You know the saying "what happens on tour stays on tour"? You have to wonder if it really is actually possible any more with the social media age. I am sitting outside a motel room on a weekend away and while there is not necessarily anything on this tour that needs to stay on tour, I can see that it's getting harder to make that happen. As a large group of us sit around the barbecue table updating statuses, tweeting and sharing photos, even those who do not have any social media accounts are being tagged and mentioned.
You may recall I wrote a couple of weeks ago about my New Year's resolutions that included more use of social media. So I am as guilty as everyone here who is doing it - but it is certainly a case now of being pretty hard to avoid people knowing all about what you are doing pretty much all of the time.
While you could say that you would be strong and not post while away, that is easier said than done. And when there are a lot of people around, one strong willed person won't change the overall effect.
I suppose the only way to get away from it all is to do the real camping thing, away from all power and any kind of cellphone coverage. My family tried that a couple of weeks back and managed - but only just.
The tablets and phones were in high use upon their return home at the end of the week.
