Giving Thanks / Saying Goodbye / Looking Forward

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Hal, Carlo, as well as crew in Brooklyn

Trips editor Hal Amen reflects upon new changes during a site.

CARLO IS LEAVING. This makes me sad.

I recollect a initial time Carlo appeared upon my radar. It was in a Matador forums. Id posted a ask for suggestions for good transport printers, needing to take a single with me upon a year-long outing through South America. Carlo (or, as we met him then, vagabonderz) responded to say he had no suggestions though which it sounded crazy to transport with a printer. Had we attempted googling it?

I suspicion this was a stupid thing to say. But he was a usually chairman who replied. And over time, once Id gotten to know him better, initial online as well as afterwards in person, Id demeanour back upon a forum dialogue as an example of a passion he has for travel, for a Matador community, as well as his willingness to help we find an answer even when he doesnt know it himself.

And thats essentially what we did over a next year as well as a half, helped any other figure out how to run a transport blog as well as run it well. Getting Trips to where it is currently was a sum joint effort, as well as Im thankful for having had a partner similar to Carlo upon a journey. (Oh, as well as he let me crash upon his pullout in NYC, which was additionally awesome).

Now hes during BNT, as well as Im thankful for which too, since we know how stoked he is to be taking lead upon a site which got him into Matador in a initial place.

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As Carlo moves down a block, he gives an opportunity to a hitherto behind-the-scenes though regularly sedulous novice Sarah Park to step up as well as take ownership. Together, Sarah as well as we are ready to keep pushing Trips, putting up ground-level guides to overlooked places as well as doing a most appropriate to inspire folks to hit a road. Check out a About page for a full manifesto.

We similar to feedback. What works for we upon a site? What doesnt? What areas (either accepted or geographical) would we similar to to see covered more/less? Let us know in a comments, or email me during hal[at]matadornetwork[dot]com.

Fire us up. Well try to do a same.


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