Unfortunately not. Or fortunately not. If you write a travel blog, not everybody in your family will be doing the same. I am trying hard to get photos sent to me from England and France. What happens?
UK
My family in London go to all sorts of places. They visit attractions, zoos, parks, shopping malls. What kind of photos do they send? Pictures of their baby.
Yes, I love the baby photos. But how about the venues!
My son sends me a photo of the food he has eaten. Fish. No link to the restaurant, no picture of the decor, no picture of the outside. No review of whether he likes the food.
What would I have done? The entrance showing the name of the restaurant. The menu with the name of the restaurant. An overview of the decor from the entrance door. The dish I liked. The cutlery. The manager. Myself with the chef. The food. The business card. The wine. The wine bottle.
Check back on my review in Tripadvisor or my blog. Is it just as bad or just as good as before. Is it better, worse, exactly the same and unchanged?
What do my eating companions think? Are we unanimous? Or do some of us love the white wine whilst others prefer the red?
FRANCE
I ask another relative to send a picture of France. He has been to a wine fair but does not have a photo of a single bottle.
He has visited the Louvre. He says, "You are not allowed to photograph inside."
I suggest, "You could have taken the outside."
He protests, "It is drizzling with rain. I need to go. My phone is getting wet."
I make a last plea, "Take some photos. Indoors. Anything. A sign telling you to wear a mask, in French."
He has gone. I sigh.
At least I can congratulate myself on one thing. I am a travel photographer.
Meanwhile, google is sending me messages telling me my gmail is full. I have send myself too many pictures from my phone.
About the author of this blog post
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When. (See Amazon.com Kindle and lulu.com)
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com
Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.
Books by Angela Lansbury
How to be the best man. (Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Wedding Speeches and Toasts.(Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Unforgettable British Weekends.
Poetry Workshop Workbook.
The Tailor and the Spy. (Lulu.)
Larry The Talking Labrador. (Lulu.)
Writing Poetry for fun.
Quick Quotations
Who Said What When
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