Thank you to all of you for reading and following our adventures throughout 2022, and for all your lovely comments and feedback.
World Wide Walkies will be taking a blogging break until early January.
I am sure that you will have more important things to do over the Festive Period than wonder about what happens next in our Never Mind The Balkans Tour, but rest assured that we will resume the tale our tour in Albania in the New Year!
2022 has been a busy year, during which we have been fortunate to visit nine countries. If you have missed any Never Mind The Balkans posts, you can catch up here.
I have launched two books this year, since family illness delayed our travels and, ironically, the launch of a book called It Never Rains But It Paws scheduled for last Christmas. My Adventure Caravanning With Dogs series is now complete, and our Trucking Adventures in The Beast are well and truly under way!
The other big book news this year is that Book 3, Dogs n Dracula won a Chill With A Book Premier Readers’ Award and within a week of its launch on December 9th, To Hel In A Hound Cart was #1 Hot New Release in several categories on Amazon.com, including Travel With Pets, Auto & RV Travel, Eastern Europe Travel, Travel Writing and Adventure Travel.
Writing, publishing, and book marketing continues to be an uphill slog, although in publishing terms, I am a runaway success, since I have covered my costs! A great bonus has been the many wonderful people I have met on my journey into blogging and publishing.
It’s now 5 years since I started my blog. I have conributed guest posts to Learning With Dogs and this year, I became a regular contributor to Marcia Meara’s The Write Stuff blog. Check out my previous #WritersTravelogueSeries posts – and look out for more in 2023.
My books, blog, and our truck, The Beast, have been featured in media all over the world, from a Pet Friendly travel blog in Australia to the Post Industrial magazine in Pittburgh, USA. You can see all my interviews and guest articles here.
My travel story, Welcome to Kosovo, has also been published in Robert Fear’s anthology 50 Intriguing Personal Insights. For other anthologies which include my work, check out my anthologies page.
I have taken part in several podcasts and author interviews, which will air in early 2023. Watch this space!
I am delighted to say that Mark, The Fab Four and I have ended another year all happy and healthy. We’re looking forward to more adventures in 2023, after catching up with friends and relatives in the UK in the new year.
What are you looking forward to in 2023? Please share in the comments.
In the meantime, have a happy and peaceful Christmas, and we hope Santa Paws brings your heart’s desire!
From us all at World Wide Walkies, we hope that you have a Pawfect Christmas & that in 2023, all your dreams & wishes come true!
World Wide Walkies 
Wow, you’ve had a crazy busy, productive, and adventurous 2022, Jackie! Keep on going and enjoying and happy holidays to all six of you! Xxx
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Thank you so much, Liesbet – and the same to you, Mark and Maya! I am so looking forward to reading about your adventures in South America, which has long been on our list. xx
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Congratulations with your published books and looks like you had very creative and productive year.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your family in the next year! 🎅🎄🙋♀️
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Thank you so much for your kind wishes, Angela. It has been a busy and creative year.
Have a wonderful festive break and a superb 2023! xx
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Thank you!
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Merry Christmas to you all!!!
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Thank you so much, Toby – have a good one!
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Enjoy your break! Merry Christmas, woof!
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Thank you so much – you too, and four woofs back! xx
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We wish you, Mark and the fab 4 a very merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2023 with lots of travel adventures. Xx
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Thank you so much!
We’re lovin’ what we’re doing at the moment, but 2023 should be exciting. xx
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An amazingly busy year – enjoy your well-deserved break!
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Thank you, Sally Jane. xx
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Merry Christmas to you all and wishing you lots of happy days in 2023. We have been celebrating the solstice today and have started to plan some trips for the next year.
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Wonderful. Trip planning is always exciting.
Our neighbours have a fantastic portable pizza oven, so we celebrated the solstice by cooking pizza outdoors at 1800m in the snow.
And now the shortest day is behind us, it’s virtually summer!
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Congratulations on such a successful year Jackie, I look forward to reading more of your adventures in 2023. I’m hoping to travel even more next year and increase my stories and content writing too. 🤞
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and all the best for you all next year. 🥰 Glenys
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I shall look forward to reading, Glenys. Your articles are always fascinating and I wish you all the best with it!
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That is a very cute picture of Rosie in the snow. You have certainly been productive and successful with your books. They seem very interesting. Congratulations! and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Thank you, Thomas. I usually post pictures of The Fab Four all together, but I couldn’t resist the picture of Rosie!
Thank you for reading and commenting, and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year xx
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Have a wonderful Xmas and keep on trucking.
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We shall – we like trucking!
Looking forward to following your Antipodean adventures in 2023.
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Congratulations and wishing you wonderful holidays too 🙂
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Thank you so much, Donna. xx
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Kudos to you Jackie for having such a productive year, despite upsets and life on the road. Wishing you a beautiful holiday season. ❤
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Thank you, Debby. The life of a nomad never did run smooth, but there was nothing we couldn’t cope with.
Have a wonderful and peaceful Festive season and all the best for you and your new release in 2023. I am very much looking forward to reading Fifteen First Times!
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Thanks for your lovely wishes Jackie. Your life gives you plenty to write about. 🙂 Wishing you a beautiful holiday season. Stay safe and warm! 🙂 We’re in blizzard here. ❤
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Happy Christmas to you and your family, and best wishes for the New Year. x
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Thank you, Stevie! H for Hugs xx
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