Happy Anniversary Travel Talk on Twitter Reflections | Travel Talk on Twitter Celebrates One Year Anniversary feliz Aniversario >> Til hamingju með annivesary >> Maligayang anibersaryo >> Joyeux anniversaire No matter what language you use to say “happy anniversary” to my Travel Talk on Twitter friends, it all means the same: Congratulations for a great year. Our little [...]
Happy Anniversary Travel Talk on Twitter
Reflections | Travel Talk on Twitter Celebrates One Year Anniversary
feliz Aniversario >> Til hamingju með annivesary >> Maligayang anibersaryo >> Joyeux anniversaire
No matter what language you use to say “happy anniversary” to my Travel Talk on Twitter friends, it all means the same: Congratulations for a great year. Our little BIG chat turns one. It is amazing to see the math behind this community. Check out a hashtag report about #TTOT on any given Tuesday, you will be amazed at the level of interaction and the volume (millions) of impressions that are generated.
Cheers from @CruiseBuzz Carrie
Wait, you don’t know what #TTOT is?
Read how it started …
In January 2011 a mixed crowd of travelers and companies (spearheaded by Melvin from Travel Dudes) started #TTOT = Travel Talk on Twitter. The motivation was to create a travel event on Twitter that did not solicit sponsors and potential conflict of interest issues. TTOT was an immediate hit reaching multiple countries, generating a lot of buzz.
And what does #TTOT have to do with cruising?
Thanks for the welcome Melvin!
And what #TTOT topics did you cover during the year?
We have covered some fun topics. What was your favorite?
- Best in Travel 2012
- Winter Travel Comment
- Museums
- Customs from Around the World
- Family Travel
- Festival Travel
- Expat Travel
- Group Travel
- Visa & Immigration
- Music & Travel
- New 7 Wonders
- Islands
- Cruise Travel
- World Heritage Sites
- Travel Websites
- Lakes & Oceans
- Beach Travel
- Volunteer Travel
- Capital Cities
- Train Travel
- Gap Year Travel
- Travel Technology
- Luxury Travel
- Epic Journeys
- Overnight Travel
- Romance travel
- Modern wonders of the world?
Want to read more about #TTOT Travel Talk on Twitter?
- The Success of Travel Blogging and Social Media – First Hand Experiences
- Why be proud of Travel Talk on Twitter
- #TTOT posts on CruiseBuzz
- Online Travel Communities – a look at #TTOT the social travel hashtag
Buzzing
Know the code – Cruise Ship Safety and Me. What I have learned from Costa Concordia A week has passed since the Costa Concordia tragedy. And just when I thought that the news had peaked, one more body has been found by divers searching the Costa Concordia shipwreck. The death toll is now 12. With every news report, email, [...]
Know the code – Cruise Ship Safety and Me.
What I have learned from Costa Concordia
A week has passed since the Costa Concordia tragedy. And just when I thought that the news had peaked, one more body has been found by divers searching the Costa Concordia shipwreck. The death toll is now 12.
Safety First
With every news report, email, query, tweet, post, status update or comment I encounter brings me right back to square-one asking myself, “what would I do?”
I cruise a lot. In fact when I am not on a ship, I am writing about cruising, pitching a new cruise related story, or dreaming of new cruise itineraries. Now since the Costa Concordia tragedy, I have had to put myself on mute while I wait for facts and confirmed news. As much as I want to, there is little I can do to help the search and recovery efforts, and for some reason I have not been asked to fly to Italy to interview the Captain (but I am available.) So I wait.
Drilled. But how much will I recall in a real emergency?
My little cruiser on a boat in Cabo
@CruiseJess: all dressed for mustering: compliant and ready to "fall-in."
I ask myself “how much do I really know about cruise ship general emergency procedures?” Sadly, the answer is not much beyond what I have learned at mustering, which does not really answer my deeper questions, which are:
- Do I go collect my kids at kids club? I know the protocol is no. But do I really think that I can resist? What about the wrist band? My kids have tried taking those off only to be quickly returned to a staff member to get one on.
- Do I go to the cabin to get my life jacket? How about my valuables in the safe? At what point do I not do that and head to the muster location? But which muster station?
- If the ship is listing and the electricity is out, what should I do? Do I jump in and help everyone or do I fall-in and follow instructions? What is the chain of command?
- Is there really an announcement that says “abandon ship?”
- If I hear everyone shouting “abandon ship” what does that mean? Jump overboard, head to a lifeboat?
- At what point does a tender become a lifeboat?
Where to get more information about cruise ship safety
- Coast Guard: Ensuring Cruise Ship Safety
- Cruise Ship Disaster Puts Focus On Safety Concerns
- International Maritime Organization
- Maritime laws including rules about mustering
Photos of popular cruise destinations in Asia.
Exotic Asia – Cruise Destination Review
What is an exotic cruise destination?
Exotic describes someone or something that is foreign or unusual. So that means that an exotic cruise offers an itinerary that is unique (not offered week after week). For a non-cruiser that could mean just about anywhere. But for the experienced cruise traveler what means a destination that is off the beatern-path.
Fruit sellers - Taling Chan Floating Market Thailand - photo by avlxyz
Choose a Southeast Asisan cruise itinerary to discover the floating market of the Taling Chan district of Bangkok, Thailand or visit the French colonial buildings and opera theaters of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Great Wall of China. Photo by Carrie Finley-Bajak.
A wonder and an item that shows up on a blot of ‘bucket lists” is a visit to China’s Great Wall. Northern routes will take you from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, and Eastward to South Korea and Japan.
Exotic Asia cruising: Shanghai. Yùfó Chán Sì, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China
WuXi, near Shanghai.
East meets West: tour guide Jack at Taiqing Palace in China.
Taoist Monks near Mt. Laoshan at Taiqing Palace. Photo by Carrie Finley-Bajak.
Hakata, Japan.
Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.
Popular posts about cruising in Asia on Cruise Buzz:
- Going ashore with Silversea Cruises: The water town of Zhujiajiao
- Photo recap of top sites in Shanghai
- Exploring ashore with Silversea Cruises in Qingdao, China
- Qingdao China cruise port overview
- Pre cruise photo recap: 24 hours in Seoul, South Korea
- Cruise Review Silversea Cruises Voyage 3126
- Port Profile: Incheon for Seoul, South Korea - Cruise Buzz
- Hong Kong - Cruise Buzz … and more
- China and Japan via Princess Cruises - Cruise Buzz (and more)
