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WRITE YOUR OWN E-TRAVEL GUIDES

 With the popularity of TripAdvisor, travelers seem to depend more and more on internet sources for information. Does that mean your Frommers and other trusty paperbacks are soon to be extinct? Read this article, browse the web, and decide for yourself whether the internet’s equivalent- wiki travel guides - is the wave of the future or a pain in the neck. These guides can be written by anyone, whether they’re an expert or just very opinionated. According to Eric Daams, "it’s a free-for-all affair that has the potential to overthrow the dominion of the guidebook." Read more at: http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/05/5-reasons-wiki-travel-guides-are-better-than-guidebooks/

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