This blog is my leisure project and in all honesty, I often think I will keep it that way. However… if you like what you read, and would like to work with me, I would certainly consider it. I am most interested in collaborations with cultural relevance, history, museums, and collaborations of the culinary kind (vegetarian food, drinking in moderation, tea and coffee). Everyone is welcome, but as someone who comes from a family of “small business” people, small business people are especially welcome.
What I offer
Travel is one of my biggest hobbies and I travel several times a year. I am offering authentic advice to travellers on self-organised or small group trips, usually in detailed blog posts of 2000-6000 words. I write all my own AI-free blog posts and I use my own photographs.
If you would like to see your destination, hotel, restaurant or attraction in a lovingly crafted post, free from the distraction of advertising and an onslaught of affiliate links, I could be the right fit for you.
I will also create texts and photographs for your own destination and Social Media Channels.
Interested in working with me?
I have a job outside the travel industry working for the national health service and I started this blog to balance my often long work hours. In the early 2020’s I studied travel health and have taken an interest (and side job) in travel health so I am always open to consulting and writing on topics of travel health.
I hold a scientific degree and have published in peer- reviewed journals and co-written a two textbooks. What I do not have is a degree or professional experience in the travel sector. As a native speaker of German, English is my second language. I do not claim to always write grammatically or stylistically correct, since I learned English as a teenager, and it’s been ten years since I returned from England to live in Germany. I also speak French, Russian, Italian and Japanese to a level of “competent tourist”. According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, that’s currently B1 Russian, A2 French, A1 Italian and A2 Japanese.
As a busy professional, I have limited time off to travel, and my posts will reflect that. My writing is about independent travel on a mid-range budget that is realistic for a European Union professional, in a time frame compatible with most people’s leave and travel requirements.
I use public transport where I can, and prefer smaller independently run accommodation and restaurants over large corporate chains, but I am also curious about straying away from what I know. I am especially interested in visiting and writing about places off the beaten track, with an emphasis on independently run accommodation, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, traditional crafts and nature experiences.
My Blog Statistics
This blog has been in existence in various permutations for about ten years, and has been published on a self-hosted platform in this form since 2018. Visitor numbers have risen continuously. In 2025, this blog had unique just shy of 100000 unique visitors, and I have just hit over 100000 unique visitors in the year up to date in June 2026.
More than 50% of my blog visitors are in North America, with the second largest group of visitors coming from Central and Western Europe (United Kingdom/Germany/Netherlands). Over 99% of my traffic comes from search engines.
I don’t “really” do Social Media. Although I keep Instagram and Pinterest accounts, I treat them more as a personal diary, so numbers here are not high – 450 followers on Instagram and 60000 monthly views on Pinterest.
I will update my blog statistics here intermittently – and will send an up-to-date media kit om request.
I do “pay my way” and “classy on a budget”
In general, I book and pay for my own trips. If I go on a work trip and received financial contributions from my employer or a client, and then go sightseeing in my spare time, I disclose everything. But 99% what’s on this blog is self-paid and 100% authentic. You won’t find subscription-only content or tip jars on this site – this is why I have a job and run this as a hobby.
The trips I take and accommodation I book reflects my general lifestyle based on income, financial responsibilities and general outlook on finances. So that’ll be Economy Class travel, public transport, accommodation on a modest to mid range budget with an occasional splurge stay. I prefer quality and longevity over luxury and flashy, and I do care for for value for money and whether my experiences are ethical, sustainable and in harmony with the local environment.
I try to give as much practical information as I can with every post to enable my readers to have similar experiences, and I respond to every mail and query. My aim is to attract solvent ethical tourists who tread with care and enjoy a place as it is, and are happy to spend their money on local experiences. So, you find no big cruises here, very few large corporation hotels, no “viral” spots, either.
You are unlikely to find random affiliate links for things and experiences I have not used myself, and neither will you find adverts clogging up my posts here. I hate ads and use an adblocker myself, it would be a but hypocritical of me to spam my readers with adverts on my blog.
I write all my own posts and take all my own photographs, with a few exceptions where I use others pictures with permission. So, yes, this shall always stay a straightforward ethical blog with no advertising and minimal affiliate marketing.
Let’s work together!
If you feel that we are a good fit and would like me to write about your destination, please feel free to contact me at mail (at) holiday-golightly (dot) com.