My 7 links... A look at a year of Accompanied Minors

As I come close to the 1-year anniversary of Accompanied Minors, I look back at what I have done in this first year, thanks to the folks at Tripbase who started My 7 links. Thank you to the lovely Corinne from Have Baby Will Travel for nominating me...

- Your most beautiful post:
Okay... so this one is pretty subjective... But I have to say that my post on the remote Dog Island in Florida still has me dreaming and planning... I am close to having a complete itinerary for the eventual trip (hopefully not in the too far future).

The beautiful remote shores of Dog Island, Florida

That being said, I have recently read some reviews on the Pelican Inn which don't sound too favorable... So, just in case... I have found some house rentals in the area. I will soon share the entire planned itinerary.


– Your most popular post
I have to say that I'm pretty happy that 5 great baby travel items is the  most popular post, as this was one of the directions I originally wanted to take when I started this blog.

The Sack n' Seat makes this post the most popular

– Your most controversial post
Uhhh... so this one's a toughie as I don't exactly think of this blog as controversial but since is the case, I will share a story of an awkward moment of my blogging career... There are many amazing family travel blogs out there where I gather fantastic information from for my vacations. I have to be honest, I don't always keep notes from where I get the information from which can lead to sometimes unbeknownst to me to being very inspired by a post when I then create my own, as it happened in this post on a trip to Messanges. If this has taught me a lesson though, it's to keep notes of my sources and credit them as often as possible. Once again, thank you to Vanessa Boz for the great family travel info on her amazing blog, Boz Around. Check it out if you haven't yet. 

– Your most helpful post
Judging from it's recent success, my post on a New England Mini-Vacation seems to be sharing a great idea for an inexpensive long weekend away.

Sleepytown Cottages in Wells, Maine

– A post whose success surprised you
I'm actually surprised by the success and traffic my post about Portugal has received. That being said, with beaches like this one, who wouldn't want to go...

The beach in Algarve, Portugal

– A post you feel didn’t get the attention it deserved
Being still relatively new at this I guess I'm always surprised when my posts get any attention, and quite appreciative that they do. That being said I hope that more people discover this post and get inspired to discover Newfoundland's beauty and all it has to offer.

E discovering the Touch Tank at the Terra Nova Park visitor's centre

– The post that you are most proud of
That's easy, my first one. The discover of the Tomo Hotel in San Francisco's Japantown and the great night we had there, (following the lousy night we had elsewhere) was the inspiration I needed to finally start this endeavor, and I'm pretty proud of what I've accomplished since.

The great night that started it all at Hotel Tomo

So here are my nominations:
- Celina and her Petit a Petit and family blog. I wish I could sew like she does and come up with the amazing creations she does.
- Emeline who co-writes the blog at Emeline & Annabelle Couture Café. Her adventures make me laugh and this post has inspired me beyond belief. I hope to be able to go visit her amazing shop one day, and maybe learn how to sew.
- A blog I discovered out of the blue Chantal from The Adventures of Skinny Mini Kiki amazes me with her talent in creating beautiful bento boxes for her daughter.


I hope you enjoyed this year as much as I did.