Don’t Let Web Travel Research Bog you Down
Headed to Hawaii? Miami? How about to San Francisco or New York? Of course, you’ll use the web to find quick tips on the best things to do at your destination. By gathering information together ahead of time and printing it out on a few pages, you’ll be well prepared to enjoy your destination.
The first step is to use an Internet search engine such as Google or Yahoo to find the best websites with information. It’s essential to type a search phrase into the search box that is as descriptive and accurate as possible. Generally search phrases with 3-6 words will bring back much more relevant results than just 1-2 words. So, for instance, don’t just type ‘New York’, but instead type ‘Things to do in New York’, or ‘Travel advice for New York’. Go ahead and click on the Search button.
Now you have hundreds or thousands of search matches listed. Don’t just click on the top result and spend all of your time there – it might not be the best website for you. Instead, peruse the top 10-30 results, looking at the titles & descriptions of the websites, and pick a few to investigate further. Click through to these through, or, better yet, right-click on them and give the command to open them up in a new browser – that way you can hop back and forth comparing them while you have them all open in the browser.
What you’re looking for are sites that offer you concise & useful information on your destination. Beware of sites that make you read 10 web pages just to get 1 web page of information – they’re just trying to show you lots of ads. Also, look for sites that make it easy to print out the information. Remember – you’re not going to have internet browsing with you when you’re walking the streets of San Francisco or the beaches of Hawaii!
The ideal sites will offer you concise, 1-2 page summary guides that list the top restaurants, entertainment, things to do with kids, nightlife spots… all in a series of ‘top 5′ and ‘top 10′ lists.
Some excellent web travel resources are:
http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/lists/free_printable_things_to_do_in_list.php
http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/lists/things_to_do_in/things_to_do_in_aruba.php
http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/lists/things_to_do_in/things_to_do_in_hilo.php
About the author.
Gary Hayduk enjoys free lance writing on web topics, with a passion for using the web to enhance life. Some favorite web resources are:
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http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/free_photo_sharing.php