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Flyaway Cafe’s Twitter Followers

Mary Jo Manzanares — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Have you ever found a website that just sort of sucks you in and you waste too much time spend lots of time researching all the options you find there?

That’s how I feel about Friend Mosaic, in beta, a site that will take all you Twitter followers and create a mosaic photo of you. Sounds strange, I know, all these photos of other people going to create a larger photo of you. But it’s actually kind of cool. So cool that I spent an hour or so playing around with it, using my own @twitter name as well as some of my friends.

The resulting photo here is a compilation of my 2,222 twitter followers. Cool, huh?

You can follow me on Twitter: @flyawaycafe.

Photo credit: Friend Mosaic

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How Twitter Can Help Travelers

Mary Jo Manzanares — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:01:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, I twittered about an upcoming trip to Croatia. I’ve never been, and I was just putting the word out, hoping that one of my travel blogging friends, or soon to be friend, might have some information that would help me make some travel decisions.

I very quickly had a bunch of responses. Some from people that I knew and some from strangers. All were passing along information or a referral, and all were most helpful.

Eventually I connected with Peter Czinkan, from On the Globe. Peter is a tour organizer, guide and event planner, whose geographic areas of interest include Hungary, Austria, Croatia and the Czech Republic. Peter has been great with recommendations about transportation arrangements, things to see and do, and most recently has been instrumental in helping us secure hotel reservations.

Although this is primarily a vacation, as every travel blogger knows, we are never truly and completely “on vacation.” This trip, like all the others, will give me photos, material, and inspiration for many, many stories. You can count on me sharing stories about Croatia – from a hotel review, to the location, to traveling there, to the food, lots of photographs, and all that there is to see and do in this country on the Adriatic.

This is just one way that Twitter connect travelers, so remember to keep it on your list of research places. Whether you’re seeking general or specific information, there’s someone out there with the answers you need. Give it a try. Throw it out to the twitter universe and see what comes back.

NOTE: You can follow me on Twitter as @flyawaycafe

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Twitter Me!

Mary Jo Manzanares — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:59:00 +0000

I write about travel because I know, love, and can’t get enough of travel. Sometimes my adventures wind up here on the pages of Flyaway Cafe, as do stories (often disguised) from my work as a Flight Attendant. I enjoy sharing my travels with readers, whether it’s a trip to Miami Beach (I’m leaving in the morning), or just what’s going on around my home town of Seattle (tonight is opening night of Grease at the 5th Avenue Theatre).

If you want to know more about where I’m going and what I’m doing, you can follow me on Twitter. I’m known there as @flyawaycafe, and I make an effort to share little bits and snippets of what’s going on in real time travel life. Should you choose to add me as a friend, please take a moment to say hello.

See you traveling about in the Twitter-sphere!

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