Thirteen months after the genesis of this blog, the statistics are in. 35,000 hits have been registered.

The first spike in July '12 was due to Summerlicious '12. It died down until the blog took a life of its own, becoming less epicurean and more diversified in content. It grew in pre-exchange excitement and died down as primary readers were more interested in experiencing the world than reading about it. The final spike in July '13 was the result of Summerlicious '13 and highly controversial pieces.

YOY growth in first timers grew by 164% because of integration with urbanspoon, which rates randwalk as a top 25 blog in Toronto. YOY growth in returning visits are lowest at 69% as the blog becomes saturated my circles. Unique visits, the most important metric, shows strong growth at 128%.

Thank you for making this a worthwhile pursuit.