You’ve probably seen these types of posts on travel blogs before, but the Portuguese case is a particular one. This ties in very well with some of the things I talked about in a previous interview about TEMA magazine and Lisbon, by the way.
There seems to be the general assumption that those who travel are rich, selfish, careless, lazy. God forbid you actually travel and write about it! Gasp! *enter all the not-a-real-job memes*
The Portuguese travel bloggers’ community is small but, I believe, tight. This travel blogging business and influencer marketing are entirely new when compared to other more established industries. So I get that it raises a lot of questions.
The one I get asked the most (and that you’ll find at the end of the post) has to do with work and money. Between ourselves, the Portuguese travel bloggers, I find that question normal. When I was starting out, I wanted to know too, so I try to give back to the community as much as the community has given me in the past.
So, this post started as a Facebook thread, half-serious, half-joking. And the more we wrote, the more we realized we had the same questions popping up. Untraditional career choices will always raise questions. We’ve developed a thick enough skin to let some slide, and to the others, we answer with our best sense of humor.
Oh! I almost forgot! In Portugal, workers get 22 paid vacation days a year. This, my dear readers from elsewhere in the world, seems to put non-frequent travelers in the most suspicious mode. Hence, the question pops up A LOT!
Behold, people, it’s August. Summer is here in full (in the North hemisphere), so let’s welcome it with some light reading.
Come to Madeira Island, Portugal! Do you dare? Have you ever been to Madeira Island, (the best, World and European, Insular Destination), Portugal? No? Shame on you! Why not a visit to Madeira Island, Portugal? Come along! It is your call! It is up to you! All the best! Keep safe! Take care!
Hi Nelson, I have been to Madeira Island before but I didn’t have a travel blog then (nor did I work as a travel writer either). Definitely planning to visit Madeira again in the future.