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One for the blog Share the moment along with pictures

An incredible concept born out of necessity, Travelpod.com is a gift to nomadic netizens who love communicating constantly about where they’re going and what they’re doing. It’s a forum where travellers flaunt their escapades without expensive phone calls, snail mail or cumbersome emails.

Imagine being in front of an Egyptian pyramid and being able to share that moment, complete with pictures, text and videos instantaneously at the touch of a button. All you require to update your blog in real time is access to an internet café or a mobile phone. It automatically plots your trips with pins on a virtual map and records the number of adventures you’ve accumulated.

It might have sounded like science fiction a few years ago, but Travelpod which was founded in 1997 has come a long way, quite literally, with the past week having seen 32,527 shared experiences from 162 countries.

Everything here is unlimited, with no ceiling on the number of pictures, MP3s or videos you can upload. What’s more, blogs never expire, which means you can leaf through your journeys from several years ago anytime you want. The spirit of this exercise is to share and share alike, so if you want to learn about other voyagers’ experiences, simply click on the region of your choice and glance at the blogs that are maintained by them while on the move. Membership is free but those who want their blogs to be private or free of advertisements need to pay for an enhanced membership. The technology allows you to add it as an application on social networking websites such as Facebook so your friends can keep track of your movements round-the-clock at the click of a mouse. Travelpod is probably the closest mankind has ever gotten to telepathic communication, for now, anyway.

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