I think about this all the time. How many travel writers and bloggers does the world need? I suppose in some ways, that’s the question that keeps me from thinking of myself as a travel writer. I think of myself more as a fiction writer, but life, circumstance and interest has lead me of late to write about travel.

And I do love being part of the community. I find I meet so many wonderful people. Some I’ve met in person over drinks or dinner somewhere in the world. Others I know only through online.

I do think there’s a tendency for some to take this all very seriously. That, I think, is a mistake.

Your image of the travel writing as a bubble waiting to burst is rather apt, and I wrote something similar about social media in general last year.

http://tinyurl.com/dhhc56

Anyway, thank you for this article. It is insightful, interesting and informative. I appreciate the list of links you include and am honored that have included my writing among those mentioned.

Wonderful to meet you, Dan. Hasta la proxima!