During 2013, while living in Mindoo Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa, an idea of writing a blog came to mind. The humble journey, as a blogger, commenced from a place about 5555 km away from home (Delhi, India).

A few blogs were written and posted on the internet. Honestly speaking, they were just the work of a novice, but they drew the attention of readers from all over the world. However, after posting a couple of blogs, the steam was lost, and my blog ‘kumar-omnibus’ went into hibernation.

The lockdown period in 2020 rekindled the thought of activating the blogging activity once again. In fact, that was the perfect time. Being quarantined between the four walls of the home, the internet was the only open window to the outside world. So, one fine morning, I picked up the laptop and started feeding the keyboard fiercely.

People from far and wide have been reading and appreciating the stories. Though most of the blogs are focused on philately, there are also stories on African safaris, Indian travelogues, animal rescue and adoption, etc.

At the time of updating (01 April 2024), the global readership has crossed 30,000 mark from more than 100 countries.

Here are a few statistics, in alphabetical order, about the current readership across the globe:

1. 1. Albania 4

   2. Algeria 7

   3. Australia 77

   4. Austria 7

   5. Azerbaijan 3

   6. Bahrain 14

   7. Bangladesh 18

   8. Belarus 10

   9. Belgium 21

   10. Belize 2

   11. Benin 8

   12. Bolivia 1

   13. Bosnia Herzegovina 4

   14. Brazil 41

   15. British Virgin Islands 93

   16. Bulgaria 8

   17. Burkina Faso 1

   18. Cambodia 1

   19. Cameroon 1

   20. Canada 672

   21. Chile 8

   22. China 41

   23. Colombia 20

   24. Croatia 192

   25. Czech 26

   26. Cyprus 3

   27. Denmark 5

   28. Ethiopia 3

   29. Finland 33

   30. France 377

   31. Georgia 1

   32. Germany 686

   33. Ghana 2

   34. Greece 3

   35. Hong Kong 1385

   36. Hungary 5

   37. India 9100+

   38. Indonesia 161

   39. Ireland 49

   40. Israel 874

   41. Italy 28

   42. Japan 40

   43. Kazakhstan 24

   44. Kenya 26

   45. Kyrgyzstan 1

   46. Kuwait 4

   47. Latvia 6

   48. Lithuania 16

   49. Luxembourg 9

   50. Malawi 2

   51. Malaysia 22

   52. Malta 12

   53. Mauritius 5

   54. Mexico 2

   55. Moldova 8

   56. Morocco 10

   57. Myanmar 1

   58. Mozambique 1

   59. Nepal 1

   60. Netherlands 209

   61. New Zealand 63

   62. Nigeria 40

   63. Norway 27

   64. Oman 10

   65. Pakistan 8

   66. Peru 18

   67. Philippines 27

   68. Poland 112

   69. Portugal 97

   70. Romania 59

   71. Russia 551

   72. Saudi Arabia 23

   73. Senegal 7

   74. Serbia 4

   75. Seychelles 5

   76. Singapore 3766

   77. Slovakia 10

   78. Slovenia 7

   79. South Africa 60

   80. South Korea 19

   81. Spain 92

   82. Sri Lanka 8

   83. Sweden 1407

   84. Switzerland 23

   85. Syria 2

   86. Taiwan 6

   87. Tanzania 16

   88. Thailand 7

   89. Trinidad Tobago 1

   90. Togo 11

   91. Tunisia 1

   92. Turkiye 64

   93. UAE 80

   94. UK 746

   95. Ukraine 41

   96. USA 7873

   97. Uzbekistan 1

   98. Vietnam 19

   99. Zambia 1

   100. Other countries

And still counting. (Data source: Google Analytics)

Read on and enjoy.