They might not be doing too well in the Olympics but Spain is still top of the charts in terms of tourism. Head south of the mainland however and closer to the coast of Africa and you’ll find that the tourist hordes get even bigger and brighter. That’s right, Gran Canaria, home to travel writing stalwart Matthew Hirtes, is the real gold medallist this summer. But has it (and the greater country it belongs to) taken performance enhancing drugs to get there or did its organic beauty win over? Let’s see what Matthew has to say about Spain, and more interestingly, his life spent travelling around it. Read the full story

Woop! The London Olympics are here and the whole of the UK is struck by Games Fever! Having been in the crowds for beach volleyball yesterday I (Will) was lucky to be part of all the fun and, in typical London fashion, got soaked in the rain in the process. Anyway, how apt is it today that we’re publishing our first ever UK-based travel tips article to coincide with London 2012? Yes TraveLinkSites is in on it too!

Thanks to the lovely Amanda, a Canadian expat living in Liverpool, we get to learn all about what it’s like to live and travel in the Great British Isles and find out more about Amanda’s site A Crafty Traveler in the process. Let’s see what she has to say! Read the full story

Meet Mrs. O.. our interviewee today.  Mrsoaroundtheworld.com is the place to go if you want to know where to go for your next weekend or proper holiday getaway. We love her.

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“Check out that body!”, was the first thing we thought here at TraveLinkSites, as Laurence threw us some very aesthetically pleasing photos via our inbox. But then we saw what he had to say about travelling France. Not just a pretty pile of bones this one!

Head honcho at Finding the Universe, Laurence has been on the travel blogging block for a while. Finally getting the chance to sit down with him, we talk about why he made France his home (for the time being) and what to check out travelling the country. Read the full story

We’re getting down with Georgie, the sprightly young thing behind the cool travel blog Georgie On the Go. Georgie’s got an unhealthy penchant for dressing up as Nintendo video game characters (which we secretly love) and is about to deliver some great advice for those dreaming of travel in Germany.

Over to Luigi, oops, Georgie. Read the full story

TraveLinkSites loves Spain and couldn’t resist another interview from it’s sunny climbs. Today we have the fabulous Liz of Liz en España.  She packed her life in the US up and now lives in Spain writing a blog we love. Think jamón serrano and the beautiful Basque Country – a killer combo.

Over to you Liz…

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The lovely Tanisha of Wonderlust Expat and Lattes and Lipstick (cc) Catalina Alvarez

TraveLinkSites.com talks to the cool and funky Tanisha Shulamit, who’s been making quite a name for herself over on her blogs Lattes and Lipstick and Wonderlust Expat. Tanisha talks travel in Italy, where she’s lived and travelled extensively in places like Rome, Bologna, Venice and Verona. Read the full story

Nicole standing in the foreground of India's Taj Mahal

Nicole is a location independent entrepreneur based in London. Her blog Woman Seeks World covers everything you need to know about making your nomadic dreams happen, sharing her travels and lessons along the way. We’re thrilled to feature her as the first interviewee here on TraveLinkSites.com! Read the full story