For the past few months, I have spent alot of time exercising and getting fit by bicycle riding. Last week, I had an accident and have injured my right shouder, because of this... I now have to walk!
Today, I had a few errands to go on and walked into town. I pulled out my iPhone and began tweetin with my cousin @kawzican. On the way home, I came up with the idea of Twitter-Travels: I'd Tweet about a certain place/landmark, with a photo of it and a GeoTag, to show where these places were.
I have many followers from different countries, alot of them have never travelled to Australia (or elsewhere). I once read in a magazine, about a family who set up a webcam in their backyard - native birds were their main attraction. After many months of having 3 live webcams in their yard, a woman from overseas (UK or US) contacted the family - she had a cancerous tumor, and knew that she would never be able to do many things. This lady, had always wanted to visit Australia and was not going to have the chance. She wrote to the family in appreciation, although she will never make it here - she was glad that she was still able to see Australia and it's native wildlife (without having to visit). Backyard Galah Cam
To some people, this may not seem like much, but it meant alot to the sick woman and the family that made her smile. I hope, that my Twitter-Travel Tweets may one day do/be the same for other people who may have wanted to visit or similar. The original idea for this, was just so everyone could see the same things I get to see daily. If by chance it becomes more than that.... then I am glad that it was able to help someone.
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