Well, surprisingly, yes they do and the purpose of this short entry is to thank everyone who is following my blog and reading entries as I post them and also those who just pop in every now and then and read an entry, or a dozen. Every visit is a greatly appreciated.
I am additionally prompted to write this post as in August 2019 I achieved, for the first time, monthly views of just over 5,000 ( to be precise 5,070). I know many readers, who also blog, will have monthly views far in excess of this and others will have less but, given the nature of my blog, my generally erratic posting, and the quality of my missives this is an amazing achievement for me, particularly given my modest following of 264.
I am particularly grateful to those who feel inclined to, or have the time to, ‘like’ my entries and/or comment on them. I truly value this as it provides on going feedback on what I am writing. Suggestions for improvement and the bringing of factual errors to my attention are also appreciated.
I look forward to your continuing support and should you enjoy a post,please share it with your friends so that they do not miss out!
A few statistics for those interested.
Total Posts
1,136 (at 3 September 2019)
Most popular locations read about
North Korea 2014 Trip and 2018 Trip (I still have lots to add on the latter)
Flam – Norway
Ascension Island – Mid-Atlantic.
Most viewed individual posts
Mine is bigger than yours – The Flagpole War! (DMZ between North and South Koreas) *
The Great Hall Tapestry – Parliament House (Canberra, Australia)*
The Joint Security Area & Meeting Rooms (DMZ between North and South Koreas)
Left Luggage in Flåm (one of my shortest posts – perhaps that tells me something?)
*Linked to / referred to my international newspapers of some repute (if I say so myself!)
Top locations of viewers/readers
Australia
United States
United Kingdom





You might remember, I always return visits to those who comment. I hope you’ve stayed well in these trouble-filled times, Albert? Hopefully we are all moving on. 🙂 🙂
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Have just discovered you -by accident. As an expat from P.N.G enjoyed your stories about the place. Have memories myself wish I could put them in print like you.
, would love to share some. Family lived in P.N.G from 1912 on and off and diaries written.Samarai, Goroka (good memories of the show and loved the market!) Port Moresby and other places. KEep writing.Do you want some stories? V.Sparks
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Hi – thank you for visiting and great that you have enjoyed the limited amount I have written about my time in PNG. I really would love to write more before memory starts failing so thank you for the encouragement to do so. I would love to read of your memories too and that of your family from 1912 … You would have some amazing content and really should write it 🙂 Do you have a blog?
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Miss that you have stopped blogging….miss my Virtual Tourist Friend.
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Getting back to it soon hopefully 🙂
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Great to meet yet another ex-VTer on WordPress, will be following you now. Interesting blog.
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Many thanks .. I have not added anything for some months now .. plan to start again soon. Thank you for following.
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I understand how it goes, sometimes I too am very active and sometimes I am not. Looking forward to more of your posts.
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Great accomplishment! Congratulations:)
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Thank you. Your support is much appreciated.
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Great stuff! And you know I ALWAYS read your blogs 😉
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A belated thank you Sarah… I appreciate your reading and feedback very much.
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Wow! That’s quite an achievement. Your blog posts are always well written and engaging. 🙂
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Thank you so much. Sorry for delay in replying .. I have had a break incl 2 weeks holiday in New Zealand.
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Very nice blog dear friend.
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Thank you Laleh
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My pleasure.
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It seems now you relax, no bad idea at all 🙂
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Back soon .. . See earlier comment-:)
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Back soon .. See earlier comment-:)
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Wow. That’s an amazing amount of views. You are an amazing writer .
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Thank you so much.. you flatter me -:)
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Of course we read them, and long may they continue!
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Thank you Anabel.. have been a very busy of late and now on way to NZ for a couple of weeks holiday . Will be back blogging soon -:
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Have a great time!
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Thank you Anabel. NZ was wonderful…..
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You could post some entries on Travellerspoint. Several ex VTers have an account there.
Greetings from Italy!
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Sorry for late response. I looked at it and other sites and concluded wordpress was the best solution for me. I do, eractically, follow various ex VT people on TP and will add you-:)
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That’s the first I heard about Travellerspoint. VT was my go to place right when it got started.
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👍 Looking forward to your future posts, take care and all the best 🙂
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Thank you .. have been busy lately and now on way to New Zealand for a couple of weeks .. we get back to writing soon -:)
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It’s been said elsewhere – but congratulations on your milestone. You really do have an excellent site here and you should be proud of it. Love the cartoon above, by the way 🙂
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Thanks so much.
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I very much enjoy your posts, Albert, and congratulations on such high viewing figures. It’s more than worth the work. 🙂
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Thank you Alli.. I always appreciate your feedback.
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You’re welcome, Albert. It’s as well to reflect every now and then. That’s what I’ve been doing recently, and I hope you’ll join me on my new quest. 🙂
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