Dear English-speaking readers, this page is an automatic translation made from a post originally written in French. My apologies for any strange sentences and funny mistakes that may have been generated during the process. If you are reading French, click on the French flag below to access the original and correct text:
Français I just launched a page Facebook - Little Bubbles Elsewhere. A page dedicated to this blog, distinct from that of my personal profile. Facebook, I got a taste for traveling and between two trips. It's really convenient to keep in touch with the people you meet on the way.
Before, during and after the trip
As I explained in my post Travelling solo...you keep meeting new people when you're away from home. And Facebook has become, for me, the preferred way to keep in touch with these new acquaintances, whom I won't necessarily have the opportunity to see "in real life" again anytime soon.
What I appreciate is that the link thus maintained via FB is not too invasive. Without the need to send an e-mail, we can just go take a look at the profiles of each other, to see what people become. We take and give news (or not) without imposing. We can go to someone in particular or to everyone.
It's a way to extend the journey too, or to travel by proxy, through the news, links, photos, conversations, that others post on their "wall" (or "bulletin board" to use the tasty term from the French Canadian version of Facebook that I use).
Throughout my travels, the list of my FB friends grouped under the label "Travellers and Divers" has been growing steadily. I love to go back and see them virtually, some of them give me information about destinations I plan to go to, help me prepare the next trip...
And then when I'm traveling, FB allows me to keep in touch with loved ones and friends who are far away. To share with them, in almost direct, my impressions.
Anyway, I think I have a fairly standard use for it. I don't use small travel oriented FB applications at all. Rather gadgets, not very useful, I think. I played around with "Where I've Been" for a while, but I got over it. I refer you to these links for the most popular apps:
" Applifacebook.com: 5 Facebook applications in the "travel" category [Fr]
" Voyageek.com: top 10 travel applications on Facebook [Fr]
" BudgetGlobeTrotting.com : Facebook Travel Applications Guide [in]
And now the blog page!
That's it, my page Facebook - Little Bubbles Elsewhere is therefore created. There is nothing left to do but to keep it alive! I discover with amusement the terms chosen by FB to designate my new subscribers: "admirers", "followers", "fans" ...
It's a bit of a cult, all the same... 😆
But don't let that stop you from becoming a fan! I'll regularly post additional information to the blog, links related to travel, Asia, diving. Fans" with an FB account will also be able to post their own links, photos and videos, share their comments, point out their good plans, and everything and anything else...
What is good is that even without being registered in the network (I know refractories), we can consult it.
→ Little Bubbles Elsewhere on Facebook
Just click!
And you, how do you use Facebook (or not) before, during and after the trip?
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