{"id":5656,"date":"2017-01-01T21:06:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2017-01-01T21:06:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T21:06:39","slug":"2016-the-miracle-year-how-travel-blogging-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/2016-the-miracle-year-how-travel-blogging-changed-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"2016, THE MIRACLE YEAR- HOW TRAVEL BLOGGING CHANGED MY LIFE!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My social media grew in leaps and bounds this year. Instagram <\/a>– Nearing 2000 followers, My Twitter <\/a>crossed the much desired 5,000 followers. Facebook page <\/a>saw more than 3100 followers and my You Tube Channel <\/a>has 1,25,862 views as of now. It was a blessed year.\u00a0 Do subscribe to my SM channels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2016 AS A TRAVEL BLOGGER WAS A MAGICAL YEAR.<\/strong> More than 5 publications published me in the \u2018Best Travel Blogger From India<\/strong>\u2019 list. Times of India, I Diva, Indiatimes<\/strong> etc interviewed me amongst others. Though I had started Travel Blogging in 2014, I had not been able to write more blogs beyond 5. I was still a social media influencer. I have been traveling solo in India (150 destinations and counting) since 2008. 2016 was definitely the best year and my only successful year (yet) career wise. Of course, as a kid I have had better years but as a professional 2016 was nothing less than a miracle.<\/strong> It was my first active year as a professional travel blogger and I couldn\u2019t have asked for more. As I hopped from one destination to another breathlessly, living my fantasy, I did not get time to analyze my growth. It is my most traveled year yet!<\/p>\n

This blog is dedicated to my friends<\/strong> who saw my travel style change overnight and didn’t ask me anything about it. They have seen my journey since 2008. From dingy Rs.200 rooms, I was checking in 5 star hotels overnight. I was traveling non stop this year and did not get time to even understand the good things happening to me. Or convey them to my friends. I owe you an explanation.<\/p>\n

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I express gratitude for the invite to attend Naropa festival <\/a>in Ladakh. It happens once in 12 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My life had changed without me even realizing it.<\/strong> I traveled so breathlessly this year that I had lost track of my own personal and professional growth. I am overwhelmed because this is the first time I tasted success and I didn\u2019t even work towards it. It came to me on a platter organically. Yup, miracles do happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Petra In Night <\/a>was Magical!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I did not shift to Delhi from Mumbai for blogging as many think. I came here to start something else. But blogging somehow took wings<\/strong> before I knew. When big brands like\u00a0 Jordan<\/strong> Tourism Board (Trust me I had just 5 blogs till then but was very much of a social media influencer) and tourism boards of Punjab, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh<\/strong> started inviting me on Press Trips, I started taking blogging seriously. Skyscanner, Hard Rock cafe were other brands I enjoyed working with. <\/strong>Fellow Travel bloggers Manjulika, Parnashree and Dipanshu also motivated me to blog more when we were returning from Gunehar to Delhi. Rajiv Verma <\/a>, a travel blogger himself and a techie, came to my rescue and improved my website, just the way I wanted it.<\/p>\n