As you probably already know, I’m completely obsessed with the coast. Hence the name, Kara on the Coast. :) So when my good friend and rockstar travel blogger, Rachelle Lucas came up with the brilliant idea that we should start our own Twitter chat, I was so excited!
The #CoastalChat is a fast-paced, 30-minute chat that happens every first Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (11 a.m. PT). And our hope is to inspire you with tantalizing travel tips on where to stay, dine and play on the coast.
While I prefer warm weather beach locales, Rachelle loves the colder cliff-style climates — so we have you covered no matter what type of coast you fancy!
Want to plan ahead?
Here are the #CoastalChat questions for the next Twitter chat:
#CoastalChat May 5th, 2016
Topic – Cinco de Mayo
Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo! We’re talking about everything we love about Mexico: from coastal towns to the best food. And for this #CoastalChat, we’re giving away a set of 4 ombre margarita glasses!
(Must be in the US to participate; additional Contest Rules here)
Have your pics ready!
Here are this week’s questions…
2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific
Q1. Happy #CincoDeMayo! Have you ever been to Mexico? #CoastalChat
2:05 PM Eastern/11:05 AM Pacific
Q2. What coastal town in Mexico is on your bucket list? #CoastalChat
2:10 PM Eastern/11:10 AM Pacific
Q3. What’s your favorite kind of Mexican food? #CoastalChat
2:15 PM Eastern/11:15 AM Pacific
Q4. Any favorite festivals or activities around the world that celebrate Cinco de Mayo? #CoastalChat
2:20 PM Eastern/11:20 AM Pacific
Q5. Show us a photo of how you’d like to celebrate #CincoDeMayo and the winner gets a prize: a set of 4 margarita glasses! #CoastalChat
2:25 PM Eastern/11:25 AM Pacific
Q6. How do you like your margaritas? Frozen or on the rocks? With salt? #CoastalChat
2:30 PM Eastern/11:30 AM Pacific
Thank you for joining #CoastalChat! Next chat will be on Thurs. June 2 and the topic is Where to Watch Fireworks on the Beach!
Stats: In the first month of our chat we had 500 contributors and an estimated reach of 4,585,578 according to Hashtracking.com. Woohoo!
And we expect it to keep gaining momentum, so if you’re interested in partnering with us or have any questions, check out CoastalChat.com and send us a message.
In the meantime, take a listen to Rachelle’s podcast for CBS where she invites yours truly to talk about what I love the most about coastal travel.
And just because it’s fun to look back at travel videos, here’s one Rachelle and I hosted at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
xoxo
Kara