As usual the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for your favourite blog. WordPress is the blogging engine that I use. There were nearly 250,000 visits to the site in 2013, pushing the total since I started in March 2010 to over 760,000 visits. Please click through to read the summary.
I wish you all a very Happy New Year and hope that you come back often to visit in 2014. As usual I have an enormous backlog of material and will get around to posting it. Some of the material has been sent in by readers (you know who you are) and I promise that I will get it online one day! Life is so busy.
Tom
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 250,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 11 days for that many people to see it.
Patrick Leigh Fermor 
The Blog as always is a mine of information ,and a real pleasure to read , Thank you Tom ,I am very grateful ,you have created something special here , cant wait to read your Camino Pilgrimage trek tales and see the pics .
May your 2014 be as much fun as the one I plan to have !
Best wishes ,
Chris .
Thank you Chris. That is appreciated. Yes, i must get around to Camino tales, but my mother has just died over New year so I have yet more things to do!
Hi Tom
Condolences from us – only just read your post. Very sorry to hear this.
Julian
Tom, keep up the good work. I desperately need to update my Maniguide. Hopefully soon. John
Tom
Do have a Happy Peaceful New Year and Take Care.
Every Bessing. John
Happy new year all, keep the stuff coming in , no matter how trivial. Lots more for the future I’m sure.
And a very happy and prosperous New Year to you too!
I always enjoy reading new (and re-reading old) posts – and I’m delighted to get a mention in the stats.
Best wishes to all
Julian