About Us
Our mission is to increase your passion for travel by providing inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from experienced Wanderlusters who’ve seen it all! Here you can find travel stories to whet your appetite for adventures around the globe; join a WanderTour to Bhutan, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea or Santa Fe; peruse posts from the ever expanding group of WanderBloggers; read travel tips from experienced globetrotters; learn about Wanderlust and Lipstick-recommended travel gear; and salivate over the glorious photos in the WanderGallery.
We provide both the nervous newbie and the well-seasoned Wanderluster with all the tools needed to set out on a dream journey, whether to Paris, Peoria or Prague!
Want more info? Take a look at these Frequently Asked Questions.
Info for Advertisers
Our site is geared toward women looking for information on Solo and Independent travel as well as Group Travel.
Mentions
We’ve been mentioned in The New York Times, USA Today, AOL Travel, CNN.com, MSNBC Travel, The Los Angeles Times, Real Simple Magazine, Self Magazine and others.
Stats
The Wanderlust and Lipstick family of websites gets nearly 60,000 unique visitors and more than 100,000 page views a month with more than 1 million visitors to date.
11,000+ newsletter subscribers
16,632 twitter followers (collectively across all bloggers)
6,182 Facebook friends (collectively)
3,810 Facebook fans (collectively)
500+RSS subscribers (collectively)
Page Rank – 5
Invesp ranking – listed as number 40 of top travel blogs in the world.
Alexa Ranking:
84,635
Compete Ranking
132,390
Info for Media and Publicists
We currently have 18 bloggers on Wanderlust and Lipstick who represent various aspects of the travel industry from specific destinations (India) to specific topics and genres (baby boomer travel, eco-friendly, etc.). Collectively, we’ve provided coverage on the following destinations:
Rancho la Puerta, Mexico and Food at Rancho la Puerta
Kauai and Oahu, Hawaii
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Barbados
St. Kitts
Grand Cayman
Aruba
Thailand
Ontario, Canada
Portland, Oregon
Asheville, North Carolina
Riviera Maya, Mexico
British Columbia, Canada
Quebec, Canada
Info for Product Manufacturers and PR Peeps
The WanderBloggers regularly write gear reviews for travel-related products including clothing, shoes, electronics, photo gear and luggage. Here’s a sampling of some of our favorites:
Prana
Horny Toad
ExOfficio
Haiku Bags
Grove’s Bamboo iPhone 4 Case
Smartwool
Keen Shoes
Teva Sandals
Osprey Bags
XShot Camera Extender
SteriPEN Water Purifier
Media/PR/product manufacturers – please contact Beth directly for any pitches: beth (at) wanderlustandlipstick (dot) com
About Beth
Beth Whitman is the founder and editor of Wanderlust and Lipstick and WanderTours. For nearly 25 years, she has been traveling the globe as a contemporary Wanderer: combining her love for travel with volunteer work, adventure trips, travel writing and business. She has backpacked through Nepal and hiked the Himalayan foothills in Bhutan; ridden a motorcycle solo from Seattle to Panama; worked with orphans in Vietnam through various volunteer programs; driven the AlCan Highway to Alaska; and maneuvered the back roads of France’s Dijon region in a rental car. She’s had a hand grenade pulled on her in Cambodia; fought off giardia in southeast Asia; been threatened by Nicaraguan motorcycle police; and been flashed by men from New Orleans to Saigon. Read more…
Wanderlust Support Team
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Wanderlust Website Manager & Client Liason Lauren Van Mullem is a California-based writer who puts down her pen and picks up her calendar to help organize WanderTours. When she isn’t traveling, or writing about it, she loves swapping stories and talking shop with the WanderBloggers. Remind her to tell you about the time she and Beth faced down wild dogs and an angry bull in Rajasthan…
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Director of Sales & Marketing Donna Pluta has driven across the U.S. twice, and traveled to Jamaica, New Zealand, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and several European countries. When she’s not hunting for Seattle’s best bagel, she’s spreading the word on WanderTours and WanderLust and Lipstick through social media, which may or may not include shouting about how great we are from the top of the Space Needle. |
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WanderIntern Katie Palmer is a college student and Washington State native who loves getting away from the chains and finding boutique restaurants and hotels with loads of charm. She has backpacked through Europe, explored the U.S., and experienced Mexico many times. She spends her time reading and writing way too much at Whitworth University but loves every minute of it. She blogs and compiles her writing at her online portfolio. |
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Angela Dollar Born with a severe case of Wanderlust, Angela is a Washington State native who blogs about eco-friendly travel at Travel with a Purpose
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Beth Shepherd Pampers and Pakhlava chronicles the triumphs, tribulations, tips, and ultimately, the travels of a Seattle woman navigating the complex roads to adoptive parenthood. Follow her journey at Pampers and Pakhlava |
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Carolyn Heller Carolyn B. Heller is an avid traveler and passionate food lover who has eaten on the streets, in fine restaurants, and everywhere in between in nearly 40 countries. Snack along with her at WanderFood |
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Dianne Sharma Winter Dianne moves with the seasons and across the Heartland of Mother India, exploring places and faces, food and culture at Heart of India |
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Debby Lee Jagerman Debby travels the world to gain experiences beyond her wildest dreams. An independent at heart, she likes getting off the beaten path away from guidebook’s suggestions. Follow her adventures at Debby’s Departures |
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Elizabeth Kain Elizabeth’s lifelong passion for travel has taken her to some of the more remote corners of the world, most recently a move to Beijing, China with her husband and daughter. She blogs about her life in Beijing and wanderings around Asia at Dim Sum Diary |
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Joslin Fritz Joslin is a professional guide who spends her free time exploring the outdoors any way she can. She always brings a case of fake mustaches and costumes on a river trip. (Who knows when they might come in handy…) Share her love of the outdoors at Lady Sherpa |
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Kristen Gill After her first international trip (to Ireland) at age 16, Kristen hasn’t looked back, and has visited over 35 countries SO FAR. She blogs about her wild adventures at Adventure Gill |
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Lanee Lee As a tippling traveler, Lanee believes immersion into local culture begins with the taste buds and a toast - from matcha to moonshine. She blogs about liquid travels at Wanderlush Diary |
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Lisa Overman Though she recognizes the world is filled with many amazing places, Lisa loves island life, having spent numerous years living islands in the Pacific. She blogs about life near the water at Hammock in Paradise |
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Melinda Sabo Melinda is a freelance travel writer and photographer, hopeful romantic, and daydream believer. When she’s not exploring the world with her camera, she’s busy imagining her next trip. She offers advice on how to turn travel into an artistically-documented journey truly well seen and well lived at Global Snapshots |
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Michelle Duffy Michelle, a native of Ireland, has been traveling as far and as wide as possible since she was out of school. With a husband and two boys in tow, she writes about traveling with her family at WanderMom |
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Nancy Mueller Seattle-based Nancy Mueller is a freelance travel writer who understands that traveling baby boomers like herself want to have fun adventures that they can share with kindred spirits. She invites you to share the journey with her at WanderBoomer |
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Naomi Bishop Naomi Bishop is a Seattle native who loves to eat, travel and write. All that pavement pounding in search of deliciousness takes a toll on the feet though, so she reviews great travel shoes at WanderFeet |
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Rachel Staggs Texas musician and photographer Rachel Staggs has been traveling to play, create, and record music most of her life. She invites readers into the passenger seat as she documents her performances and photographic adventures at Travel Tracks |
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Rhonda Mix Rhonda Mix is a freelance writer and photographer currently living in Taiwan. When she’s not teaching ESL, working on her next story idea, or trying to avoid being mauled by street dogs, you can find her blogging at Bamboo Boulevard.
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