Sharing our photos and insights while on the road
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
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You speak; we listen
Based on input from our followers, we are launching a new page, On-The-Go Photo Galleries and Travel Logs, that will share posts from our current travels. The posts will provide quick insights and photos from our daily outings. While on the road, we frequently post on our social media pages, but there has been no natural way to track our trips on our blog. Several of our readers do not have social media and have asked for a way to follow our travels on the blog, especially by sharing photos. Our social media posts during our travels have always been huge successes; people love pictures. Another benefit is that social media has some complicated algorithms, and we have no control over when our posts are shown. Many people will tell us we are not showing up on their feeds.
We have been debating how best to do this, as a lot is involved in putting an article on the blog, especially when traveling. It will be our iPhone photos, a summary of the place we are in, and some commentary on our experiences as they occur.
Down the road, I will write more detailed and extensive articles on places we have visited, predominantly using our Nikon photos. In the meantime, we hope that allowing our readers to follow us during our travels will add a layer of fun that several have requested.
If you see, we are in the place you have been, and we welcome suggestions and ideas for what to do and see. Especially places that might not be part of a “normal” itinerary. Please email us at travel@wandererscompass.com or contact us through messenger on our social media sites.
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On-The-Go Photo Galleries and Travel Logs – Follow our Travels from the Road
On the road again……..December 2023
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Travel Insurance
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Our favorite travel insurance site!
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Transportation
Daytrip
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