Scrolling for destination inspiration on Instagram? On @bookitlyst we love featuring intrepid travelers who motivate us to go further, and we’ve gathered 13 of our favorites for you to follow. Their feeds are guaranteed to quench your thirst for adventure and add some exotic flavor to all those cats, smoothie porn, and gym selfies on your feed. We love seeing where on the map these explorers will pop up next—and, of course, adding their itineraries to our personal bucket lists. Follow these globe-trekkers for far-flung landscapes, striking portraits, and unlimited ideas for your next journey. Because even if all you can get away with right now is armchair traveling, these stunning feeds are guaranteed to help you get your wanderlust fix. So click through to discover 13 nomadic Instagrammers you need to be following, and share your own travel captures with us by tagging #bookitlyst.
@grantlegan
Travel and lifestyle photographer Grant Legan’s feed looks like a never-ending editorial spread: a deserted alley in a Spanish castle town, a pink London café straight out of a Wes Anderson set, and a sunbather in Israel are among the moments of beauty he captures.
@iiimono
Though he belongs more in the expat than traveler category, Hawaiian-boy-turned-Tokyoite Aron Lungphinith’s charming snaps of Japanese life provide more than enough motivation to pack your bags and head to the Land of the Rising Sun.
@nomadic_habit
Marianna Jamadi’s Instagram is chock full of enviable scenes in exotic escapes, from an old-world barbershop in India to a seaside cottage in Portugal.
@helloemilie
“Forever wandering with a camera in my hand,” is Emilie Ristevski’s mantra—and based on her dreamy photographs of secret Samoan cenotes and Australian lavender fields, we hope she never stops.
@georgelivingston and @aroulette
George Livingston and Alex Roulette provide followers with vibrant glimpses of a two-year journey which has taken them from Botswana to Guatemala and back.
@travelinginheels
BookitLyst’s chief explorer Alexandra Avila marries travel and style with her sun-drenched captures from near and far, whether California road trippin’ or relaxing on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica.
@michaelchristopherbrown
Michael Christopher Brown has the chops that come with being a professional National Geographic photographer, but his arresting portraits of a mother in the Central African Republic, worshipers at an Instanbul mosque, and children climbing trees in the Philippines, still have all the rawness we love about Instagram shots.
@kirstenalana
Kirsten Alana keeps followers looped in on her next destination—“Soon: Italy, Vietnam, Cambodia”—and you won’t want to miss a moment of her feed, which makes even a familiar landscape like Minnesota look like a dream vacation.
@_jibraeel_
Jibril Owusu is a collector of postcard-perfect memories: of a bric-a-brac filled Bali flea market, steamy New Zealand volcano, quaint Pragua city spires, and more.
@thefella
Conor MacNeill has set foot in 50+ countries, and you can get a glimpse of a good number of them (including a sand dune in Namibia, lantern-lit ruins in Petra, and a glassy alpine lake in Oregon) on his breathtaking Instagram feed.
@stephbetravel
Full-time traveler Stephanie Be has a thing for water—followers can indulge in the playful splashes of color that she keeps coming with her coastal scenes from Curacao to Croatia.
@expertvagabond
Those with a taste for adventure need look no further than Matthew Karsten, who seems to perpetually have a kayak paddle, scuba mask, surfboard, or mountain bike on hand—lucky for us, he also always packs a camera.
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