Anyone remember that song from High School Musical? “Start Of Something New”? Congratulations, that song will now be stuck in your head.
For those of you who know me, I need no introduction. For those that don’t, well, your first impression of me was a High School Musical reference and I can’t promise my posts won’t have similar references/jokes. Consider yourself warned, I am highly sarcastic and this won’t be a conventional travel blog.
I’ve technically been making posts about my travels for years now. Facebook and Instagram have been a great way to share my travel stories with my friends and family. Since 2009, I’ve traveled over 60,000 miles all across the country. From high deserts to low wetlands, and from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, I’ve been to hundreds of small towns, big cities, and abandoned towns. I’ve met probably thousands of people with thousands of different personalities, customs, and some with business opportunities. One of those opportunities led to me living in the Nevada desert for two years, working as a tour guide and bartender, sowing wild oats in one of the state’s oldest bars and sometimes in Sin City itself. I actually wrote a book about my Nevada life and adventures appropriately named “Johnny’s Jots: Adventures In The Nevada Desert.”
But you didn’t come here to listen to me plug my book, which is for sale for $15 per copy at the Pioneer Saloon, Silver Reef Museum ($20 per copy here), and my house. You either came specifically to read my travel stories or you just happened upon this blog and thought to yourself, “Self, let’s see what this guy is about.” Hopefully I haven’t scared you off yet. One thing I get asked a lot when I travel and share my stories with the people I meet is, “Do you have a travel blog?” Every time I get asked that, the answer is a resounding “no”. Now, I have written blog posts before. I used to have a Blogspot blog (in the days before it was called “Blogger”) that never saw any success. I abandoned it years ago and haven’t made an attempt at a travel blog since then. Until now, that is. I actually don’t plan on abandoning this one no matter how successful/unsuccessful it is.
As I said earlier, this won’t be your conventional travel blog. Not only do I plan on writing about my travels in a uniquely fresh way, I’ll also be giving you travel tips, do’s and don’ts, and anything else my mind can think of. I’d say you’ll never get bored on my blog, but chances are I don’t know you personally, so how can I know that? I’ll just say I’ll do my best to keep you entertained and engaged. So what are you waiting for? Hit that subscribe button and get notified by email every time I post! You can also follow me on Instagram (johnnysjots) and Facebook (Johnny’s Jots). I’m signing off for now, but stay tuned for my first non-introductory blog post! Go 49’ers!
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