4,320 tweets in three days? V Australia hosts real-time Twitter uber-marathon

My thumbs hurt just thinking about it. But it can be done. V Australia Airlines has three friends in Sydney, Australia, tweeting every minute of their three-day trip. Why? To show you that a weekend in Sydney is totally viable. And how do I know that a team can tweet every minute of three days? Because they already had an Aussie group do it in Los Angeles. The latest uber-Twitter-marathon started at 4 p.m. PDT Wednesday. A little more than six hours later, they were up to 451 tweets.

There are a few ways you can follow the action:

– If you want to read each tweet, minute by minute, follow challengers Jade, Rob and Bobby on Twitter.

– You can follow the group twitter account, @4320SYD.

– There is also a stunning visual Tweet Wall that accompanies the event on their website 4320SYD, if you want to skim through all the photos. It shows that most of the tweets are Twit pics and lets you follow them as they ride motorcycles, go to Sydney’s Manly Wharf and the Taronga Zoo and more.

Tip: I’ve been looking at all the photos, but then going back and reading @4320SYD for a little more context than the short lines that go with the pics.

If you want to see how the Aussies did in L.A., check out 4320LA.

DIY: They make it easy if you want to spend a weekend in Australia yourself — with or without the uber-tweeting. V Australia’s Flight Deals page shows flight-and-hotel packages starting at $720 per person for travel until Dec. 16. Must book by Sept. 30; call for current prices.

—Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

Photo: V Australia flight crew members help 4320SYD winners Bobby Christian, Jade Broadus and Rob Blasko warm up their thumbs. The trio, who flew to Sydney last night, have taken up the challenge to send  4,320 tweets, one for every minute they’re in Sydney. Credit: VAustralia.com

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