Travel on Substack
The top 100 Travel writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 170
- Median followers, Bestsellers
- 11,007
- Smallest on the board
- 635
- Narrative Nomad, #26
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 248
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Travel: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
Architecture & Tradition
51k followers · #84 Travel Bestsellers
The Italy Edit
16k followers
Mara | The Nomad Dossier
1.2k followers
Morgan McDonald
30k followers · #8 Travel Bestsellers
Atelier Le Monde
7.6k followers · #61 Travel Bestsellers
Pavia + Jeralyn
183k followers · #41 Travel Bestsellers
FOUND
152k followers · #2 Travel BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live.
Bestsellers
Substack ranks Bestsellers by paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Millie | Life Unscripted #50 to #46, Travel Folk #79 to #75, Architecture & Tradition #88 to #84, Carol Seymour #97 to #93, Whitney Haldeman #48 to #45.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Paid | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  David CogginsThe Contender |
64,628 | 67 +3 | Thousands | |
| 2 | 0 |  FOUND@found |
151,732 | 64 +5 | Thousands | |
| 3 | 0 |  Brian SumersThe Airline Observer |
19,986 | 50 +2 | Thousands | |
| 4 | 0 |  Tom RyanTom Ryan, Author |
19,747 | 50 | Thousands | |
| 5 | 0 |  Yolanda EdwardsClub Yolo |
175,765 | 86 +2 | Thousands | |
| 6 | ▲1 |  Chris ArnadeChris Arnade Walks the World |
92,101 | 60 +3 | Thousands | |
| 7 | ▼1 |  Elizabeth MinchilliElizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy |
95,360 | 68 +2 | Thousands | |
| 8 | 0 |  Morgan McDonaldMarked |
29,894 | 43 +6 | Thousands | |
| 9 | 0 |  Marissa KlursteinHappy Hoteling |
24,590 | 56 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 10 | 0 |  BowTied Bum@bowtiedbum |
18,711 | 54 | 100+ badge | |
| 11 | 0 |  Jen RuizJet Plane Crew |
10,338 | 52 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 12 | 0 |  Rebekah PepplerShortlisted |
12,765 | 43 | 100+ badge | |
| 13 | 0 |  Wes SilerWes Siler’s Newsletter |
110,068 | 56 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 14 | 0 |  Monica MendalSo there's this place... |
16,484 | 53 | 100+ badge | |
| 15 | 0 |  Borderless BryanBorderless Living |
7,468 | 49 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 16 | 0 |  A.M. HickmanHickman's Hinterlands |
26,407 | 59 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 17 | ▲1 |  coolstuff.nyc@coolstuffnyc |
56,196 | 55 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 18 | ▼1 |  GabrielleThe Relisher |
19,207 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 19 | 0 |  Giada PellizzariChiedimi New York |
17,198 | 19 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 20 | 0 |  Frederik GieschenFrederik G. |
57,156 | 56 | 100+ badge | |
| 21 | 0 |  Lindsey TramutaThe New Paris Dispatch |
38,096 | 61 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 22 | 0 |  Scriptor CogitationumLove Ireland |
123,833 | 52 +2 | Thousands | |
| 23 | 0 |  RILEY HARPER@lifeofrileyh |
12,822 | 53 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 24 | 0 |  Michael WilliamsCentral Division |
7,078 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 25 | 0 |  Jennifer JacobLa Storia by Jennifer Jacob |
1,902 | 21 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 26 | 0 |  Narrative NomadLove Scotland |
635 | 53 | none shown | |
| 27 | 0 |  Toni HammersleyTown + Sea |
3,963 | 24 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 28 | ▲1 |  John KretschmerA Serious Ocean |
3,501 | 24 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 29 | ▼1 |  Anna KlootsSeek Magique |
22,820 | 52 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 30 | 0 |  Mountain ButoracThe Catholic Traveler |
20,952 | 51 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 31 | 0 |  Michael JensenBrent and Michael Are Going Places |
27,756 | 57 | 100+ badge | |
| 32 | 0 |  sueaFrom, Suea |
4,233 | 10 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 33 | 0 |  Gillian Longworth McGuireGillian Knows Best |
25,276 | 65 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 34 | 0 |  Frances MayesProceed to the Route |
8,712 | 44 | 100+ badge | |
| 35 | 0 |  Great Lakes Travel Deals@greatlakestraveldeals |
28,603 | 45 +3 | none shown | |
| 36 | 0 |  Steph DysonTalking Travel Writing |
9,819 | 53 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 37 | 0 |  Rachel Lipson | The PointThe Point |
9,788 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 38 | 0 |  Laura ItzkowitzThe New Roman Times |
10,326 | 53 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 39 | 0 |  Agnes CrawfordUnderstanding Rome's Newsletter |
9,646 | 54 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 40 | 0 |  Foster HuntingtonA RESTLESS TRANSPLANT |
10,798 | 54 | 100+ badge | |
| 41 | 0 |  Pavia + JeralynWay to Go |
182,645 | 54 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 42 | 0 |  Alexa McDonald@alexamcdonald |
17,374 | 51 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 43 | ▲1 |  Tori SimokovWindow Seat |
17,218 | 55 | 100+ badge | |
| 44 | ▲1 |  John and Sally McKennaThe Irish Stew |
8,293 | 51 | 100+ badge | |
| 45 | ▲3 |  Whitney HaldemanThe Heart of Travel: by Whitney Haldeman |
11,007 | 24 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 46 | ▲4 |  Millie | Life UnscriptedLife Unscripted | by @millieameliacreates |
6,767 | 31 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 47 | 0 |  Linh DinhPostcards from the End |
2,670 | 50 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 48 | ▼2 |  American Weekender@americanweekender |
7,818 | 54 | 100+ badge | |
| 49 | ▼6 |  Ian AndersenRide with Ian |
14,667 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 50 | ▼1 |  The Earful Tower's newsletterThe Earful Tower |
19,230 | 53 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 51 | 0 |  Bella DardenMindholiday |
10,297 | 53 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 52 | 0 |  Nikki HendersonSALTED |
1,407 | 12 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 53 | 0 |  ValardiaLove Italy |
29,043 | 52 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 54 | ▲1 |  Flylab@flylab |
30,357 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 55 | ▼1 |  Dan OutdoorsCalifornia Outdoors (Outdoor Wise Living) |
18,972 | 32 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 56 | 0 |  Oliver RansonAirline Revenue Economics |
4,805 | 42 +2 | none shown | |
| 57 | ▲1 |  Beau Voyage@beauvoyagemedia |
24,439 | 50 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 58 | ▼1 |  Emily ChappellUnfinished Journeys |
6,721 | 51 | 100+ badge | |
| 59 | 0 |  Mindy BelzGlobeTrot |
5,887 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 60 | ▲1 |  Rhea and NickTwice Over |
4,385 | 17 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 61 | ▼1 |  Atelier Le MondeAtelier’s Substack |
7,612 | 52 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 62 | 0 |  Talking Points with TPG@talkingpointstpg |
18,199 | 42 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 63 | 0 |  DO. SEE. EAT. DRINK.@doseeeatdrink |
7,443 | 40 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 64 | ▲1 |  Alda SigmundsdóttirLetter from Iceland |
5,160 | 34 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 65 | ▲1 |  Via RosaVia Rosa Italy |
56,702 | 40 | 100+ badge | |
| 66 | ▼2 |  Danielle OteriDanielle Oteri's Italy |
7,015 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 67 | 0 |  Meghan McEwenIn Hand |
6,789 | 42 | 100+ badge | |
| 68 | ▲3 |  Andrew Bolt | Bolt on Points@boltonpoints |
1,402 | 1 | none shown | |
| 69 | ▼1 |  Maria ShollenbargerAt Large: Maria Shollenbarger |
3,099 | 22 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 70 | ▼1 |  William O’ConnorGetting Around with William O'Connor |
7,519 | 42 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 71 | ▼1 |  Miles HowardMind the Moss |
5,629 | 29 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 72 | 0 |  Everyday ParisianThe Paris Diaries |
17,723 | 51 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 73 | 0 |  Richard BucknerEXTRACTIONS |
2,409 | 39 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 74 | 0 |  Nicholas GillNew Worlder |
11,485 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 75 | ▲4 |  Travel Folk@travelfolk |
7,068 | 7 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 76 | 0 |  Déborah LaurentTransparente |
6,983 | 13 | 100+ badge | |
| 77 | ▼2 |  LisMVacay |
5,301 | 32 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 78 | ▼1 |  Jeff GreenwaldJeffji’s Big World |
3,995 | 39 | 100+ badge | |
| 79 | ▼1 |  Nancy Harmon JenkinsOn the Kitchen Porch |
11,941 | 54 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 80 | 0 |  Cruise Week@cruiseweek |
1,174 | 4 | 100+ badge | |
| 81 | 0 |  Jill SchildhouseThe Assignment Desk, by Jill Schildhouse |
9,786 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 82 | 0 |  Frank ShyongLunch Box |
3,315 | 40 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 83 | ▼1 | Frank ShyongLunch Box |
3,315 | 40 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 84 | ▲4 |  Architecture & TraditionArchitecture and Tradition |
51,188 | 52 +10 | 100+ badge | |
| 85 | ▼1 |  The Fast Track@travelandleisure |
7,265 | 25 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 86 | ▼1 |  Bill Bormanthe French experience. |
55,493 | 16 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 87 | ▲3 |  Capt Tom Bunn LCSWSOAR Fear Of Flying Newsletter |
36,431 | 32 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 88 | ▲1 |  Lisa AbendThe Unplugged Traveler |
11,726 | 49 | 100+ badge | |
| 89 | ▼2 |  Ane, Luxury Travel AdvisorLuxury Travel, Unzipped |
10,860 | 18 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 90 | ▼4 |  It Girls Collective@itgirlscollective |
2,794 | 14 | none shown | |
| 91 | ▲1 |  Judy MacMahon—FondatriceMyFrenchLife™ – MaVieFrançaise® |
15,649 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 92 | ▲2 |  Algis (Japan or Die)Japan or Die |
5,696 | 16 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 93 | ▲4 |  Carol SeymourThe Gray Camper Van Writer |
13,800 | 51 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 94 | ▲2 |  Pilot Nick 👨🏻✈️Lessons From The Flight Deck ✈ |
3,582 | 12 | 100+ badge | |
| 95 | ▼2 |  The Timeless Traveler@timelesstrvlr |
19,224 | 46 +4 | none shown | |
| 96 | ▼5 |  First Class Jerk@firstclassjerk |
29,296 | 52 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 97 | ▼2 |  Joni SweetJoni Sweet's Press Opportunities & Media Insights |
4,822 | 44 | none shown | |
| 98 | 0 |  Alexander VerbeekThe Curious Wanderer 🎒 |
42,774 | 24 +4 | Thousands | |
| 99 | 0 |  Victor coutardHow to get lost |
4,072 | 24 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 100 | 0 |  Sheila PierceMissives from a Metropolis |
1,142 | 19 +1 | 100+ badge |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Bestsellers board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Coggins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FOUND | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Sumers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Ryan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yolanda Edwards | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Arnade | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ▲1 |
| Elizabeth Minchilli | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ▼1 |
| Morgan McDonald | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Marissa Klurstein | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| BowTied Bum | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Jen Ruiz | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Rebekah Peppler | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Wes Siler | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Monica Mendal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Borderless Bryan | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| A.M. Hickman | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| coolstuff.nyc | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | ▲1 |
| Gabrielle | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | ▼1 |
| Giada Pellizzari | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Frederik Gieschen | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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