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Choice, Gear and Gadgets, Just Back From … ,
MuseumWatch, New and Fabulous, News, On the Road,
Overlooked and Underrated, Tours, Travel Tips, and Worldly
Shopper. The search box lets users find articles on a destination
or topic of interest. Look for the link on the Travel Wire
pages where you can sign up for a free e-mail subscription to
the Travel Wire newsletter.
• Talk – Contains forums with comments and questions from
travels. You can read the discussions without registering for
Fodor’s, but you must be registered to post a message. Look
for the Log In/Register section for more information.
• Booking – Takes you to the Expedia site (see Chapter 3,
“Reservation Sites: Flights and More”).
• Shop – Leads to a catalog of Fodor publications.
Lonely Planet
www.lonelyplanet.com
Although Lonely Planet (both in its free online version and its print
books) has much in common with other travel guides, its content is
steered by its philosophy that “as part of a worldwide community of
travels, we want to enable everyone to travel with awareness, respect
and care.” This goal lends a definite and unique perspective to the
information you will find at Lonely Planet. With information on far more
cities (and countries) than Fodor’s site, Lonely Planet is a good starting
point if you are interested in a smaller city or out-of-the-way places. On
the other hand, the descriptions for each city are likely to be significantly
shorter. Some major cities have their own fairly extensive pages,
while smaller cities receive coverage only within the Web page for the
entire country. Lonely Planet doesn’t directly provide lists and reviews
of hotels and restaurants, but it does provide links to partner sites for
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booking flights, lodging, tour packages, and other travel services. A
key part of the Lonely Planet site is the input provided by travels in
the Thorn Tree Forum. The Lonely Planet site is easy to navigate, and
a search box on the home page allows you to search the Lonely Planet
Shop, the overall site, or its forums. The Advanced Search link leads
to a sophisticated site search by date and a number of other search
criteria. Lonely Planet content is available for mobile devices
(wap.lonelyplanet.com and mobile.lonelyplanet.com).
Lonely Planet Destinations (WorldGuide)
Click on the Destinations link and you are taken to Lonely Planet’s
WorldGuide, where you can pick your destination either by pull-down
menus or by clicking on a map. If you want information on a specific
city, you will want to use the search box or the pull-down Explore
menus instead of the map (which just leads to country-level information).
For each country, you will typically find the following categories
of information (Figure 2.2), and within each category page, you will
find links to city descriptions, a map, the image gallery, travel services,
and the Lonely Planet bookshop:
• Introduction – Offers two subsections:
- At a Glance – A brief travel’s overview of the country and,
in some cases, a When to Go section with weather conditions,
peak seasons, and more
- Fast Facts – A brief listing of information about the country,
including population of the capital, language, religions,
currency, time zone, dial code, electrical voltage and frequency,
and electrical outlet used
• See – Provides a brief description of the major sights and
locations.
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