FA cluckin’ Q

(Disclaimer: Questions not necessarily asked at all, let alone frequently)

Hey, Bustard! You don’t seem to post very much, WTF?

I’m not a professional travel blogger (it would not be unreasonable to argue that I’m not a ‘travel blogger’ full stop) and therefore I can only blog about stuff when the opportunity arises. This is dictated mainly by financial constraints, but also partly by things like whether I have other commitments or whether I can be bothered to go out in the cold on a Sunday morning.

Hey, Bustard! I want to read about scuba diving in the tropics and camel trekking in the Sahara, not a windy hill in Wiltshire. Where’s the good stuff?

And I’d be happy to do those things, but see above for the main reason why they don’t feature here. If you want to read about all that then there are vast swathes of internet out there which will vicariously satisfy your wanderlust, I’m providing for the small but hardy niche of people who choose Wiltshire for their travels instead.

Hey, Bustard! I’m after a ‘what’s on’ guide for upcoming events in Wiltshire, hook me up?

Not really my gig I’m afraid, I’m more about giving people a real, unbiased understanding of what the regular, fixed attractions have to offer rather than temporary events. I might occasionally mention stuff on Twitter (@CluckinBustard) if it seems particularly exciting or maybe blog about events if they’re annual affairs which readers can visit next time around, but the one-off stuff isn’t for me. Your best bet for all that business is the tourist board at www.visitwiltshire.co.uk.

Hey, Bustard! What’s the name all about?

Excellent question, my friend. The great bustard was hunted out of the country in the 1840s but recently reintroduced to Salisbury Plain in a pretty ambitious conservation project which seems to be working nicely. So proud is the county of this achievement that the bird now features on the Wiltshire flag.

Hey, Bustard! I think you’re the best and I’d love to read some sort book version of this blog. Does one exist?

No, of course not. By reading this you’re probably the first visitor to my site in weeks, this is not a commercially succesful operation that I’ve got going on here.