With so many places to visit and explore how does one choose where to go?
In part, the job of a travel journalist is to make those trips first, like a scout, and report back.
But when folks search the internet, they’re only looking for information on the places they know about. You can’t search for something you don’t know exists.
That’s the dilemma.
That’s why the most popular articles on OffbeatTravel.com are on places that are already popular destinations (but a scout report is always helpful), ones that gaining traction, or are “hot” for an event.
So reading about Belmont Racetrack always picks up as the Belmont Stakes approaches. Paris attractions are always popular, and now diving in Batam, Indonesia is becoming a new popular destination/activity.
While it’s great to get scout reports on places you have already heard of, it’s also fun to find new places.
And that’s why it’s a good idea to find some good solid travel information website (such as OffbeatTravel of course) and either subscribe to the newsletter, or their XML feed or check back often.
Because we only know about places that we know about.
And we want to discover places we don’t yet know about.