Welcome to Travel At
Home. Wherever you are in the world there are probably so
many wonderful and fascinating things to see. If you are anything like my
family it becomes all too easy to ignore the sites close to home, falling prey
to the belief that they will 'always be there'. Familiarity breeds
contempt and we hanker after the exotic. But the truth is home for one
person is exotic to many others. As an
expat family we get to be at home in a wide range of different places and we
try to make sure that we make the most of any place we are living right now,
getting out and exploring as much as possible.
The posts on other blogs that I enjoy reading most
of all talk about places. It could be
the blogger's home country; it could be their host city. It does not really matter, reading about locations
is a wonderful way to visit and see through another person’s eyes, even if just
for a few minutes. I wanted to see if it
was possible to draw them all together into one place and that is where the
idea of this link up was born.
Last month we travelled to Denmark, The Netherlands, France, the UK, China and South Africa. My favorite post was Mint Mocha Musings' write up of her weekend in Guilin, China, a place I long to visit and have not yet managed.
Last month we travelled to Denmark, The Netherlands, France, the UK, China and South Africa. My favorite post was Mint Mocha Musings' write up of her weekend in Guilin, China, a place I long to visit and have not yet managed.
Travel at Home is the
linky for people who want to write about their home (or host) location and all
the places that don't make it into a guide book (but really should). You
don't have to be an expat to participate, just someone with a passion for their
local area. The link will be open for a week so there is plenty of time
to add your post (or posts). If you notice that something does not work as
it should or you think I could improve something please do let me know.
There are just a few
rules:
- Share your post - it can be a new post or an old one you want to share with a new audience.
- You can write about anywhere you have a strong connection, home country, current host or former host.
- Add the link up button and code to your post so that people can navigate back easily
- Comment on some of the other posts on the link up (the more the merrier)
- Tweet/share your link. If you include me (@ErsatzExpat) in your tweet I will retweet.
- Add your post to the Travel At Home Pinterest Board contact me via Pinterest and I will add you to the board.
- Spread the word - the more the merrier and everyone is welcome.
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