Travel Talk Forum?

[ElenaH]

Last time there are a lot of questions concerning some travel destinations, condiions and tips.
Shall we perhaps, have a designated Travel Talk Forum?
It is interesing not only because of questions but maybe we can have reviews there as well? Or some kind of travel/trip reports. They can stay there and can be searched and found.
What are your thoughts?

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

Makes sense to me.

 

[bleirer]

Good idea, destinations and related advice.

 

[Steve]

Do you think we should have it as a normal forum though? I've been kicking this around for awhile now. I've thought about different approaches - like having article post options for people to sort of post all about a trip and give locations, restraints, hotels, etc. I've also thought about just a normal forum to start with and see where it goes.

 

[JAJohnson]

Do you think we should have it as a normal forum though? I've been kicking this around for awhile now. I've thought about different approaches - like having article post options for people to sort of post all about a trip and give locations, restraints, hotels, etc. I've also thought about just a normal forum to start with and see where it goes.

Maybe start one and see where it goes? Many of us have tours or safaris or travel workshops we’ve enjoyed. There are so many places I’d like to visit to indulge my wildlife photography hobby. I’d love to know about the experience of others and share mine as well.

Also, your guidance about what to pack, how to pack, and what to be aware of while traveling with photo gear is invaluable. Perhaps that could be part of it, too?

 

[GregT943]

I like this idea, and a lot of forums do this. A lot of forums I post on do this, some even narrow it down further and do sub-forums for specific regions locations. Travel advice and trip information often gets lost in the main forum as posts can get buried after a day or two.

 

[ButlerKid]

I think it might be helpful to have sub-forms by continent to make browsing easier.

And set the destination as the title.....?

 

[TurtleCat]

The forum software should support tags. It could be required in that forum to put a tag for the general region concerned?

 

[Steve]

The forum software should support tags. It could be required in that forum to put a tag for the general region concerned?

I thought of that as well. I was also thinking about using prefixes instead of subforums too. That way, everything is in one forum but it can be sorted as well. That way. If someone posts something more general or applicable to everywhere with a specific prefix or tag it wouldn’t get shuffled away under a specific region or something.

 

[Steve]

I think it might be helpful to have sub-forms by continent to make browsing easier.

And set the destination as the title.....?

Yes, Destinations as the title. Although, I’m more inclined to use prefixes than dozens of sub forums.

 

[Webbie!]

I second the motion to create a new forum category for travel.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Yes, yes, yes! I mentioned a trip report forum in the site help section a few months ago. But I like this more general idea of travel talk, which would encompass both trip reports and queries for trip help or advice, including recommendations for tour leaders. I also like Steve's idea (based on Butlerkid's input) of having prefixes for continent.

I would love to see this idea implemented ASAP.

 

[dasm]

I also love this idea. We visited Iceland and Ireland for two weeks at the beginning of August and a travel forum could be a place where I can share my experience.