Happy birthday!
I used to know a guy who would greet people like that and he was very positive.
He would say happy birthday to me if he happened to walk by.
Today is the ninth anniversary of Andy's Travel Blog.
Why did I start writing about it?
I retell the story a lot, but I got the same question from people when we got back from Israel.
The full story was richer than that and I wanted to share it.
When I started this, how did I envision it?
I wanted it to be a place where I could point out what I loved about destinations and the world of miles and points.
How did I do that?
I joined the BoardingArea network in order to reach one of my goals.
You have never seen a credit card affiliate link on this site, aside from the ads that come in about credit cards.
At the end of the day, I wanted this website to be about the joy of traveling, but with affiliate links comes a lot of paperwork, a lot of site maintenance and updates, and you need to be bringing in applications or else risk.
I have been surprised by what I have seen about the internet.
I never realized how vulnerable my writing could be until I started doing it.
The rewards of being out there are so sweet. I have met so many people from all over the world, and I can reach out to them even when I am not in the area.
Here are the results.
I would have laughed at you if you told me nine years ago that I would be a well-known professional photographer.
Over the years, I have had a few posts go crazy.
The They Will Fly Again project was a huge hit and helped the world understand the devastating scale of the COVID.
1.5 million people have visited this site in the past 9 years, equating to 2.5 million pageviews, which is why I love those numbers.
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So what are you going to do next?
I am close to my 1000th post on the site, so that will be fun, as well as some great trip reports from Europe.
Most importantly...
Thanks to everyone who has visited this site in the past nine years.
My old colleague would have said, "happy birthday!"
Andy's Travel Blog is seven years old, and I can't help but think about how my hesitance to reply "good" when asked "how was your trip" led to where and who I am today.
November 19, 2019.
In Andy.
Eight years. Can't believe it. I'm excited about the future and honored to have been around for this long. Today is Thanksgiving in the USA, so here are some thoughts about being thankful during a global epidemic. Click through because you might...
November 26, 2020.
In Andy.
I know why you woke up today, the world feels a little different. The trip report was the beginning of it all.
November 30,
In photography.
