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61 travel blog post ideas for when you’re stuck at home

By February 18, 2019September 7th, 202192 Comments

Sometimes friends ask me how I manage to travel so much. After all, I work full-time, my husband works part-time, we have two kids in school and a dog to take care of. The truth is that while we travel more than average—there’s a reason I write a travel blog, after all—we’re not gone all the time by any stretch of the imagination. So how do I come up with travel blog post ideas even when we’re at home?

Well, if you’re a travel blogger, I’m 99.99% sure you’ve had that same question. Sure, you likely have a backlog of write-ups from past trips. But when those dry up and you’re still tied to your home base, what travel blog topics can you write about?

Never run out of travel blog post ideas again! 61 topics to inspire you when you're stuck at home. To & Fro Fam

Travel blogger friends, I have your back. Below, I put together a list of 61 travel blog post ideas for when you’re not traveling. And I went one step further: I created a handy pdf of all these questions that you can download for free! (Scroll on down to get your free printable of blog post ideas!)

So read on to get a bunch of travel blog post ideas circulating in that beautiful brain of yours. Then download the freebie printable of travel topics to write about. Keep it on hand for when you need post inspiration.

Happy writing and happy travels!

Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Travel blog post ideas when you’re not traveling

Contrary to popular belief, most travel bloggers aren’t on the road 100% of the time (or even close to it). Keep the content cranking with these travel blog post ideas.

Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Travel blog post ideas about tips & hacks

  1. How to organize your trip
  2. Packing tips to make travel easier
  3. How to stay healthy when you travel
  4. Your packing list(s)
  5. Tips for airline travel
  6. Tips for road trips
  7. What you won’t leave home without
  8. Pre-trip prep
  9. Your favorite travel apps
  10. Your favorite travel snacks
  11. What to do when reservations go wrong
  12. How to travel with pets
  13. How to travel to a place when you don’t know the language
  14. How to plan a trip with a big group
  15. The travel items you don’t actually need
  16. How to stay safe while traveling
  17. How to stay comfortable on long travel days
  18. How to not get bored on long travel days
  19. How to take better photos
Family travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Travel blog topics about money and budgets

  1. How to stretch your travel budget
  2. Brilliant hacks for cheaper travel
  3. How to save money on hotels/hostels/home rentals
  4. Exactly what you spent when you traveled to _______
  5. Budget ____: Is it worth it? (e.g. budget bus, airlines, suitcases, etc.)
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Travel topics to write about lessons learned

  1. 10 mistakes you made (and what you do now)
  2. What you wish you’d known when ______
  3. Places you’d never go again
  4. What happened when you forgot ____ at home
  5. What have you learned about yourself through travel?
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Blog post ideas about you as a travel blogger

  1. How often does a travel blogger really travel?
  2. How does a travel blogger pay for all those trips?
  3. Your favorite hashtags
  4. Your Instagram strategy
  5. How does a travel blogger decide where to go?
  6. How you satisfy your wanderlust when you’re at home
  7. How travel bloggers make friends on the road
  8. Do you have a routine while traveling?
  9. What do you do when you’re homesick?
  10. What travel bloggers really want for a present this year (gift guide)
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Blog posts about travel inspiration

  1. Why you travel
  2. Your top 10 favorite trips
  3. Why you bring your kids when you travel
  4. Future travel wish list / Bucket list destinations
  5. Exploring your hometown
  6. Your favorite books about travel
  7. What you miss from home when you travel
  8. What inspires you about travel
  9. Favorite travel quotes
  10. Where do you go to get ideas on what to do, where to go and where to stay?
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Travel blog topics that get personal

  1. What was your first trip like? When did you start traveling?
  2. Your favorite travel splurges
  3. Your favorite childhood trips / first memory of vacations
  4. A truly lonely time traveling
  5. The moment when you realized travel changed your life
  6. The time you fell in love while traveling
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam
Photo by Becca Jean Photography

Roundup blog posts

  1. Your favorite foods from around the world
  2. Your all-time favorite hotels
  3. Your favorite foods from home
  4. The weirdest things you’ve eaten while traveling
  5. The weirdest things you’ve done while traveling
  6. The most underrated beaches/destinations/cities/etc.
  7. Best destinations for couples
Travel blog inspiration: 61 travel blog post ideas / To & Fro Fam

Never run out of travel blog ideas again!

Now that you have this list—and a handy dandy free printable of travel blog post ideas—you’ll never hit writer’s block. Whenever you’re stuck at home when you would rather be jetting across the globe, pick one of these travel blog topics and get typing. You’ll feel more inspired, and your audience will love that you never run out of ideas.

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Do you have any go-to blog post ideas? Can you add to the list of travel topics to write about when you’re not traveling? Please share in the comments below!

Need blog inspiration? These travel blog post ideas will get you writing even when you're at home. Crush writer's block NOW! To & Fro Fam

These travel blog post ideas will provide plenty of inspiration and writing prompts—even when you can't travel. Happy writing! To & Fro Fam

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