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How It All Began<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I come from Belgrade and, even though I am a professor and have a master’s degree in French language and literature, I pursue my passion and have been working in the travel industry for over a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started years ago when I received the offer to work part-time as a tour escort on river cruise ships for a French agency. This beautiful and fulfilling job allowed me to work and travel in Europe for several months. During this time, I explored the mighty Danube river and, later, Norway. At the same time, I was studying and finishing my master’s thesis, so a part-time seasonal job worked perfectly for me. After that, I switched companies and worked as a concierge for Viking River Cruises, which provided me with enormous experience in customer relations and the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2016, I obtained a tour guide license in my home country of Serbia, where I worked as a tour guide for leading Serbian tour agencies. Finally, in 2019, I secured a job in the Shore Excursions department onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ships, which allowed me to visit over 50 ports of call worldwide. This was a turning point in my career that I was so eager to pursue, until the COVID pandemic hit and severely affected the cruise industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during the lockdown that I started thinking about how to adjust to the new circumstances and use my knowledge in the travel industry in a new, alternative way. At that time, the world changed, so I reorganized my plans and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was never into computers and IT before, but I started thinking about doing something online. Since traveling was limited and the cruise industry had practically shut down, my first thought was to create an online course in the French language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I subscribed to an online platform and started learning about course creation. When I got to the part about building an audience, I realized I wouldn\u2019t be able to sell my course to anyone if I didn\u2019t have any readers or followers. So, I took a course on blogging as a way to launch a digital product. It was another turning point. I made up my mind and decided I was definitely going to become a professional, full-time blogger and live off of my passive income. That\u2019s when my blogging journey began.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I had saved some money from my previous jobs in the cruise industry, I had the luxury of not being pressed to find a real job immediately. As a result, I had a lot of free time and, in April 2020, I started doing thorough research on how to monetize a blog and turn this craft into a full-time job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an extremely organized, persistent, and dedicated person when I have a clear goal, so this wasn\u2019t a major challenge for me. It took about two months of just doing the research. Every day, I would spend between six and eight hours in front of the screen, watching tutorials and attending webinars\/courses from established bloggers (not necessarily from travel bloggers, but bloggers in general). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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