About Monkeys and Mountains:
Monkeys and Mountains is an adventure travel blog with an emphasis on offbeat experiences that can be done responsibly around the globe. The approach is to get readers excited about the activity, hotel or destination so that they will then want to re-create the experience for themselves. Details and practical information are provided to make to make it easy to do so.
Monkeys and Mountains readers are interested in:
- Destination travel around the world
- Outdoor and adventure travel
- Eco and responsible travel
- Offbeat experiences and offbeat places
Monkeys and Mountains Advertising/Partnership Opportunities:
- Press trips
- Sponsorship
- Banner ads
- Sponsored posts (nofollow links only)
- Reviews of products and services
Monkeys and Mountains Stats:
- Page rank of 3
- 26,400 monthly visitors
- 37,500 monthly page views
- Over 29,000 followers on Twitter
- Over 6000 followers on Facebook
- Active presence on Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Foursquare
Reader Demographics:
- Traffic sources: 1) U.S.: 33% 2) U.K.: 20% 3) Germany: 14% 4) Europe (excluding Germany & the U.K.) 10% 5) Canada 4%
- Readership: 60% female, 40% male
- 63% of readers are between the ages of 25 -44
- Readers frequently refer to Monkeys and Mountains for travel inspiration. I receive thank you emails every week from readers who have tried something that I recommended
Accolades for Monkeys and Mountains:
- Top 50 Travel Blogs (listed at #40)
- Top 100 Travel Blogs (listed at #71)
- Top 100 Travel Blogs (listed at #87)
- Technorati Travel Blogs: Ranked in the top 1% of all travel blogs (127/13,856)
- Blogtopsites – Ranked in the top 1% of travel blogs (25 out of 2100+ travel blogs)
- Top of Blogs – Ranked in the top 1% of travel blogs (17/2314 travel blogs)
- Invesp: Appear on Top Travel Blogs
- Expat Blogs: Silver Award for Best Expat Blog in Germany
- 101 Holidays: One of the 15 Best Travel Blogs to Follow in 2013
- Hotelscombined: One of the Ten Travel Bloggers to Follow in 2013
- Listed as a travel expert on Trust a Traveler
- Vagabond3: Favorite Travel Blogger: Laurel from Monkeys and Mountains
- 101 Holidays: This Week’s Best Travel Blogs
Monkeys and Mountains is Syndicated to:
Small Sampling of Where Monkeys and Mountains (formerly Expat in Germany) Has Been Featured by Companies:
- Telegraph: Will you be my expat valentine?
- Expat Focus: Former Monthly Columnist
- Internations: Recommended Expat Blogs – Germany
- HomeAway: My Travel Discovery of 2012
- Pocket Village: Top 5 Things to Do in Munich
- Travel Culture: The Realities of a Marine Watch Volunteer Vacation
- easyJet Holidays: How to Experience Authentic Germany…According to an Expat
- GotSaga: Top 5 Best Offbeat Things To Do & See in Stuttgart Germany
- CheapOair: Sights in Stuttgart, Germany
- The Travel Atlas: Numerous articles including My Favorite Castles in Southern Germany
On Other Blogs:
- Backpack ME: Breakfast Around the World
- The Dropout Diaries: Elegant European Treats
- Interview on CherylHoward.com
- Interview on Letters from Frau Dietz blog
- A View to a Thrill (interview): The Inspired Traveler: Laurel Robbins
- Easyhiker: A Black Forest Hike
Why Should You Partner/Advertise on Monkeys and Mountains?
As an experienced marketer I understand the importance of reaching your target market and am happy to discuss your needs with you. I am also continually implementing SEO measures which are continuing to grow the site and attract new readers. I am open to both short and long term partnerships. I am also a European Board Member of the Professional Travel Bloggers Association, an organization that aims to legitimize travel blogging as a business and facilitate business relationships within the industry. Contact me at: info [at] monkeysandmountains.com for rates, more information and to discuss how we can best work together to meet your advertising needs. Laurel
Disclaimer
Please note that all reviews of a product or service will be honest out of respect for readers to Monkeys and Mountains . Monkeys and Mountains also refuses the right to review any product or service if it is not relevant to readers.

