There’s no doubt that media has changed the way we travel—for many of us, it’s not necessarily for the best, with the same beautiful but predictable views of the same super-Instagrammable sites. However, there’s an incredibly useful way in which Instagram can be used to plan your own trips: the geotag. Jenna Wortham says, it’s not just about getting a vibe for the kinds of locations you can visit, but much more: “…in Morocco, a group of friends and I were unsure how best to dress when walking around a small town outside Tangier—we wanted to be especially respectful because we were visiting during Ramadan—so we browsed local Instagram posts until we had a sense of what was appropriate.” Read more at the NY Times.
Using Instagram Geotags as a Travel Guide
