Christmas 2025 Message and 2026 Outlook

Dear travelers, subscribers of my YouTube channel, and random viewers of this blog. This is Enzo Pentinio, extending to you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2025 recap

Like every year, 2025 has been filled with ups and downs. But this year is the continuation of a remarkable and ongoing development for my YouTube channel and my blog, Enzo’s Travel Journals. While I did not travel much this year to prepare for my college entrance tests, I still did everything to bring some highlights of the other trips of my family members, which usually coincides with a time when my academic preparation hinders my ability to travel the world, especially during the dry season this year.

I have been continuing improvements on my blog site, enzothetraveler.blogspot.com, since June this year. I am exploring more features of the Blogger website, of which I am relatively new to. Please continue to view my comprehensive blogs, since everything I post here is more comprehensive than what I would usually post on YouTube. However, please continue to support my channel by subscribing, liking my videos, and sharing my social media to your friends.

In July 2025, I reached 900 subscribers. While I am closer to reaching 1,000, my growth has been slow. I only gain an additional hundred subscribers every 11 months. This is kind of slow for me. To the current subscribers, please share this to more people interested in traveling so that I can grow my fanbase further.

2026 outlook

I am expressing some optimism for 2026. While I would finally return to family trips on that year, there are some new things to expect.

In the first quarter of next year, I plan to start my own blog site on Travellerspoint, a social networking platform where travelers like me share their experiences to the wider traveling community. Some built-in features that I like from the site are built-in destination-particular guides, as well as a feature where you can plot your trip itineraries into your blog site. You can sign up for your account at www.travellerspoint.com and I'll see you around on its official launch!

I am also planning for a fourth trip to Japan as well, stay tuned in May 2026, when the videos from our potential trip are released!

Furthermore, there will be more changes as well next year. If aviation has been a significant part of my current trip reports, expect something new this time around. Watch out for new such videos onboard luxurious provincial buses in the Philippines!

Bottomline

Overall, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support on Enzo’s Travel Journals. Without all of you, I would have never achieved this feat. See y'all on the other side, into the new year!

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