The planning continues. Ideas run rampant jumping from
one to the next. The excitement builds.
There’s a part of me that’s hesitant about writing
another book so soon, but I have to follow this passion. And although it’s been
in the back of my mind to talk with more people, today it’s a slap aside the
head. Make people more of a focus! After all, the trip isn’t just about me and
what I see. It’s also about the people I meet along the way and the stories
they tell.
The last trip wasn’t so much about people as it was
about my great adventure. I’ve done that, I’ve broken the ice. Now, there’s a
bit of regret that I did not paying more attention to others. Yes, I did get
permission to mention some of them in my book, but I never took people
pictures. I never really wrote their story. Oh, I wish I could meet them again.
This next book will definitely add another segment.
There will still be my personal traveling tales, the photographs, and bits of
history of the places visited. However, this time I will purposely seek out
others to add a people section to the journey. My goal is to include at least
one other person in my daily chapters.
One aspect of including more people in this book is to
pay homage to the men and women in the hospitality service. Their jobs are to
make customers more comfortable and give them a memorable experience. From tour
guides to information personnel in the visitor centers to wait staff in
restaurants and those in the hotels, how often do they do they get in the spotlight?
Maybe they’d get a kick out of a customer paying attention to them!
Of course, I’ll have to be careful. I never want to
take someone away from doing their job. I often go out of my way to not be in
the way or a nuisance. The last thing I’d want to do is get someone in trouble
with their bosses. However, this may be a feather in the caps of whatever
business or visitors’ site I write about.
Another reason to do this will be to help me with my
shyness around others. It will also help me be a better reporter/interviewer.
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