“While in Rwanda, they posted a combined 448 tweets that were visible to more than 1.5 million people, and the entire week’s Twitter activity made over 45 million Twitter impressions.”
— Mashable, Top 5 Innovative Ways PR Pros Are Using Social Media
Blog Posts
The following posts are tied to David Lee's social media (press) trip to Rwanda from March 19-29, 2010.
They are listed in chronological order, starting with the announcement of the trip in February.
- February 12 – Let's Go Backpacking in Rwanda
- March 1 – Finding Cheap Airfare with Kayak
- March 8 – The 6-Day Itinerary
- March 10 – Vaccinations & Preventing Malaria
- March 18 – Gorillas In the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
- March 31 – The 3-Day Journey to Rwanda on Ethiopian Airlines
- April 1 – First Impressions on the Drive to Ruhengeri
- April 1 – Photo Essay: Iby'lwacu Cultural Village
- April 6 – Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
- April 8 – Photo Essay: The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
- April 12 – Remembering the 1994 Tutsi Genocide
- April 13 – Cruising Lake Kivu by Speedboat
- April 15 – Photo Essay: The Lakeside Town of Gisenyi
- April 22 – Photo Essay: Batwa Village in Rwanda
- April 27 – Nyungwe Forest Lodge: 5-Star Luxury in Rwanda
- April 29 – Fine Dining at Nyungwe Forest Lodge
- May 3 – Tracking the Elusive Chimpanzees of Nyungwe
- May 13 – Photo Essay: Welcome to Hotel Rwanda
- May 19 – The Home of Former President Habyarimana
Real-Time Updates
A steady stream of real-time updates was provided during the trip via Twitter at #Rwandatrip
Reactions on Twitter
- Your posts have shed new light on Rwanda (by @LandLopers)
- #FF @LunaticAtLarge @rtwdave @adventuregirl b/c their tweets about Rwanda r moving it far up my to-go list (and making me very jealous)! (by @KatieHammel)
- Plus @rtwdave and @adventuregirl who are in Rwanda right now- amazing, amazing, amazing tweets. (by @TravelingAnna)
- So cool! Loved reading your Rwanda tweets, can't wait to see the pix! (@thenotoriousmeg)
- Really enjoying the #rwandatrip tweets from @rtwdave @lonelyplanetmag & @lunaticatlarge (by @KimMance)
- Enjoying following @rtwdave on his #rwandatrip My parents saw the gorillas in Rwanda in 1994. Changed them forever. (by @LuxeTiffany)
- Dave, great photos and videos of Gorillas from Rwanda. Thanks for sharing. Welcome home. (by @TwoBackpackers)
Last Updated on June 16, 2020 by Dave Lee
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
