A long time ago I had a very good holiday in the Canaries. I told Tripadvisor about it. Because I gave information about the hotel, nearby restaurants, bus routes from the airport, fares, taxi fares to the nearby town and things like that. I attracted a good readership.
I then knew that a review is sometimes about more that a single experience.
In all the years I think I only wrote a few time about questionable places.
In the Canaries being asked for cash to pay a large bill.
Or recently, in Dublin, when I observed families with children being refused admission to a pub/dining premises. “No Children” the owner roared as he barred entry at the door.
Or when I found ants in my bed in Sorrento. I had a few words about the hotel laundering my clothes when I also found them in my carry on luggage stored in the wardrobe. But got the usual Italian stall.
But otherwise I had great experiences, in all the places I visited.
So now they tell me they have awarded a badge to me to show I have over 20,000 readers.
That's great – now how do I translate that following to my book readers?
Write a travelogue you fool!
Published on February 01, 2016 03:02