Travelling with the family is always an adventure—creating memories that you will cherish for years to come. These memories should also be shared with friends and family who want to follow your trip and hear about your experiences as they happen. Technology allows us to share our memories as they’re happening, without interrupting the fun. Here are some services you can take advantage of to share your vacation memories with whoever wants to see them.
Photos and videos are, by far, the most popular means of preserving travel memories. Group pictures can be complicated to arrange—especially with a big family—but are worth the extra effort. When looking back at your vacation photos, seeing the whole family together will bring back a flood of memories from the whole trip. It also offers an opportunity to show people who are keeping up with your trip how everyone is doing.
Here are some group photo tips:
Have adults and older kids hold younger children - This adds multiple levels to your photo, prevents everyone from being in a straight line, and causes people to squeeze closer together.
Once everyone is posed almost perfectly, have them move toward each other - This will ensure that everyone fits in the photo. It also shows your family for the close-knit group that they are!
Let them be silly - Candid shots can show more emotions than posed ones, and just may be the memories that still strike a chord years later.
Snap away - Digital Cameras allow us to take a million photos without wasting film. This means you can snap away like crazy and just keep and share the best results.
Once you have your group photo taken, here are some ways you can share it with those who want to see it:
Photo Albums - Along with the traditional hard-copy photo albums, you can now have digital versions that can be easily replicated and shared with all involved in the vacation memories.
Vacation Blog/Website - Keep a journal for those at home to read about your adventures. Have a different family member update the blog each night, and include photos of the day’s activities.
eCards - Send a quick message to those who you wish were with you. Tell a short story about the trip that you think they’d enjoy, and include a photo. This may even start a correspondence of back-and-forth eCards. Once you make one, you’ll want to send more—it’s a fun activity.
Vacations are full of wonderful and crazy memories. Nothing ever goes quite as planned, which is part of the charm of the break from everyday life. Be sure to record as many of these memories as possible, and utilize technology and your creativity to share them with the world.
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