Would you still travel if you couldn't update your friends about it in near real time?
Don't you feel that the time spent on writing/contemplating what to write on the facebook pages would be better spent enjoying yourself in your new destination, making contact with people there rather than keeping score?
If it's just a weekend that's barely time enough to take in a new place (for me).
I worry that I'm not writing enough. One day, my life is going to become jarringly mundane again. I'm going to have nothing from my trip but my memories, photos, and my travel diary. And my memories will fade quickly. A travel buddy of mine captures detailed stories in his notebook, while I just write short-to-medium length quips for Facebook. The entire social media layer I have added to my diary complicates things. I think the feedback actually helps me hone my writing, and I love the conversations and validation it generates, but I'm also concerned about my desire to entertain people. It makes me hold back my true feelings a bit, as sometimes my most honest posts are also the least liked.
How long does it take to write up a funny story that happened over the past weekend? Five minutes? What other more awesome things are you going to be doing on the train back from the airport?
Would you still travel if you couldn't update your friends about it in near real time?
Don't you feel that the time spent on writing/contemplating what to write on the facebook pages would be better spent enjoying yourself in your new destination, making contact with people there rather than keeping score?
If it's just a weekend that's barely time enough to take in a new place (for me).