Turf war with Real travel blog?
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Since l reviewed the Real Travel blog I’ve been reading their blog posts about Europe. The entry entitled, “Top 10 off the beaten track destinations in Spain” was right up my street, as the aim of my travel business, Europe a la Carte. is to help you see more of the real Europe by venturing, even slightly, off the beaten track. Could this be the start of a turf war between Real Travel and Europe a la Carte? Of course in some ways I’d rather keep the niche to myself but you’ve got to be realistic and I think it just highlights the desire of many travellers to do and see more than just whizz around the tourist traps.
Another recent entry in Real Travel blog in a similar vein was about the Chateau de Loches in France. Loches sounds like a charming walled town in the valley of the River Indre, a tributary of the Loire.
What I like about reading the Real Travel blog is that it makes me have itchy feet and want to visit the places written about in their blog. However this poses the dilemma that if too many people get off the beaten track then these “authentic” locations will soon become part of the well worn tourist trail.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I don’t know Real Travel but I’ll check it out, but I think getting off the beaten track has always been the aim of most travellers and is something I’ve frequently been encouraging people to do through my writing for many years. Guidebooks such as Lonely Planet have been encouraging it for a few years in some series, but the problem then is that the track becomes a well-worn path.