Time Travel Turtle
Narrative travel guides and cultural stories that help you skip the queues and see more.
About Time Travel Turtle
Time Travel Turtle is the personal travel blog of Michael Turtle, an Australian writer and former TV and radio reporter who has travelled to about 80 countries. He has been collecting stories on the site since 2014, producing more than 1,000 posts that cover destinations across the world. The site emphasises cultural attractions and World Heritage Sites, pairing narrative trip reports with practical information and planning links. Michael highlights lesser-known experiences, introduces people he meets on the road, and aims to help readers avoid crowds while offering concrete tips so they can visit the places he describes.
If you appreciate travel writing with a reporter's eye, this site reads like a long-form dispatch from the road. We like Michael's calm, observant voice, the Yungang Grottoes piece reads like a museum tour and a travelogue in one, with vivid scene-setting and useful nuts-and-bolts advice such as prebook links and a recommended day-trip. The blog is especially rewarding for culture and World Heritage hunting, and for offbeat experiences away from crowds. New material appears at a steady but modest pace, so much of the value is in digging through the deep archive of destination guides and feature stories.
Where They Travel
global
Pros
- In-depth cultural and World Heritage coverage
- Reporter-style narrative and vivid descriptions
- Practical planning tips and booking links
- Wide global coverage including obscure sites
Cons
- Visible ads and some affiliate links in posts
- Slow posting, roughly one new article per month
How Popular Is Time Travel Turtle?
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- Majestic Million rank116,140
- Open PageRank5.3 / 10
- Best-of lists2