Substacks recommended by Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Recommended by Brent and Michael Are Going Places

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Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Funny, deep, relatable stories from a dad to two, husband to one, friend to all (free for all) + BATCAVE (workshops, cowriting, "community") for paid subscribers.

EVERYDAY DRINKING

By Jason Wilson

A wide world of wine, spirits, travel, and culture from the author of Godforsaken Grapes and Boozehound.

Nothing to Declare

By Scott Monaco

I write about people, place, and the quietly absurd moments that reveal how we move through the world. Sometimes elsewhere.

Travel Younger

By Norm Bour

Our ongoing adventure traveling the world like the Millennials! If you'd like to see the world on a budget--regardless of your age--check us out and follow us.

Be a Better Traveler

By Rebecca

Be a better informed, better fed, all-around better traveler around the world and at home.

Non-Boring History

By Annette Laing

Join renegade historian and Brit in the US Dr. Annette Laing on her witty history mystery tour. Substack Featured Newsletter.

Whether you love history, or don't, Non-Boring History is definitely anything but boring! For a witty, smart take into the past, NBH is the Substack for you.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Living Danishly with Helen Russell

Author of 7 books inc The Year of Living Danishly. Former ed marieclaire.co.uk turned Scandinavia correspondent. I write about what it means to live a good life around the world (when not herding mini Vikings). Laura Clark Is Away From Her Desk out July.

Kate McDermott's Newsletter

I'm a James Beard Nominee and write about Baking, Cooking, Walks, Gardens, Dogs...and Pie.

Letters From a New Life

By Tina Hedin

What happens after the worst happens? After tragedy struck, we left home to travel the US. I write about love, loss and hope from the road.

Constant Commoner

By Ramona Grigg

Essays from the cultural hinterlands. I'm in the boonies but I have Internet and a working BS meter. My country is on the skids right now and I'm trying to get it back on track. Other things are on my mind, but not often.

Join Ramona on her journey as she honestly chronicles getting older and moving on after the loss of a spouse. She's always insightful and often touching.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike

A newsletter about ideas, wonder and hope - and a romp through the modern sciences in search of a good "wow!" you can feel down to your boots.

We're not science guys but we are curious about the world and Everything is Amazing explores fantastic scientific phenomena in easily understandable ways!

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

CAFÉ ANNE

By Anne Kadet

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

The Lighthouse

By Michael

Field notes on cinema, travel, and the day-to-day - making sense of story so we can author one worth telling, on the page and in our lives.

Wander, Wonder, Write

By Claire Polders

Insights on nomad life, slow travel, writing, and our meanderings toward meaning and happiness.

The Daily Grog

By Skylar Renslow

Writing and photography from the in-between places, for those who notice what others miss. Travel / Food & Drink / Gear

Lily Pond

A first-generation immigrant reflects on cross-cultural issues, inter-generational trauma, and what it means to be whole and belong in this world.

Thoughtful Travel

By Amanda Kendle

A place for travellers who want to see the world in a thoughtful way, by Amanda Kendle, the host of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast.

Footnote: Two Nomadic Authors Hike the World

By Matt and Lisa McMann

Bestselling nomadic authors Lisa and Matt McMann here with tips for future & current full-time travelers. We also report on multi-day village to village hikes, contemplate early retirement, and venture into pet sitting as we travel the globe.

SoNovelicious, Books & Reading & More Books

By Gayla Gray

All things books, reading, and Hurrah! I'm finally retired and it's everything and more.

If you love books like we love books then this Substack will help you find even more books to love!

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Rich Kagan

By Le Simple Sudiste

We are two dads, one spirited daughter, trading the fast pace of the U.S. for slower mornings, longer lunches, and life under the southern French sun. Join us as we experience a quieter, fuller, and far more intentional life in France.

I can't get enough of this frank, funny, and insightful take on life in a small French town.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Stroopwaffled

By Jennifer Barnett

Once upon a time I worked in magazines. Writing about life as an American in Amsterdam.

Life Crumbs

By Michael Young

Thoughtful, funny stories about life, creativity, travel and the various occasions when I've been bullied by a wasp while eating a pastry. Essays, drawings and other tasty crumbs delivered every other week.

A very talented travel humorist and illustrator who isn't getting nearly the attention he deserves.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Hickman's Hinterlands

By A.M. Hickman

A ledger of obscure travels, backwoods rambles, rough bivouacs, and cackling cartographies.

A Muse Letter

By Rich Feldman

It’s funny if you look at it this way.

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

Dispatches from one woman's life as a Western Muslim told through the lens of mental health, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

The World According to Tharp

By Chris Tharp

Travel and more

Nomadic Notes Newsletter

By James Clark

A summary of latest posts from Nomadic Notes, and other news and updates from the editor not featured on the blog.

Practical Globetrotters

Early retirees slow traveling the globe and sharing what we learn along the way

Strong Sense of Place

By Mel Joulwan & Dave Humphreys

We're going around the world, one great read at a time. We host a podcast, a website, an Instagram, and this Substack.

If you're a fan of travel and a fan of reading, then Strong Sense of Place hits the perfect sweet spot. Melissa and Dave take you around the world with great books to help inspire your own travel adventures. Highly recommend!

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

Cosmographia

By M. E. Rothwell

The deep roots of a turbulent world.

On the Commons

By Antonia Malchik

Ownership, property, and what is stolen in the privatization of the commons.

A terrific Substack written by a Montanan writing about humanity's complicated relationship to the lands we live on, how we manage them, and why we treat them the way we do.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places

The Outsider's Cut

By Elizabeth Coleman

Weekly edits from a writer living abroad for 20+ years.

Shangrilogs

By Kelton Wright

High altitude and high hopes in a town of 180 people (and 51 dogs.)

If you want writing that leaps off the page, grabs you by the scruff of the neck and hauls you into a remote corner of the Colorado Rockies, subscribe to this newsletter ASAP. You won't be sorry.

- Brent and Michael Are Going Places