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, Rising
- 2,165
- Smallest on the board
- 0
- Jennifer Judkins, #24
- 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
Pavia + Jeralyn
183k followers · #41 Travel Bestsellers
FOUND
152k followers · #2 Travel Bestsellers
coolstuff.nyc
56k followers · #17 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.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Rhea and Nick new at #1, Carol Seymour new at #2, Jen Ruiz new at #4, Jennifer Jacob new at #5, Capt Tom Bunn LCSW new at #7.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲8 |  Rhea and NickTwice Over |
4,385 | 17 +1 | |
| 2 | new |  Carol SeymourThe Gray Camper Van Writer |
13,800 | 51 +5 | |
| 3 | ▼2 |  Morgan McDonaldMarked |
29,894 | 43 +6 | |
| 4 | ▲8 |  Jen RuizJet Plane Crew |
10,338 | 52 +4 | |
| 5 | new |  Jennifer JacobLa Storia by Jennifer Jacob |
1,902 | 21 +1 | |
| 6 | ▲57 |  su!and everything nice |
3,530 | 12 +2 | |
| 7 | new |  Capt Tom Bunn LCSWSOAR Fear Of Flying Newsletter |
36,431 | 32 +1 | |
| 8 | new |  Marissa KlursteinHappy Hoteling |
24,590 | 56 +1 | |
| 9 | new |  Bella DardenMindholiday |
10,297 | 53 +3 | |
| 10 | new |  The Little Orange Book@thelittleorangebook |
402 | ? | |
| 11 | ▲40 |  Toni HammersleyTown + Sea |
3,963 | 24 +1 | |
| 12 | ▲88 |  Alda SigmundsdóttirLetter from Iceland |
5,160 | 34 +1 | |
| 13 | new |  Scriptor CogitationumLove Ireland |
123,833 | 52 +2 | |
| 14 | new |  Greenway Gear Collective@greenwaygearcollective |
409 | 0 | |
| 15 | new |  Mary LathamMore Good Today |
2,861 | ? | |
| 16 | new |  Victor coutardHow to get lost |
4,072 | 24 +1 | |
| 17 | new |  Nicole Sunderland@nickisunderland |
211 | ? | |
| 18 | new |  The Upgrade | Anne MarieThe Upgrade |
1,849 | ? | |
| 19 | new |  Travel, Art and Tequila!Travel, Art and Tequila |
150 | ? | |
| 20 | ▼12 |  I’ll Be Back@hayleyback |
3,094 | 12 +1 | |
| 21 | ▼7 |  Beau Voyage@beauvoyagemedia |
24,439 | 50 | |
| 22 | new |  GabrielleThe Relisher |
19,207 | 50 | |
| 23 | ▲59 |  Renee | Europe, ConsideredEurope, Considered. |
2,165 | 9 +1 | |
| 24 | new |  Jennifer JudkinsSleeping Around... |
0 | ? | |
| 25 | new |  Alfred DePewJust Between Us |
4 | ? | |
| 26 | new |  Doug MillerSecond Act: Bocas |
122 | ? | |
| 27 | new |  Mademoiselle Jules@mademoisellejules |
372 | ? | |
| 28 | new |  Peter / Land EnthusiastLand Enthusiast |
1,417 | ? | |
| 29 | ▲35 |  Brian LevyFormal Assignment |
13,154 | 41 +1 | |
| 30 | new |  Samuel Jamesmodern.peasant blog |
1 | ? | |
| 31 | new |  Via RosaVia Rosa Italy |
56,702 | 40 | |
| 32 | ▼3 |  Cirilo DiasCoifa |
4,983 | 50 +1 | |
| 33 | new |  Chris Englert (EatWalkLearn)Nomad Life, Full-Time Travel by EatWalkLearn |
6,049 | ? | |
| 34 | new |  Gillian Longworth McGuireGillian Knows Best |
25,276 | 65 +1 | |
| 35 | new |  The Timbuktu Review@thetimbuktureview |
3,556 | 24 +1 | |
| 36 | new |  Carly Hillcurated by carly a. hill |
2,710 | 11 +1 | |
| 37 | new |  TextileSeekers@textileseekers |
242 | ? | |
| 38 | new |  Delicious PerspectiveDelicious Perspective from Carter |
205 | ? | |
| 39 | new |  Sandra KorseSandra Korse | Onderweg |
7 | ? | |
| 40 | ▲35 |  Richard NahemEye Prefer Paris |
4,015 | 27 +2 | |
| 41 | new |  Tim LeffelNomadico |
23,343 | ? | |
| 42 | new |  Rebecca LindellWalking the Earth: A Camino Journey |
1,839 | ? | |
| 43 | new |  Rachel Dandrea | FORA Advisor@racheldandrea |
19 | ? | |
| 44 | ▼14 |  Nikkibitesandflights@nikkibitesandflights |
467 | 1 | |
| 45 | new |  Emily, The Wondering WandererThe Wondering Wanderer |
1,374 | ? | |
| 46 | new |  Daria | Different WayDifferent Way |
8,631 | 13 | |
| 47 | ▼7 |  Jennifer GraceWe, Renaissance Women |
3,194 | 24 +1 | |
| 48 | new |  American Weekender@americanweekender |
7,818 | 54 | |
| 49 | new |  Pavia + JeralynWay to Go |
182,645 | 54 +5 | |
| 50 | new |  Kasia DietzParis à la Mode |
1,993 | ? | |
| 51 | new |  ClaretteClarette’s Substack |
9 | ? | |
| 52 | ▲7 |  Wes SilerWes Siler’s Newsletter |
110,068 | 56 +2 | |
| 53 | new |  Zoe SchaefferTrippin' |
4,690 | ? | |
| 54 | ▲4 |  Andrew Bolt | Bolt on Points@boltonpoints |
1,402 | 1 | |
| 55 | new |  Pete WilloughbyPete's Adventures |
9 | ? | |
| 56 | ▲21 |  Caneel Lange-BlomPARADISE GUIDES |
1,134 | 2 | |
| 57 | new |  Meghan Blaul@meghanblaul |
14 | ? | |
| 58 | new |  HannieHannah Ross |
14 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  EmilieMartini Monday |
2,760 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  The Gomes Guide@thegomesguide |
1,338 | ? | |
| 61 | ▲29 |  JaponismoLa Newsletter de Japonismo |
20,022 | 50 +1 | |
| 62 | new |  What's Up, Paris?@whatsupparis |
4,928 | ? | |
| 63 | new |  Lux Travels Insider@luxtravelsinsider |
5,579 | ? | |
| 64 | new |  Caroline FazeliCaroline in Lyon |
4,558 | 3 +3 | |
| 65 | ▼42 |  ESCAPADES@travelescapades |
864 | 2 +2 | |
| 66 | new |  Mia CanestriniREWILD YOURSELF |
1,943 | ? | |
| 67 | new |  Life with Elisa@elisalife |
4 | ? | |
| 68 | new |  Nancy SevillaGet Paid and Go |
628 | ? | |
| 69 | new |  Sophie RicciardiOff Script |
906 | ? | |
| 70 | new |  Travis KingSobre Puerto Escondido |
452 | ? | |
| 71 | new |  Stephanie SynclairLIVING with Stephanie Synclair Home |
1,998 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  Celia CerasoliCelia's Perfect Artichoke |
924 | ? | |
| 73 | new |  Christine Amorose MerrillWhat Say Christine |
1,825 | ? | |
| 74 | new |  Buenos Aires Portal@buenosaires |
3,633 | ? | |
| 75 | ▼7 |  Where slow life livesWhere Slow Life Lives |
5,708 | 19 +2 | |
| 76 | new |  Lauren HaranoLauren's Latest |
2,360 | ? | |
| 77 | new |  Algis (Japan or Die)Japan or Die |
5,696 | 16 +2 | |
| 78 | new |  monn writesA Year To Live Project |
802 | ? | |
| 79 | new |  Goats On The Road by Dariece@goatsontheroad |
531 | ? | |
| 80 | new |  TaraSafe Passages |
1,230 | ? | |
| 81 | new |  Mary G@marygalske |
123 | ? | |
| 82 | new |  Ali FulhamWalking the Length of India |
2 | ? | |
| 83 | new |  Fine Books, Rare Travels@finebooksraretravels |
2,204 | ? | |
| 84 | ▼3 |  Véronique SavoyeFrance with Vero "Lettres de France" |
7,670 | 45 +1 | |
| 85 | new |  National Park Journal@thenationalparkjournal |
58,768 | ? | |
| 86 | new |  Pilot Nick 👨🏻✈️Lessons From The Flight Deck ✈ |
3,582 | 12 | |
| 87 | new |  Christine LeSante Media: Travel Guides and Itineraries |
12,735 | ? | |
| 88 | ▼68 |  Amanda Hi-cBelow the Surface |
2 | 1 +1 | |
| 89 | ▼5 |  Jeanine KitchelMexico Soul |
6,200 | 51 +2 | |
| 90 | new |  Maria HayesThe Sober Vagabond |
360 | ? | |
| 91 | new |  The ColourFeel Dispatch@colourfeel |
823 | ? | |
| 92 | new |  Friction Burn@frictionburn |
1,685 | ? | |
| 93 | new |  Liesbeth RaskerDe Italiaanse droom |
4,154 | ? | |
| 94 | new |  A.M. HickmanHickman's Hinterlands |
26,407 | 59 +2 | |
| 95 | ▼93 |  coolstuff.nyc@coolstuffnyc |
56,196 | 55 +5 | |
| 96 | new |  Annabelle :)Yardsale |
968 | ? | |
| 97 | new |  Private Escapes TravelJane Parkes |
237 | ? | |
| 98 | new |  Tom CzabanNever Quite a Local |
878 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  Sella In ViaggioSellaInViaggio |
226 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  Thia KonigTraveling Naked |
20 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea and Nick | 9 | 9 | 1 | ▲8 | |
| Carol Seymour | 2 | new | |||
| Morgan McDonald | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ▲2 |
| Jen Ruiz | 12 | 12 | 4 | ▲8 | |
| Jennifer Jacob | 5 | new | |||
| su! | 47 | 63 | 63 | 6 | ▲41 |
| Capt Tom Bunn LCSW | 7 | new | |||
| Marissa Klurstein | 20 | 8 | ▲12 | ||
| Bella Darden | 61 | 9 | ▲52 | ||
| The Little Orange Book | 10 | new | |||
| Toni Hammersley | 51 | 51 | 11 | ▲40 | |
| Alda Sigmundsdóttir | 64 | 100 | 100 | 12 | ▲52 |
| Scriptor Cogitationum | 73 | 13 | ▲60 | ||
| Greenway Gear Collective | 6 | 14 | ▼8 | ||
| Mary Latham | 15 | new | |||
| Victor coutard | 16 | new | |||
| Nicole Sunderland | 17 | new | |||
| The Upgrade | Anne Marie | 18 | new | |||
| Travel, Art and Tequila! | 19 | new | |||
| I’ll Be Back | 71 | 8 | 8 | 20 | ▲51 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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