My Seven Links: Delving into the Archives

Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by Steph in Housekeeping, Resources

I’ve been asked to participate in a new blogging initiative by Tripbase (link), created to help bloggers unearth some old content.

The kind of annoying thing about blogging is that I pour my heart and soul into a post, and then after a week or so of attention it slips into the archives where only a random searcher or really devoted reader of my backlog might see it. I often try to tweet links to my old materials so that people can catch old pieces they might not have seen before. Even so, if you are a newish reader here there is probably a ton of buried stuff you’ve never seen.

So here are 7 posts that deserve to see daylight one more time:

Most Beautiful Post: Postcards From the Mekong Delta

It is probably because it was my last excursion before my camera fried itself, but I am partial to this photo essay about life on the waterways of South Vietnam. It was such a beautiful area full of fascinating and welcoming people and I think their spirit really comes across in the photos.

Most Controversial Post: How Not to Decide Where You Want to Travel, or Why I’ve Never Been to Paris

photo credit: Eustaquio Santimano

Readers totally bashed me for saying that Paris has no appeal to me and for calling Parisians rude. You know what? They were right; I’ve not been so I can’t really make those kinds of judgements. But I definitely touched a nerve with some Paris lovers out there. Funnily enough, after seeing Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, I’m now dying to go!

Most Helpful Post: Saving My Way Around the World Series

photo credit: RLHydeThis is cheating a little bit since it's not just one post but a series of monthly posts I did while saving money for travel. I managed to save 12K in 9 months, and here I explain how.

Post Whose Success Surprised Me: Ljubljana, the Cutest European Capital You Can’t Pronounce

Going purely off of traffic, this is the most popular post on my site. Not only was it featured on the front page of Lonely Planet, it is often linked to by other Slovenian websites. Of course I don’t speak Slovenian so I have no idea WHY they are sending me so much traffic, but I’ll take it.

Post That Didn’t Get the Attention it Deserved: Go Now: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Travel

photo credit: ECohen

This was one of the very first posts I ever wrote, back when I had an audience of maybe a dozen people, but it’s always been one of my favorites because it so clearly captures my feelings about traveling while young.

Post That I Am Most Proud Of: Laos Violent Hidden History Part 1 and 2

I try to keep it light and fun on this blog, but many of my favorite posts are my most serious. Before I visited Laos I had no idea about the serious violence America inflicted on this country, the repercussions of which are still being felt today. When I wrote these two posts I discovered many others didn’t know about this either, so I was really happy that I could shed some light on the problem.

Passing on the Love- I tag these people to share their 7 posts:

Mike at Art of Backpacking

Dave from Go Backpacking

Christine from C’est Christine

Matt from Backpacking Matt

Gary from Everything Everywhere