<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019m writing this post from beautiful Princeville Hawaii, on the island of Kuai. It\u2019s been years since Susan and I have visited the island. Our daughter was attending college in Honolulu Hawaii up until early last year. Because she lived in Honolulu, that was our natural destination when ever we visited the islands. Our daughter is now a graduate of the University of Hawaii, Manoa and lives in San Diego working for a major U.S. airline. Now we have taken the time to re-visit Kuai and the above photo is of the Princeville Resort, what used to be the St. Regis Princeville, from the beach of Hanalei Bay. I had forgotten how beautiful this island is.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the few readers that read drd4sevenr.com, you might be wondering what is going on with it? In late 2015 this sight started out as a side hobby. Working as a full time professional in an industry not related to travel, I had been reading and learning about travel strategies as a way to improve my family vacations. After educating myself on articles and travel blog posts, I wondered if I would enjoy writing about some of my experiences and insights. In 2016 I wrote my first blog post, and then went on to post 125 times for the year. I really enjoyed writing but learned that the time requirement for such efforts were pretty high.<\/p>\n In 2017 I continued on and posted another 44 times, really slowing down the second half of the year. In 2018 I just posted 4 times, and then other than this post nothing for 2019. From an outsider\u2019s perspective, it might be thought that drd4sevenr.com\u2019s author had taken tho route that so many other blog writers had, to become disinterested, bored, and moved on to other endeavors. Although somewhat true, this is not entirely accurate. During the last few years I\u2019ve learned a few things about blogging, and about myself.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t have the energy and patients to work two full time careers. I made the decision if I\u2019m going to do a blog, I would only enjoy it if it was my primary vocation. It\u2019s probably ridiculous to be an all or nothing individual, but that is the reality. My current employment is gainful, but also demanding on time and energy. Eventually I will retire from this line of work, and then look at more travel and writing.<\/p>\n When drd4sevenr.com was named, it was selected as a low-profile \u201cnot obvious meaning\u201d type of title. Mission accomplished. Actually DRD4-7R is postulated by some as the gene that causes wanderlust. The Telegraph wrote an interesting article about it here.<\/a> <\/span>drd4sevenr made a subtle and interesting website URL for a travel blog, but it\u2019s not easy to remember and straight forward. A different name needs to be created.<\/p>\n There are a lot of great do it yourself resources out there to create and start a blog, but unless you\u2019re really talented at graphics generation it is best to hire that out. You don\u2019t have to spend a fortune doing this, but some capital and thought is warranted. Another aspect of a blog site is the technical stuff \u2013 configurations, security, analytics and so on. Again, I will hire this out.<\/p>\n These three points taken together mean the introduction of a new travel blog. It will be re-launched once I can mostly retire from my current career, secure a new domain name and design the basics of the new site. With a little luck this should be sometime next year. Until then you\u2019ll have to put up with drd4sevenr.com and the occasional post with some random thoughts from its writer.<\/p>\nItem one learned \u2013 I can\u2019t do both things.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Item two learned \u2013 drd4sevenr is not a great name.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Item three learned \u2013 some upfront investment is needed to create a good-looking and functioning site.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n