Pedi, weather and travel blogs
Pedi valley
Looking out at a troubled sea, with the rain passing endlessly overhead, the wind battering the roof in gusts and even the coastguard boat safely harboured, it’s hard to imagine that only two days ago I was walking through the Pedi Valley in a t-shirt. I did draw the line at shorts but was fair sweating on my return home. So, today’s photos are from that walk. As you can see; flowers, trees in blossom, sheep nervously guarding their lambs and plenty of greenery.
Symi in spring (are we there yet?) is usually a green place as the winter rains come before, during and apparently after, the bouts of sunshine. At times it’s like walking through an English country scene, with sparrows and blackbirds in the trees and the occasional raven overhead. You do have to keep an eye on your feet to make sure you don’t twist an ankle on the rockier parts, but if you take time to stand and stare, you will be rewarded with some wonderfully rural views.
Travel Blogs
On another note, closer to home, I have submitted a blog article to a new set-up; a site that requests work from freelancers. I’ve done these things before and usually end up frustrated. There are reasons for this. Mainly, these sites are set up to ‘word farm’ and get clicks from readers who may then click on through their advertising. A lot of what I read on the site was formulaic, and I don’t think my style is going to suit them. I’m more in favour of pointing out the quirks and odd things, the problems (in a nice way) about destinations than I am of using the tried and tested info, opinion, ‘it was a lovely day out’ style of ‘what I did on my holidays.’ A bit more Bill Bryson and a bit less schmoozing, I say. Whether they will like it or not, is up to them. We will wait and see.
But the point of that was to mention to anyone who is interested in trying it, that it is possible to get involved even if you’ve not blogged before. You just need a decent command of English and, let’s face it, I am sure yours is better than mine, and a personal slant about a visit or travel experience. Then, after signing up and starting your own blog (so the hiring sites have something to check out) you read all the training (and it’s nicely presented) and then make a start. There are a few small hoops to jump through and some knowledge of WordPress would be useful, but it’s not vital as they teach you, but I started the process on Saturday, and here I am less than a week later with an article submitted to a site who will pay me if it is accepted. If you are interested in seeing what I did, you can check out Writers Academy. You log in via Facebook (or you set up your own login and don’t have to have the Facebook connection) and see what’s on offer. There are step by step instructions. And you can always email me if you need a hand in following the process.
A good way to start is to click here. That will show you one of the travel blogs looking for articles and lead you on into the Academy’s process. There are also jobs for Tech Writing and Sports Writing. It may be of interest it may not, but I thought I would mention it as I wait for this storm to pass.
