The Palladian Traveler (TPT) has been out in the blogosphere now for almost a year.
It’s been a long, steady uphill climb to draw attention to this blog, but, somehow, I’ve garnered enough followers and likes to keep my creative juices flowing and the inkwell full.
This short entry — #226 of combined posts and pages that I’ve tossed out there since last July — is to let you know, if you’re interested, that I’m hanging out the GONE FISHIN’ sign. I’m taking a couple of weeks off to recharge the batteries in the southwestern part of France.
I won’t be sleeping in as I plan to take plenty of notes and shoot countless frames of interesting people, places and things along the French cobblestone.
Hopefully, I’ll return home with a trunk full of material to pass along as I jump-start TPT for its second year of existence. Who knows, I might even bring back a beret to keep my Borsalino company.
Thanks again for joining me as I meandered along the cobblestone to somewhere these past 12 months. I hope to see your smiling face upon my return and, together, we can start reading chapter II.
À bientôt.
©The Palladian Traveler | ©Tom Palladio Images
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Enjoy and refresh, Tom. I will look forward to seeing you when you return – full of excitement about where you have been and what you have seen through your lens. Safe travels!
Merci beaucoup, Pat.
Congratulations on your first anniversary blogging. Have a great trip and I look forward to reading your posts about your experience in due course.
Thanks Opalla.
Hey Tom, have a great trip!
Hey, I will! 🙂
Have a great trip, looking forward to seeing what you bring back with you, hope you catch a big one. 🙂
Leanne — If I shoot RAW, then it’ll be HUGE! 🙂
Safe travels and have a blast. I look forward to seeing what you capture on the trip and I know, having been to Provence, that you’ll be eating well, so don’t bring back too much more of you (although we love all of you anyway.) 🙂
janet
Thanks Janet. I’ll try not to increase my girth. If I do, I’ll just blame it on the wine. 🙂
Wooooo – lavendar and thyme, rocky hillsides and great wine … mmmm – looking forward to it Tom 🙂
Meredith — What? You’re already composing my opening line to my first post from SW France? I do like the sound, and smell, of it: lavender and thyme…rocky hillsides…great wine. Sounds like the perfect place for me to be heading. Can’t wait to get there and start sipping. 🙂
I knew you’l choose a place like that! Sounds divine. Have a lovely time … I’ll try not to be envious! 🙂
Ooo if you come anywhere near nice do send the humans and I an email at baileyboatcat@icloud.com. We would love to meet you! We are off sailing from Rome for two weeks as of the 7th of July but maybe we just might catch you! Have a fabulous time! Bisous Bailey
Sorry Bailey, I’m taking the high route, through Torino, Grenoble and Lyons before finally arriving near Bordeaux. Maybe next time I’m in Nice we canhook up. That would be “nice,” wouldn’t it? Ciao bello!
Have a fantastic time, I am looking forward to reading all about your trip when you are back!
Lisa
Lisa — I’ll provide full details upon my return, if not sooner.
Enjoy the time away and definitely bring back a beret. New year…new hat! 🙂
Funny, Lynne, funny.
Ciao. Ci vediamo!
Very happy for you! Have a wonderful trip. Looking forward to those posts to come.
Thanks MG. Obviously, I couldn’t stay away from my computer or blog and have been cranking out the posts, while on vacation, just the same. Thanks for hangin’ with me these past 12 months. More to come.