Virtual High Fives

I don’t usually do a lot of shout out type posts on my blog, but this one is long overdue. There was a project I took on about a month ago where I begged and pleaded for your YouTube video views to help me win a job.

First off, thank you so much to everyone who watched this video:

You all ROCK harder than you know, and you truly deserve some virtual high fives.

There were, however, a few people I think that deserve some extra special TYs for the extra support they sent my way.

@TravelDesigned – Fellow Illinois resident, Stephanie Diehl, really went out of her way to help me out. She called on her Twitter pals to attack, and my Twitter mentions and email inbox were overflowing for a couple of days with super kind words and support. She is a Twitter superstar; everyone should follow her!

@RosiakGraphics – Jeff grew up down the street from me in little ol’ Creve Coeur, IL. He, too, went out of his way to call on his Tweeps and Facebook friends to watch my video, which was just plain awesome! He deserves some Twitter love for sure, so give him a follow, especially if you are in central Illinois.

More Tweeps to Thank:

@IsabellesTravel @ReviewResorts @GotSagaLatino @travelmaus @EpsteinTravels @PatriciaVance @Marilyn_Res @ARoadRetraveled @JeromeShaw @santafetraveler @jetts424 @deborahharmes @travelingtolive @dtravelsround @rtwdave @travoholic @beersandbeans @traveltipsngear @foxnomad @EscapeArtistLLC @solotraveler @girlsgetaway @VictoriaKizito @Journeywoman @travelinggreen @Lovellyinc @velvetescape @soultravelers3 @DeliosUK @grantlingel @worldtraveler55 @theaussienomad

Some more thanks go to Lia Tarle and John Dean for posting the video on their Facebook pages. Menorca crew, you rock!

And to everyone else, THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE BOMB! Virtual high fives all around!

Alas, I still got smashed in video views, but that’s totally OK. Here’s the big news….

My mom is coming to Australia!!!! How cool is that?! It is totally official now (a plane ticket has been bought, passports arrived and ETA’s completed), and she will be arriving in Sydney on March 8th. And, before anyone asks, it had nothing to do with my crazy emotional blog post that I put on this site a little while back. #itotallywishihadntdonethatnow

I think she might be a little scared about the long, long flight overseas, so if you could send her some virtual high fives, that might be helpful in calming her fears. Go mom!

In case you don’t want the virtual high fiving to end just yet, there are surely more ways to rack up extras.

1.) Subscribe to my blog’s feed. You can choose to get it in your RSS reader, or by email!

2.) Subscribe to my monthly Female Travel Underground newsletter (for the girls only).

3.) Read and comment on my article over at Galavanting.

4.) Support The Global Citizen Project!

About the project:

Charyn Pfeuffer is a Seattle-based journalist who plans on taking 12 months out of her life to support 12 different volunteer opportunities around the world.

Unfortunately, volunteering comes with a price. To assist in the funding, she has put together a Kickstarter project where people like us can help dish out the dough.

Why would we do that, exactly?!

Because she is giving out some fantastic, fantastic rewards in return! (And because it will help spread awareness on some great causes.)

Any amount can help as Charyn only has 9 days left to reach her goal or else it is a NO-GO!

I gave a little something-something in exchange for some organic soaps. Check it out and give a little to a great cause :) You will not regret it!

There you go, people. Virtual high fives to all that took the time to read this, too!

Posted February 13, 2010 in: Australia, Tech & Gear

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Brooke is a thrifty traveler and experience collector with a love for language learning, history and cannoli. She is the creator of the female travel focused FTU Newsletter and Her Packing List website. Other thrifty travelers can gain from her years of worldly travel experience by subscribing to the RSS feed. See also: Twitter, Facebook, Google+.

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14 Responses to Virtual High Fives

  1. brookeschoenman February 13, 2010 at 12:34 pm #

    Giving out virtual high fives! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @traveldesigned @rosiakgraphics

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  2. brookeschoenman February 13, 2010 at 11:38 pm #

    @global_gourmet I mention your project in my Virtual High Fives post :) http://bit.ly/9w7OI5

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  3. Chris - The Aussie Nomad February 13, 2010 at 9:54 pm #

    That’s so cool that your mum’s finally coming to visit. I know for a fact my mother will never fly any further than Australia. She has both a fear of going to the toilet on a plane and also flying for longer than a few hours.

    Still I live in hope…

    • Brooke February 15, 2010 at 7:36 am #

      Must be a generational thing… How many people our age do you know that are afraid to fly like that?

  4. Bethanyistryingtomakeithappen February 14, 2010 at 2:26 pm #

    Hi Brooke! Loved the article at Galavanting!

    I tried to leave a comment there but no go because it’s that stupid disqus thing.

    Anyway, it the article was awesome. I tweeted it too :)

    • Brooke February 15, 2010 at 7:35 am #

      Aw thanks Beth! You are a rockstar :)

  5. brookeschoenman February 15, 2010 at 7:37 am #

    I gave out some virtual high fives recently. Did you check my post to see if you got one, too? http://bit.ly/aAbWX8

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  6. brookeschoenman February 15, 2010 at 7:54 am #

    You get a virtual high five! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @IsabellesTravel @ReviewResorts @GotSagaLatino @travelmaus @EpsteinTravels @PatriciaVance

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  7. brookeschoenman February 15, 2010 at 7:55 am #

    You get a virtual high five! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @Marilyn_Res @ARoadRetraveled @JeromeShaw @santafetraveler @jetts424 @deborahharmes

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  8. brookeschoenman February 15, 2010 at 7:55 am #

    Virtual high five! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @travelingtolive @dtravelsround @rtwdave @travoholic @beersandbeans @traveltipsngear @foxnomad

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  9. brookeschoenman February 15, 2010 at 6:56 pm #

    You get a virtual high five! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @Lovellyinc @velvetescape @soultravelers3 @DeliosUK @grantlingel @worldtraveler55

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  10. soultravelers3 February 15, 2010 at 8:29 am #

    Thanks for the virtual high five!

    I’m very excited that your mom is coming! So cool!

  11. EpsteinTravels February 15, 2010 at 9:26 pm #

    So nice. Thanks – was a pleasure! @TravelDesigned is wonderful RT @brookeschoenman: You get a virtual high five! http://bit.ly/9w7OI5

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  12. rtwdave February 16, 2010 at 1:22 pm #

    Thx!RT @brookeschoenman: http://bit.ly/9w7OI5 @travelingtolive @dtravelsround @rtwdave @travoholic @beersandbeans @traveltipsngear @foxnomad

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

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