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The following are topics that need articles written about them. If you know anything about the topic -- and even if you don't -- consider starting a new article or even just a stub about them. Please take topics off the list after you've started the article.

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[edit] Destinations

[edit] Africa

[edit] Algeria

the Hoggar

[edit] Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment - Djenne

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

[edit] East Asia

[edit] Japan

[edit] Taiwan

[edit] Middle East

[edit] Iran

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Saudi Arabia

Mount Arafat

[edit] South Asia

[edit] India

[edit] Nepal

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Southeast Asia

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Australasia

[edit] Australia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

Eisenstadt | Neusiedl am See

[edit] Azerbaijan

[edit] Romania

Maramures

[edit] Italy

Ton doesn't seem to have much in it but it is indeed a town or village and should have it's own article. --Thehighlands 00:46, 12 February 2008 (EST)

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] United States

Daisy --Kemurpala 07:55, 26 April 2008 (EDT)

Highways and Interstates travel guide - There is a project somewhat like this in Wikipedia, but its director is adamant that it's not a travel guide, i.e. no information about travelers' services, things to do along the way, and useful or interesting background information. These are all forbidden and will be deleted.

OK, so why not a Wikitravel guide to interstates, highways and significant byways? Williams (Arizona) is a good example of a town with significant travelers' services. Route 66 is a good route description, although you might not always want to break routes down by days because travelers will be going at different speeds and won't all be getting on/off a route at the same points.

Most travelers want to know alternatives to the big chains when it comes to food and lodging, and non tourist-trap things to see when they want to soak up some local color or just need a break. Then there are lightly populated areas where travelers services are really spread out, or may not be open 24/7. So if you are heading east out of Tonopah, Nevada, you should know that there are no travelers services until Ely, 166 miles ahead. LADave 14:39, 26 May 2007 (EDT)

This sounds like a great idea. I like the idea of having a guide for each individual interstate freeway, and with each intersection with another interstate freeway you just link over to that freeway's guide. Though I wonder, wouldn't these guides work easiest as itineraries? We don't have to break it down into days. PerryPlanet 21:34, 28 November 2007 (EST)

Not sure about itineraries. I guess the main thing is to accomodate travelers with a variety of agendas (poking along, seeing everything vs. mainly straight through but of course taking breaks for meals and sleep, minimum budget vs. varying levels of luxury, strictly staying away from chains vs. mostly using them for the sake of speed and simplicity, etc. etc.) Covering the interstates is indispensable, but many older national routes (e.g. Route 66) need to be in there too, and in many cases state routes even. For example you would not want to exclude California state highways 1 and 101.

In late March 2008 I drove cross-country from Massachusetts to Los Angeles. I was in a hurry and ate at fast-food chains most of the time. What really struck me was how abysmal things could get where there was an abundant supply of "new fools" getting off the Interstate. With amazing consistency these franchise operations offered worse food and service than they did where they also depended on repeat customers to stay in business.

Sorry if this seems U.S.-centric, but I haven't done much long-distance driving in other countries. They also need to be included. Not just western Europe, but also former Warsaw Pact countries where long distance driving is relatively new, as well as throughout the former USSR where it may be even newer. In North America, Canada and Mexico need coverage, and Central and South America too. Travel by road is probably advancing throughout South and East Asia too, and I just saw an article about highways linking southern China with adjacent countries in SE Asia.

Wouldn't it be great to complete this just as the last barrel of petroleum is pumped to the surface? LADave 03:54, 2 April 2008 (EDT)

Glenford Glenview Sawyer David Meadowview

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Central America

Darien Gap

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Honduras

[edit] South America

[edit] Peru

[edit] Itineraries (List of itineraries)

the Canning Stock Route |Soccer in Germany | Soccer in Argentina | Paris on a shoestring

[edit] Travel topics

~~A phrasebook of internationally recognized words and phrases.~~ -- Phrasebook International.

[edit] Booking plane tickets

None of these terms turned up anything in search: "plane ticket[s]", "airlines", "airfares". There's probably info on websites for arranging flights in there somewhere, but a high level page (or even just redirects) would really help. Even existing (and very helpful!) pages like discount airlines in Europe are very hard to find. Stevage 17:12, 8 August 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Travelling on foot

A guide similar to "tips for cycle trips" but for walking would be really useful (recommended travel distances/equipment etc). By a "walking trip" I mean walking as a means of transportation from place to place rather than (for example) a hiking trip in a national park. Steveogrady 11:03, 29 September 2006 (EDT)

[edit] How to get it back home.

A guide on how to ship items you may buy while traveling, that are too large for luggage. To USA or from USA. One on Mexico to USA would be a great spot to start. 2old 12:57, 25 May 2007 (EDT)

I like the idea, but it needs to be generalised. Not just sending large items but also things you don't want weighing down your pack, or presents to folk back home. Not just to/from the USA, but anywhere. Pashley 19:45, 11 June 2007 (EDT)

- Seems like something UPS would write/provide at no cost.

Not really. UPS can be quite expensive when you're sending a lot of luggage. For single items that need to be shipped (that carpet from Agra!), there is also the issue of who's going to pack the stuff before UPS gets its hands on it. Not all merchants, especially true for art dealers, will pack the merchandise for you.--Wandering 23:07, 21 September 2007 (EDT)

It would be good to identify methods that are cost-effective. For example I recently used US Postal Service's media rate to ship about 20 kilos of books from Massachusetts to California and it only cost $14 USD. Safety can also be an issue. In some countries, items may disappear from parcels, or the parcels themselves disappear. LADave 03:26, 2 April 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Timeshare rental

An alternative to "resort hotels" or hotels. Renting is much more prudent than owning. Lot's of vacant units around the world in Prime locations sitting vacant. Next time I go to Puerto Vallarta, that will be my destination. Need an article from someone who knows the in's and out's. 2old 15:43, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Courrier travel

It's hard for me to find any info. Perhaps the highly experienced corps of writers here know something?

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