Through a number of conversations I had this week, it became clear that while the ideas presented here are embraced with interest by many, there is always a cloud of uncertainty around what this project really is.
A friend of mine came up with a simple analogy: a tourist guide.
- Written not by some foreigner that goes up and down on an unknown place, but by those who live there
- Intended to help you get to know the real thing, not the usual tourist spots
- With recommendations that go way beyond what to do for dinner and theatre
- A guide to be consumed by those who embark on journeys with one-way tickets
- Always up-to-date
- Written in the native language, read in your own
- With a special section with all those common mistakes to avoid, MacDonald’s included
- With a powerful motivational introduction to give you the strength to keep going
Well, it is just an analogy. I’m not in the business of selling tourist guides, but I hope these features help explain the project.
Isn’t that somewhat like what WikiTravel can provide?
http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page
Being a wiki, it is easily updated by both locals and foreigners, and often gets into details that a Fromers or a Lonely Planet never would