I am not a guidebook, this is a journal of my trip.
I am annoyed by the large number of person writing crap sometime, there are some real anal idea about what is possible and not possible, I am probably putting up more information on the planet than about any traveler that is REALLY traveling. I am in some internet cafe, working around multiple crazy problems.
Hard to post photos, the server is slow. This link below is a funny post though, what the world does.
Blogger is not posting.
My host is now working.
On and on, I am glad to annoy persons sometimes, read the comments.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2005/05/taliban-discovered-in-huaquillas.html
What the bigger problem is person that have blogs are trying to make web sites, they are not just posting their thoughts, the write, rewrite, try to position themselves, lie, create crap, I just post what I am thinking and let if fly, I am not perfect, however for sure what I am posting is how I think, I for sure make mistakes.
IF a person relies on a guidebook, a page, a reservation they will be let down. I was laughing the Bella Vesta hotel in Kingstown has been closed for maybe three years, however is still in the guidebook. I do not think this is bad, I do think Lonely Planet does a pretty good job, however the world does change. If they do not figure out what happened, so what. Change, mistakes, problems are normal for travel.
- ash said on Thursday February 23rd, 2006 07:37:00 AM
I'm in nepal at the moment, and I decided not to buy a guidebook. I was fed up with carrying the India one around because it's too big and not very helpful. So i booked 1 night in Kathmandu via HostelWorld and them went out looking for somewhere cheaper the next day (they charge commission for the online booking of course). The people running the first hostel were Belgians and gave me a discount for subsequent 2 nights, but they were then fully booked. But they chatted to me about the city, told me some places to go see etc. much more helpful than guidebooks.And I bought a city map for about a dollar US because the streets aren't named.I have to say i find travelling on my own difficult. I have a lot of respect for what you do! there aren't many tourists or travellers in Nepal at the moment because of the crap politics, so it's hard to meet people.I don't think I could cope with India on my own... I was with a friend in India, and it was hard to move for being surrounded by scammers and beggers. Not very pleasant, especially when they won't leave you alone.
- Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Thursday February 23rd, 2006 07:41:00 AM
The Katmandu Peace was 6 US per night when I was in Nepal. The prices change by season.You can go without a guidebook in the cheap countries. In Europe they pay for themselve the first week.
