Media + Press
Since we officially started blogging in October 2014, we have already been nominated and won various travel blogging awards in the USA, UK, Philippines and South Africa. Here are the list of all the awards, recognitions, features as well as our writing portfolio.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Session Speaker
Inflow Travel Summit in Istanbul, Turkey
(April 18, 2017)
World Tourism Forum
Istanbul, Turkey
(February 17, 2017)
Panel Speaker about Travel Blogging
World Tourism Forum in Istanbul, Turkey (February 4 to 6)
Awards & Nominations
2016 & 2017
2015
Recognitions
The Expeditioner – # 4 Top 50 Travel Blogs 1st Quarter 2017 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 7 Top 50 Travel Blogs 4th Quarter 2016 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 9 Top 50 Travel Blogs 3rd Quarter 2015 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 16 Top 50 Travel Blogs 4th Quarter 2015 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 12 Top 50 Travel Blogs 1st Quarter 2016 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 29 Top 50 Travel Blogs 1st Quarter 2015 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 33 Top 50 Travel Blogs 2nd Quarter 2015 – Visitor Traffic
The Expeditioner – # 28 Top 50 Travel Blogs 3rd Quarter 2015 – Visitor Traffic
Open World Magazine – Top 30 Adventurers in the World Under 30 – 2015
When In Manila – Top 5 Foreign Bloggers Who Love the Philippines
Man in the Lam – Top 100 Travel Blog Posts of 2014 by Social Media Shares
When In Manila – Top 10 Filipina Travel Bloggers We Love
MEDIA FEATURES
- CNN Turk – Fenomen bloggerlar dev markalarla Inflow Seyahat Zirvesi’nde buluştu
- CNN Turk – Modern çağ gezginleri buluştu
- BBC News – How to be a B&B World Beater
- The Stream, Al Jazeera English Channel – Quitting your Job to Travel the World
- Forbes.com – 10 Best Budget Destinations for 2016
- Business Insider – How we fund our 2 years of Travel
- Business Insider – 16 People Who Are Living the Dream without spending fortune
- Rappler Philippines – Choose your career or go travel? Why not Both?
- FORBES.com – Featured Interview: Backpacking from South East Asia to South America
- News.com.au – What it’s like being an Expat in the Middle East
- YAHOO! Travel – Love on the Road: I met my Fiance in Laos
- Definitely Filipino – A Filipina Traveler on Around the World Journey including Antarctica
- GMA NEWS – Dreams do come true: Pinay Backpacker on RTW
- Rappler – Why I’m Proud of my Philippine Passport
- Rappler – What I’ve learned from dating a Filipina VIRAL
- Girl Gone International Magazine – Magazine Issue #8
- Illustrado Life – From Middle East to Antarctica: A story from a Pinay Backpacker
- Forbes.com – The App that Will save your Next Vacation
- Visit Greece Official Website – Exploring Greece with a Two Monkeys Travel Writer
- Matador Network – You don’t have to be a Privileged White Girl to Travel
- ABS CBN Lifestyle – #ThisModernLove: Let’s Talk about Love
- ABS CBN Lifestyle – #ThisModernLove: This Is How It’s Like Exploring the World With Someone You Call Home
- The Huffington Post – Travel around the World on a “3rd World Passport”
- The Huffington Post – 10 Filipino Lifestyle and Travel Bloggers to Follow in Snapchat
- Bored Panda – Quitting our jobs to travel the world: From Broke Backpackers to Luxury Travelers
- Business Insider – This Couple Left Everything Behind to Travel the World
Print Features
Want to hear from us? Here are our from Media & Websites
Interviews
- Girl About Globe – Expert Interview about Peru with Kach
- Two Can Travel – Jonathan’s Interview on Teaching English in Vietnam
- Farmboy and CityGirl- Interview of Successful Digital Nomads: Kach of Two Monkeys
- Uneven Sidewalk – Interview with Two Monkeys Travel
- Thrivewire – How to Travel and Live in a Warzone
- Asia News Weekly – Asia Travel Podcast – Main Article, Video and Audio
- Imagineth – Globetrotters Interview with Kach and Jonathan
- Travel with Bender – Show me the Money: Yoga+ Teaching + Blog =Travel
- Blaze your Adventure – Adventure Series: The Two Monkeys Travel Group
- Totally Sam World – Totally Travel Talk with Kach
- Radio Interview – DLSU Philippines and Good News Pilipinas Website
- Adrian’s Travel Tales – Backpacker Interview
- Little Things Travel – Tour Your Hometown – Stroud, Gloucestershire
- She Loves To Travel – OFF The Beaten Path Series
- Turtle Travel – Food For Thought with Two Monkeys Travel
- PINAY.com – Blog Count – Meet the Two Monkeys Travel
- Travelling Book Junkie – Meet the Junkies Series
- Nomadic Matt – Featured Forum Member
- We Are Sole Sisters – Kach Interview for My Freedom Story Series
- Where is Your Toothbrush? – Two Toothbrushes: A Traveller Interview Series
- Little Things Travel – Travel Moments of Two Monkeys Travel
- Nomad is Beautiful – Love on the Road Series
- Flights & Frustrations – Interview with Kach and Jonathan Howe
- The Global Couple – The ups and downs of couple travels
- Drink Tea and Travel – Work and Travel Abroad Series: Life as a Massage Therapist
- The Travel Tester – Childhood Travel Memories of Jonathan Howe
Site Mentions
Want to check what we wrote?
Travel Writing for Publications
- The Huffington Post – Travel around the World on a “3rd World Passport”
- The Huffington Post – 6 Wedding Ideas in Florida Keys
- Elite Daily – 10 Off the Beaten Path Destinations in South Morocco
- The Huffington Post – 10 Filipino Lifestyle and Travel Bloggers to Follow in Snapchat
- Bored Panda – Quitting our jobs to travel the world: From Broke Backpackers to Luxury Travelers
- Rappler – For Female Travelers: Safe Sex While Traveling
- Trip Advisor Vacations Rental – Article about Uvita, Costa Rica
- Rappler – 15 Destinations around the World for Filipino Travelers
- GMA News – 6 Reasons Why Pinoys Should Visit South America
- Rappler – 9 Types of Trips you must take in your 20s
- GMA News – 5 Reasons Why Foreigners Should Learn the Filipino Languages
- Rappler – Letting it all go to travel: 6 Things to remember
- Rappler – How Traveling as a couple changes your relationship forever
- Department of Tourism: Visit My Philippines – 5 Kid-Friendly Places in the Philippines
- When In Manila – The Scariest Hotel in the World: Eco Skylodge, Peru
- Pinay.com – 7 Sparkling Tips to Turning Your Life Around
- When In Manila – 10 Reasons Why Filipinos Should Travel in their 20s
- When In Manila – 10 Tips on How To Travel Cheaply
- When In Manila – 5 Steps to Teaching English Abroad: A Filipino Backpacker’s Guide