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Home » Europe » Italy » Tuscany Region » On The Road Again…

On The Road Again…

April 25, 2012 by Nat & Tim 9 Comments

Between three and seven times

Experts say that people change careers between three and seven times within their working life. As we get ready to go on the road again with our very first press trip, Tim, a career chef with over 15 years behind a stove and I, an office lifer, wonder whether this is our next career, blogging about food and travel. It seems a logical choice, we both like eating and traveling,

Stare blankly

Tim tells a good story and I’ve been known to take a good picture but when we tell friends and family about our plan they seem to have a hard time with it. Most stare blankly or say things like “that’s nice” or “how much does it pay?”.
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How much does it pay?

How much does it pay? The elusive question. No one has a short answer, they go on about traffic and SEO, back links and social media.
When we started the blog less than a year ago we knew nothing about blogging. We were simply sharing our stories with friends and family back home while we were traveling. The thought of ever doing this to make a living never even crossed our minds. But since we got back some people kept reading so we kept writing. I admit the inspiration wanes at times and it’s sometimes hard to be excited about the routine of daily life but as we’re packing our bags and making plans the spark is being reignited. We’d like to thank you for your support and hope that you will join us on our next adventure, starting on May 23rd. Please help us spread the word about our blog by sharing with your friends and acquaintances.
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    April 25, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    Congrats with your new project – and good luck with this new adventure !
    Whatever makes you happy, that’s all that matters !!!!

    Turf xxx

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    April 26, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    I agree with Turf! In fact, can you take me along?? Safe travels and look forward to seeing you when you get back. We will miss you!

    Reply
  3. Ayngelina says

    April 27, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Looking forward to reading about all your new adventures!

    Reply
  4. Albert says

    April 27, 2012 at 10:34 am

    You haven’t told where are you planning to go! I look forward to yo0ur posts 🙂 Good luck for your blog and your trip!

    Reply
  5. A Cook Not Mad (Nat) says

    April 27, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Thanks everybody.
    Albert, we can’t tell you everything, otherwise why would you bother following? 😉
    Here’s a sneak peek, https://www.acooknotmad.com/2012/04/a-sneak-peek-at-whats-ahead.html

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  6. Helene Dsouza says

    April 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Lucky u! I d love to travel around. =D

    yeah even I have gonne through a few carrer try outs in the past 6 years… its for a purpose for sure, we just dont see for what yet. 😉

    Wish u guys a lovely and save trip!
    Cant wait to read more of your lil adventures.

    Reply
  7. Rebecca Subbiah says

    May 4, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    all the best it takes guts to quit jobs and make money this way not sure many actually make enough full time a lot still work some, but follow your dreams

    Reply
  8. FN says

    May 9, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Good luck. I can’t wait to read more.

    Reply
  9. Weightloss eBooks says

    May 10, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    hy, What you wrote was very nice, and really helped me, thanks for sharing

    Reply

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