Back in August 2009, Rob, a self-described “sarcastic, fun loving braggart” entered and won a Twitter contest for a three-day trip to Sydney, Australia.
But there was a catch, he’d have to send one tweet per minute while on the trip.
That’s a total of 4,320 tweets.
Rob Blasko, Jade Broadus and Bob Christian
He brought two friends with him to help accomplish the challenge: Jade “a sassy, spunky cutie” and Bob “a wide-eyed adventure seeker”.
Together as a team, they tweeted up a storm and successfully completed the tweeting mission.
As their reward, they received three round-the-world flights.
With plane tickets in hand, they’ll be jetting off to places like Sydney, Hong Kong, and Tokyo and they’ll be putting it all down in their blog.
For now, they’ll be saving up money, doling out tips for group travel and appropriate traveler behaviour.
“Our mission with Vagabond3 is to create an interactive, online travel experience through the exploration of cities and cultures around the world,” Rob says.
“Showcasing the accessibility of travel, we aim to encourage others to pack their bags and experience global adventures of their own.”
April 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm
I love this website! Now, I can’t wait to take a summer vacation!
June 16, 2010 at 5:27 am
Thank you so much for sharing this article. I am thinking to go there in summer vacation. I need more information for this place.
September 10, 2010 at 8:44 pm
If you need any information about traveling to Sydney or Australia, feel free to contact us. On our site we have some videos of where we traveled and will be putting up more in the next few weeks if you want to see what we saw.
June 16, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Hi,
This is meenakshi would like to congratulate vagabond 3 for completing the tweeting mission and winning three round the world flights.Together you guys can make a difference. good luck!!
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September 10, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Thanks for the support. We had a blast on both the Sydney Tweet Fest (4320syd) as well as our around the world trip. We’re planning more trips in the future and are currently uploading videos, tips, and guides for where we went. Check us out.
October 26, 2010 at 5:26 am
@admin: I just have to say your site is the first I’ve come across this morning that doesn’t have typos every other sentence. Thank you for taking the time to write something that doesn’t look like a 5th grader put together. I apologize, just had to vent.