When I read the name of this blog was Constant Trek I thought please don’t let it be a Star Trek website. Thankfully it wasn’t. I was informed of this with a splash page which I am not a fan of, but this one caught my eye as it said “A walk from London to Cape Town” and while I don’t know where Cape Town is, I do know where London is so I could try to imagine.
After clicking the splash page I am greeted with what I think should be the splash page and that is the intro page. This page explains that the blog is about Gary and Paula Constant and their long walk – hence the name Constant Trek. Now when I think of a long walk, I think a mile, maybe two. Not for Paula and Gary. They are walking 10,500 miles. Take that in for a minute. 10,500 miles. That is insane.
So by now you can figure out that this blog is about their little walk and is updated at random points along the way. At first I couldn’t figure out how they were going to do it. For some reason I imagined using a solar powered, works everywhere, cell phone with them calling into some place and it recording their posts. Then I came across a post that said something about not sure how long until the next post as we are unsure of the internet cafes. Well that solved that problem.
The posts are about the differences in cultures that they face, the things they see, the things they do, the food they eat. It reads like a very good novel and I found myself caught up in the posts.
Now while there are flaws to this site (splash page) and some design problems I still must give this site a rating of a 5.0. This site is amazing. It reads like a great story and you know it can only get better. My only complaint is also a good thing – they are still on the first part of their trip. Which means little to read now – a lot to look forward to. Good luck.
Constant Trek