31 Friday Dec 2010
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I’ve been posting every day now for about three years, so this new WordPress challenge shouldn’t be too difficult, but it will be great to have some support. So I’ve just signed up to The Daily Post, which is helping people who want to post either once a day or once a week during 2011.
I hope you’ll encourage me with comments and likes, and good will along the way. Yes, I’m looking at you! 😉
19 Sunday Dec 2010
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A few months ago on Twitter I saw someone mention that they’s just reserved their URL with about.me and, curious, I went to check it out. And then I reserved two URLs – one for azahar and the other for SevillaTapas. And then I forgot all about it (much like when I first signed up for Twitter) until I started seeing that people were creating their new about.me pages. So yesterday I finally created my two custom “splash pages”, which also come with a personal analytics dashboard. Still not quite sure what to do with them, but I think they look quite cool and they tell people at a glance where to find me online.
07 Sunday Nov 2010
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There, my first reblog. Didn’t even know this could be done. Thanks Rain.
Love this octopi, don’t you?
via raincoaster
Also found out yesterday that you can embed tweets here, like so…
Isn’t WordPress the greatest?
15 Friday Oct 2010
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For those of you who haven’t been over to the Sevilla Tapas site for awhile … a couple of updates.
I’ve rewritten the tapas tour page a bit and at the bottom have included this collage of “happy campers” who have enjoyed tours in the past. I’ve got another tour coming up on Saturday that I’m really looking forward to.
I also updated the Vegetarian Cuisine page, which I now hope will be helpful. A recent visit from a London-based travel writer who is vegetarian reminded me that I’d left this page “under construction” for far too long. In fact, other than restaurant updates, I haven’t been doing much on the Sevilla Tapas page of late so it felt good to spend some time on my baby. Also had a good time yesterday in my English class with Agustín, as we talked about which tapas bars and restaurants to include in my top 30 list for SimonSeeks, which is now what I’m mostly going to be doing for the next three weeks. Next deadline is November 5th…
27 Friday Aug 2010
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So check it out – this is my new SimonSeeks page. There’s not a lot written yet as I’m just getting started, but by the end of November it will be filled with all kinds of fabulous information about hotels & other sorts of accommodation, restaurants & tapas bars, monuments & sights, shopping, nightlife, culture and lots of other useful info written by a local resident. Me.
I’m quite excited about this new challenge and I like that they want me to write in a casual and personal manner. They don’t want it sounding like a stuffy tourist guide. And most importantly, they want what I do best – to provide up-to-date info and opinions about My Sevilla.
You all know how much I love this place.
I’m looking forward to the London meeting in September. I’ve also started a SevilleExpert Twitter account and from now until deadline will be researching and writing like mad.
You can check out my page here:
casa azahar 