It was great to have some quality time with Frankie. Haven't seen him for quite awhile, but as usual, it was as if i just saw him yesterday. We talked about our travels and travels to be, photography and stuff. I found out that we are both aspiring travel bloggers. So, i'll just enumerate here what i've sort of learned from our conversation. So i can walk the talk, too.
1. Travel Blogging- i always remember what Japs (bandmate) said about creating art. "Imitate and imitate.. and then create." I realized it's not only applicable to art and music. It's also applicable to blogging. I'm not talking about plagarism. I think we have to expose ourselves by reading existing blogs, find a pattern and then blog away and just have fun writing about the adventures.
Example:
A) Introduction: Say a little something about the place. Could be a short history; myth; or probably your feelings about the place. You may also talk about expectations about the place or hat not.
B) To do list: you may list your itinerary. Maybe in a tabular form or in paragraphs. (Places, activities, where to eat, etc)
C) pictures of course! Or put a video. It'll be really interesting.
D) how to go there
E) Where to stay.
F) budgeting
G) pre-cautions, if any.
2. Networking- this is sort of part of the blogging conversation. Maybe we should meet other bloggers. Attend blogging conventions. Learn from the experts. Find your niche. "Follower" will come. Just start writing first.
3. Photography- I miss talking about it and i miss doing it, too. I started blah-ing about it. Felt like ages discussing it with someone who is equally interested in the subject.
4. Our next destination- i found a seemingly perfect flight schedule to go to Myanmar this coming May and i'm really considering to go for it. Told him about it and he said he's going on October 'cause on May, he'll be home to vote. Pfft. So, he's encouraging me to go on October instead. *sigh*. If i'd go on May, most probably it'll be a solo travel abroad, which i'd love to experience, but i dunno if i can already.
5. Solo Travels- I should have a dry-run. told him, i'm going to bagiuo alone... I got a hefty laugh. Ok.. I know. Silly idea. But why not? At least i can go somewhere i've been before.. Alone. That'll be different. And I guess there are parts of Baguio I haven't seen. One weekend... I will. Or probably I'll just head to Sagada- my favorite place up there. :) ha. Whatever... Hrmmm... I wonder. If not in Myanmar in May, where to? Ugh.
Pretty easily said than actually doing it (about the blogging). I just realized I've been talking about it with 2 other aspiring travel bloggers, Stephen (a friend from Oregon, USA) and Jamba (a spanish- speaking friend, also an aspiring solo traveler. Frankie, you know her.)
We just have to start on something.
We just need:
"determination and good luck." - Stephen
"Write away, right away" - Ertling
:)
