Celebrating My Fourth Anniversary with WordPress.com

Posted byDhirendra S ChauhanPosted inUncategorized
  1. 4 Year Anniversary Achievement Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com!
  2. You registered on WordPress.com 4 yrs ago.Thanks for flying with us.
  3. Keep up the good blogging.

Yesterday I received this notification of my completing 4 years with WordPress.com & felt very happy achieving the milestone in my blogging journey. I am very very grateful to all my readers & 380 followers(WP.Com followers=377,Email=3) for extending the much-needed support making the journey till date such a memorable one.I will be hoping for the continued support in future too.

All-time stats:

Views=20,598

Visitors=7,670

Posts=109( 110 including the current one)

Comments=2,196

Followers= 380 (377 wordpress +3 mail)

All-time annual insights

YearTotal postsTotal commentsAvg comments per postTotal likesAvg likes per postTotal wordsAvg words per post
2019513426.86613.24,572914
20202772226.71,18243.843,5801,614
20212265429.71,27658.011,071503
20224751711.081417.357,4141,222
2023817021.314718.410,5791,322

Passion for travel and adventure : Right from my early childhood ,I had a passion for travelling to new places & indulging in sports and adventure !As I grew up I started travelling & exploring places as soon I got any opportunity being very curious about the way of life, language, culture & the religious belief of people !Having travelled to places I wanted to share my travel stories with people alongwith information on the places visited!After a bit of search I came across this beautiful site-Wordpress serving a great platform for exchange of invaluable information on diverse topics,Travel being one !Here I got associated with many great travelers & their great sites with a treasure of informative blogs !I am immensely inspired by their thoughts regarding ‘travels’ which I am putting into words here:

“Travel is an aspect of life like our journey through life. Traveling is like pursuing our goals in life. Exploring a new country is like a dream turning into a reality .To journey is to enjoy what is on the route: whatever our interests are: people, architecture, customs, history, weather, the local situation, their politics & the personal ups and downs of journeying. This is just like life. We expect life to run smoothly, often complain when it doesn’t, some of us even try to control life tightly in our fists so that we don’t face any unexpected situations. But if we let go and flow with life, we enjoy what is on route; it might not be exactly the way we thought it would turn out but it will be fuller & richer. My experience of life & travel is that it is much better than what I imagined it would be”  

Some of our requirements for life & travel :There are requirements; we can’t just sit back & hope it will happen. We need desire, vision, planning & research, good equipment, maps, money, a good support system, good advice, perseverance, tenacity, patience & courage to explore new situations & places. These are just a couple of things we need.

Choice is also a very important part of life and travel: We all have our own choices to make and should not feel bad for making them just as we can’t judge others for their personal choices. When traveling some people choose to do things on a shoe string budget and go camping or house swapping; others live lavishly in hotels and guided tours and some choose just to be comfortable. What is important is that we tailor our travels or our life to suit our interests and life style.

Travel challenges old stale ways and notions: It might even help us to become flexible, robust and resilient because it is easier to accept different scenarios in a place we don’t live; but I wonder if we set aside old interests, preconceptions and fixed thinking in our lives generally – could we be more open to new possibilities and situations. I find it a fascinating topic to be mindful of; each of us is going to be different on our journey in life and in travels because we are so unique.

By now I have posted 110 blogs & am overwhelmed with the lovely response of my dear readers.In these 4 years, I have written on many Indian destinations having visited most of the states (23 out of 28 states & all Union territories )and also on some foreign destinations having visited 10 countries.We visited Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam/Zanse Schans/Interlaken/Jungraujoch(Switzerland)/ Berlin /Lisbon /Barcelona /Rome/Pisa /Venice /Vatican city & Nepal .My son Abhimanyu & dear Akanksha(who are staying in Netherlands)have been instrumental in fecilitating & promoting our visits to foreign destinations making this blogging journey such a memorable one.My wife Anupama has always been beside me throughout this amazing journey.I will like to share a few photos of this amazing journey with my lovely readers !Happy Reading !

ROOPKUND TREK=2013 , CHAMOLI, UTTARAKHAND
JAISALMER VISIT 1987
CHITTORGARH VISIT -2015
KAMAKHYA TEMPLE ,GUWAHATI
SUN TEMPLE ,KONARK
MEHRANGARH FORT ,JODHPUR
JAISALMER WAR MUSEUM
SAINT PETERS BASILICA ,VATICAN CITY
JUNGFRAUJOCH, SWITZERLAND- TOP OF EUROPE

Published by Dhirendra S Chauhan

I am a travel enthusiast from Jaipur, India always full of curiosity to explore new places marked by some cultural, geographical & historical significance around the globe. Also I love visiting places full of adventure/mystery & have undertaken many amazing trekking expeditions to difficult locations needing toughness of body, soul &the spirit. I have explored most of Indian states/UTs to learn about their culture,had cultural exchange with people & learnt to respect their religious beliefs/customs.In September 2019, we went on our first foreign trip(50 days)to Netherlands, France, Belgium& Switzerland.Again in July 2022 ,we got a chance to visit Europe & have visited(75-day trip)Italy ,Portugal, Germany,Spain & Vatican city. The trips were full of amazing monuments,natural landscapes & places of great scenic beauty.Enjoyed the visit enormously.Having traveled so much I felt like travel blogging & here I am doing just that !Apart from travel-blogging I also like poetry. Basically I am an Electrical Engineer retired recently from Central Govt. Service after serving for 38 yrs. Meanwhile I have completed my Master of Social Work degree to pursue my Social obligations towards my fellow beings & am engaged in rendering Social Services to the needy &the disadvantaged ! Also I will like to pursue my new-found interest/hobby of writing Travelogues to benefit my readers by providing max. details like statistics, demography, historical origin, way of life , professions , languages spoken & the culture/customs associated with any place. While enjoying any tourist place, I simply advocate that one must also try to learn about the place. I travel and then share the collected information with the potential traveler .Hence the name of my site - Travel and share.😊

43 thoughts on “Celebrating My Fourth Anniversary with WordPress.com”

  1. What a wonderful post, Dhirendra! Not only you have achieved so much in your four years of blogging but your traveling adventures are as fascinating as the adventure described in great classic of Mark Twain or Steinbeck!

    The pictures of your presentation, Dhirendra, are excellent, and to see your beautiful family is a real treat.

    Thank you so much, Dhirendra!

    Joanna

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    1. Joanna, I dont know how happy I am at your great response to the post on my 4th Ann. with WordPress.com. Such remarks are so inspiring for a writer that he/she is immensely motivated to bring out the best expressions in his/her works.As for your remark on my family, you remind me of a famous quote :”Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”!Thank you soooo very much for the appreciation & your lovely words of encouragement😃😃

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  2. Heartiest congratulations for receiving notification for your 110 WRITE UPS. All these write ups are insightful and give incessive information on tours and travels besides other topical subjects.

    Then, your illustrations and photographs are really awe inspiring; in fact a learning experience. I continue my illumination from your knowhow.

    With regards,

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  3. You are always saying yes to new adventures and putting the experience in words for others to get inspired and explore. Please continue the passion going and look for more of your happy places . Good luck for this ever growing joy.

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  4. You are an inspiration for all of us. Please continue to allow us to learn from your experiences through your blog. All the best and thank you so much for your high quality content.

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  5. What a lovely journey, Dhirendra ji! Your hobby to visit different places and then to articulate the same for the benefit of your readers and admirers must be applauded, as your travelogues are not only informative, but interesting too. Pictures that you share are always gorgeous and help us undertake a visual journey with you.

    Keep doing your good work. Your stats speak for themselves. Wish you all the best! Hope new year will be more fulfilling and vibrant. Wish you a very happy and healthy new year for you and your family.🙏💐💖

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  8. While offering you my heartiest congratulations for your BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY, I wish you and your family members a very pleasant, peaceful and prosperous NEW YEAR : 2024. I have penned down the blog, do appraise and offer your comments.

    WARM REGARDS

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      1. Sir,
        I have gone through this post. Based on this, I have questions. It would be great if you clarify that .

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      1. Can you please tell me the chauhans who shifted to mainpuri. Who are they i guess they went there from Neemrana but unki branch kya hai. Like in Rajasthan sub groups are there like sonigra balot deora hada khichi. If you are aware of this please let me know. I spoke to few people but they are not aware of their branches.

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      3. Villages near mainpuri
        If you heard about patara in this area tikrai is the village name. If you have any information regarding this please your views.

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      5. Thank you, sir!!

        As you mentioned, your ancestors shifted from neemrana then what is your sub clan ? This can help me to find what i am searching.

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      6. Basically I belong to my ancestral village 4km from Auraiya & when I was only 1 yr old my father moved to Rawatbhata Rajasthan in 1960 & since then(almost) I am in Rajasthan having retired from Central Govt service & settled in Jaipur! I have a keen interested in exploring information on my roots but couldn’t find time to achieve the objective! May be when I visit my village I can get some information 🙏

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