virtualtourist.com

Description: independent guide to world travel.

Newest Review: ... itself. When opening up VT the home page and your "Notice Console" will show. The first page allows you to jump to the VT "Top Spots" - London, Paris, New York etc. Also shown are a VT "Featured Member", Community news and some forum questions and replies. Your "Notice Console" opens in a separate windows with shortcuts to the following - Unread ... more

... E-Mail Forum Replies Comments for you Ratings for you Friends Online New friendship notices Friends birthdays What most people are visiting VT for is information on a particular place or location. You can do this via a search from the homepage. You then ...more

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virtualtourist.com: Your virtually there (1380 words)
by - written on 30/10/09 (Very useful, 22 readings)
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When it comes to going on holiday I have to admit to being a compulsive organiser and scheduler. I wish I was one of those people who could get off a plane and just go with the flow. I like to have every single guide book available and even this isn't enough. I need to have checked every possible web site for some local information and maybe a few attractions off the beaten track. With this I have an "itinerary" which in theory allows us to make the most of our trip away. I should say at this point I no doubt sound like the most annoying person to travel with. To be fair the reality is always different mostly due to late morning (even afternoon) starts from ... Read the complete review

travel the world virtually (928 words)
by - written on 05/11/01 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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Travel the world virtually and get a serious case of wanderlust with virtual tourist. The basic concept of the site is that members write about their travels at home and abroad. There are over 176,000 members from 223 countries so there is a lot of variety which makes it interesting. Registering is free and easy all you need to do is give your e-mail address and choose a member name and password. After registering you get your own home page, tools for building pages and a virtual tourist e-mail address (in case you want to write to other members). On your home page there is a little map which you can shade red to show the countries you ... Read the complete review

virtualtourist.com: Virtually There! (547 words)
by - written on 22/09/01 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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Virtualtourist gives you the chance to examine independent views on tavel to almost every country in the world. In addition to being able to read about a destination, you can also design your own pages, post messages on the discussions board and make friends all over the world. On entering the site you can look for your destination of choice by continent or country. The site covers around 30,000 different locations (although there is a strong US influence when it comes to the number of places covered in each country). It is easy to join the site as a member. All you have to do is follow the step by step instructions. INFORMATION ON OFFER ... Read the complete review

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