[marcosdumay]

If it's something like what we had at my country, it's not a travel plan.

It's a book, fully indexed, with searchable and fully reviewed information about the place you are going and the path in between. You use it to make your own plan, or to improvise.

Specifically about improvisation, it has become almost impossible nowadays because there is no reliable information about anything.

[convolvatron]

monetization really screwed this up. having a connected computer in your pocket with the ability to search everything and make shelter and travel reservations and perform other important actions instantly should really be perfect for this.

but somehow I always end up having to sign up for a bunch of services in a hurry and take crappy pictures of my id only to find out that the hotel doesn't know anything about my reservation when I arrive anyways.

sometimes I even have to upgrade my phone while sitting on a curb to get the app to arrange for the payment etc .etc.

or that lovely looking and affordable Airbnb is next to an open sewer

[marcosdumay]

It's not exactly monetization. It's plain dishonesty.

That killed plenty of guides before our current era of universal dishonesty.