Comments on: ‘You Have the Best Life’ & Other Little Illusions https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/ mapping the extraordinary Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-11574 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:27:22 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-11574 In reply to Kodavimas.

It’s always great to be discovered by chance! Thanks 🙂

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By: Kodavimas https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-11557 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:09:31 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-11557 Thank you, an interesting article, inadvertently fell to your site, and here it was adequate!

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By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-9873 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:08:20 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-9873 In reply to Mikroautobusų nuoma.

Thanks a lot!

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By: Mikroautobusų nuoma https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7943 Wed, 26 May 2021 08:11:18 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7943 Nice article. Thanks to author!

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By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7568 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:30:58 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7568 In reply to Susan.

Thanks, Susan!
Why do you struggle with Instagram?
It is just a fun-focused social network, and valuing it higher is a good way to the disappointment.
Personally, I use it mainly as a tool to support my blog.
The network was even invented as a way to put nice filters on ordinary photos and make us all look “professional”.
So we should not break our heads with the fact that it’s a step away from reality. It is what it is, and I believe we are only responsible to ourselves when deciding what we do with our free time.
That being said, there are surely smarter ways to succeed in the travel blogging business than focusing our energy on this neverending scroll of heart-hungry images.

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By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7567 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:21:04 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7567 In reply to Ada.

Thanks, Ada!
Always the truth!
Okay, I do believe sometimes some facts could be left out because humans are often superficial beings, and our words can echo further than we imagine.
But that doesn’t mean that a lie is an alternative.
Every truth has pluses and minuses, and nobody will give up on visiting a destination just because it is not “perfect”.
So balance is always something to aspire for!

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By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7566 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:17:17 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7566 In reply to Darla G.

Thanks, Darla!
Perfect is the new present 😉

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By: Ivan Kralj https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7565 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:15:37 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7565 In reply to Kat.

Thanks for your comment, Kat!
Writing reviews as a nominally positive construct is an interesting subject.
I am actually on my way to preparing my reflections on that too. I’ll publish them soon.
While reviewers and reviewers did develop the expectation that travel blogs should be only praising whatever they write about, I do believe there is still another way to do the job.

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By: Susan https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7557 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:11:24 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7557 I like how you broke down Instagram at the end. IG makes me a little crazy because none of it feels real to me. I really struggle with it.

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By: Ada https://www.pipeaway.com/travel-bloggers-illusions/#comment-7556 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:51:31 +0000 https://www.pipeaway.com/?p=6404#comment-7556 Thank you for writing this! I often feel conflicted with the very unglamorous reality of travel and the somewhat expected “spin” we’re supposed to put on it. Truth is, it’s a job just like any other, except with maybe even more occupational hazards than normal! I appreciate you telling the truth!

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