Accuracy T here is a special Murphy's Law for travel guides. If it's mentioned that a particular Bed and Breakfast is reasonably priced, it will shoot up in price within six months. If the author rhapsodizes about a stand of ancient hemlocks, it will be attacked by gypsy moths within the year. Telephone area codes split like crazy. Restaurants and antique shops have a very short shelf life.
Historic houses change names or paint colors or both.
In 1996, a friend organized a trip for a small group of New Jersey women to visit the South Street Seaport in New York. Sure enough it was a 1993 copyright and sure enough the paddlewheelers had disappeared. This naturally leads us to the next step. Revisions, Revisions, Revisions O h those lucky Adventure Travel writers who raft down rapids in New Guinea or dodge tree snakes in Guatemala. No, they omit the practical details and rarely have to revise.