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25 verified alive of 32 tracked — every link checked by hand, August 2026

Travel with footnotes — and this page keeps the score: 25 of the 32 blogs this census has tracked since 2019 are still alive. The other 7 are gone.

The Census — August 2026

Tracked
32 blogs since 2019
Alive
25 verified publishing (78%)
Gone
7 dead, parked or abandoned
The rule
A real person, their own name, first-hand travel writing. No content farms, no AI mills.
Missing?
If a blog belongs here, write to me — a human answers

The Standouts

the names that defined this shelf — still alive, still publishing

  1. Sacred Destinations — – An ecumenical guide to sacred sites, religious buildings, and pilgrimages around the world.
  2. Traveling Thru History — – Erin has been a history junkie since she was a kid.
  3. Cosmos Mariners — – Follow Natalie and learn about history, literature, and culture around the globe.
  4. Hillman Wonders — – Howard Hillman’s the Top 100 wonders of the world with great info.
  5. Travelling Book Junkie — – A travel blogging duo who have a passion for all things cultural, historical and literary-based.
  6. Adventures of a Carry-On — – Penny is a slow traveler and an Italophile, with a focus on culture, architecture and traveling for the joy and adventure of it.

The Full Verified List

all 19 remaining blogs, A–Z — every link checked alive in August 2026

The 7 That Went Silent

7 blogs this census once carried no longer exist — parked, sold, or abandoned mid-story. I keep the count the same way I keep a ledger of every border I ever crossed: because somebody should. The full census across every genre lives at Travel Blogs Worth Following.

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