to visit India, then Viator has the most options to offer you.
Get Your Guide is another authentic online platform to book your activities and city tours, especially for European countries.
Klook is a good online activities and city tours booking agency. You can also book your city and outstation transport from Klook. They offer a wide range of services for south and south-east Asian countries.
Intrepid Travel is an agency that offer customised tour package with an expert travel guide in a reasonable cost. It is liked by many seasoned travellers for nearly two decades
G Adventures is another small group tour operator like Intrepid, that has gained popularity for its guided multi-day trips with emphasis on sustainable tourism.
Blogging Resources
I use Bluehost hosting plan for my website. It is a good choice for all those who just started blogging. It is cheap, has excellent customer service with minimal server blackout time.
I use elementor to design pages in my website. It has great range of options in templates with lots of scope for improvisation on it. I like it for its user friendly interface and great outcome with endless possibilities.
I use Adobe softwares and services for editing my photos and videos. If you can purchase a basic plan, then go for it, you will feel the difference in terms of your website visitors.
I use OceanWp theme since my first day of bloging in WordPress. Initially I used the free version and then I purchase a plan with premium features. This theme is very lightweight and offer decent amount of features that are enough for bloggers like me. I found it really cost-effective.
ConvertKit is email service provider that I use for my blog. They have all the benefits like any other email service providers in the market. But what I like most is the easy to use interface and prompt customer service.
Superstar Blogging is a travel blogging and writing course created by Matt Kepnes a.k.a. Nomadic Matt. You do not need an introduction of Nomadic Matt if you are a travel blogger. Regarding this course, I can assure you about its usefulness as I am a student of this course right now. If you decide that you will blog like a professional then give it a go right from the start,