{"id":8008,"date":"2019-10-03T06:31:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailytravelpill.com\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2020-02-20T16:45:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:45:37","slug":"monthly-travel-journal-september-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytravelpill.com\/monthly-travel-journal-september-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Travel Journal – September 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time has come for another monthly travel journal! Are you as excited as I am? We’ll talk in detail about what my life was like in September but first, I just want to tell you how much I love writing these journals.<\/p>\n

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Posing in front of Tower Bridge, London \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of the time, when I write on this blog I focus on SEO. This means researching for keywords and writing about topics that attract traffic. These journals keep me mentally sane because here I can share my honest thoughts without worrying about traffic or SEO.<\/p>\n

My journals are my way of getting closer to you. I want to share with you more than itineraries, destinations guides & travel tips and tricks. I want to let you have a good look in my life as a travel blogger and discover my personality. <\/p>\n

Okay, now that I got that off my chest, let’s talk about where I’ve traveled to in September.<\/p>\n

1. Travel <\/h2>\n

The month started with a visit from my dear friends, Madalina and Mihai. I and Madalina are friends since high-school and we’ve been through a lot together during the years.<\/p>\n

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Happy in Bucharest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We spent the day exploring Bucharest, visiting some museums and eating some great food. We even planned a girls’ trip in October to Bologna, Italy. We’ll be spending two days in a beautiful city just us, the girls. <\/p>\n

At the beginning of the month, me and Dan attended Borderless Live in London. Borderless Live is a conference designed for content creators. Here we had the chance to meet some fellow blogger friends and catch up and listen to some really inspiring presentations.<\/p>\n

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Also, we had the chance to talk to a few brands and discuss possible collaborations. Even though Borderless Live was my first blogging conference, I loved it!<\/p>\n

Although I loved the conference, I can’t say the same thing about London. A few incidents happened during our stay there.<\/p>\n

One night (about 11 pm) after we left one of the Borderless Live parties, we were walking to the subway station on one of London’s boulevards when suddenly a car stopped. The men inside the car started laughing and shouting something in a different language and then one of them threw a raw egg towards Dan.<\/p>\n

The egg hit Dan’s hip. Without saying anything more, the car drove away leaving us in shock. How can this happen in a city like London? How is this even possible? <\/p>\n

After this incident, I felt unsafe while exploring London. Therefore, we only visited a few tourist attractions – Tower Bridge and Neil’s Yard. London is a beautiful city but the egg incident left me disappointed and speechless.<\/p>\n

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Neil’s Yard, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The colorful Neil’s Yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Travel plans<\/h2>\n

I’ve got two trips planned and I’m very excited! I’ve already told you that I booked a trip with my friend Madalina to Bologna in October. <\/p>\n

For the second trip, I’m taking my mom to two of my favorite cities in Europe! I’ve already visited them and I loved their architecture and all the …..chocolate! Can you guess where?<\/p>\n

Bruges<\/strong><\/a> and Ghent<\/strong><\/a> in Belgium! I’ll be visiting these two gems in November. Can’t wait!<\/p>\n

3. What I’ve been watching<\/h2>\n

Let’s introduce a new category to this monthly journal. I don’t really like movies in general but I love TV series. My favorite all-time TV series is “That 70’s show”. It’s so relatable and funny! If you like comedies, you should definitely watch it!<\/p>\n

Let’s see what I’m watching now. I’ve started “Dark” and even though this series is in German, the story is captivating! It reminds me a bit of “Stranger things” but the storyline is totally different.<\/p>\n

I’ve started “American Horror Story” again. A few years ago I saw the first two seasons and stopped. Now I’m back on track and pretty excited about season 3!<\/p>\n

What TV series would you recommend? Let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n

3. Blog updates<\/h2>\n

The blog is doing well. The traffic is growing fast (currently 120,000 monthly page views) and I’m starting to catch up with content. However, I have this feeling that I will never have the time to do everything I plan to do for this blog.<\/p>\n

This is why I’m seriously considering outsourcing some of the tasks in the near future. <\/p>\n

Here are the blog posts I wrote in September:<\/p>\n