Ideas on how to use your blog/social network to add value to your travels, save money, make friends, contribute to the place you are traveling to and have a good time generally.
Ideas on how to use your blog/social network to add value to your travels, save money, make friends, contribute to the place you are traveling to and have a good time generally.
Preetam Rai, Educator I am a strong proponent of using regular travel-non-fiction books by authors such a Pico Iyer, Bruce Chatwin and others as a backgrounder to the place you travel. But more often than not, I try to read these books while I am traveling and not before my trip. I like blogs written by locals for my pre-trip research.4 years ago
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Ivan Chew, Assistant Director, Digital Engagement, National Library Arts & Singapore Memory Project at National Library Board, SingaporeI can see this presentation as part of the (highly probable) travel club in the public library. About the 'no need to refer to print travel guides', I think that's fine. What's important is the use of other library materials as part of the travel experience. Thanks for posting this, Preetam. Oh, I like your advice on blogging about negative travel experiences. The blogger is also an ambassador of their own country, even if they don't realise it.4 years ago
Adventures of a traveling bloggerPresentation Transcript
Adventures of a
blogging traveler
Saturday, March 7, 2009
my way of travel
Saturday, March 7, 2009
no need of guidebooks, wikitravel works
Saturday, March 7, 2009
help make your cities wikitravel page better, help local
businesses make money, increase your cities GDP
Saturday, March 7, 2009
offbeat guides, get customized guidebooks
Saturday, March 7, 2009
how to get local intelligence?
i find knowing local issues, news, buzz is more important
than knowing local language
Saturday, March 7, 2009
globalvoicesonline.org world’s best blog aggregation
service, helps you discover local blogs and find out what
are the hottest issues that locals care about
Saturday, March 7, 2009
use google’s blogsearch service. once you find interesting
blogs, leave comments. comments help you make friends.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
find local flickr users. complement their photos.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
some ideas on meeting locals
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meetup.com has information on local meetings. Usual
groups are based on travel, books, language learning,
entrepreneurship etc.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
find local groups, events on facebook
Saturday, March 7, 2009
organize blogger/twiterrer meetups. email local bloggers/
twitterers. tell them that you are in their city and want to
have a gathering. interview them from your blog or
podcasts.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
barcamps are best place to meet locals. barcamp.org has list
of all barcamps happening around the world.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
join a barcamp, offer to speak, most barcamp organisers
make space for foreign guests
mostly tech topics but you can speak about books, how-to,
music, tech, love etc.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
talking about love/relationship will 100% get you a
slot
Saturday, March 7, 2009
contact local universities, schools and offer to speak about
your region. Find the relevant school/department. offer to
conduct workshop on something, everyone is a expert on
something. email teachers directly and not the
administrators.
document previous talks on your blog. use that as
reference for future cold calls.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
blogging ideas
Saturday, March 7, 2009
everyone blogs about known stuff, I try to blog about
rarer, lesser known things. provide clear instructions and
directions.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
rarer topics get you top google search spot
Saturday, March 7, 2009
make friends with your commentors
Saturday, March 7, 2009
ou once left a comment on my blog and now is a good
fried and my source of info for thailand
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blogging about negative travel experiences
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no bickering/less bickering rule: if I find something is
not working, I would provide alternatives, positive tips
to my readers rather than just write a complaint/
negative post
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be blogged about. how?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
send postcards to
bloggers you have
met, online people
love physical artifacts
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do we have time for a little story?
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
do random things,
you never know who is a blogger (or future blogger) maybe
write about you
Saturday, March 7, 2009
other web services of interest
dopplr.com - list your travels and track your friends travels
couchsurfing.com - stay with locals
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tamir Berkman
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