Blogs of Fellow Travelers - What I love about them

      Like I mentioned in my previous posting, there are 206 countries in the world, and I know that I may not be able to visit all the countries. Even if I could, I couldn't go to every single city in those countries and try all the interesting events and food. Instead, I can read other travelers' blogs. They all have their own very interesting stories which allow me to travel around the world vicariously. Besides, some of them traveled to the same place I've been to, and they experienced and felt totally different things from what I experienced and felt. That's why I love to read other bloggers' travel stories even more. Here are some of the great travel blogs I've found.


  

Ljubljana River 
retrieved from thirteen months

1. Thirteen Months
http://www.thirteenmonths.com/

This is a blog run by a couple who decided to travel around the world for their honeymoon. I like the fact that they have a cat in their house in California, and that they travel with a tight budget, so their travel stories will be helpful for travlers who don't have much money. Their trip went on for 384 days, and they traveled to 29 countries. They tried to stay in one country for at least one month, which I think is a great idea.






Gel Gör Inegöl Köfteci
retrieved from Uncornered Market

2. Uncornered Market
http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/
This blog is also run by a couple, Dan and Audrey. I like this blog for so many reasons. Their pictures are great. Their blog is well-organized. The articles are arranged by country and by topic. But what I like most is this sentence I found in their introductory post.  "They travel deep and off-beat, aiming to connect the world through people, food and adventure."
Check their "Make Me Hungry" channel. You can find articles about food and markets from around the world, which is my favorite topic.

Nafplio, Greece
retrieved from Around the World "L"

3. Around the World "L"
http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/

I cound't help but like this blog because the first picture I saw on this blog was that of "Lay's." The chips! When I first traveled to England, I tasted Lay's Salt and Vinegar for the first time. It was new to me, and I loved it. I still like Salt and Vinegar flavor the most. I also like the fact that the blogger is a teacher, so she also writes about ESL student life stories and cultural differences.








Korean Temple Food
retrieved from We Blog The World

4. We Blog The World
http://www.weblogtheworld.com/

This is a great blog to get useful travel information about almost all countries in the world. It is more of a travel magazine rather than an individual's blog. They offer information on events and festivals around the world as well as hotel reviews. As their blog title says, they "blog the WORLD!"








Castilla la Mancha
retrieved from Memoirs of a Young Adventuress

5. Memoirs of a Young Adventuress
http://youngadventuress.com/spain-auxiliar-de-conversacion

This is a blog of a young lady who traveled to Spain when she was 16 and now travels to many countries while living and teaching English in Spain. Spain! Yes. My name "Cancion" shows my desire to learn Spanish and someday live in Spain. Here I can find postings about traveling in Spain as well as some useful Spanish expressions.






These are all really good blogs, so why don't you visit them and travel around the world? What country do you want to start with?






The Journey has begun!

    Are you a traveler? Are you a food lover or a gourmet? Or are you a cat who learned how to use the Internet? Then, I think you might love my blog. Welcome to my blog! I like eating. I like taking photos. I like meeting people. So, I love traveling. There are so many countries I want to visit or revisit. According to Wikipedia, there are 206 countries in the world. I've been to 19 countries so far, and I loved every single of them! I want to share my beautiful memories in those countries with other bloggers.

    This blog will be about my travel experiences in many different cities. All cities have their own colors and uniqueness. They all are different from where I came from in certain aspects. That's why I am always amazed by everything I see, eat, and experience in new places. It's like a curious cat attracted to new things. Those unique and wonderful experiences... I want others to be able to feel a bit of what I felt through my blogging.
 
    I still remember one winter day when I was in Yufuin, Japan. The small, pretty city is famous for its onsen (hot springs). I had worked so hard before the trip, and I needed a relaxing moment. Yufuin was a perfect place for that. I was in an outdoor hot spring alone, not thinking about any work and just enjoying the beautiful scenery before my eyes. While I was indulging in the quiet moment, it started to snow, and it was amazing. So calm, so relaxing. Can you imagine?
  
   Do you already feel like leaving for Yufuin? Need more information? Or do you want to read more of my experiences? Be patient. A lot of great stories are about to be posted. For today, I have to say goodbye. Take care until my next posting.




pics of 11 different cities in 8 different countries,

taken by Cancion

 

 

Mission Statement

   To a curious cat, the world is full of awe. It smells like cotton candy. It sounds like the xylophone. The cat wants to see all the beautiful things around the world in 'cat' and communicate with the world. It loves to be in a new place, try new food, and meet new people. Traveling around the world brings it many unexpected events, and the cat always enjoys them. It sometimes runs into problems. It sometimes tastes food that makes it want to puke. It sometimes meets people who prefer dogs to cats, which is so incomprehensible. Still, the cat loves traveling and interacting wih people who have such different ideas. Unexpectedness; that is the beauty of travel, the beauty of life. "That's why people say 'life is a journey,'" the cat thinks. This blog is about its cherishable memories in new places.
























(I borrowed all the cat pics from Google image search.)