| Before you travel, research your destination on the | | | | spend all of your time there - it might not be the best |
| web, but don't let ad-filled websites bog you down. | | | | website for you. Instead, peruse the top 10-30 results, |
| Headed to Hawaii? Miami? How about to San | | | | looking at the titles & descriptions of the websites, and |
| Francisco or New York? | | | | pick a few to investigate further. Click through to these |
| Of course, you'll use the web to find quick tips on the | | | | through, or, better yet, right-click on them and give the |
| best things to do at your destination. By gathering | | | | command to open them up in a new browser - that |
| information together ahead of time and printing it out | | | | way you can hop back and forth comparing them |
| on a few pages, you'll be well prepared to enjoy your | | | | while you have them all open in the browser. |
| destination. | | | | What you're looking for are sites that offer you |
| The first step is to use an Internet search engine such | | | | concise & useful information on your destination. |
| as Google or Yahoo to find the best websites with | | | | Beware of sites that make you read 10 web pages |
| information. It's essential to type a search phrase into | | | | just to get 1 web page of information - they're just |
| the search box that is as descriptive and accurate as | | | | trying to show you lots of ads. Also, look for sites that |
| possible. Generally search phrases with 3-6 words will | | | | make it easy to print out the information. Remember - |
| bring back much more relevant results than just 1-2 | | | | you're not going to have internet browsing with you |
| words. So, for instance, don't just type 'New York', but | | | | when you're walking the streets of San Francisco or |
| instead type 'Things to do in New York', or 'Travel | | | | the beaches of Hawaii! |
| advice for New York'. Go ahead and click on the | | | | The ideal sites will offer you concise, 1-2 page |
| Search button. | | | | summary guides that list the top restaurants, |
| Now you have hundreds or thousands of search | | | | entertainment, things to do with kids, nightlife spots... all in |
| matches listed. Don't just click on the top result and | | | | a series of 'top 5' and 'top 10' lists. |