What’s the best way to document your trip online?
While some long-term travelers aren’t setting out on their trips with the intention of keeping a blog or a journal, and most don’t intend to write books about their travels, more and more people are not only keeping track of their journeys for their own amusement – more and more travelers are making their experiences public with websites and blogs dedicated to their trips. The problem now is an embarrassment of riches – there are so many online services to choose from, how’s a world traveler to know which ones are the best?
BootsnAll member JasonRod is about to set off for a year or more of travel, and has been looking at his options when it comes to documenting his trip online.
I know many are using websites (some free some not) to update blogs, journals and store pictures. I don’t plan on replacing a physical journal when documenting my journeys but wanted some insight to what others are using for the virual world.
JasonRod’s questions include whether it’s better to use one of the free sites to blog about his trip or to pay for a customized website, and what software people are using to manage the coding. Some of the advice JasonRod is getting in this thread is kind of technical, but it’s getting easier every day for even a non-tech person to have their own customized website, so it’s definitely something to consider.
What do you use to document your travels online? Chime in and let us know!
September 20th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I have no technical skills, so it was Blogger all the way.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Blogger for technical ease, but Matador for community support and strong readership.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 am
Wordress.org is a great and very easy to use open source software for blogging on your own domain. It took me, I think, about 4 hours altogether to get through the mild learning curve of WordPress. WP is free to install and does literally take less than 5 minutes. Plenty of documentation and gives you way more control over the other hosted third party platforms.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:39 am
Setting up your own domain and blogging engine really isn’t all that difficult these days, and it gives you a lot of flexibility and options for when you want to expand. I’d second the suggestion of WordPress.org. The basic installation is a snap and there are a ton of plugins to customize your site to what you prefer.