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July 20, 2010
I have not done much work on the websites for the past year. This is partly a factor of my, internal, no more than 10 years on one job (cycle) the interference of family responsibilities and a few health issues that have come in to play.
I continue to want to improve the websites but updates will be spotty for at least the next few years. I have at least three other projects that will be my primary focus.
I should be adding a few articles to the Europe Travel website in the coming weeks and months. As I start planning an Italy trip this year I might even put together a (mini) Italy traveling guide. Updating the Spain Travel Guide will be a real challenge for me. I do not see myself returning to Spain until 2012, possibly 2011.
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November, 29, 2009
I had planned to make my next update to the Travel Journal on a social networking site but it just has not worked out that way. I apologies to all those making friend request.
The pass 12 months have been a health challenge for me. In October I was ill for over two weeks and then in November was hit again for two weeks with illness. While I am feeling better the doctor appointments and testing is to continue. The good news is one of my feet appears to be completely healed and the other is tittering on the edge of being healed. Now to slowly condition them back to a full day of walking.
Health issues and family responsibilities had made it difficult to make the progress I had hoped for on the websites and it looks like I am going to be really busy this coming year. I have a number of articles for the Europe and USA websites, plus a few for the Spain website, which I hope to work on in the next few month. I need to do a massive update of all the travel guides, get everything in the new format but this will take a lot of work.
Family Trip to England is the most resent article to the Europe Travel website. I have also upload my incomplete article on Visiting Germany in December. I am not particularly proud of this article but I decided any one thinking about traveling to Germany prior to Christmas might find it useful. So, I uploaded it now rather than waiting until I was happy with the writing.
July 28, 2009
The Canary Island Travel Guide is now complete. Over the next few years I plan to rework and update the Travel Guides, at this point, I am thinking they will look something like the Canary Island Travel Guide.
I just checked fight cost from Detroit to Madrid, $815 total for a round trip for the last two weeks of August. I do not remember seeing summer Europe air flight prices this low in the last 30 years. I would book a flight but I have promised my wife our next Europe trip will be to Italy. Also, my continued foot problem mean I still dare not spend a lot of time on my feet. Italy will need to wait until I have healed
A few articles are now active on the Europe Travel Magazine. For a variety of reasons I am rethinking the format for Europe Top Travels. I am now thinking articles on Europe Destinations will be added to the website periodically and dropping the magazine format. So much to figure out. One focus for the Europetoptravels.com will be Europe Train Travel; Right now you can read about one person's experience using Spain's Train Hotel and I have added a short article on train travel in Germany.
May 17, 2009
It has been a very busy 6 months. In December we spent two weeks in Germany collecting information for the up and coming Europe Travel Magazine. We hardly had time to recuperate and we were on our way to Tennessee and Arizona, returning with photos and stories for the Traveling In The USA magazine.
We are now only days from launching the Premier Edition of Traveling In The USA. I know it is not perfect but we have put a lot of effort in to the website and I think you will be impressed with the writers and the quality of the website when compared to the travel guides.
I hope to get the Europe Magazine Premier Edition out with in a couple of months and then follow with an Asia Travel Magazine. During the first 12 months , I hope to publish a total of five issues, two of the Europe magazine, two of the USA magazine and one of the Asia Magazine. The Asia Magazine will not be a prime focus for us but as we receive interesting articles we will add them to the website. I also want to return to the Spain, Ireland and UK guides and do a complete update.
Due to all the work that needs to be done and problems with my feet, I have no travel plans for the rest of the year. I sure wish I could travel right now. Air cost to Europe are better than I remember ever seeing and the hotels are priced competitively. I do not think this can last for long. Given the airline fleet reductions I can only imagine air ticket prices will jump dramatically once demand picks up. If my foot issues resolve themselves and travel cost continue to stay low I might just take a quick trip to Europe this summer. |
