Sunday, Aug 05, 2012 at 13:10
Great response Sue, and good advice for novice bloggers.
I suspect that photos can be copied from this site too, but with so many images floating around in cyberspace I'm not too worried, if by some remote chance one of
mine is used somewhere - I doubt that any of ours are of commercial quality anyway!
I always keep a handwritten diary while we are on the road, we take lots (thousands) of photos and have our Oziexplorer track to remind us where we have been. We also gather up tourist brochures etc.
We have tried different ways of writing a travel blog. Initially we used to write while on the road, but found that they were rushed and didn't have much going for them other than immediacy. They also have the disadvantage of advertising the fact that you are away from
home which is not always a good idea.
Now we write our
blogs up after we get
home. The thing that I like about writing a blog that way is that I have more time to think about what I write. It is a great way to recall the trip, as you end up going through the photos, tracks, brochures etc - and even doing some googling which may reveal things that you missed. Also I can choose the best photos to include.
Like you I do try to avoid the mundane things unless there is a good reason to do so. Also (because I despair about poor spelling, grammar, punctuation etc) I do make an effort to get it right, and in turn I enjoy reading a blog that has been
well written. I always write in Word then copy and paste into the blog format.
The best way to write anything is to make a start, ask for and accept
feedback (and constructive criticism) and practice, practice practice!
Cheers,
Val
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