Few things can be better than a sunny afternoon outside in Covent Garden, a load of alcohol, and a bunch of lovely people talking about their upcoming travels, social media, and a whole load of other things I’ll discreetly decline to reproduce here…

Yup, our inaugural STA Explorers meet-up took place yesterday afternoon, and was a chance for like-minded STA travellers to gather, eat, drink, and discuss how they can use social media to spread the stories of their travel experiences, discoveries and tips.

Anyone who couldn’t make the event or is interested in the project can have a look at the slides I put together, called the STA Explorers’ social media toolkit - a very simple introduction to what we’re doing, how and why.

Read about what George thought of the event and why she’s decided to become an STA Explorer here, and check out Steve’s post on the meet-up here.

You can follow the Explorers’ blogs, microblogs and photo and video sites by clicking on their icons to the right. And feel free to send me a mail if you’re interested in joining us. With such a beautiful bunch of lookers like the ones above, who wouldn’t want to?