Wanderlust is the strong desire to travel and explore the world.
The word has been used in English since 1902, proving that traveling isn’t a cure only for our modern societies, but an inherent trait of human kind.
But sometimes there are obstacles, whether it’s money, lack of travel companions or free time that stops us from fulfilling this desire. But with the introduction of social media in our lives this lust can be controlled.
Below you will find 15 Instagram accounts that will mitigate those symptoms:
1. kirstenalana
Followers: 211,000 / Posts: 3,014
Who: Kirsten Alana is, first and foremost, a photographer that always enjoys at least an aspect of the countries she visits and finds interest in all history periods. On Instagram she is also the co-founder of The Francophiles, an Instagram account for people who love all things French.
Why: She doesn’t just travel in order to take pretty photos. Through her travels she was able to discover herself & overcome her problems. For her, traveling is freedom & each photo she posts comes down to just that.
Do whatever makes you happy in life.
2. benjaminhardman
Followers: 192,000 / Posts: 565
Who: Benjamin is a 22-year-old Australian freelance photographer who resides in Iceland.
Why: Through his photographs he manages to capture and combine both the wilderness of Iceland, and his love for environmental landscapes and dramatic sceneries.
3. worldwanderlust
Followers: 554,000 / Posts: 1,642
Who: Brooke Saward is an Australian with an ongoing desire to travel the world and share her stories with others.
Why: She is the author of “World of Wanderlust” where she shares her opinion about her adventures. She wants to inspire others to travel more often and to more places, which is why she began blogging about her adventures in the first place.
4. chrisburkard
Followers: 2,100,000 / Posts: 2448
Who: Chris Burkard is an explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. He has traveled to to the corners of the Earth and he has captured inspiring photos about nature and the preservation of the wilderness.
Why: Chris’s images are a powerful depiction of landscapes. Ηis vision of the world & his unique perspective will make you fall in love with his photos.
5. lebackpacker
Followers: 380,000 / Posts: 2498
Who: Johan Lolos is a Belgian self-taught travel photographer with a passion for the outdoors and the wilderness. He is currently the most-followed Belgian photographer on Instagram.
Why: He became well known when National Geographic, BuzzFeed & DailyMail published his photos of Australia. His beautiful captures of landscapes, are on their own, the best advertisement for each country he visits.
6. roundtheworldgirl
Followers: 278,000 / Posts: 358
Who: Elise is 25 years old, and almost 3 years ago, she set out to sail around the world with the intent to be constantly posting photos on Instagram from new and exotic locations. Unfortunately, the trip ended prematurely but the name stayed.
Why: She shares photos from her escapades that take place mostly in the western half of North America and her occasional trips abroad.
7. colerise
Followers: 922,000 / Posts: 717
Who: Cole Rise is a travel photographer who has spent a good amount of his life behind the camera lens.
Why: He often posts backstage photos from the photoshoots he works on. His work includes magazines, art blogs and CD covers, among others. The aesthetics of his photographs have a dream-like quality.
8. theblondeabroad
Followers: 290,000 / Posts: 1790
Who: Kiersten is a California native who, not too long ago, left her career in corporate finance to become a world traveler. Since then, she has traveled to over 50 countries.
Why: Kiersten proves through her account that dreams can come true, if you work for them or, in her case, decide to travel. Her photos are a fantastic reminder that we don’t need to be experts in order to take good photos.
All that’s necessary, is the ability to enjoy ourselves.
9. muradosmann
Followers: 4,400,000 / Posts: 346
Who: Murad Osmann, is the creator behind the viral concept of a girl taking a young man’s hand and leading him to the most iconic places on Earth.
Why: There are lots of people who have imitated this concept but his photos are still holding the originality that every great idea possesses.
10. ovunno
Followers: 412,000 / Posts: 1428
Who: Oliver Vegas discovered at a young age his passion for film and photography. Over the years, he focused on photography, always looking for a different point of view, learning and improving every day.
Why: He travels, he discovers new places and he shares them with the world. Fo him, photography is to grasp and transmit the feeling of the moment and his images manage to achieve that.
11. thefella
Followers: 195,000 / Posts: 669
Who: Conor MacNeill is a travel photographer from Belfast, Ireland. His passion for photography has taken him around the globe and he is renowned for his landscapes, cityscapes & astrophotography. He also has a passion for iPhone photography.
Why: Although he visits popular destinations, the photos he captures have his unique photographic twist, without failing to capture the essence of each country.
12. chaiwalla
Followers: 161,000 / Posts: 1388
Who: Allan Edward Hinton quit the London office job, sold his possessions and he embarked on a life journey full of travel & photography.
Why: Allan is a wanderer that travels the world alongside his smartphone, his camera, and very little besides. This sense of curiosity for his surroundings can be seen in his amazing feed.
13. samhorine
Followers: 515,000 / Posts: 3964
Who: Sam Horine is a photographer and educator based in New York City. His Instagram account is an ode to New York, the city which is known to never sleep and it’s undiscovered beauties.
Why: He loves to explore and showcase forgotten, abandoned and under-appreciated places proving that…
everything can be beautiful if you look at it from the right angle.
14. girleatworld
Followers: 356,000 / Posts: 318
Who: Melissa Hie is a food and travel enthusiast. When those two passions of her were combined, an Instagram sensation was born.
Why: We all love food and traveling. And we also love to try new flavors and traditional delicacies when we travel abroad. Melissa offers that in abundance and we are sure that her pictures will increase your appetite, not only for food but also for traveling.
15. shortstache
Followers: 166,000 / Posts: 1604
Who: Garrett King’s Instagram name was inspired by a company he created alongside a friend of his after college. He loves to travel and connect with people he meets through Instagram.
Why: Garrett’s photographs are an excellent example of perfect composition and contrast, while at the same time they showcase the more playful side of each landscape.
Traveling is one of those things that everyone enjoys. The only thing that differs from person to person is the way we prefer to travel. But no matter the luxury or the lack of it,
There is a universal interest for new experiences
Maybe it has to do with some kind of an internal cleansing or maybe not.
The fact is that through travel you face the things that scare you the most, resulting in you opening up and then you are different. Our suggestion is to create your Instagram account or use your existing one, in order to share your experiences with the world, but also to inspire others to embark on this life changing journey.
And never forget that “Well begun is half done”.
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