Palin’s travels is more like a newspaper – click here and there to find what you want. The Man in Seat 61 is something else entirely – an information site.

Phileas Blog is interesting, in terms of layout and format, very laddish, but there isn’t the level of narrative or the quantity of pictures that you had. I want to know about what you saw, not what you did – if that makes sense?

So don’t knock yourself, My Big Trip was splendid. It might not be what you wished to acheive from a professional viewpoint but it satisfied your readers back here.
Have a good trip.