Comments on: A Tale of The Internet, Friends, and Travel /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel travel. eat. write. Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:51:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: How To Make Friends As An Expat - Farsickness /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7661 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:05:12 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7661 [...] friends abroad. I met all my friends in Rome through an au pair group on Facebook and I’ve met a lot of cool people through this blog. You can even start networking before you leave home. Browse through sites like [...]

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7505 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:08:48 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7505 Yes! I love hearing other successful internet friendings.

]]> By: Ceri /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7499 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 05:30:23 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7499 I think the internet’s an amazing place to meet people on your level. One of my best friends in the world is someone I met online (through Twitter actually) but, yeah, there is definitely still a stigma attached to meeting up with someone you’ve never met (obviously because of the weirdos :P ).

It looks like you guys had such a fun time. :D You all look fantastic.

]]> By: Madrid: The Greatest Hits - Farsickness | travel. eat. write. /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7376 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:42:42 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7376 [...] Hits by Amanda Slavinsky on April 15, 2014 While much of my weekend spent in Madrid was spent getting to know new friends, I also made sure to spend a fair amount of time actually seeing the city and experiencing life in [...]

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7365 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:28:30 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7365 haha it’s amazing I can even have a conversation in real life ;) And yes, yes, yes to more trips together in the future!

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7364 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:28:02 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7364 Yes! The blogging community is so great! There are so many of you in Madrid, too. Must be fun :)

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7363 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:27:23 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7363 Glad you understand and happy to find another person who was part of the nerdy online journal scene in high school :) Hope you and Colleen had a great time together!

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7362 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:26:37 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7362 Thank you! Map tattoos are the best. Definitely get one ;)

And yes, whenever I meet Internet people we always have so much to talk about and it’s not like meeting someone you don’t know. So much fun.

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7361 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:25:50 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7361 I love that sentiment and completely agree with it :) One of the greatest things about travel is the connections we make, small or large, with people around the world.

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /a-tale-of-the-internet-friends-travel/#comment-7360 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:19:17 +0000 /?p=3539#comment-7360 Ah, Meetup is a good one. I met my best friends in Rome (and current flatmate) on a Facebook group and, agree, would definitely not have been the same. Hope we get to meet one day, too :)

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