### First Post of the Shrob Blog

  Does anybody write blogs anymore? Yes, they do. They are like a quiet
  backwater of the web; not exciting, dynamic or cutting-edge. They are the
  billabong to one side of the river of the web. Why have I, *mjb*  decided to
  start a blog? One reason is to write frequently without striving for 
  perfection. Another reason is to tell small stories that I think are 
  worth telling. Another, is to use this as a occasional travel blog, telling
  the small anecdotes of road trips in the western back-blocks of 
  New South Wales, or the quirky culture of Colombia or where-ever else I may
  be lucky enough to find myself.

  I don't have any great pretensions for this, but I will try to write 
  carefully. 
  
  A friend has been writing a travel blog for four decades (yes, even before
  the web become known- I presume he just copied his travel diaries into the
  blog). If you are planning to go somewhere then I recommend you have a look
  at "El Mon d'en Quino" http://elmondenquino.blogspot.com because it is truly
  remarkable (he has been to many, many countries and writes well about all of
  them). The only obstacle is that you may need to use some automatic
  translator from Spanish or Catalan.