Backpackers and other budget travellers tracking each other on the internet have the option of buying
cheap travel insurance before they leave home.
The Daily Mail reports that wayn.com - standing for Where Are You Now? - offers users the opportunity to keep track of each other wherever they are in the world and to contact whoever may be in a city or location they themselves are visiting.
There are currently 15 million people registered with the site and filters allow users to get very specific, allowing people to find all the boys in their 20s who are in Sydney at any one time, for example.
In addition, members can upload videos and blogs in much the same way as other social networking sites allow, only wayn.com is tailored specifically for travellers.
People always have the option of buying
worldwide travel insurance, regardless of where they end up in the world.
In related internet news, popular website Hostelbookers recently offered beds in a variety of popular European cities for just five cents a night, as it celebrated its fifth anniversary.
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