Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Brokeandbookish. This week’s theme is Ten Websites I Love That Aren’t About Books. Since I am WEAK and I do nothing but think about books all the time, this was way too hard…SO I decided to go with websites I visit more often. Like, all the time. There will be books and travel, and well…let’s get to it!
1 • Twitter 
Because where do I go to talk about books? Oh, right. That was supposed to be a non-bookish topic? Well, look at me, failing already.
2 • Goodreads
I started, I’m not going to stop now…I spend way too much time on Goodreads, but there are way too many books to be added to my TBR.
3 • Instagram
I love how people can make me travel with just pictures. Or make me hungry, as well. I am on Instagram for travel pictures and food pictures. And bookstagram, because I am forever jealous of those mastering this art.
4 • Booking.com
It’s not a secret anymore, I am ALWAYS planning a trip in my head. And well, looking at hotels and places to stay is probably one of my favorite things. #planningfreak
5 • Google Maps
Looking at maps, as well…I just love maps, okay?
6 • Lonely Planet
My favorite guide whenever I go into a city, plan a trip, or anything. I always have my little book with me, but their website is pretty great as well.
7 • Amazon
Here goes…books. Again. I think I spend a lot of time, more than necessary, adding and un-adding books in my basket on Amazon. The need to buy books is just overwhelming, at times…
8 • Pinterest
This is one of these websites I could spend DAYS on, because, well…you can find anything on pinterest, it’s like a gold mine..
9 • Tumblr
I can spend days on tumblr as well, but for very different reasons… one of these websites you can scroll endlessly and lose your days. I can’t stop.
10 • Wordpress
Couldn’t go without that one now, could I ?! This is probably the website I spend the MOST time on, because, blogging. And books. And YOU GUYS. ♥
Ah, Tumblr. It ruined my life back in the days… I stopped distinguishing night from day ad I practically ruined my caps lock with all the screaming I did there. I’m not sure if the experience was a nightmare or not. lol
Tumblr is like quicksand, and you can’t help but go DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN. Really, yet I can’t stop loving it, hahaha. I’m glad you have a crazy experience with it as well ahah, I feel less alone 😛 Thank you for stopping by! <3
The pictures! The art! The fan theories! Fangirling! Aaaaahhhh!
TOO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, right?!! ahhhh!
Oh, Lonely Planet! Makes me want to leave everything and just travel. SO much to see, so much to do… So little time. So little money 🙁
Exactly…I can’t believe how much time I spend on websites related to travelling. I’m OBSESSED about it, ahah. No worries. We’ll travel and discover the world <3 <3 Thank you!! <3
I know right. Looking at the pictures and reading other peoples experience makes want to travel so much!
Someday though I will
Oh yes I get it, me too! YES YOU WILL <3 and I can't wait to know all about your adventures!
Since book blogging I have spent more time on twitter than I ever thought possible! And I still can’t seem to fully figure it out *shakes head in shame*
Oh no don’t be ashamed! I spend WAY too much time on Twitter as well ahah, there are just too many people and books and ahhhh, ahah. And well since I spend so much time on twitter, I don’t know if I can help, but if I can, well, hi, I’m here 🙂
Thank you so much Ali !
OMG, Tumblr. I used to spend maybe six hours a day just scrolling through that damned dashboard. They really did well with making it never-ending because MAN, IT NEVER ENDS. I don’t go on it as much anymore since I’ve run out of interest (I used it for fandom), but I still have very fond memories of it. <3
OH YES, it never ended, that was CRAZY, I swear, I can’t stop ahah. I’m glad you can relate :p Thank you! <3
I know! Did you follow any particular fandom or was it just like a general Tumblr that you have? 🙂
Oh it was just a general Tumblr, but I do scroll down and explore a LOT of tumblr so really there are just SO many gorgeous things to see, and accurate yet a bit crazy text posts as well ahha 🙂 What about you? 🙂
I used to use it for my anime/manga/otome games fandom – just overall really dorky, nerdy stuff. I still scroll through it occasionally because I miss the sense of community that came with it, but I’m not very much into those things anymore. Maybe in the future I’ll be again, as these things are very cyclical for me. 😛
Oh yes, I get it, it really feels like a community, or like you can post something random and you’ll immediately find someone you can relate to, that’s the best feeling <3
I totally spend too much time on Amazon as well!! Great list 🙂
There are just too many books, right?! Thank you! <3
Pretty much… And DVDs and other stuff that I probably could live without and don’t!!
Ahahah, oh yes, but once we start…We can’t stop, ahah :p
Yup!!
I feel ya – almost all the ones I spend my time on are book related, too. However, I do a thing every other week where I just point out awesome articles and posts I’ve found that I love ,so I did it for this instead. My Websites Worth Checking Out.
Oh, well that’s such a great idea ! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by! <3
Great choices. I think I check most of these out almost daily!
Aww thank you so much! 🙂
Your list consists mainly of travel and bookish stuff hahahah I LOVE IT! <3
I think those are my two obsessions in life…I can’t stop ahah. THANK YOU <3
Ah, Google Maps. I recently found myself looking at them a lot, mostly thinking about how an area would serve as a setting for a story I had in mind. Haha. Feels a little weird to know how a county on the other side of the world is laid out.
Oh wow, that’s really a great idea! I actually look at maps to prepare for travels and just, I like it a lot, ahah, but this is such a great idea, and it might sparkle some inspiration as well! 🙂 Thank you! <3
This list is true for a lot of people haha. Good job!
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Ahah well, I’m glad if people can relate! Thank you! 😀
I like looking at Google street view in places that I have never been to before 🙂 it can be so interesting 🙂
OH yes, definitely! Even just the little streets, it’s so great to see how different it can be, from a country to another! 🙂
Pinterest is pretty much a pasttime for me. Like I’ll sit and be bored and think ‘maybe i’ll go on Pinterest’ and spend hours there. It’s an activity in and of itself hahah So I don’t blame you for spending a lot of time there.
OH YES! I really love this website, I could spend hours on it, it’s such a goldmine, you can find anything, I love it. I’m glad I’m not the only one, thank you! <3
Oh my gosh, Goodreads! I spend so much not there, ever since I started using it more often to keep track of my TBR and to post reviews! I spend a lot of time on Instagram too because I started a book one.
I don’t know how I get things done.
Great list! 🙂
Ahah, oh Goodreads I could spend just days on this website alone, there are too many books to add to our TBR 🙂 Thank you so much! <3
(by the way, I don't know if you knew, the link to your blog in your profile doesn't work 🙂 )
Yes!! Oh, thanks I had no idea!
Of course, you’re welcome! 🙂 I click on here all the time to visit others’ blogs 😛
I think I am always on Tumblr and Pinterest, I can’t remember when I last posted anything on either site but I love looking through the feeds for new posts. They’re two of the websites which are so so bad for my procrastination becase when I should be writing reviews or posts for my blog or even doing something for work I’m on one of those two sites looking through posts which I already saw not a minute ago 😀
I don’t eally use Lonely Planet or booking.com, I’m more of a trip advisor person myself 😀 but I may have to check both those sites out if they’re two you highly recommend.
And YES to Amazon and WordPress, I think they must be two of my most visited sites online, for obvious reasons 🙂
Great picks for this week Marie!
ME TOO! I’m always on these websites, but I rarely post anything, I don’t know if it’s due to laziness, or because I spend too much time scrolling down, ahah. I can’t stop, there are just too many brilliant things to see, especially on Pinterest, it’s such a goldmine for ideas on anything, really!
Oh I look at tripadvisor as well, but I do like to have my tourist guide, in paper, from Lonely Planet, they are easy to carry around and so practical :). I hope you’ll enjoy it. And hm, well, I’ve been on booking for so long now I got upgraded to premium member or something, so I got 10% off pretty much every place, so that’s awesome 🙂
Thank you so, so much!
With me it’s laziness more than anything else, I seem to only have time for one social networking site at any one time so I picked WordPress 😀 but oh I love Pinterest, I need to start using it again because I love all the pictures and ideas you can find on there!
Wow, 10% off is amazing, you must have booked a lot through that site to have gotten that perk now! I’ll definitely have to check out Lonely Planet though, it sounds amazing and yeah I imagine it is useful to be able to carry something around rather than just in your head 🙂
That’s all right <3
Ahah oh I get that, social media is SO time-consuming, it’s crazy how many time we can spend on these.
I did ahah, I’ve been booking on it for years now, and quite a lot as well, so I feel happy whenever I see this discount, or special discounts and offers 🙂
I could easily waste a whole day on Tumblr or Pinterest, and not even posting anything most of the time, just looking at what other people have posted. It’s very addictive isn’t it?
It’s a great thing to be able to get discounts on, and holidays are quite expensive as well so 10% is probably quite a big chunk off your end bill as well!
It is way too addicting, really. I can’t stop somedays, ahah. But on the bright side, I’m telling myself I can find amazing things, things that makes me laugh or DIY stuff and it’s incredible. Telling myself this not to feel guilty haha. 😛
Oh yes, a lot of the Etsy shops I found I saw on Tumblr first, and I pin loads of recipes on Pinterest which I really need to try out one day. It’s not all procrastination is it!? 😀
Ahah no, it’s definitely not, I mean, we are just looking for new ideas 😛
I spend way to much time on these too. Here is my list http://videoclimbersvariations.blogspot.com/2016/05/top-ten-tuesday-ten-websites-i-love.html
Glad to hear I’m not the only one 😀 Thank you 🙂
I’m also guilty of visiting many of these sites. Twitter, WordPress, and Instagram have become a serious addiction for me. And Amazon was my favorite site long before I started blogging. I swear I cannot visit Amazon without making at least one purchase. Nice post!
I’m so glad we have so much in common 🙂 I can’t do that either, so I try not to go there when I know I can’t buy new books. But sometimes, it just happens…I swear, I just love getting new books too much ahah 🙂 Thank you so much!
Me, too. I have a book buying addiction. It’s so easy to click that buy now with one click button. And I’m always adding something to my cart. Haha! If it has a pretty cover, I’m a total goner. It’s already on my Kindle before I know what happened.
OH yes, it’s way too easy and quick to get ebooks…they are just one click away, no need to wait for your package to arrive…That’s even worse, haha. We need therapy 😛
Yes, we do. Where do we sign-up? The first step is admitting we have a book binging problem. Haha! Hi, I’m Jill, and I can’t stop buying books. I think the lack of sleep is starting to get to me. I get more bizarre by the hour. 🙂
Haha I don’t know, but when you find out, I would love to sign up, because we need help! Haha, Hi, I’m Marie, I can’t stop thinking about books I think I have an addiction 😛 Haha no worries, I love it, we’re all crazy here 🙂
Haha! I know. A bunch of crazy book fanatics. ?
Exactly. And proud of it 😀
I was like “I am not going to do TTT today, because I can’t think of any other site than buzzfeed” and here you go proving me wrong. I use like 8/10 of those sites on a more than regular basis. My brain apparently didn’t work that day hahaha
I think you were still hangover from Splintered? I don’t know ahah, trying to reassure myself because I am scared of that book. ANYWAY I’m glad you could relate to these 😛
Could be hahaha I am actually quite content with the ending of the book though. It left room for a sequel but it could have been the end to it just as much.
Oh yes, me too! I feel curious about the rest of the series, but I could feel just as happy if I just ended it all here. It felt like a great ending 🙂
I am kind of hoping the rest of the series doesn’t ruin the story to be honest hahaha
Oh yes, I hope so too, ahah 🙂
WOW WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON ARE WE TWINS. Okay maybe not EXACTLY but I spend way to much time on some of these as well. Goodreads will be the death of me. I mean my addiction to it means that I will never be able to cope without all the lovely reviews coming my way, I will not be able to cope without writing all my feels and I will not be able to cope without adding endless amounts of books to my TBR.
Instagram makes me a very jealous soul in the way that people are just able to magnificent their pictures (GORGEOUS TRAVEL PHOTOS BY THE WAY) and the endless amount of food and books they have. WHY DON’T WE ALL SHARE THIS TALENT/FOOD/BOOKS BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL. Google Maps is going to be the end of me in the way that it helps me and kills me at the same time. My sister and I were in the city yesterday and trying to get around and poor me without the map skills took us on a 50 minute walk instead of the ten minute one we were estimated to take.
AMAZON KILLS ME. In my case its more BookDepository because AMAZON SHIPPING TO AUSTRALIA IS KIND OF NOT COOL but yeah. The amount of books I put into my cart before I remember I am not a millionaire is about a billion too many. AND WORDPRESS <3 It is now extremely difficult to imagine being without this blog and the awesome amount of people *throws confetti love* AND WHAT WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU? *bows and kisses your feet*
AHH YES, let’s be twins and RULE THE WORLD with our Goodreads addiction! 😛 It’s crazy, yet kind of amazing how much we are on the same websites, I guess we are both completely crazy then, ahah 😛
Ohhh no, that’s so sad! Amazon shipping costs one cent here in France haha so well, it’s NOT cool in the way that it makes me want to order books ALL THE TIME…
I would be NOTHING without your daily love! 😛 <3 <3
WHO RUNS THE WORLD? YARRAVY AND MARIE. Aha THE ADDICTION IS REAL. I cannot believe the amount of time on spend on it but I will not be parted 🙂 WE ARE BOTH COMPLETELY BONKERS.
Aww shucks, ONE CENT *cries* IF ONLY. Aha, THE PAIN OF HOLDING BACK MUST SCAR YOU BADLY. Aha, I wish you and your bank account luck!
I GUESS THAT JUST LEAVES THE EXCUSE TO VISIT YOU DAILY AND VOMIT MY LOVE.
Hahaha exactly, we just need to find a new slogan and a way to have a huge throne to sit on while we read ALL the books and EAT all the food forever ahah 😛
YES PLEASE. Do that daily, I love it ahahha. We are completely insane, I swear, hahaha
I think you have just stated my life dream BRAVO. AHAHA well, here I am today to tell you that you are an amazingly creative, wildly awesome, crazy and unique ALL ROLLED INTO A BUNDLE OF FUN HUMAN. To the crazies of the world!
AHH I LOVE YOU <3
Great gif use haha. I’m not as addicted to Tumblr as I used to be thankfully. Back in the day when I first got my account I’d scroll for HOURS until I saw a post I had already seen the previous day. SO MANY HOURS WASTED
Aww thank you so much! <3 Oh yes, I'm getting better but at first it was insane just how many hours I could scroll down that INFINITE website. I couldn't stop.
Great list! I Mostly spend my time on Goodreads, WordPress and Twitter. 😀
Aw thank you so much! Those three websites are the ones I’m on the most as well! 🙂
IS there a way not to spend hours on Tumblr at a time? lol My TTT
If there is, I didn’t find it yet. I NEED HELP haha 😛 Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
Great list – I could literally spend ages on any of these websites! Instragram and tumblr are probably two of the websites I waste the most time on 🙂
Heres my TTT
Thank you so much! Oh I love these as well, there are just so many things to see, gorgeous pictures especially, I love it! 🙂
Great websites 🙂 I should’ve done this week’s topic!
Thank you! Oh, you can still do it, you’ll call it Top Ten Thursday 😛
Now Top Ten Friday XD
Well…you can do it any day, really, hahaha :p
That’s true 😀