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Winners in the 10Best Readers’ Choice New Media Award for Best Traveling Vagabond Blogger have just been announced after a four-week voting period ended earlier this week. The winners are as follows:
- Marcello Arrambide (Wandering Trader)
- Sabrina Iovino (Just One Way Ticket)
- Yara Coelho (Heart of a Vagabond)
- Mike Richard (Vagabondish)
- Kristin Addis (Be My Travel Muse)
- Nora Dunn (The Professional Hobo)
- Jeanie Mark (Nomadic Chick)
- Matthew Karsten (Expert Vagabond)
- Bob Christian and Jade Broadus (Vagabond3)
- Lauren Juliff (Never Ending Footsteps)
A panel of experts picked 20 initial nominees, and winners were then determined by popular vote. Experts Earl Baron (Wandering Earl), Michael Hodson (GoSeeWrite) and Matthew Kepnes (Nomadic Matt) were chosen based on their extensive experience in social media and the round-the-world nomadic lifestyle.
It was a tight race throughout the month of voting. Additional nominees included Jodi Ettenberg (Legal Nomads), Erin McNeaney and Simon Fair (Never Ending Voyage), Dalene and Pete Heck (Hecktic Travels), Samuel Jeffrey (Nomadic Samuel), Erica and Shaun Kuschel (Over Yonderlust), Eytan Levy (Snarky Nomad), Benny Lewis (Fluent In 3 Months), Rob Llyod (Stop Having A Boring Life), Anil Polat (foXnoMad), and Rolf Potts (Rolf Potts' Vagabonding).
10Best and USA TODAY extend their congratulations to all the winners. The contest was promoted on 10Best and USA TODAY. Upcoming New Media Awards include Best Luxury Travel Blogger.
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The Experts
Earl Baron
In 1999, Earl Baron left home for a 3-month... Read More
In 1999, Earl Baron left home for a 3-month post-graduation trip to Southeast Asia and today, over 14 years later, that trip has still yet to end. The non-stop adventure has involved over 85 countries with a mix of backpacking, volunteering, danger travel, working on board cruise ships, teaching English and living in various destinations around the world. He created WanderingEarl.com in 2009 and ever since 2010, he's been a professional travel blogger, working full-time on his site as he continues to wander, lead personalized small-group tours and prove that a life of travel is not a crazy fantasy but a realistic lifestyle option instead.
Earl Baron

In 1999, Earl Baron left home for a 3-month post-graduation trip to Southeast Asia and today, over 14 years later, that trip has still yet to end. The non-stop adventure has involved over 85 countries with a mix of backpacking, volunteering, danger travel, working on board cruise ships, teaching English and living in various destinations around the world. He created WanderingEarl.com in 2009 and ever since 2010, he's been a professional travel blogger, working full-time on his site as he continues to wander, lead personalized small-group tours and prove that a life of travel is not a crazy fantasy but a realistic lifestyle option instead.
Michael Hodson
Michael was an attorney in the States until he... Read More
Michael was an attorney in the States until he closed shop at the end of 2008 and left in an effort to circle the globe without ever using an airplane. Sixteen months later, he succeeded and has just keep going from there, though he does come home for Christmas every year. His website is at http://wwwGoSeeWrite.com and his travel videos are at http://www.youtube.com/goseewrite.
Michael Hodson

Michael was an attorney in the States until he closed shop at the end of 2008 and left in an effort to circle the globe without ever using an airplane. Sixteen months later, he succeeded and has just keep going from there, though he does come home for Christmas every year. His website is at http://wwwGoSeeWrite.com and his travel videos are at http://www.youtube.com/goseewrite.
Matthew Kepnes
Matthew Kepnes runs the award winning budget... Read More
Matthew Kepnes runs the award winning budget travel site, NomadicMatt.com. After a trip to Thailand in 2005, Matt decided to quit his job, finish his MBA and head off into the world. His original trip was supposed to last a year. Over eight years later, he is still out exploring and roaming the world. His writings and advice have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, The Guardian UK, Lifehacker, Budget Travel, BBC, Time, Yahoo! Finance and countless other publications. He is also a regular speaker at travel trade and consumer shows. When not traveling the world, he lives in New York City.
Matthew Kepnes

Matthew Kepnes runs the award winning budget travel site, NomadicMatt.com. After a trip to Thailand in 2005, Matt decided to quit his job, finish his MBA and head off into the world. His original trip was supposed to last a year. Over eight years later, he is still out exploring and roaming the world. His writings and advice have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, The Guardian UK, Lifehacker, Budget Travel, BBC, Time, Yahoo! Finance and countless other publications. He is also a regular speaker at travel trade and consumer shows. When not traveling the world, he lives in New York City.