Traveling? Why Not Blog While You're Gone?

One of the newest ways to keep in touch while you travel is to keep a travel blog.  It’s a great way for family and friends to experience your excitement and fascination and it’s a terrific way for you to remember your trip for a lifetime.

A travel blog is the technological age’s answer to a scrapbook and it is a fantastic way to remember your journey.  Family and friends will also enjoy your travel stories and pictures.  Essentially, your travel blog will become your diary, scrapbook, AND messaging system!

Before you leave, do some research to find out the various blogging sites available.  Common blogging sites include typepad.com, blogger.com, and wordpress.com, all of which are free.  Once you’ve chosen your favorite, sign up for an account and don’t forget to find out if it can be updated remotely (the aforementioned three can be). 

There are essentially two different types of travel blogs for you to choose from.  One is an ‘after the trip is finished’ blog where you write all about your exciting vacation once it’s all over.  You can post your pictures and run down your itinerary based on notes you’ve taken on the trip.  (Make sure that if you don’t have computer access, you at least have a notebook to jot down your experiences!)

The second type of travel blog is ideally suited for people taking longer trips away from home, but works pretty well if you’re the type of person who wants to keep those who care about you updated with the latest happenings where you’re at.  This type of blog is called an ‘on the road’ travel blog and you would write your journal entries on regular intervals throughout your trip. 

With an ‘on the road’ blog, there is usually two ways to post your blogs.  The most common way to is find an Internet café and post your entry through a web based application.  A newer way, called mobile blogging, has you posting your entries by using your cell phone or PDA (personal digital assistant).  If you are staying at a hotel that is equipped with Internet access (many of our packages have such options), you can bring a laptop (don’t forget an AC converter), and you can spend a few minutes every evening composing the highlights of your trip.

When you’re using an ‘on the road’ blog, you can write anytime – you can even complement your entries with pictures taken from your cell phone!  Say you’re waiting in line for the Eiffel Tower.  Why not use that time productively instead of stare at your watch for the line to move?  Blog something: your bus ride to Paris, the funny hats that were being sold at the gift store nearby and that the family in front of you is wearing, or how you can’t wait to see the view of Paris from up high. 

No matter what type of blog you use or how you post your entries, use rich language to describe your experiences and don’t forget to include lots of pictures.  Why not provide reviews of the places you’ve visited, describe the people you’ve met and even provide examples of conversations you have had with the locals!  The more rich and interesting detail you provide, the more enjoyable it is for your readers and the better the keepsake will be when you want to relive the memories years down the road!

Have a great trip and happy blogging!

Posted by on 10/03 at 02:26 PM

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