Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for May

06.01.09 | 5:35 PM ET

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 10 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 June in the coming weeks, give us a shout out @worldhum on Twitter, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) a tip.




@thenotoriousmeg
Wide awake in Tokyo.No cell phone, have reverted to writing in a notebook. Sample: Everything is amazing here, I have no idea whats going on

@mattcarnavos
I had to go all the way to Brussels, Belgium to find a Tampa Bay Devil Rays fan. They do exist!

@Pharaonick
ANYONE who approaches you in the street and keeps pace with you is a tout, no matter how innocent they may appear at first

@evaholland
Well, this is a first for me: working away inside a bed net, with a mosquito coil burning on the nightstand. I feel so explorer-ish.

@laurably
Shd be dabbling toes in Big Sur River instead of firing up iPhone after day in cell-free zone, but taking off electronic leash isn’t easy!

@susanorlean
Yes, really, I went to a hypnotist to get over fear of flying—best money I ever spent. Is it hocus-pocus? Maybe, but it worked for me.

@SophiaDembling
I had to brake to avoid running over a pigeon. You have wings, why are you walking in the middle of the road?

@colleenmclark
I was slide-tackled by a 4’10 asian woman during tense negotiations over a Dolce and Gabbana trenchcoat in Beijing’s silk market.

@MatadorNetwork
RoadTrip Montana: overlooking Blain Lake as thunder rumbles over Glacier to the north. The deer prick their ears.

@Lindat44
Angkor Wat transported back in time, hoping for enlightening conversation with monk, instead he asked to swap email addresses (Via @lonelyplanet)

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