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Top Tips for Staying in Touch with Family and Friends When You Travel

October 3, 2017 | Virginia limousine service | Randy Allen

If you often travel for business or leisure, you may find that you struggle to keep up with family and friends, even missing out on special occasions if you are regularly away from home. Fortunately, our top tips below will give you some great ideas for how you can stay in touch and up-to-date while you travel.

 

Try a video call

Luckily, there is now a whole host of great apps that allow you to video chat with friends and family, wherever you are. Skype, FaceTime and Google Hangouts are some of the most popular on the market, and whether you are using a laptop, tablet or smartphone all are now readily available and work seamlessly across most devices. Video chatting does tend to use a large amount of data, so use Wi-Fi wherever you can or invest in an unlimited data plan for your smartphone if you travel regularly.

 

Use social media and instant messaging

Messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have exploded in popularity within the last few years, and for a good reason. Simple, fast and free, you can now download these apps for any device so you can stay connected on the go. Alternatively, why not use a form of social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to post updates from your trip, which will keep friends and family in the loop while you’re away.

 

Write a group email

Emailing friends or family is obviously a great way to stay in touch while you’re away, but it can be daunting – what if you have so many people to catch up with that you don’t have time to sit down and write a personal email to everyone? Instead, try writing a group message to mutual friends or family members which will allow you to keep up-to-date with the people that matter most, but will save you time while you’re busy.

 

Send a letter

Given the range of technology now available this might seem archaic, but in the right situation, it can be a unique way to connect. Sure, if you are sending through some information that requires a fast response such as your arrival time back home, or whether you should go out for dinner with your friends on Saturday, then you may prefer to shoot off an email or instant message. However, if you are especially reaching out to a friend or family member you haven’t caught up within a while you may find the process of handwriting a letter will allow you to communicate in a different way and can be an almost therapeutic process.

Wherever your travels take you, it’s always reassuring to be able to stay up to date with family and friends. When work is demanding, and downtime is precious, you need a safe, comfortable and reliable Virginia car service to transport you to your destination, so you are free to use your travel time better and stay in touch with the people that really matter.

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