VoyageForum is back! (page 1 of 3)

Hello, how are you all? To be honest, this isn't really a "deep" topic—just a quick note to say I'm really happy VoyageForum is finally back up. I hope everyone who contributed to this site is still around, still traveling, and in good health. For my part, travel didn’t really stop despite the COVID crisis. Looking forward to sharing photos, travel stories, and discussions with all of you again. Jacques And I’ll share a photo right away—taken last year in the Vichada region of Colombia, where I’m heading back in 2 weeks.

Welcome back to VF!

Yes, I feel the same way, Jacques—I really enjoy coming back to this forum, it’s so rich and varied. Some won’t return, too disappointed by how things ended in 2020, but I hope others will keep the discussions going. I actually have a few travel journals to share, but I’m waiting to see what the new vibe is like 😊. See you soon

Hey,

Life being what it is, we’ve inevitably lost a few along the way. Unfortunately, not the worst ones—because as they say, it’s always the best who leave first. All we can do now is hope our friends have improved their text and photo game 😛 It’s great to see your youthful enthusiasm, and we get it. Starting fresh is always exciting, especially when you loved the years before the shutdown.

We’ll have to wait until hundreds of thousands of people receive the VF emails because after 4 years, many had stopped believing. What a surprise, in a way! When you get back from vacation, you might have 25,000 replies...

Anyway, I didn’t get an email from VF to let me know the site was reopening… I only found out because I still checked in at least once a month :/

They mentioned on the VF site that the email rollout will be spread over several weeks.

Hi everyone! Yeah, it’s back open, but there’s not exactly a stampede at the gates either. Still, I guess it’ll pick up again.

I guess a lot of people switched to Facebook. Still, it remains to be seen whether they’ll keep up the momentum of the last four years or come back to VF.

In other words: has Covid changed travelers’ online habits?

It's not the same on Facebook. Everything gets lost in the feed so quickly. It's not very practical for finding information.

Yeah, it's back, and thank goodness... I had to fall back on the GDR forum and it's a mess....

🙂Hello And long live VoyageForum for many more years to come!

Alain

Great news, there’s nothing like it! 👍🏾

So happy to be back on this forum—I really missed it! 😎

Honestly, I couldn’t find anything to replace it while it was down, so this is THE best news! !

There are replacements, but they're pathetic.

Hey Herik

We should post some travel journals to help get the forum going again. I’ve got 1 or 2 on hand. I’ll check... What about you?

Apart from the Routard forum site, I haven't found any others... in French, at least.

In the meantime, we were on Routard, but the interface isn't as nice.

The backpacker forum scene is pretty bare-bones these days.

Yeah, there are others out there—some easier to find than others, and a few even invite-only. Some of them have had their share of weird moments... None quite match up to VF’s strengths, but when it comes to flaws, they’ve got plenty.

We should post travel journals to help the forum bounce back.

"In the meantime," we can reread a selection of past travel journals highlighted by the community. 😇 And in the same spirit, what about reviving the photo contest? 🏴‍☠️

And in the same vein, what about the revival of the photo contest? 🏴‍☠️

Good call ending your message with that emoji! You’ve never taken part in the contests. On the other hand, the word game is 😇

And in the same spirit, what about reviving the photo contest? 🏴‍☠️

Good call ending your message with that emoji! You’ve never entered the contests.

Okay, I see the 45 MAD couscous didn’t go over well...😏