[khandelwal]

I'm working on a travel website:

"Planning a vacation is hard. You know where you want to go. But what should you see once you're there? Which monuments, parks, cathedrals and museums should you visit when you're there? How do you get around?

My website helps you plan your vacation by providing high quality itinerary suggestions, contributed by travelers like you."

I hope to do a private release at the end of this month.

[jaxn]

I assume you have seen http://offbeatguides.com. If not, might want to check it out.

[khandelwal]

What I'm trying to do is slightly different. A guide will tell about everything that there is to do. So does wading through the forums at Trip Advisor.

I'm trying to present itineraries that have already selected interesting things to do. Essentially future travelers are going to benefit from past travelers.

What's often important is: How much can I fit in a day? How do I get around? What was my personal experience, and how can other travelers benefit from it?

In a near future, you'll be able to search on itinerary based on your travel profile (age group, kids/no kids, fast, lazy etc.)

[andrewtj]

I searched for Bangkok Thailand and found the content returned very familiar - it'd come solely from http://wikipedia.org/ and http://wikitravel.org/. The FAQ confirms that's what the site does. I won't try it again.

[patrickmclaren]

I was thinking about this earlier today actually.. I know you posted this the other day so I may email it to you.

Before I go on a trip, I'll plan out where I need to go and usually copy the addresses into notes on my iphone or into google todos. When it's time to go there, I'll copy the address into google maps and go from there.

Perhaps I'm just doing it the hard way, but something that streamlined the process would be great. I was thinking something like, Google Calendar API + Google Maps + Todo list + iPhone App/Web App.