The Best of November

And the winners are...
And the winners are...

I am stealing borrowing this idea from Kathryn and Daniel at Two Go Rtw. (See how honest I am). Just made a couple of small changes, but I want to express my gratitude to all the people who are helping this blog grow.

I want to  share with you the Best of November at A Traveler’s Library.  That includes the five posts that drew the most traffic, the readers who left more than five comments during the month, and the sites that referred readers most frequently.

Most Popular Posts

1. Not surprisingly, people are looking for gift suggestions and I tried to oblige with: 10 Perfect Gifts for Travelers Who Read

Great-Grandfather's resting place
Great-Grandfather's resting place

2. I thought I was going to write about books, but also wrote about family in : Veteran’s Day

3. A guest post by the owner of a B & B who promotes literature and indie booksellers wrote: Travel to A Cape Cod Town in This Novel

4. I had fun interviewing the author of the book that unravels :The Lost Symbol

5. And one of my favorites–a guest author finds a surprise in Boston for my France on Friday series: Travel Book Author Finds France in Boston

Readers Who Comment (lots)

Letterwriting
Letter Writing

Six lovely and astute readers who come back often and contributed to our conversations 5 or more times:

Kerry Dexter. Don’t know how she does it, but she commented eleven times, and if I created an award for most helpful comments, Kerry would win that, too.

Jessie Voigts. Month in and month out, this busy lady drops by and says “Hi” and comments on a post. Ten times in November!

Brett, Jennifer , Stephanie, and Alexandra also came by at least five times each and contributed greatly to the conversation.

Thanks to all who leave comments, and bloggers, don’t forget that Comment Luv puts a little teaser from your latest blog after your comment, to draw traffic back to you. Want to see Your name in lights next month? Never too late to start commenting.

Those Who Sent Traffic Our Way

In case you have ever wondered about the usefulness of blog rolls, read on…

The Whole World
The Whole World

Where I’ve Been, the Blog that goes with the traveler participation web site, Where I’ve Been. You are invited to make a map of your travels and share your stories.

Passports With Purpose, the exciting project that is building a school in Cambodia. (not to late to win fabulous prizes–click on their link).

My Itchy Travel Feet, the travel blog with gorgeous photos aimed at boomers with soft adventure in mind.

Lonely Planet, as a member of the Blog Sherpa program, my blog appears on the Lonely Planet web site.

Wasabimon, the charming cooking blog that stresses gluten-free recipes without losing any of the taste and allure.

So there you have it. The people who make this blog keep on going-and going-and going. In November, the month of Thanksgiving, I find I have a lot to be thankful for.

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About Vera Marie Badertscher

A freelance writer who loves to travel. When she is not traveling she is reading about travel. When she is not reading or traveling, she is sharing with the readers of A Traveler's Library, or recreating her family's past at Ancestors In Aprons . She has written for Reel Life With Jane, Life is a Trip and other websites. Also co-author of a biography, Quincy Tahoma, The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist. Contact Vera Marie by e-mail.

7 thoughts on “The Best of November

    1. Steph: I know there’s a plug in that shows the most frequent commenters as it goes along, but I don’t know if it aggregates a long period of time. I just know that I counted manually!

  1. This is a nice idea–to both recap what was popular and thank your commenters. Just might steal it from you!
    .-= Alisa Bowman´s last blog ..Why I Cursed Out An Elevator =-.

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