Ahhh…

It’s quite sad actually, but from the performance over the last three months it is fairly evident that I am not writing regularly at present. Given that I am on the verge of new business beginnings, that situation is hardly likely to improve. Never has one woman found herself so busy. Except maybe Condoleezza Rice, Emily Pankhurst, or Anita Roddick, (but they had help dammit!)…

Well I am on a mission nonetheless. I am starting my own business.

The sceptic in me has difficulty believing it’s true. Bizarre, given the fact that if anyone else challenges it, I am quite likely to rip their heart out through their throat, in time to show them their next heart beat.

Well I am going to anyway. It might not work, but I am going to do it.

What’s it going to be??? Well, you see I’d have to kill you afterwards, it’s not copyrighted yet! All I will say is it very much involves travel, and the environment.

So what do I do with the old bloggy blog then? That’s the question.

I could just take it down, but I’ve decided to leave it up. As much as anything because of the memories of a very good trip, and one that changed my life. That section does also have some stuff in it that people occasionally find usefull, and ask me about, so it would be a shame to see it go. (See April – July 2007.)

If you want to ask me any questions or post comments on any of this, the trip or the rest, you’re welcome to BTW, people occasionally do. I am still here, the comments will always ping directly into my in box, and I will still answer.

I will also, given that I may still be writing odd bits here and there, (if I ever get time again!) be using this as a launch pad for anything else I write in the future, or care to have the occasional opinion on.

I do feel like I am closing a chapter on my life here. Admitting that I am going to stop posting (at least anywhere near regularly). I just do not have the time, I am trying to write and develop so much stuff for the business, it’s just not going to happen with the blog.

A new blog is born every 1.4 seconds, I don’t know how many die. Maybe they’re immortal? So a year and a half after starting, what can we say writing a blog does for you?

Well in my case, quite a lot.

I’d recommend it. For a start it documented a wonderful trip. Believe it or not, I softened up, a lot.

I went through four of the worlds less developed countries, as a solo female, for three months, speaking next to none of the language for the first six weeks. Cleverly I learnt Spanish at the end of my trip, equally cleverly I went through Nicaragua, one of the tougher countries, at the beginning of my trip.

What I learnt was, far from being attacked, abducted, or abused, all anyone ever tried to do was help me. My life has been in the hands of more everyday bus conductors, (“Errm, Tegu-ci-galpa? Si?”), than I recommend for the faint of heart, and they all delivered me safe. (See the post “Tina La Gringa” for example). Strangers really are just friends you haven't met yet.

As for writing itself. The first time I got published elsewhere than this blog I nearly went through the roof. Then I got published on another, very well read magazine site, then another one came and asked for my work..... It’s a lovely feeling.

I can tell you for sure, if you want to write, write. The world wide web is your oyster.

So here I am, web writer, if you use the term "web writer" loosely enough that is!Business owner in the making, and me. A lot of really positive things that have happened to me started to some extent, with a travel blog. So that’s what blogging does for you, or at least that’s what it’s done for me.

Over and out…

(for now).