Comments for inwotr.com http://www.inwotr.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on The Big Question by Can You Really See the World Online? « Jenny from the Farm http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-25 Can You Really See the World Online? « Jenny from the Farm Fri, 02 May 2008 14:57:16 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-25 [...] a hard time imaging how this works, but I think I’m one of the purists he mentions in his blog. You can definitely learn all you want about a place online, see pictures, read blogs by people who [...] […] a hard time imaging how this works, but I think I’m one of the purists he mentions in his blog. You can definitely learn all you want about a place online, see pictures, read blogs by people who […]

]]> Comment on To whom inwotr is going to follow? by Kate http://www.inwotr.com/public/to-whom-inwotr-is-going-to-follow/#comment-24 Kate Fri, 02 May 2008 11:38:11 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=351#comment-24 I too am honoured to be followed - how else can I help? Cheers I too am honoured to be followed - how else can I help?

Cheers

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Marjolein Katsma http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-23 Marjolein Katsma Thu, 01 May 2008 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-23 Me, I do both, I try really hard to do some <em>real</em> travel every year, but in preparation I do a lot of Internet travel. And then I try to <a href="http://blog.iamback.com/" rel="nofollow">write about it</a> while traveling, which isn't always easy in places with foreign keyboards! (I want to add a Twitter API interface before I leave again...) Bitten by the travel bug! Me, I do both, I try really hard to do some real travel every year, but in preparation I do a lot of Internet travel. And then I try to write about it while traveling, which isn’t always easy in places with foreign keyboards! (I want to add a Twitter API interface before I leave again…)

Bitten by the travel bug!

]]> Comment on The Big Question by G@ttoGiallo http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-22 G@ttoGiallo Thu, 01 May 2008 17:25:09 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-22 What I meant is that travelling on the net isn't really travel. Apart from spiders' bites... (it's a joke, spiders are terrifying and at the same time so fascinating... I'd fallen beneath their spell - lol) ... a net traveller will never know what it is like to cross a golden shore alone in the evening, on the opposite side of the earth or how it can be living for a while with an amazonian family in the rain forest and so on. In short, real travelling is worth to take some risks, as to be bitten by whatever you want. Nonetheless, surfing the net is better than just sit down waiting to read 'the end' on the sceen. Coming to a choice - the big question - I take my backpack and go! What I meant is that travelling on the net isn’t really travel.
Apart from spiders’ bites…
(it’s a joke, spiders are terrifying and at the same time so fascinating… I’d fallen beneath their spell - lol)
… a net traveller will never know what it is like to cross a golden shore alone in the evening, on the opposite side of the earth or how it can be living for a while with an amazonian family in the rain forest and so on.
In short, real travelling is worth to take some risks, as to be bitten by whatever you want.
Nonetheless, surfing the net is better than just sit down waiting to read ‘the end’ on the sceen.
Coming to a choice - the big question - I take my backpack and go!

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Tobias http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-21 Tobias Thu, 01 May 2008 17:19:51 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-21 you should taste the food in other countries... you will see that the food in america is the worst in existence... even in the poorest countries in the world the food quality is much higher then in the states. only with nettraveling you can never tell if i'm right or wrong. ;) (of course i'm right but you should taste it yourself!) you should taste the food in other countries… you will see that the food in america is the worst in existence… even in the poorest countries in the world the food quality is much higher then in the states.
only with nettraveling you can never tell if i’m right or wrong. ;)

(of course i’m right but you should taste it yourself!)

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Marjolein Katsma http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-20 Marjolein Katsma Thu, 01 May 2008 10:58:20 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-20 G@ttoGiallo, no I don't see what you mean. If you're talking about risk - remember that staying at home is a risk as well: your lamp may fall on your head and kill you! If you're talking about discomfort - remember that many people travel precisely to get out of their comfort zone (and learn things that way they could never have learned any other way). So what about spiders? I <em>like</em> spiders! ;) NetTraveling is <em>different</em>, not necessarily worse, than real-world traveling though. G@ttoGiallo,
no I don’t see what you mean. If you’re talking about risk - remember that staying at home is a risk as well: your lamp may fall on your head and kill you! If you’re talking about discomfort - remember that many people travel precisely to get out of their comfort zone (and learn things that way they could never have learned any other way).

So what about spiders? I like spiders! ;)
NetTraveling is different, not necessarily worse, than real-world traveling though.

]]> Comment on The Big Question by G@ttoGiallo http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-19 G@ttoGiallo Thu, 01 May 2008 03:22:56 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-19 Big Question... Big Answer... So what ? NetTravelling you'll never be bitten by a violin spider (or camel spider of course) See what I mean ? Big Question…
Big Answer…
So what ?

NetTravelling you’ll never be bitten by a violin spider (or camel spider of course)
See what I mean ?

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Wolfiewolf http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-18 Wolfiewolf Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:22:38 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-18 You are both right of course; internet travel can't be the same as real travel, but there's every reason to think that it can be fascinating and fun. Flickr in particular adds a brilliant dimension to virtual travel as not only can you see usually high quality photos of the places you decide to 'visit', but you can start a chat with the photographer by commenting on the photos. Here's an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizhi/2434241630/in/photostream/ Better still at capturing atmosphere (though sadly not yet smells:-) are videos. Here's another example from a journal (mine I'm afraid) of an evening in Bombay http://herrylaw.blogspot.com/2006/10/bombay-nights.html/ This is linked from the Flickr photostream so you might find it even if you don't find the journal. I'm looking forward to following your travels - and in particular finding out how you intend to record them so that we can all participate! You are both right of course; internet travel can’t be the same as real travel, but there’s every reason to think that it can be fascinating and fun. Flickr in particular adds a brilliant dimension to virtual travel as not only can you see usually high quality photos of the places you decide to ‘visit’, but you can start a chat with the photographer by commenting on the photos.
Here’s an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizhi/2434241630/in/photostream/
Better still at capturing atmosphere (though sadly not yet smells:-) are videos. Here’s another example from a journal (mine I’m afraid) of an evening in Bombay http://herrylaw.blogspot.com/2006/10/bombay-nights.html/ This is linked from the Flickr photostream so you might find it even if you don’t find the journal.
I’m looking forward to following your travels - and in particular finding out how you intend to record them so that we can all participate!

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Ben http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-17 Ben Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:12:40 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-17 I like the format and am curious where we'll be next month. It somehow sounds similar to http://www.dopplr.com/ from the traveler's perspective but without a user interface. I am sure following pots will identify what's needed to make it work. I like the format and am curious where we’ll be next month. It somehow sounds similar to http://www.dopplr.com/ from the traveler’s perspective but without a user interface. I am sure following pots will identify what’s needed to make it work.

]]> Comment on The Big Question by Bulent http://www.inwotr.com/public/the-big-question/#comment-15 Bulent Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:58:49 +0000 http://www.inwotr.com/?p=352#comment-15 I disagree Marjolein and Roberto. We have to compare same things. Real travel and travel on the internet. There are so many differanceses between real travel and travel on the internet. Our topic is just second one on here. I prefere to real travel but it means doesn't '' i can't get some tips about places''. Are everybody can visit whole countries their life??? I disagree Marjolein and Roberto. We have to compare same things. Real travel and travel on the internet. There are so many differanceses between real travel and travel on the internet. Our topic is just second one on here. I prefere to real travel but it means doesn’t ” i can’t get some tips about places”. Are everybody can visit whole countries their life???

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