Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain
@sfgal530, I've been thinking of doing some sort of wine country overview blog about how to get wine home, which airport to use, etc. Other than that it's just trips.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain
Mine is in my signature but I haven't been traveling in the past 2 months so no real updates!
Do you all blog about stuff when you're not traveling? If so, what?
I blog about a ton of travel related stuff even when I'm not traveling. I review travel narratives, I've written about my many study abroad experiences, my thoughts on couch surfing... I also like to cook, especially ethnic foods (food posts always seem to garner a lot of attention). I've started doing a post series of "five foods you should try in..." Photo essays on subjects are always cool too (colors, flags, beaches, etc)
I also do a ton of Pittsburgh posts (where I currently live). No, it's not the destination hot spot like New York or London but for the small percentage of people who do visit, it's useful to have reviews on attractions to check out, restaurants to dine at, etc. I know it's also been helpful to local residents as well, so depending on you live (especially if it is a popular tourist area) you might want to start a "locals guide to..."
Post by emilyinchile on Dec 8, 2013 19:58:04 GMT -5
Link in sig, emilyinchile.com
I am totally slacking lately due to work/life, but to address @sfgal530's question I used to blog about 3x/week. My main focuses beyond travel are expat life, Santiago in particular and food/wine.
I am totally slacking lately due to work/life, but to address @sfgal530's question I used to blog about 3x/week. My main focuses beyond travel are expat life, Santiago in particular and food/wine.