The Travel Blogger community is a great little community of like-minded travel lovers who love to share their stories, photos, and experiences with us, so that we can be inspired to seek out our own travel adventures.

We thought it would be fun to match up a few of the more prominent travel bloggers with their celebrity lookalikes. Some were easy to match up, while others were extremely difficult.

We’d appreciate it if you voted for the blogger/celebrity with the best match, and then in a month’s time, when all of the votes are tallied, TravelByU will donate $100 USD to the winning travel blogger’s charity of choice.

I hope no one is too offended by the choices we’ve made; we’d like you all to see the humorous side of the post. A bit of fun – All for a good cause.

In no particular order, I present to you the travel bloggers and their famous lookalikes.

1. Gary Arndt / Cal Ripken

Gary’s blog: Everything Everywhere 

“Gary Arndt has been traveling around the world since 2007, taking photographs and writing about his experiences on his popular blog Everything-Everywhere.com.  With a worldwide audience of over 100,000 people, Gary has become one of the most popular independent sources of travel information and inspiration on the internet.”

Celebrity lookalike: Cal Ripken is an all time hall of fame baseball player who set numerous records while playing for the Baltimore Orioles.

2. Derek ‘Earl’ Baron/ Jason Biggs

Derek’s blog: Wandering Earl 

“In 1999, I left home for a three-month trip to Southeast Asia and now, 12 years later, that trip has yet to end. On my blog I not only write about the adventures that take place along the way, but I try to focus on the actual education that such world travel provides and why that education is so valuable. I also aim to help others who may not be interested in following the ‘rat race’ realize that extensive travel is not some far-fetched, crazy dream, but a very reasonable and achievable goal instead. In the end, it is my sincere hope that my posts, stories and advice may allow more people to take control of their lives and benefit from travel as much as I have over the years.”

Celebrity lookalike: Jason Biggs is an actor most commonly recognized for his leading role in the American Pie series of movies.

3. Andi Perullo/ Kate Winslet

Andi’s blog: My Beautiful Adventures

“My Beautiful Adventures was created in January 2010 and quickly became one of the most popular travel blogs online with its niche being luxury travel. It has won numerous awards and can be found in the best of travel blog lists. Each day the blog continues to gain more readers and the hope is to one day turn the blog posts into a best selling novel. The creator, Andi Perullo de Ledesma, has an insatiable desire to see the entire world and thus far has stepped foot in about 50 countries and 6 continents. My undying love affair with travel is due to the sheer intrigue of untrodden roads, different cultures, and life-changing encounters.”

Celebrity lookalike: Kate Winslet is an award winning actress who got her big break in the movie Titanic alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

4. Brooke Schoenman/ Sarah Carter

Brooke’s blog: BrookevstheWorld

“Brooke vs. the World is the long-standing travel blog of a girl with the simple (ambitious?) goal of seeing the world. Started back in 2006 when initially saving and researching for an epic world journey, the blog has become a constant, portraying more than travel but also the challenges involved in making travel her life. Brooke likes to focus her trips around learning, whether that be taking a language course or trying out new jobs. She has done everything from teaching English in Ukraine, studying Spanish in Guatemala to living with a Kyrgyz host family in Kyrgyzstan and riding the Indian Pacific train across the entire continent of Australia. Brooke now lives in Sydney, Australia with her Aussie boyfriend, which you can also read about on the blog.”

Celebrity lookalike: Sarah Carter is a small screen actress from Canada who has appeared in such shows as “Smallville”, “CSI” and “Dark Angel”. She has also appeared on the big screen in movies like “Final Destination”.

5. Caroline and Craig Makepeace/ Amy Adams and Mark Wahlberg

Caz and Craig’s blog: yTravelBlog

“Caz and Craig have been living and travelling around the world since 1997. They now share their travel stories and tips on how to travel the world, destinations, couple and family travel. You can also join their fun fanpage travel community.”

Celebrity lookalike: Amy Adams is a three times Academy Awards nominated actress. She has appeared in movies such as “Catch me if you can” and “Junebug”.

Celebrity lookalike: Mark Wahlberg is an actor, producer and former rapper (remember Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch). He has played starring roles in movies such as “The Departed”, “Boogie Nights”, “The Italian Job and “The Fighter”.

6. Matt Kepnes/ Jude Law

Matt’s blog: NomadicMatt

Matt’s blog Nomadic Matt is one of the most popular travel blogs out there. He started his travels in 2006 by setting off on a round the world trip. He loved it so much that he returned 18 months later. With only a few short breaks from traveling since then, he has seen his fair share of the world and has a large following of loyal readers.

Celebrity lookalike: Jude Law is an Academy Award nominated actor who has starred in movies such as “The Talented Mr Ripley”, “Road to Perdition” and “Cold Mountain”.

7. Norbert Figueroa/ Ben Stiller

Norbert’s blog: Globotreks

“GloboTreks gives an adventurous perspective to budget travel and chronicles Norbert’s round the world trip as he creates a location independent lifestyle. The site also contains travel tips, how-to’s and travel stories to inspire you to get out there and experience the world..”

Celebrity lookalike: Ben Stiller is a comedian, actor, producer and director. He is possibly best known for coining the look ‘Blue Steel’ in the movie “Zoolander”.

8. Sherry Ott/ Layne Beachley

Sherry’s blog: Ottsworld

“Ottsworld is my journey from from traditional cubicle to digital nomad. I inform and (hopefully) amuse you on the topics of Travel, Photography, and Life. I focus on providing unique off the beaten path experiences because quite frankly, I don’t like to do anything typical! I often skip big tourist attractions in search for authentic local experiences. Basically I wander the world solo without a home. I teach ESL occasionally, do freelance work, evangelize on the benefits of career breaks, housesit, volunteer, and anything else that sounds exciting and comes with a bed. Sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it’s not so great; it’s just my nomadic life. I primarily travel solo however my latest adventure was traveling with 3 other travel bloggers driving from London to Mongolia in a totally inappropriate car. Stop by and check out the wacky adventures of living out of a suitcase permanently!”

Celebrity lookalike: Layne Beachley is champion surfer from Australia. She won the ASP World Championship title a record 7 times, six of the being in consecutive years from 1998 – 2003.

9. Jason and Aracely Castellani/ Jim Carey and Andie Macdowell

Jason and Aracely’s blog: 2Backpackers

“Jason and Aracely Castellani started blogging at 2Backpackers.com during their first year long backpacking journey in Latin America. After returning in 2010, they now live in Miami and enjoy short trips, weekend getaways and vacations whenever they find time.  Check out there latest travel photography and couples vacation tips at CoupleTravelTips.com..”

Celebrity lookalike: Jim Carey is a comedian, actor and singer who shot to fame after his role in “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”. He is commonly know for his elastic facial expressions and over the top mannerisms.

Celebrity lookalike: Andie Macdowell started her career as a model for Calvin Klein before making a transition to the big screen. She is most commonly known for her roles in the movies “Groundhog Day” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral”.

Now it wouldn’t be fair to just leave it here so we thought we might as well look for a celebrity lookalike for James and I. You can also vote for either of us if you think that it is a good likeness and if we get the most votes we will then do a poll of our readers to decide the charity that YOU want the money donated to.

10. Michael Glass/ Michael Hussey

Founder of TravelByU.com

I have actually had people come up to me in the street and ask me for me autograph before as they truly thought I was Mike Hussey. I’m not complaining though as he is a fantastic cricketer and an allround good bloke.

Celebrity lookalike: Michael Hussey is a world class Australian cricketer. He is widely known by his nickname “Mr Cricket” and was ranked the number one One Day International batsman in 2006.

11. James Ferguson/Simon Baker

Co-Founder of TravelByU.com

When James told me that he had been told he looked like Simon Baker I had a little chuckle at first as I couldn’t see the likeness. But I did manage to find these two pics that changed my mind.

Celebrity lookalike: Simon Baker is an Australian actor who has managed to make a big impact over in America playing Patrick Jane in “the Mentalist”. He also starred in the movie “LA Confidential”.

So now it’s all up to you to vote for the person or couple that you think have the best match. We will announce the winner at the end of November.

Good luck everyone!!!

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Michael Glass

Michael is the founder of TravelByU.com
After backpacking around Europe he worked for Club Med in the Whitsundays and Mauritius before becoming a travel agent.
He is a passionate traveller and has recently set a goal to spend a year visiting the best festivals around the world.