Why start a travel blog, why now?

Hey friends, it’s me Steph!

With the world on the way back to normal, my travels are finally starting up again! I actually had planned to start a travel blog last year and then…..COVID hit. YIKES. So here we are, over a year later….mostly packed, and definitely ready to venture out.

So why start a blog now, why now? Truthfully I have always enjoyed writing, but in the past have kept it to myself in a private journal offline. Then earlier this year I decided to participate in a Women In Tech Mentoring Circle at work. It was my turn to write a reflection piece after a particular session, and I wrote a blog that received positive feedback and sparked some great discussion. So I decided, why not put myself and my writing out there for others to read?

I realized I enjoy writing the most when on topics that I am passionate about, and traveling being one of those, this seemed like a good place to start. This also seemed like a great idea because while I love to travel, the minute I come back home everyone wants to hear all about my trip. Sometimes it’s hard to remember all the details…typically I’m good at taking photos to share, but sometimes I forget to send them out, and other times I just want to live in the moment. So this blog serves as both a memoir for myself, and a platform for my friends and family to follow along on my adventures 🙂

Partially inspired by my fellow traveler @sarmtravels (Hi Sam!) Let’s see if I can keep this up 🙂

xo Steph