Welcome @sparkleyjane and congratulations on your first post.
First off, like the first post, but as a newbie on Hive I'll give you a couple of tips that hopefully help you a bit on Hive.
First: Images are great. But if you use them you have to source them of the @hivewatchers can start coming by. A simple "Created with Dall-e" under the image or "Image is mine" work. If you use something you find on the web best to make sure it isn't copyright and source the author (send me a message if you need to do that I can help)
Second: It was a bit short. Most of the curation accounts won't curate unless it is over a certain word count. I personally aim for 500 words and two images but depends on the post :)
Third: Personal ideas help a lot. Sure you mentioned some pro's and con's of each side but how about a personal story?
Which one would you prefer and why? If you wanted to do something for your parents which one would they prefer?
Fourth: Find a community or two to frequent. For example there is the Silver Bloggers community which is a bunch of older people like me who may resonate with the post a little better. Or perhaps a travel community would be a good fit. Finding a community makes it easier to find likeminded people, easier to get upvotes and easier to enjoy being on Hive. Highly recommended :)
Finally:
Often it is best to start out with an introduction post. Put it in your main blog and include an image of yourself and tell about what you love and what makes you tick.
When someone reads your article, if they like it they will often check out your profile and see if you are the kind of person they would like to chat with or follow. If there isn't any BIO it makes it hard for them to know who you are and what you stand for.
Just my quick version. Look forward to seeing more from you in the future.
Side note: The Great Little Dragons community is one I am starting up. It's whole reason for being is to take new users (Little Dragons) and try to raise them up to be better Hive users and more financially successful people using Hive as a starting resource.
Oh yeah.... Final note. When writing an article if you add a name of a person with an "@" sign they will get a notification that you wrote an article. So, if you write @terganftp in an article I'll know you wrote it and come by to take a look :D
thank you for taking time to reply tips i am sure are going to help a lot in my future posts.
i posted the article because i remembered this story of the couple, i once saw featured in a documentary about cruising, while looking at flights/hotels for my parents for their vacation. ^_^ it took me to looking at cruises as well... how i got there, i can't remember anymore haha...
i definitely will look at how i can join The Great Little Dragons community.
i'm very new to Hive and i still have to find my ways around this strange new world.
i hope to do better with my next post with the help of the tips you've posted as a reply above. thank you again.. ;-*
Hehe.
The Great Little Dragon community is simple.
It has one goal. Help newbies (tiny dragons) grow into strong individuals.
Be yourself. Post things you find interesting. Get help from me (and hopefully other members in the future) and return the favor to both the community and others as you grow.
Looking forward to questions and helping as you progress :)
If you look in your wallet you will notice that you have 10 HP delegated to you.
That means you will be able to post a little bit more until you get power of your own :) Good luck.
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The post was also likely generated by AI. Despite having typical AI prompt format and writing, there's also evident difference between sloppy and lazy post introduction written by the user and AI writing.