INTERVIEW OF HAUNT JAUNTS FOUNDER, COURTNEY MROCH.
Flip the Ink Interview of Courtney Mroch of Haunt Jaunts Travel site!
For those of you who are a fan of Twitter, you may already know Courtney Mroch from her Paranormal Travel blog site: Haunt Jaunts. It was on Twitter that I first met Courtney...and was I surprised, I had never known a "Director of Paranormal Tourism."
I am happy to say that my experience in meeting Courtney was a very pleasant surprise and I soon found out that we share a love...no, make that a PASSION, for haunted destinations!
So much so, that Courtney interviewed me, and I then wrote a brief travel article for Haunt Jaunts about one of my favorite haunts...Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Needless to say (but I must!) this interview is truly a Flip the Ink on a paranormal personality. I know you will ejoy the interview...
INTERVIEW
Courtney Mroch is a writer, traveler and ghost enthusiast who indulges her passion for paranormal tourism with Haunt Jaunts, a travel blog for restless spirits at: http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/
Q/A Begins Q: Let's clarify the name of your Web site: Is it Haunt Jaunts, as two separate words or HauntJaunts and is it okay to refer to it as "HJ"? I ask because I'm a bit confused by it and it seems I've seen it both ways.
A: Yes, the name is Haunt Jaunts as two separate words. Just its Twitter handle is HauntJaunts. (Well, @HauntJaunts to be precise.) And it's perfectly fine to refer to it as HJ. That's how I often do it!
Q: Courtney, you say a little bit about yourself on your Web site in regard to recent struggles with Cancer and how your concept for HJ helped in your recovery. I find your story not only inspirational, but it is also down to earth in its realistic approach to getting and keeping a positive attitude. Please give my readers a thumbnail sketch of your Cancer experience and the eureka moment that sparked your idea to create HJ.
A: I can't even tell you how many years I've had the overall idea for Haunt Jaunts now. Since around 1999 I think. I initially envisioned it in book form - "Haunt Jaunts: A Travel Guide for Restless Spirits." It was about two years before I got cancer that I got the idea to put it on the web. I first envisioned it as a website listing haunted places, but I think in one of my chemo-induced sleeps it sort of popped in my head, "Duh! A blog would be ideal for HJ!" So…the second I started feeling better and could sit at the computer again I started one.
Q: I especially like how your dog Murphy bonded with you during treatment and was a bandanna twin to you (my description). How's Murphy doing and does Murphy travel on haunted jaunts with you?
A: You sure got that right! Murph was my bandana buddy last summer when my hair started sprouting back. We'd put on our bandanas and away we'd go! See, he sort of had some health issues too. Right before I got sick he busted up his paw and needed a major surgery. He had a cast on his leg for like six months. He wasn't allowed to walk except in our yard. Then I got sick and couldn't walk him. (Although, he was still on limited walks anyway.) We're used to doing at least a couple of miles a day together. So when we both finally started getting mobile again it was a big deal. I suffer major separation anxiety when I'm away from my pets. (We have two cats.) We can't take the cats with us, but we try to take Murph as much as we possibly can when we travel, even on our "haunted jaunts!" (I liked how you phrased that so I'm borrowing it!)
Q: Have you always had an interest in travel destinations that are haunted? Was there an incident that caught your attention and fascination?
A. ... to read Courtney's answer to this question and more of this interview, please click the link to my official Website: Courtney Mroch Interveiw on Flip the Ink. (no strings attached, no name required or registration).CLICK HERE
For those of you who are a fan of Twitter, you may already know Courtney Mroch from her Paranormal Travel blog site: Haunt Jaunts. It was on Twitter that I first met Courtney...and was I surprised, I had never known a "Director of Paranormal Tourism."
I am happy to say that my experience in meeting Courtney was a very pleasant surprise and I soon found out that we share a love...no, make that a PASSION, for haunted destinations!
So much so, that Courtney interviewed me, and I then wrote a brief travel article for Haunt Jaunts about one of my favorite haunts...Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Needless to say (but I must!) this interview is truly a Flip the Ink on a paranormal personality. I know you will ejoy the interview...
INTERVIEW
Courtney Mroch is a writer, traveler and ghost enthusiast who indulges her passion for paranormal tourism with Haunt Jaunts, a travel blog for restless spirits at: http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/
Q/A Begins Q: Let's clarify the name of your Web site: Is it Haunt Jaunts, as two separate words or HauntJaunts and is it okay to refer to it as "HJ"? I ask because I'm a bit confused by it and it seems I've seen it both ways.
A: Yes, the name is Haunt Jaunts as two separate words. Just its Twitter handle is HauntJaunts. (Well, @HauntJaunts to be precise.) And it's perfectly fine to refer to it as HJ. That's how I often do it!
Q: Courtney, you say a little bit about yourself on your Web site in regard to recent struggles with Cancer and how your concept for HJ helped in your recovery. I find your story not only inspirational, but it is also down to earth in its realistic approach to getting and keeping a positive attitude. Please give my readers a thumbnail sketch of your Cancer experience and the eureka moment that sparked your idea to create HJ.
A: I can't even tell you how many years I've had the overall idea for Haunt Jaunts now. Since around 1999 I think. I initially envisioned it in book form - "Haunt Jaunts: A Travel Guide for Restless Spirits." It was about two years before I got cancer that I got the idea to put it on the web. I first envisioned it as a website listing haunted places, but I think in one of my chemo-induced sleeps it sort of popped in my head, "Duh! A blog would be ideal for HJ!" So…the second I started feeling better and could sit at the computer again I started one.
Q: I especially like how your dog Murphy bonded with you during treatment and was a bandanna twin to you (my description). How's Murphy doing and does Murphy travel on haunted jaunts with you?
A: You sure got that right! Murph was my bandana buddy last summer when my hair started sprouting back. We'd put on our bandanas and away we'd go! See, he sort of had some health issues too. Right before I got sick he busted up his paw and needed a major surgery. He had a cast on his leg for like six months. He wasn't allowed to walk except in our yard. Then I got sick and couldn't walk him. (Although, he was still on limited walks anyway.) We're used to doing at least a couple of miles a day together. So when we both finally started getting mobile again it was a big deal. I suffer major separation anxiety when I'm away from my pets. (We have two cats.) We can't take the cats with us, but we try to take Murph as much as we possibly can when we travel, even on our "haunted jaunts!" (I liked how you phrased that so I'm borrowing it!)
Q: Have you always had an interest in travel destinations that are haunted? Was there an incident that caught your attention and fascination?
A. ... to read Courtney's answer to this question and more of this interview, please click the link to my official Website: Courtney Mroch Interveiw on Flip the Ink. (no strings attached, no name required or registration).CLICK HERE
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