More than 30 small to medium-sized pubs and their owners/editors — Finding the right publications to read, follow and publish in is essential for Medium writers. Luckily, there are a wide variety to choose from on oodles of topics. Now that I’ve been on Medium for a spell, I’ve gotten to know quite a few. …

Tips and thoughts on being an Medium pub editor — At this very minute, there are many writers on Medium who may be considering starting their own publication, or have already begun the process. Others may be thinking of taking on an editing role at an existing pub. Many publications on Medium have come and gone — started and failed…

Connecting with the world through words and stories, photo stories and the end date for our monthly water challenge — Hello Globetrotters! Hope everyone is having amazing travels, or at least amazing travel dreams. 🙂🌴🍹 We picked up 83 new followers in the last week for a total of 781! Watching the numbers continue to fly upward is rather fascinating. On average, readers have spent a total of 125,000 minutes reading your…

What I love most about living in this beautiful country — When people think of the Caribbean islands, they tend to think first of Jamaica, The Bahamas, Barbados and other such popular destinations. Less well known is the country of Trinidad and Tobago. Never in a million years would I have thought I’d be living here— always said I didn’t want…

Debunking the importance of ‘reads’ and the stats I consider most important — Some writers do not believe in using stats to gauge their success. With as much kindness as I can possibly exude via my computer, please do not read further as this story is all about stats! After being on Medium for a little over a year, I’ve had plenty of…

The most read stories on Globetrotters, listening to stories and BUNCHES of new followers — Hello Globetrotters! Hope everyone is having a tremendously awesome week so far! The biggest news this week? Since last Wednesday we’ve gotten over 70 new followers! Been watching the numbers continue to skyrocket each day. This brings our total to 698. Last week I’d reported crossing the 600 mark, but now we…

Gathering information is my first step — Given enough time, I would like to visit as many Caribbean islands as possible. However, in the short-term future, I’ve chosen these five to hopefully visit within the next year or two. …

Plus more Florida turtle stories highlighting the real danger — To the west of Orlando a ways, the bustling city gives way to country. There are many state parks and preserved areas. For being just minutes away from the monstrosity known as the Orlando theme park area, in stark contrast this area is amazingly rural. One day, a friend of…

Photo stories, new image policy and our already popular water challenge — Hello Globetrotters! Hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far! Our monthly challenge “Flow Like Water” has been hugely popular already. So far we’ve received 17 stories and it’s only the 8th of June! Reading your challenge stories has been fun and fascinating. Some people love the water, others have a…