tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post6096691469939738918..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: Offbeat Guides part 2: my conclusionsLara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-45612018676900472312009-03-07T04:24:00.000+04:002009-03-07T04:24:00.000+04:00Hi KimWell, you know me too well! Of course I'm in...Hi Kim<BR/><BR/>Well, you know me too well! Of course I'm interested. I saw that press release from OurExplorer but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'll check out your post now! Thanks for letting me know!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-53042294562658066532009-03-07T04:11:00.000+04:002009-03-07T04:11:00.000+04:00Hi Lara, I thought you'd be interested in a recent...Hi Lara, I thought you'd be interested in a recent post I wrote about OurExplorer's recent claim that their website had "slain" Lonely Planet and that teh death of the guidebook was nigh:<BR/><BR/>http://wildaboutwriting.blogspot.com/2009/03/guidebook-vs-tour-guide.html<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KimKim Wildmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240814274048345063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-15265722516979274002009-02-19T11:08:00.000+04:002009-02-19T11:08:00.000+04:00Hi Mark - I'm glad you came to the same conclusion...Hi Mark - I'm glad you came to the same conclusions for Sydney (which was my hometown until I moved to the UAE in 1998 - born and bred there), as I was thinking perhaps I shouldn't have based my opinion only on Dubai. However, with any guide series you expect the same kind of quality and standards across the board, don't you?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for calling in!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-36687189123202493842009-02-19T08:33:00.000+04:002009-02-19T08:33:00.000+04:00I've never heard of these guys and thought I'd giv...I've never heard of these guys and thought I'd give it a go by setting up a guide for Sydney (my home town for the last 16 years) and my conclusions are the same as Lara's. There are numbers of inaccuracies, it is unevenly written in parts and they even manage to mix US English ("center") and UK English ("harbour") depending on the paragraph and section. Much appears to be written several years ago. The only personalisation seems to be events (for the time you are travelling) at the exchange rate for the country you are coming from. Some parts of the city are extensively covered while others typically of interest are almost completely ignored.<BR/><BR/>I won't be buying or subscribing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com