Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 15:45     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Great Value Vacations
Expedia
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:50     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Came here to say TripAdvisor forums. Be sure to use posts from post 2020/covid or to reconfirm some things elsewhere.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:15     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Anonymous wrote:For France I suggest the Michelin Green Guides for different regions, which are available in English. There's not much hotel or restaurant info, but they give lots of historical and geological info, as well as info about small towns. They rank different sites with a star system. They provide suggested driving routes for day trips as well.


Here's the one for Provence
https://www.amazon.com/Michelin-Green-Guide-Provence-Travel/dp/2067216090
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:13     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
For France I suggest the Michelin Green Guides for different regions, which are available in English. There's not much hotel or restaurant info, but they give lots of historical and geological info, as well as info about small towns. They rank different sites with a star system. They provide suggested driving routes for day trips as well.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:07     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
I've had good luck recently using chatGPT to create an itinerary for our vacation in Europe. Gave it our dates, two planned cities, ages, what we like to do, and it gave a great starting point for an itinerary and suggested places that we could then research on places like Trip Advisor.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:06     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Check out this guy's video library on Scotland. He has covered many aspects of Scottish history and is pretty funny.

https://www.scotlandhistorytours.co.uk/
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 14:01     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
For Colorado/Utah I watched YouTube videos made by young couples traveling in vans. Those were useful personal opinions and not marketing based.

There are also documentaries. I'd recommend Sir Tony Robinson's programs where he walks around Britain to see about places off the beaten path. Britbox has a neat series called Coast that takes you around the perimeter of the UK. If you're interested in archeology sites in Orkey, look that up on YouTube and watch a couple of videos and the algorithm will lead you to more.

Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 13:48     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m currently reading through Rick Steves’ site for travel ideas but would like to explore other sites and books and going beyond Europe.

Currently, I would love more in depth Ireland, Scotland and England beyond London. Neolithic sites are a fav.

But also looking at a possible friend visiting tour that would take us from Frankfort, Berlin and Hannover in Germany, then to Prague and Budapest.
Provence is another love romp. - I liked ‘A Year in Provence’ as well as Carol Drinkwater’s books of buying and bringing back a house and olive grove.

Another trip is to Peru/Bolvia/Chili, but with a cousin who is an archeologist with a focus there and who will guide us around.

A little later, a New Zealand / Australia trip is planned. I’d love to find a trove of info on that trip too.



There is travel stuff literally everywhere on the internet, where have you been? Travel blogs, youtube channels, facebook groups, pinterest. I've never been to Rick Steeve's site and I have no trouble finding this stuff. Google is your friend.

Google is NOT my friend, it gives me crap I don't want to wade through because I'm bad at searches. If you don't have advice, don't chastise OP.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 13:44     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Tripadvisor is my go-to site.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 13:13     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m currently reading through Rick Steves’ site for travel ideas but would like to explore other sites and books and going beyond Europe.

Currently, I would love more in depth Ireland, Scotland and England beyond London. Neolithic sites are a fav.

But also looking at a possible friend visiting tour that would take us from Frankfort, Berlin and Hannover in Germany, then to Prague and Budapest.
Provence is another love romp. - I liked ‘A Year in Provence’ as well as Carol Drinkwater’s books of buying and bringing back a house and olive grove.

Another trip is to Peru/Bolvia/Chili, but with a cousin who is an archeologist with a focus there and who will guide us around.

A little later, a New Zealand / Australia trip is planned. I’d love to find a trove of info on that trip too.


Google is crappy now
There is travel stuff literally everywhere on the internet, where have you been? Travel blogs, youtube channels, facebook groups, pinterest. I've never been to Rick Steeve's site and I have no trouble finding this stuff. Google is your friend.


I like to use Pinterest to find travel blogs. Also, adding "Blog" or "Review" after your google search term helps a ton.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 12:41     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m currently reading through Rick Steves’ site for travel ideas but would like to explore other sites and books and going beyond Europe.

Currently, I would love more in depth Ireland, Scotland and England beyond London. Neolithic sites are a fav.

But also looking at a possible friend visiting tour that would take us from Frankfort, Berlin and Hannover in Germany, then to Prague and Budapest.
Provence is another love romp. - I liked ‘A Year in Provence’ as well as Carol Drinkwater’s books of buying and bringing back a house and olive grove.

Another trip is to Peru/Bolvia/Chili, but with a cousin who is an archeologist with a focus there and who will guide us around.

A little later, a New Zealand / Australia trip is planned. I’d love to find a trove of info on that trip too.


Google is crappy now
There is travel stuff literally everywhere on the internet, where have you been? Travel blogs, youtube channels, facebook groups, pinterest. I've never been to Rick Steeve's site and I have no trouble finding this stuff. Google is your friend.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 12:38     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
I really like the Earth Trekker Itineraries and often use them as a starting point.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 12:25     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Reddit and tripadvisor forums can be decent sources
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 12:24     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
Anonymous wrote:I’m currently reading through Rick Steves’ site for travel ideas but would like to explore other sites and books and going beyond Europe.

Currently, I would love more in depth Ireland, Scotland and England beyond London. Neolithic sites are a fav.

But also looking at a possible friend visiting tour that would take us from Frankfort, Berlin and Hannover in Germany, then to Prague and Budapest.
Provence is another love romp. - I liked ‘A Year in Provence’ as well as Carol Drinkwater’s books of buying and bringing back a house and olive grove.

Another trip is to Peru/Bolvia/Chili, but with a cousin who is an archeologist with a focus there and who will guide us around.

A little later, a New Zealand / Australia trip is planned. I’d love to find a trove of info on that trip too.



There is travel stuff literally everywhere on the internet, where have you been? Travel blogs, youtube channels, facebook groups, pinterest. I've never been to Rick Steeve's site and I have no trouble finding this stuff. Google is your friend.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2025 12:20     Subject: Besides Rick Steve’s’ website, what is another travel site to explore?
I’m currently reading through Rick Steves’ site for travel ideas but would like to explore other sites and books and going beyond Europe.

Currently, I would love more in depth Ireland, Scotland and England beyond London. Neolithic sites are a fav.

But also looking at a possible friend visiting tour that would take us from Frankfort, Berlin and Hannover in Germany, then to Prague and Budapest.
Provence is another love romp. - I liked ‘A Year in Provence’ as well as Carol Drinkwater’s books of buying and bringing back a house and olive grove.

Another trip is to Peru/Bolvia/Chili, but with a cousin who is an archeologist with a focus there and who will guide us around.

A little later, a New Zealand / Australia trip is planned. I’d love to find a trove of info on that trip too.