One is the Budget Travel site by Arthur Frommer, who has dozens of site specific travel books to his credit. The Lonely Planet series of travel guides are, in general, irreverent looks at various travel destinations. The website consists largely of articles about specific travel matters. For those who don t want to surf into one of the big comprehensive travel site, there are hundreds of websites dealing with travel specifics. For example if a cruise is what you are thinking about, a must see site is Cruise Opinion which provides reviews by real people who have been on the big ships and report, in an unvarnished way, exactly what it s like.
Some reviews are chatty and are from travelers who loved every minute of their voyage.
Others are harsh enough to dissuade anyone thinking of taking a trip on a specific ship. When we checked, there were a total of 2,865 reviews in the database, broken down by cruise line and by ship. You can also book a cruise from the site. If the Caribbean is what you are dreaming of, a site hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization is a good bet. The site has a guide to 600 ski resorts, a snow report, a lodging guide and more.