Summary of a Summery Holiday

I've been thinking about writing this post ever since the wheels of my flight left Scottish soil almost a month ago. In fact right from the moment when I knew that I was going on holiday I already had it in my head that, yes I was going to miss a whole month of posting, but that at the end of it I would have some really great things to write about - I was not far from the mark. The truth is that I've got so much to write about from my 3 and a bit weeks of traveling around Europe that I'm not sure that there is enough disk space on any computer in the world to hold it all. My fingers have been twitching for a long time as I've encountered new and interesting things; it felt like I had lost a limb with not being able to post for a whole month. Had it been for any other reason than being on one of the best holidays of my life I doubt that I would have been so accepting of the situation. Anyway, enough of the reasons for me not being able to write and lets get back on it! My holiday consisted of 5 different stops right up the middle of central Europe: Florence, Venice, Vienna, Prague and Berlin. The plan for this post is to give a little insight into my favourite things about each of them. I should say that this post comes with a warning though: I'm going to recommend that you visit each of these places and will continue to do so for pretty much every post that I write about my holiday - for this I can only apologise!

Home!

My fingers are stiff and my brain is labored by writers block but I'm back and I'm here to stay. The month that I've been away from this blog has been one of the most exciting and stimulating of my life and I hope to be able to portray that in my up coming posts. It is safe to say that I've missed writing more than I've missed most things but you'll all be glad to hear that I've been keeping an eye and an ear out for interesting things to write about and I think I've got a juicy little batch waited to be squeezed through this keyboard in the coming weeks and months. Anyone that has started a blog will know that it is sometimes difficult to come up with ideas on a regular basis but this, for bloggers, is the bread and butter thing that you have to be able to do otherwise you just won't get readers. My hope is that my recent spells of silence (for my exams and of course my holiday) haven't left people feeling bored with the idea of my blog. If anything I'm more excited about blogging than I have been for a long time and I'm going to try and give something back to everyone that sits down on a regular basis to read my posts. A month is a long time in a teenager's life and I feel like I've undergone a few changes in that time because of things, both good and bad, that have happened in my life. So here is to what promises to be a fruitful summer of writing and I hope you enjoy what I've got to say in my future posts!

Much love,

Martin

My Passion for the Blog

Standing on the brink of another break from writing this blog, I've suddenly got a greater passion for it than ever - so much so that it's going to be hard not being able to post for the 3 weeks that I'm on the continent. That said though, I'm going to be traveling for 3 weeks which will take the edge off this disappointment somewhat. It'll also give me a chance to think about new things to write and might make the things that I write about more interesting. I feel that the best way to make your writing interesting is by being able to include personal experiences in it - something that I should have in abundance come the end of June.

Happiness is in the Eye of the Beholder

I've been waiting to use this piece of writing for a while and, to be perfectly honest, I don't know why I have been holding it hostage for so long. The thing is that I don't get sent much in the way of guest writer material and I guess that I've been keeping it 'special' for a while - something in the bank for a the day when writer's block reigns supreme. The thing is that I'm not struggling to write stuff this week but I felt that I would go for a little bit of variety. It means that I now have no more guest writer pieces and so I'm asking for more - people always seem to love them as well. The great thing about the material that I've got for you today is that the person doesn't think they are that good. I think that it's true that some people just can't get to grips with writing but my feeling is that everyone has something to say no matter how 'bad' they think they are. Don't compare yourself to the stuff that I write every week for the very reason that I get quite a lot of practice. Most people have the natural ability, it's just whether they choose to hone that ability as I have. Anyway here's my most recent offering from a guest writer; someone that has more talent that they know: