Being a good friend when your pals post travel pics

Good reminder!

I would love comments about what to see when I'm going to a particular destination.

I agree with Cala. Have received great advice from friends on "don't miss this" especially on hidden gems not often mentioned in tour books. Restaurants are especially helpful.

Guilty. Just had friends in Europe and I did make some suggestions to them on FB when they were in some different cities. Given the fact I really did not know their itinerary or how well they planned, I thought why not tell them while they are there. Not a forceful, "you got to go there", but more like, "if you have time check out..." I guess I would appreciate those suggestions. Worse case, you just hit "like" and say thanks.

I totally agree, I love suggestions from other travelers too. My point was, don't make it all about you.

I love it when people give me suggestions, or comment on having also travelled there, or share their own experiences. If they do that, I feel as if they are really engaging with my photos. For me, posting on Facebook isn't a performance or a lecture. I'm SHARING my travels, and I'm happy for people to share back.

Comments and likes are definitely welcome when I post travel photos on Facebook.

But if I post 10 or 15 photos in a single Facebook post, I'm not fond of people liking each individual photo. Isn't it okay to just like the entire post?

Is this similar to the posting on this forum whereby someone asks question about sights, restaurants, hotels in, say Paris and someone replies by saying they have never been to Paris but then recount some by gone experience they had in Croatia.

Am going to Paris. Is it a long line to buy tickets for the Eiffel Tower?

I have not been to Paris yet, but we had such a great time with Felix our private tour driver who took us to see Plitvice park. We stopped at an excellent restaurant and had local food. If you PM me I can give you his number.

Why do you care what people write or not write in social media? Silence is somehow wrong? That’s a mystery to me,

One time I mentioned we were headed to another state, and an acquaintance told me how much I'd love it there, where we should go, etc. He had the grace to look embarrassed when I told him we'd owned a home there for years. So: cheers to other people's travel and cheers to not being "that person."

I've been there before.

I welcome recommendations and friendly comments, including the types that you have mentioned and you dislike. Each to his own.

Good reminder to me to enjoy and admire their pics and let them have
their moment.

I really, really like this comment. Which, of course, applies to much more than Facebook photos.

I don't see the point in fussing over how others interact on social media, as long as they aren't downright rude or hateful. If they're my friends, I accept them for who they are and don't try to control their actions. If they are mere acquaintances, and I dislike how they respond, I can mute or unfriend them.

I am one who does not “interact” on social media via the likes and emojis as a means of protecting my own digital privacy. If they are a friend I speak and interact with regularly, I will send along an email or text, or talk to them next time I see them, about their trip. I do love seeing travel pics, but for me it is also about minimizing my digital footprint.