What is Travel With Eshaan? To answer that question, I have to look back.
I began seriously thinking about having a website in the Summer of 2020. That was when I began writing a book about my travels. By then I had visited over fifty countries before the age of 10, which is a huge accomplishment. Initially, this was supposed to be a site just for the book: I’d set it up on wordpress, and I would publish some chapters from the book there.
So time went on, and I got closer and closer to the publish date. I began writing articles about other things, such as debate and the process of writing a book on the side. Slowly but surely, the focus of the site changed from an author’s place to update their audience to something more dynamic.
Yet I hadn’t come up with a name: my site was still a bunch of numbers and dots. I was only a few weeks from the publish date: the name had to come quick. I garnered all my brains and began to think. My creative process gave me a few names. Since most people who’re reading this site are coming from my book, the name had to be connected to travel in some way.
| Name: | Pros: | Cons: |
| Safar With Me | – In a foreign language, so it should attract some curiosity – Safar means travel in Persian, and it sounds like Safari – Sounds pretty good | – Safar is pronounced “Suffer” – Safar is hard to remember |
| Travelearning | – Completely in English, so it’s more understandable – Serves two purposes: travel + learning | – Not too catchy – Doesn’t sound great |
| Mein Safar | – It has a word in German, so it’s more recognisable, yet is still unique, due to its Persian element | – Has no English words, so it’s harder to remember |
| Becoming Global | – Easy to remember, reminds readers of travel | – Is very generic, name is already taken |
| Breaking Inertia | – Unique English name | – Doesn’t connect with travel |
| Exploring Dunya | – Foreign – English blend, so it’s rememberable, yet unique. – Dunya means world in Turkish. | – Not very catchy |
| Travel with Eshaan | – Rather broad, so it won’t be a problem – Sounds ok – In English, so it won’t be hard to remember | – Not that unique |
In the end, after a lot of deliberation, I went with Travel with Eshaan.
How am I supposed to use this site?
It really depends. If you’ve come here from my book, or due to an interest in travel, then I recommend you start here. If you’ve come here to view some of my debate articles, then make sure to check out this page.
Quick Disclaimer:
Please note that events in my travel articles come from my memory and short notes, so they might not be 100% factual.
Acknowledgements:
First, I would like to thank my editor and teacher, Enlin Xia, for helping me throughout the writing process of the book. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents, who encouraged me throughout the way. Finally, I would like to thank anyone who’s reading this for taking their time to enjoy my blog.
Guest Articles:
I’ve traveled to a bit more than fifty countries, but the whole travel community has so many stories to tell. Therefore, if you’re interested, I’ve set up a guest writer section for young travelers throughout the world. You can contact me here.