This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was Best Of Edition. Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and afterwards I was ready to pack my bags and travel- ANYWHERE! Oh, yeah- and that I LOVE #TNI!
Here are the questions:
Q1. All-time favorite destination?
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@allaboutmexico A! Australia
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@easytoursofasia Udaipur, India. Best hotels, best views, best food.
- @SeaFox Tie between Cinque Terre, Italy, London and Wee Too Beach, Saskatchewan. fav destination
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@bridaltravelguy: College
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@hotelPRguy Christchurch is on my top five! It’ll come back stronger, more appealing.
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@worldschooled Favorite destination: Phu Quoc Island Vietnam. Nothing like walking to your favorite restaurant in bare feet.
Q2. Favorite tweep(s) discovered through #TNI?
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@travelerkate Is that even a possibility? You really think I can narrow it down? Here’s a better answer: I follow 322 people, most of them from
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@MiddleSeatView Of course the ZipSetGo ladies, @ZipSetAndrea @ZipSetRachel, also @LandLopers @travelblggr
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@ZipSetAndrea it’s like giving an Oscars speech, afraid I’ll leave someone out and ppl will talk about it for years…
- Tweeting from Telluride photo by @WeekendInParis
Q3. Best souvenir of all your travels?
- @bikehiketravel Hands down Fidel – my coconut monkey. I always love the tacky souvenirs.
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@flashpackerhq Best Souvenir has got to be the pictures I’ve taken. If it has to be purchased, I’d say some of the Tshirts I’ve picked up
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@wanderfly Accidentally bought a marijuana leaf necklace in Ecuador when I was 7…
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@mtnmama26_2 Travel pics are like a rorschach test for vacation memories – you don’t need to be a gr8 photog to hav gr8 memories
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@whereisjenny A sketch from an artist of me that makes me look like a cross between Jay Leno and my brother. ha
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@IntoxAbroad I keep tickets, brochures, beer labels and other meaningful sraps. Love looking through them.
Q4. Most stunning sight you’ve seen in your travels? Pic?
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@jenleo Ancient cave dwellings in Arnhemland
- Jokulsarlon photo by @travel_version
Q5. Best travel blog/site? Why?
- @BatGirl Currently loving @GirlsGuideParis and @SoloFriendly. Both address issues important to me: being a woman traveler and going solo.
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@PamNotSpam So tough! My top 5 @landlopers @stayadventurous @babackpacker @planetnomad and @yucatanholidays 😉
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@SEASunDodger Twitter is my travel blog. I’ve learned more in 140 ch. than in ENTIRE guidebooks.
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@jcreaturetravel Because I like travel tips, gear review + authentic travel experiences, I like @ellenbarone and @solotraveler
Q6. Best travel memory/experience.
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@BckPackerBanter living in the back of a van,opening the boot with a view of the ocean 🙂 best year of my life.
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@travelswtavel This is a tough one, but one was dragging hotel mattress out onto beach in the Dominican Republic and sleeping under the stars…
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@spinstercompass Again, there are many but off the top of my head, seeing the Milky Way whilst Outback (Northern Territory). Absolutely amazing.
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@conradzoo Best travel memory/experience – best is also worst: Tsunami Thailand – devastation but also never felt so much connected & alive.
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@hugointhecity A dog friendly B&B in Salem, MA. Owner was a witch, so she said. And boy could she make morning muffins.
- A granite carving of my kids that I had done in Guangzhou, China photo by @LorraineTravels
Q7. Best hotel/hostel you’ve ever stayed in?
- @kerrinsheldon My tent!
- @MikeCjourno Old Bone Backpackers in Oamaru www.oldbones.co.nz/
- @pamstuckytoo Dunheanish in Oban, Scotland – owners gave me a bottle of champagne for my birthday! http://www.dunheanish.com/
- @TravelsWithTwo Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in Tanzania. Post Hotel in Lake Louise.
- @Inga_Ros Coolest accommodation was the cave we rented in #Granada and stayed in for a few nights with the kids.
- @Velcro10 Athena Backpakers Hostel in Athens by far.
Q8. Favorite food you’ve discovered while traveling?
- @Seville_Writer Ceviche – the sushi of South America.
- @cabopro pasteis de nata belem in lisbon-little custard tarts
- @jbranigan Tea from Bewley’s in Dublin, got so hooked on it I get it mail order on regular basis
- @ConciergeQ Is Hard Cider in the Food Pyramid? Thank you Edinburgh!
- @CruisinDoc And I can’t forget my all time favorite Key Lime Pie in around the corner Key West! 🙂
- @LandLopers what, no Nutella crepe answers out there? 🙂
- Lava flow on the Big Island photo by @banff_squirrel
Q9. Biggest travel disaster you’ve encountered?
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@ACarlton Missing my Artic expedition due to weather in Philly (rolls eyes) and mechanical issues with planes.
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@poohstraveler Oh so many – airline emp stealing my luggage so 2 wk Med cruise w/no luggage, 4 cylones in Tahiti, anti-American riots in Rome
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@travelbyTerry Broke my ankle at #Petronas towers in #Malaysia,, embarrassing, and inconvenient! but hey got to try the local hospital!!
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@tuktukca: Biggest travel disaster I’ve experienced? A murder attempt on a chartered yacht sailing in Greece.
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@worldschooled Vietnamese Army kick us off deserted island in Halong Bay. Awoken in middle of night by teenagers w/ machine guns
10. Bucket list items discovered through #TNI
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@MalloryOnTravel Well guess I have learnt to actually make a bucket list so in a way all of them! It’s cool! http://bit.ly/e2XXPR
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@MagellanPR a HK trip – now you made me remember my last wonderful visit! Had forgotten about it until today
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@rtwdave rent a cave some day
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@Eeeerinnnn Ah this brings me back to Sigur Rós in Iceland
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@AnjaniLadki Bucket list items discovered: Croatia
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@vallartagv: These luxury resorts in Asia have really got me thinking
- Great Migration in #Tanzania photo by @TravelswithTwo
Miss #TNI this week? Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!
Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!
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