Free Online Travel Diaries?
Globenotes.com is a service that is officially described as an "Online travel diary and photo hosting service plus an information resource for travelers".
Now, I said in this title that it was FREE. Well, it is and it isn't! Like most companies, there is always a free abbreviated version that gets you hooked and then you go for the full version.
Every traveler loves to look back at where they have been and what they have done. This lens discusses a site where the "amateur" OR "professional" traveler can go to simplify their record keeping of their journeys. For those who have an interest in becoming a travel writer, the featured site is a particularly good tool.
GlobeNotes.com is the Web's leading travel blog and travel photo hosting service. With more than 50,000 registered users in the first year it has grown to become the first choice for travellers and backpackers who want to share their adventures with family and friends. For readers alike, the site provides an invaluable personal insight into vacation hotspots around the globe.
Contents at a Glance
Like To Be A Travel Writer?
"You Can't Be A Writer If You Don't Write!"
Usually, if you wanted to keep a journal or diary, you had to lug the diary or journal around with you. You had to try to take enough notes during the day to remember everything you did that day. I remember trying to keep up a journal in India as I bounced around on a train or a bus. That's hard writing. At night, I would take time to write letters about all of the day's events to several family members! Boy! Was that a lot of work!
Well, there had to be a better way!And there is! And I recently found it!
Globenotes Makes Travel Journals and Photo Storage Easy! Do Your Journal From Anywhere!
But first, a word of about it came to be. Peter Foran, Globenotes.Com's creator created a website for himself where he could log his travel experiences , maps, and photos. He utilized this personal website while he traveled around the world for 16 months.
To make a long story short, his family and friends were so impressed that they wanted to know how they could get a similar website. So, upon his return from his trip in November of 2004, he created a user friendly version of his own web design so traveler's could create their own diaries online.
The free version has 2 MB of storage space and holds up to 80 photos and unlimited journal entries. The free account can be upgraded at any time. The paid version is 300 MB of story, and due to special compression program, will hold up to 12,000 pictures. I don't have that many. Do you?
Their price for the the paid account is 8 Euros for 6 months or 12 Euros for 1 year. (If you don't know how much that is in dollars, you can check out the present currency exchange rate at the Currency Converter website). It is around $12.00/6 months and $18.00/year at the time of this writing.
So, if you want to have a good place to keep your journal while your traveling, try out the free version and see if you like it. For those who think they would like to become "travel writers", this is a great place to start.
Happy traveling and happy writing.
You Can Do More With Globenote's "Ants" Than Eat Them!
Would You Like To Get "Ants" For Forum Participation?
"The Head Aardvark Loves to Give "Ants"
Well, they are bonuses handed out to registered users of Globenotes who regularly participate in any of the worldwide forums on the Globenotes site.
The site will tell you how to get them.
Once you have at least 200 ants, you can exchange them for free advertising of your website. 1 ant is worth 10 banner ad impressions (ie. banner displays) on the Aardvark Business, Sport or Travel Search Engine, whichever you prefer. You will need to provide a 468 x 60 banner for this purpose. Just contact me when you are ready to trade them in.
Travel Journal Defined
A travel journal, also called road journal or travelogue, is a record made by a voyager. Generally in diary form, a travel journal contains descriptions of the traveler's experiences, is normally written during the course of the journey, and may or may not be intended for publishing.
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