Blog hopping has worn me out today! I’ve hit several spots that were “not found” — mostly Blogger blogs — it seems Blogger is having difficulties these days and many of those who have on-going blogs there are unhappy.
[Soapbox] My advice is and has been for some time (almost one full year!) to buy your own hosting. Ever since my WordPress.com blog was removed for a violation of TOS (for nothing more than having a paid-for review of product) and I lost everything I’d done there for 3 years. That was a crushing blow, but certainly served the purpose of weaning me from free hosting for anything I do on the web. If they had at least communicated with me about it, but no warning was afforded and no answer was given to any of my questions or suggestions to resolve the issue. Just total and unequivocal erasure, then ignore any attempt at communication. When you don’t pay, you have no rights, you are a non-entity and they don’t owe you even courtesy. [/Soapbox]
But on with my travels…I got hooked into Papillon’s story of her recovery both mentally and physically from female genital mutilation. It’s tastefully done and a real eye-opener for someone who was aware of the practice, but so far removed from it, I might as well be on another planet. I haven’t read the entire story yet, but will before it’s all said and done as it’s truly riveting.
I really need some travel deals for some of the places I’ve visited virtually today, because now I want to really GO there and see these wonderful places for myself! Gary over at Everything Everywhere despite being stuck in Australia right now, is still posting gorgeous photos of his travels through the world. I think he’s got his issues resolved and I can’t wait to see the photos from his next port of call! Thomas has been taking some awesome shots of landscapes during the midnight sun period in his native Norway and Daisy has been modeling new clothes for us – she even won an award for one of her costumes — what a talented girl she is! – Did I mention that she’s a cat?
Tomorrow promises to be just as entertaining as today was. The Internet is full of wondrous, enchanting, provocative, educational, beautiful and inspiring sites such as these. It has truly broadened my horizons and given me a plethora of experiences both good and bad to deepen and widen my personal world. Thanks for coming along with me!
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It is very fun to travel the world, and you do not even need a passport!
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You’re so right, buying your own hosting and being in charge of your own blog is so rewarding. Especially since you never have to worry about the free server just deleting your blog and that’s that. Backups are great.
Many thanks for the link to Papillon’s blog. It has been a very emotional experience for me, translating her words, usually the day she wrote them. I became very involved both with her story and with the issue as a whole.
And thank you too for the wonderful Entrecard you have designed for me. You really are most generous
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