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My goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
Why not just use Facebook?My goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
You can restrict the visibility of your posts to specific people in Facebook. I'm not in love with Facebook by any means, I just think it's so ubiquitous that it's the simplest way to go and the people following you don't need a special link or app.Thanks for the replies - Laurie, you are a true resource. Thank you once again!
Facebook - for whatever reason, I'm not a fan of posting there. Call me crazy. I may put a few things on there, but for my "inner thoughts" I'd rather keep it to the family/friends that I share the link with as opposed to my broader Facebook friend group. I do, however, realize nothing posted on the web is private...
Because it requires everyone to have it. And not all of us want to contribute to its damage to the world.Why not just use Facebook?
We found that during the walking (and immediate cool down beer) each day we just took pictures and chatted with fellow pilgrims. It was during our down times each day that we took time for ourselves, including some journaling and a nearly daily siestaI'm debating how much I want to post when I go in May. On one hand, I'm sure friends and family would be very interested to follow my Camino. On the other hand, I fear that if I get too caught up in documenting things I won't be able to enjoy the moment.
That's one of the reasons why I like Find Penguins. I can just post a few pictures and don't need to include much text, and the app automatically creates a map showing my progress.I'm debating how much I want to post when I go in May. On one hand, I'm sure friends and family would be very interested to follow my Camino. On the other hand, I fear that if I get too caught up in documenting things I won't be able to enjoy the moment.
My daughter created a book for me from my Find Penguins posting that she gave me for my birthday.The huge benefit from this was that I was then able to take the entries and use them within a photo book that I made of our CF. It was many hours of joy to put it together (using Mixbook) for my wife and is an amazing keepsake from our journey.
A friend used polarsteps app and it was really great. I could track her, get her posts and see her pictures.My goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
For some reason I’m having a real mental block getting a Wordpress blog to ‘look right’. I’ve started over a few times. Did you access it through their app or website?in 2017 I used Wordpress, it was easy , simple and worked, my blogs were cross posted to Facebook per my instructions, I emailed beforehand a link to blog to family and friends
I know since then Wordpress has had some changes but perhaps it would still work for you.
In my recent walks, I had Wikiloc running, with Polarsteps in the background. I updated Polarsteps in the evening with text and photos. There were no issues with having the two apps on at the same time. The only issue was that the battery of my phone drained faster, and at the end of the day, I often had to plug in a power pack.I have a question - can I use FindPenguins or Polarsteps at the same time that I use Wikiloc (which I also have never used) to keep me on track? Or, can you only use one GPS-based app at a time?
i blogged every day from my ipad using Wordpress. Like you, i had never blogged before and i was a little daunted by the thought. But i needed to keep family and friends updated....(they wereMy goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
Bob, since you mention that you are going to be using Wikiloc, another option to consider is that you could post photos on your Wikiloc page with your track. Wikiloc will do this for you automatically. It is also possible to add text to your page, as much or as little as you like. It's not meant to be a journal site, but it could possibly be a quick and easy way for you to put up a daily record. Here's an example.I have a question - can I use FindPenguins or Polarsteps at the same time that I use Wikiloc (which I also have never used) to keep me on track? Or, can you only use one GPS-based app at a time?
Thru the app, I only had my iPhone with me on caminoFor some reason I’m having a real mental block getting a Wordpress blog to ‘look right’. I’ve started over a few times. Did you access it through their app or website?
On other long distance walks I also used TrailJournals, but like you @BobY333, I found it limiting. I’m very happy to learn about Find Penguins and Polarsteps.
Great blog - btw to get to the beginning on the phone people could just use WordPress search bar and type “next big adventure” or “st Jean”i blogged every day from my ipad using Wordpress. Like you, i had never blogged before and i was a little daunted by the thought. But i needed to keep family and friends updated....(they were
so worried i would be eaten by a bear!). Wordpress is inexpensive enough. I found the free blog tools much too difficult to learn in a hurry. I have kept the wordpress program, and added subsequent trips to it. I usually travel alone, so its a good way to keep everyone in touch. ( And if you are interested in reading my Camino blog, you can find it at jacscamino.wordpress.com, but you will need to screen all the way to the bottom to get to the beginning of the camino part, sorry)
Thank you! And i never knew that search trick, so thank you again!Great blog - btw to get to the beginning on the phone people could just use WordPress search bar and type “next big adventure” or “st Jean”
I think I understand this question, but maybe not. Neither FindPenguins or Polarsteps has GPS tracks. Their GPS function is limited to following you and then printing YOUR track. So there is nothing for you to follow on either of those sites.I have a question - can I use FindPenguins or Polarsteps at the same time that I use Wikiloc (which I also have never used) to keep me on track? Or, can you only use one GPS-based app at a time?
I agree that Wikiloc is not ideal for a blog. But if a pilgrim wanted a very quick way each day to post a track with photos taken along the way (ie, not devoting time each day to writing a blog), one way to connect the stages would be to post a link to the next day's track in the text box of the Wikiloc editing page. (There used to be a nice little box labeled external URL that could be used for this very purpose, but when I checked just now, it appears to have been removed.) It is awkward because you would have to add that link after you made the next day's track, but doable and quick, I think.... it would be a pretty cumbersome way to make a journal-type document, IMO, because each track you record is separate from the other so it would be hard to make a chronological document, unless I am missing something.
I also like Find Penguin. I even used it so that my husband back home could assist me in getting myself un-lost out on West Texas county roads after a wrong turn. He could see me on a detailed map and directed me to a highway. You should see the twirls on that route prior to getting myself straightened out!My goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
Thanks! I've been a 1SE user/fan for years. I have six 365 second videos of the last six years of my life. As you say, it's very simple and fast, and at the end of the year you get a quick recap that brings back memories of that year's adventures (and the many ordinary days).It's not a blogging platform or tool per se, but I just remembered that I've been using an app called 1 Second Everyday (aka 1SE) for the last few months that might be of interest here:
Capture Life's Moments With 1 Second Everyday Video Diary
Make memories last with 1 Second Everyday video diary. Capture snippets of your day and create a daily video journal that's uniquely yours.1se.co
The name of the app pretty much tells you how it works: you choose a photo or short video clip every day to post to your calendar/timeline, which you can then share with others, export as a video covering a particular time frame, or simply keep for yourself. It's a great way to record favorite trip memories, and life memories in general.
It's also easy to use and a lot of fun. You can buy a pro version that allows you to post multiple clips and music to each day's record, but a big part of the appeal to me is its simplicity and the process of choosing just one moment to represent an entire day's activity. Might be of particular interest to those who value staying in the moment on their Camino and keeping their digital fiddling to a minimum, but can also be used in conjunction with Find Penguins or Polarsteps to create a different kind of record of one's journey.
We used Wordpress for our first Camino and Find Penguins for our second.My goal is to post updates throughout my camino and include a few photos along the way. I used Trail Journals in the past, but to be honest, I found it to not be that user friendly.
Has anyone had a good experience with a specific tool? Something that I can easily use to jot things down on my iPhone and post so my family can see what I'm up to on my solo (!) camino. Thanks!
Did you use your phone for blog posts? I am wondering if that is possible. Of course at home I just use my desktop but was wondering if it was possible to post from the Camino?I have used FindPenguins since my blogspot.com app on my phone totally crashed and I was already on the Camino. It was @NualaOC who suggested FindPenguins, I think. Totally user friendly, and you can see what the finished product looks like by clicking on some of the links in my signature below. My first was Baztán and Norte, so there are three FindPenguins caminos in my link.
The basic, free version allows 6 pictures and unlimited text per post. No limit on numbers of posts that I have bumped into. Their customer service is quite good, too, as I was bumbling along trying to figure it out as a tech-challenged peregrina.
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I recommend it 100%. Buen camino, Laurie
I used my phone to post to my travel blog on Find Penguins. It's easy to do because my pictures are already on my phone.Did you use your phone for blog posts? I am wondering if that is possible. Of course at home I just use my desktop but was wondering if it was possible to post from the Camino?
Yes, I just dictate to my phone and then may have to go back and correct a few mistakes.Did you use your phone for blog posts? I am wondering if that is possible. Of course at home I just use my desktop but was wondering if it was possible to post from the Camino?
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