Hello all
I have been batting the idea of a Travel Forum around for a while. Finally last week I shot the idea to PJ. We decided it wouldn't be prudent to generate another forum if it was going to dry up after the initial enthusiasm wore off. So I realized the best thing to do is to ask the community:
Would you visit a Travel Forum?
The goals of the Travel forum would be 4-fold: to provide Travel stories; Travel photos; Travel discussion; and Travel Guides.
Travel Stories would be any written account of a trip taken by a member. It could be as long and detailed as a travelogue, or as short and poignant as a poem. This forum would be a creative outlet for those inclined to write about their travel stories.
Travel Photography: this should be a no-brainer I'm sure we could fill a forum just with the pictures we've all already taken!
Travel Discussion: Where should we go for our vacation? Does anyone know a good Thai restaurant in Denver? Where would you ski: Aspen or Tahoe? Sunny Spain or British Columbia? Which countries are most friendly to Americans? Laotians? Travel concerns with photography gear? What about X-raying memory cards or film? Airline recommendations. Paris vs. London. The possibilities for discussion go on and on
Travel Guides would also be an integral part of the Travel Forum. Going to Brazil? Stop by the Travel Forum for discussion, restaurant guides, cultural info, and of course photography. Going to Kentucky? Look here for the same The more members we have posting, the more corners of the globe we will have covered. The denizens of pr.com come from nearly every continent and nearly every state. If everyone posted a "Photo-Guide" for the town they live in alone, it would make the Travel Forum an invaluable place to shop!
I have sequestered the help of another pr member to co-moderate the forum with me. He really articulated well the Travel Guides forum goal better than I had. I'll let him introduce himself if he wishes
I would love to leave the idea of "travel" as open as we can get it. For me right now, travel means bumping around in the southwestern United States in a 4x4 pickup. For others, it may mean jetsetting to Honolulu every weekend. For others it may mean the one family vacation they can afford each year. And for others yet, it may mean a return home to see family and friends that have not been met for years. I am open to all of those interpretations. And many more
Remember, this forum HAS NOT BEEN CREATED and is not going to be created if there is not enough interest to warrant another forum. So please, take a look at the poll above and post honestly. Please think about how often you would ACTUALLY use the forum, not how excited you are about it now. Longevity is the key here Please vote ONCE for how often you would VISIT, and again for how often you would POST. Compared to how you use the current pr.com forums.
Okay! Enough blab! I hope to hear from most of you! If you don't yet think of yourself as a "travel photographer" I invite you to take a second look
Vote on!
Rick