We went around the world without leaving the basement of Pete-s Tavern in San Francisco last night at the 2009 Lonely Planet Travel Blog Awards. Complete with a Scottish comedian (Ewan Spence), copious cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon (including attempts to give them away via Twitter), Lonely Planet shot glasses and lots and lots of bloggers, the event highlighted the best independent travel blogs of the year chosen through a combination of online votes and a panel of esteemed judges.
Across the board, the winning blogs were those with independent, unbiased takes on travel and destinations around the world. Many were the product of one or two hard-blogging travelers trying to see the world and share something of their experience at the same time. Overall winners for Best Lonely Planet Travel Blog Two Guys Around the World really epitomize what the awards are all about. We-re sure they-d be quite proud of the honor, if someone could track them down in the wilds of Cambodia to tell them about it.
Here-s a list of the winners in each category:
Best image blog: El Sueno de India
Best video blog: Two Guys Around the World
Best podcast: Indie Travel Podcast
Best French blog: Toothbrush Nomads
Best Spanish blog: Blog de Viajes
Best Italian blog: Il Reporter
Best Ex-pat blog: Notes from Spain
Best non-English blog: La Volta Dels 25
Best mirco-blogging (twitter): Soultravelers3
Best consumer blog: National Geographic Intelligent Travel
Best themed blog: Soultravelers3
Best group-authored blog: Spotted by Locals
Best destination blog: Go Visit Hawaii
Best travelogue: World in Slow Motion
Best Lonely Planet Travel Blog: Two Guys Around the World
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