I like A Lady in London - Julie is an expat and I think getting close to 100 countries. I've met many travel bloggers at TBEX (they get over 1000 at the conference) each with different focus and no credit card info. pick a niche - luxury, budget, house sitting, etc - the Planet D is good blog of a couple traveling the world and they link to a bunch of others. MrsO Around the world gets luxury sponsored trips but always fun to dream. My Tan Feet focus on Costa Rica, Frank About Croatia are a few to look at.
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I started my blog - Philatravelgirl - Flying by the Seat of My Points to showcase the destinations after redeeming my points (no ads) - so posting now about my weekend in Iceland last month but post about solo dining, photos for Frifotos, hotel reviews, lots of activities/experiences if you want to take a look www.philatravelgirl.com