Eight Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June

Lists: What makes a good travel tweet? Here are eight favorites from the past month.

07.01.10 | 10:07 AM ET

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After all the talk about whether to Twitter from the road and how best to go about it, we started keeping an eye out for particularly good travel tweets.

Here, in no particular order, are eight more memorable tweets from the past month that evoke a sense of place, or that offer some humor or insight about the travel experience.

And if you have a nomination for July in the coming weeks, give us a shout out @worldhum on Twitter, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) a tip.




@ryanvb
First bear sighting of the Canada trip today, a huge grizzly in BC! Traffic whizzes past on the Trans-Canada, he eats shoots & leaves.

@bastable
The older I get, the more I wish I could turn left when I board the plane.

@reidontravel
Starbucks machine, are you there? Joaquin at LaGuardia deserves a raise, for giving “frappucino” 2 or 3 bonus syllables.

@leifpettersen
Every year I buy a box of Imodium for my traveling pharmacy. I take, maybe, 2. A year later, they’re all gone. Conspiracy? Dimension shift?

@lunaticcarl
Ping chucks mango after mango in the back of the pick-up. “Ha!” she says. “Tomorrow big mango juice at my house!” Now we go dig mushrooms.

@SpudHilton
Vegas imitated NY by building NYNY. By the looks of Time Sq., NY is returning the favor.

@leifpettersen
Busload of Hungarian kids arrived at the hostel. Staying in rooms both above *and* below me. Also, the power’s out. Hold me.

@Z_Everson
Travel tip: If booze isn’t sold at your gate (EWR, terminal B, gates 40-47), ask the shoeshine guy if you can lick some of his polish.

Tags: Humor, Travel and Technology, Travel Writing, Twitter

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4 Comments for Eight Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June

Trav 07.05.10 | 6:10 AM ET

Hey if you want to check some more great travel tweets, check out Travelpigg on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/travelpigg

Stella 07.06.10 | 11:46 AM ET

These are fantastic!!  I just recently started tweeting & you have provided me with new insight on the fun you can find on twitter - thanks!! ~ @StellaTreasures ~
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♥ Stella

Lynne Friedmann 07.06.10 | 10:32 PM ET

Oh, these ARE good.  Particularly turning left on a plane. http://twitter.com/lynnefriedmann

Alex 07.08.10 | 7:30 PM ET

I’ll be there soon, too!) Twitter to see you soon!

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