Our First Birthday Cake
On July 15, 2011 I moved my 4 y.o. photography blog to a new publishing platform (WordPress), starting new era of Memographer.com. Today, one year later, I would like to share with you Our First Birthday Cake.
Firstly, thanks to all of you who visited Memographer.com this year. I really appreciate your input to my blog. Without your comments, messages and emails my life here would be so boring :)
The Pieces of Cake
The year of July 15, 2011 – July 15, 2012
Memories Captured / Photos Taken – 6,327
New Illustrated Books Published – 2
Incredible !ndia
Sambhali Trust
New Nona Hora Destinations Added – 13
Holland: Amsterdam
India: Thar Desert, Jodhpur, Pushkar, Jaipur, Agra, Delhi
Germany: Berlin, Munich
Austria: Salzburg, Hallstatt, Vienna
USA: Nevada: Las Vegas
Distance Traveled – 52,532 miles / 84,542 kilometres
Transportation used for Travel
Airplanes – 11
Trains – 8
Ferries/Ships – 3
Metro, Trams, City Buses, Taxis, Tuk-Tuks, Rickshaws – countless
Hotels/Accommodations Booked – 10
Best Experience – a sleepless night under open sky in Great Desert of India.
Worst Experience – a stay in ‘Hotel Amer View’ in Jaipur, India where I had almost died from food poisoning after having an “included breakfast”.
Favorite Destination – Jodhpur- one of the most colorful cities of India.
The Biggest Disappointment – bad weather during the trip to Amsterdam, Holland. It was rainy, windy, and almost freezing in July.
Posts Published on Memographer.com – 70
Photos Posted – 884
The Most Visited Projects
Nona Hora > Cuba
Nona Hora > India
Nona Hora > Germany
The Most Visited Posts
Havana, Cuba. The Lost Island
Incredible !ndia. Sambhali Trust Book
Havana, Cuba. American Classic Cars
Countries Visited Blog – 118
The Most Visitors From – United States- 2,372
Top 10 Countries Visited Blog
1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. India
6. Spain
7. Brazil
8. Netherlands
9. France
10. Russia
Average Number of Pages per a visitor – 2.31
Average Duration of a visit – 2 min 31 sec (interesting that digits match with above)
The Most Busiest Day – June 18, 2012 (416 pageviews)
Spammers / Scammers / Other Bad Guys
I opened a Comment Form for public use in January 2012 (when installed Akismet software). Since then 1,806 bad comments were posted, averaging 300 spam comments per a month.
Alexa Traffic Rank – 4,274,317. Alexa Reputation – 38
Google Page Rank – 3/10
Overall, it was a great year full of travel planning and fun adventures. Hope the next year will be at least as good ;) Currently I am located in Atlanta Georgia, saving money and planning my next trip. Please stop by for updates,- the second year has officially begun! Wishing all of you Good Times and Happy Memories in the year ahead!
gmeanm3r
Congrats! I am going to be stopping by more often now that I have found your blog with such beautiful photos!
Colleen Brynn recently posted..Castle in the Clouds
Thanks, Colleen! I will always be happy to see you here :)