For the past 11 Fridays, we’ve listed five Tweeps we think will satisfy your hankering for travel inspiration and wisdom. This time around, we’re shaking things up a bit and taking a break from our usual city focus.
With less than a month before the Olympics Opening Ceremony, we’ve dug up five Twitter feeds that’ll keep you in the know both in the run up to, and throughout, the London 2012 Games.
You can still check out our previous city-oriented Follow Friday blogs. They focus on New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Sydney and Cape Town.
@London2012 The official Games’ feed is a great place to start. It covers everything Olympics-related, from the sport to the events surrounding the Games. In the lead up to the Opening Ceremony, expect plenty of updates about the Olympic Torch relay and the athletic qualifying events. This is the official feed, so forget about any juicy tweets with gossip or problems surrounding the event.
The Olympic Athletes’ Hub We admit we’re breaking the rules a little here, as the Olympics Athletes’ Hub isn’t strictly a Twitter feed. It aims to pool the social networking activity of thousands of Olympic athletes in one easily navigable site. The site runs on an opt-in basis and already many of this year’s participants have. Once an athlete has opted in, the hub assigns them a profile page that displays their recent tweets and Facebook status updates. The site’s got a great search function, so it’s easy to find your favourite athletes.
@GAOTG For those travelling to London for the Games, Get Ahead of the Games will be a great help. It’s no secret that parts of London’s transport system will struggle to meet the increased demand during the Olympics. Follow GAOTG to keep up to date with the latest travel hotspots, plan your journeys and discover tips on avoiding huge queues.
@London2012Fest There’s going to be more than 12,000 cultural events and performances taking place across the UK in celebration of the Games. The Festival’s official feed is a great way to discover what’s on.
@owen_g Owen Gibson is the Olympics Editor for The Guardian newspaper. As one of the leading British journalists covering the event, he has unique insight into every aspect of the Games. Expect the kind of candid commentary on the successes and failures of the Olympics that you won’t find on the official feeds.
Read all our Olympic Games coverage:
You don’t have to break a sweat to win gold! Pan for it!
Get up close and personal with Olympians at Madame Tussauds
Oddest places to stay during the Olympic Games
Olympic county Dorset’s cultural Olympiad
5 things you didn’t know about the Olympic Games
Olympic mascots through the years [pictures]
Where to watch the Olympics if you don’t have a ticket
Arrive at the Games, Olympian style
Scale an Olympic venue – the O2 Arena
London’s new cable car – the Emirates Air Line
Ways to avoid the Olympics in London this summer
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