A top five comes close, but it is barely half as good. So to see that BudgetGlobetrotting had gone the whole nine (ten?) yards with Top 10 Travel Social Networks and Communities was a delight.

It is rather redundant to re-list the list, so I’ll just pick out a few that we here at STA approve of, and let you discover the rest on the original article.

Dopplr, Web 2.0 missing ‘e’, check. Web 2.0 fancy dan graphics, check. Web 2.0 integration of other, already utilised, social media services, check. What more is there to know? It’s good to go.

Trip Wolf is cool. The logo is great, a Wolf chewing the globe, and that’s pretty much enough for me to love it. However, if you are more discerning, then the wholly community based service is personal, and as a result, kind of ‘nice’. It isn’t quite up to scratch yet in comparison to other venues, but as BGT points out, it could surpass them.

Driftr discards what in the world of web 2.0 is an erroneous ‘e’ and despite currently only servicing a small user base, is full of potential. Create a profile and share just about whatever you want, from media content to tips on places to chow down in foreign climes. Plus, Driftr is aesthetically on the money, simple and strong.

A couple of others that made the 10 were the invite only Trip Say and the Bootsnall forums, both well worthy of your click. For the entire run down though, get to the source.