The End/The Beginning

This is me.  Today.  On a Continental flight from Geneva to New York, just hours before an Icelandic volcano screwed up global air travel more than anytime since 9/11.

Oh, and this is my last blog post for Upright & Stowed.  

I started writing Upright & Stowed during a (sort of) tough period in my life, personally and professionally.  I had completed my Out & About journey years before, and I was struggling to find the next travel-related work pursuit.  I’d been thinking about how I could combine travel with something meaningful, but I just couldn’t find my way. I decided that until I found a creative, meaningful form of travel work, I’d try to write a creative, meaningful travel blog.

I’ve often diverged from the explicit topic of travel in my blog posts.  But I’ve always tried to stay true to the idea that in our incredible, diverse and complicated world, we are all connected to one another through our actions and ideas.

I wrote Upright & Stowed mostly as a personal challenge.  That said, knowing I had readers made it way more fun.  Recently Facebook and other social media have changed the way we live our web-based lives, and they distracted me from blogging.  I was able to reach more of my friends and family with a short Facebook status or picture upload than I could on my blog.

But more than Facebook, fatigue or anything else, this year I began working in a big, meaningful travel capacity again.   Full time.  Fully engaged.  Full throttle.

For now.  :-)

Thanks for visiting Upright & Stowed.  You know where to find me.  And you know you’ll be hearing from me.  It’s just a matter of … where next?

Travel safe.  And travel often. 

Love, David

Comments

[Eliot]

WOW, I will miss your wonderful blog.

[Eduardo Diaz de Leon]

Im sad to read your last blog but happy for you... keep updating your facebook... will really miss reading your blog... Besos...

[Babs]

It's sad that Facebook has put an end to this beautiful way you had of communicating. But I am as guilty as your other faithful blog followers of succumbing to the FB fast track.I wouldn't have known it was ending except for that. I hope that this new techno world won't destroy our more expressive ways of communicating with one another. Email has certainly almost put an end to letter writing. I just got my first emailed Bar Mitzvah invitation. Call me old fashioned, but I miss the feel of paper in my hand. One of the reasons I'm resisting Kindle. I love you and wish you well on whatever new path you may travel. xxxoooo Babs

[Paul Weimer]

I'm sorry to read that this is your last entry to your blog. I have enjoyed reading your thoughts about "travel", in all of its meanings. And a belated thank you for your work on "Out & About"--I was a subscriber for most of the life of the newsletter. I'm not a Facebook person, but I wish you well on all of your future journeys.