#TNI: The Morning After

#TNI: The Morning After

This is a guest post from our Travelers' Night in Recapper Lauren, AKA WanderLoz. What's #TNI? It's a gathering of travelers on Twitter- click here to learn more or look below to read our favorite tweets from last night's discussion. -Grahame "Wonders of the World" photo from GloboTreks I don't have to tell any of you how wondrous our world is. Every week I am blown away by what I learn from my fellow world travelers. However I don't think the wanderlust has ever been as strong as the morning after this particular party. There are way too many must-sees; I'm slightly overwhelmed. Brace yourself as I recap this week's #TNI- you may find yourself on the next plane to... The Pre-Party: The More the Merrier Every week #TNI's attendance grows with new enthusiastic and engaging travelers. Like the Tripping Community, #TNI is stronger in numbers. Below are some newbies who joined the party this week. Please welcome them warmly so they will return! Reply a hello, kindly retweet, follow and/or list them. You obviously have something in common: Walkandtravel,CulturesEast, HW_Travel, CopperCanyonGuy The Party: Discussion I always thought there were seven wonders of the world, but clearly I am mistaken. And now I have a much longer to-do list than I did before #TNI. I'll let a lot of the photos do the tweeting. Natural World Wonders GetPackedTravel: Great Barrier Reef, the largest living organism in the world, and spectacular to snorkel & scuba in as well!! coreyann: Niagara Falls with Grand Canyon not far behind.

EBKPR: Greatest Natural Wonder? Definitely the Amazon forest for sheer size, diversity and beauty.

Manmade World Wonders Chinamike1410: A long way up Badaling GW melanierenzulli: One of my fave photos of the Taj Mahal: with clotheslines in front of it. Shows you what else is in Agra

adventurouskate: Leaning Tower of Pisa! Why not lean the wrong way?

GAT_ChinaTours: Stonehenge. They still don't know how the rocks got there or what it's

GAT China Tours: Stonehenge. They still don't know how the rocks got there or what it's for. Should-be World Wonders HotelPRGuy: Architectural Wonder: Opera Garnier Paris tops my list...

NicoleWills2: Table Mountain

PRwahine: Did anyone mention Moonbows? Maui has many!

mobilelawyer: Natural wonder? I just wanna give God a shout-out for grapes... and fermentation.

Tips and Tidbits usatourismboard: if visiting a world wonder, try to get an unusual photo of it. You can get the perfect stock image from anywhere. JaclynLeichtl: Don't be afraid to take a local tour! You'll get so much more out of it than milling around with the thousands of other tourists. amandaelsewhere: think about what color the WW is then wear the opposite color for pictures! I wore grey at Great Wall, bad idea! MeganSterritt: And 1 more thing - check in on FourSq so all your friends will be jealous! The After-Party: Celebrations, Connections, and Cheers! Like all good parties, the doors of #TNI stay open long after the scheduled end time. This week's after-party left #TNI tweeps wondering. Whether about the wondrous workings of the weather or the wonderful people they just met at the party, #TNIers had plenty to say after Q10: StayAdventurous: As I watch & listen to this rain, I realize #weather is a travel wonder too. Some great weather moments all over the globe. whereisyvette: @travelpology Ha giant thunderstorm right now means Im stuck here- #TNI after party? *gets out rum and beers, sure natural wonders* locationSCOUTED: #TNI was awesome, as always. I've just added about 20 new places to my bucket list... damn you! See you next week. :) mummy_t: Really lovely #tni. A reminder of why we travel, some inspiration for future journeys, and a host of funny people. Here's to the Hosts! If anyone knows the invaluable importance of a good host, it's a Tripper. Like a successful trip, behind any successful event is a fabulous host, or in #TNI's case, fabulous hostesses! This party would not be possible without the ladies from Zip Set Go. Thank you ZipSetRachel, ZipSetAndrea, GoApril, and GoSaraBeth! And cheers to this week's co-hosts: Gadling, traveldesigned, RickGriffin Next Week's #TNI: "Historical Treasures" Join us for #TNI on Twitter next week at 3:30 PM EST on Thursday, September 23rd. Hope to see you there! -Lauren