Hi Robert, and welcome to Steemit - I'm sure you're going to love it here.

It sounds really interesting that you're a travel writer and that's quite a talent to have.

The Lonely Planet Guide was indispensable to me when I travelled around India in the late 80's, which I'm sure it was for many people. Funnily enough, I was only thinking about it today and how much I regret recently throwing out my old tattered copy because re-reading about the places I had stayed at would have brought back some good memories.

Anyway, good luck with your Steemit journey. :-)

P.S. These following sites will help you a lot on Steemit. I use them myself and so I can definitely recommend them. They’ll make it a lot easier for you to keep track of everything.

https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (You can monitor those who follow and unfollow you)

https://steemstats.com/#!/ (This one is great for monitoring your account and statistics)

https://www.steemnow.com/ (This one allows you to monitor your voting power)

Let me know if you need any help with anything.

Giles @tam-lin