A Travel Blog unlike any Other
The vast majority of travel bloggers are millennials. Born in the 60s, I am part of Generation X and have a different perspective on travel.
I worked on night trains, then in air transport. This dual professional experience is rare and gives me a unique approach.
Personally, I have been traveling for nearly five decades. I have thus acquired expertise and a rich and diverse travel culture.
Who is the Author of Travels-of-a-life.Com?
2020 marked a turning point: after 34 years at Air France, I turned a new page. The health crisis led me to introspection: very quickly, something became clear. Travel is the guiding principle of my life.
Coming from a family of globe-trotters, I grew up amidst moves, stays in Algeria and Belgium, and tales of distant horizons. Naturally, I followed this path: steward on sleeping cars, tour leader for Nouvelles Frontières, university exchange in the United States, then an airline career with UTA and Air France.
Missions in Nigeria or Saudi Arabia, holidays in Yemen or Syria, stays in Sweden and the Netherlands: over five decades, I have seen travel evolve, from night trains to low-cost flights.
Reaching my sixties, I wanted to give meaning to this passion. Writing was an obvious choice. Exploring too. But most importantly: sharing. So I created this blog, with a unique perspective, that of a Generation X traveler — different from that of “millennials”.
Welcome to my world, where my experiences become your travel stories.
The objectives of Travels-of-a-life.com
Inspire you!
I’ve been lucky enough to make some very nice trips. I’ll share them with you either to make you dream or to give you ideas.
I won’t replace a tourist guide, but I will give you my vision of the places I visited.
Naturally, this blog is alive and kicking, and I’ll be sharing with you all about my upcoming travels.
Helping you!
I’ve had a long experience of both professional and personal travel.
I’ll give you a few tips to make your travels easier and help you be self-sufficient anywhere in the world.
My way of traveling may speak more to a Generation X audience who don’t necessarily find their way into the blogs of millenials ” ?
Time will tell. It’s also part of the richness of a blog to be interactive and evolving.
Make you think!
With Covid, we experienced a sudden halt to exchanges and travel.
But since then, tourism development has resumed its crazy pace, with many excesses. Can we go on like this for long?
With my experience in transport and travel, I’d like to contribute to the debate and give you some ideas for tomorrow’s travel.
The spirit of Travels-of-a-life.com
Travel is a bit like cooking. Everyone does it but in different ways.
Some are pleased with tourist packages, just as they buy ready-made meals. Others are adventurers, creating extraordinary dishes or journeys that ordinary people don’t make. You may want to specialize in a particular cuisine, country or travel style.
There are curious jacks of all trades who explore unfamiliar flavors but also appreciate familiar ones.
I’m in this category and with my blog I want to share with you everything I’ve learned about travel over my various decades. I’ve traveled as a child, a businessman, a customer, a steward, a backpacker, a cruiser, a tour leader, a backpacker, a VIP, etc… The spectrum of my experience is vast. Sharing it with others in this blog is my main objective.
Finally, this blog does not claim to be exhaustive. Its aim is to make you want to travel, and to give you the keys to do it yourself.
The values of Travels-of-a-life.com
The blog reflects the values I believe in, which can be summed up in four words.
Sincerity: what I write is what I think and the fruit of my experience. I have a lot of travel experience, but it’s not universal. You won’t find an article like “the top 10” or “the ultimate guide” if I don’t have the legitimacy to write it.
Constructive: I want to bring you something valuable. That’s why I’m careful not to get bogged down in useless considerations, but to deliver a feeling, advice, or opinion concisely or well-argued.
Open-minded: I don’t believe in clear-cut positions. I don’t think you “absolutely” have to go to one place or avoid another. A less touristy town is sometimes more interesting than a well-known spot. Everyone has their feelings and desires.
Kindness: On the web, we sometimes let ourselves go too far. Even more so on social networks. I think it’s important to keep a gentle eye. Especially in comments and opinions. Traveling has taught me that the world is more complex than we imagine.