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Most of us have safely arrived in 2010.
No matter where you want to travel in 2010, preparation is key.
On Amazon or your local book store, you’ll find a huge selection of international travel guides.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is the biggest commercial online travel websites.
Pick a region from theDestinationstab and dive into the introduction.
The map opens from the top and all other destinations are marked with a little flag.
To “Get Started”, search for your desired destination.
The first thing you’ll see is a “Snapshot”.
You’ll notice that the “Overview” provides guides to download.
All available guides are listed under the respective tab.
you’re able to also select neighborhoods and types of activities.
it’s possible for you to organize your trip and produce your own custom guide.
The most popular guides appear in the Snapshot Overview.
A major draw of the site is its speed.
It’s rather laggy and thus requires a bit of patience.
Also, at this point the destination archive isn’t very big compared to other free online guides.
Nevertheless, the flexibility and interactivity it offers is a killer argument in its favor.
Arrival Guides
These free travel guides are maintained by professional journalists.
All information is available online, but each guide can be downloaded as a PDF for free.
Some guides are available in several different languages, which is a huge plus of this site.
This page lists the continents and the countries featured on the site.
I compared a few of them and wasn’t able to spot a difference.
Maybe it depends on the destination or it’s for statistical purposes.
Wikitravel
Wikitravel is a user-driven project.
Wikitravel resembles the structure of the well-known Wikipedia, as it is also powered by MediaWiki.
The basic organization of the articles is similar to what you will find in commercial guide books.
In Your Pocket
In Your Pocket focuses on destinations throughout Europe.
Over 50 comprehensive city guides can bedownloaded as PDF’s for free.
MakeUseOf has previously published travel information and advice.
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