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What exactly is the Travel Talk on Twitter?
The Travel Talk on Twitter is a social media travel event on Twitter created by traveldudes.org It exists since January 2011 and under the motto “For Travelers, By Travelers” there are two sessions every Tuesday where 5 questions to a relevant travel topic are being discussed . To participate in this ongoing and growing talk about everything travel, you simply have to look for the hashtag #TTOT on Twitter. Though there are scheduled times for #TTOT you can tweet travel related information using this hashtag any time. Over the traveldudes website or their Facebook page you can suggest topics and questions for upcoming talks, but also see and contact those in the travel community who always participate and help to organize this event.
We from Only-apartments have been participating in the TTOT for a while now and on March 20, 2012 one of our topic suggestions was picked to be discussed. Here is a selection of our favorite #TTOT answers about “Lost in Translation”:
Q1 via @trevormorrow: From experience, what have you learned not to do or say in certain countries or cities? #TTOT
We read many tweets that went around similar lines and we think that this one might have summed it up best:
An answer that made us wonder and where we would like to find out the story behind it:
Q2 via @megamondotravel: Funniest, most ridiculous “lost in translation” communication meltdown you´ve experienced?
The following one is just one of the many that made us laugh:
Q3 via Robyn Boswell: What adventure/disaster have you had because you mis-interpreted someone?
We were happy to see that overall there was more adventure than disaster, but there were some unfortunate situations indeed. We couldn’t decide between:
Or:
But both harsh in their own right, don’t you think?!
Q4 via @onlyapartmentsD: What´s the funniest street/public sign you found on your travels? Photos?
We were thrilled to find that not only our topic, but also one of our questions was picked. There were way too many funny signs.
To recap: Many street signs in Asian countries need revision. And just in case you want to see a funny street sign and take a picture yourself, we picked a travel recommendation:
Q5 via @trevormorrow: In what country/city did the locals make U feel most welcomed, even when U couldn´t communicate with them?
We didn’t want to pick just a destination, so we went with something that is understood anywhere and it surely deserved a RT.
In conclusion, the Travel Talk on Twitter is not just a great place to discuss travel; it’s a growing community of travelers willing to share the experience and some laughs. Only-apartments.com is happy to be part of it.
