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・ I want to eat delicious food at my travel destination
・ I want to know how to collect information for people who have traveled to all prefectures.
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Since I am traveling, I want to be satisfied and return home.
Random trips are fun, but it's worth collecting information.
In some cases, you can enjoy it many times at the same destination.
This time, from my experience, I will introduce how to collect information that will make your trip more satisfying.
Information gathering before travel
Conclusion: Buy Mappuru Travel Guidebook.
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If this ends, the significance of the existence of this site will be questioned, so I will supplement the reason.
What about online travel?
First of all, it is the Internet that you can easily collect information.
If you search for the destination you want to go to, you will find major travel media sites and
"30 must-visit sightseeing spots [complete preservation version]"
You should see something like this.
Of course, there are great articles, but if you're not good at it, people who haven't been there often introduce you by stitching together photos and texts you've picked up online.
It is extremely difficult to find reliable and high-quality information.
So, I don't really refer to anything other than the information of a reliable travel blogger (who has the same values as me).
(This site also aims to be such a trusted site!)
What about SNS?
Searching on SNS is also the mainstream these days.
A lot of beautiful pictures stimulate the desire to travel, but when I go there
"That? It's different from what I thought ... That person is too good at taking pictures."
It is often the case.
That should be it.
Basically, the photos seen by many people on SNS are the moments when favorable conditions overlap and the tourist spot is most brilliant.
I think travel satisfaction lies in the gap between my expectations.
If you expected 100 points of beauty but only 80 points, you would be disappointed, and if you thought that 50 points of beauty was 70 points, you would be more satisfied.
If you think calmly, the 80 points are cleaner, but as a result, the 70 points are "good to go".
Therefore, it is not recommended to search on SNS, which raises the expected value unnecessarily.
Of course, there is no problem if the tourist spot has energy that does not fit in the photo, but if you lose the photo, the damage will be great.
In the first place, SNS has character restrictions, so there is also the aspect that only fragmentary information can be obtained.
What about guidebooks?
In the end, I settled on the idea that "a guidebook with the latest information and comprehensive introduction is actually really easy to use, isn't it?"
Good news for those who think, "Now, paper guidebooks just add more luggage while traveling."
Guidebooks are also evolving now, and there is also a service that allows you to read the same content on your smartphone at no additional charge.
Others may say, "Even if you go to a place like the one in the guidebook, you don't know anything about the area." Let's think for ourselves later.
Which company's guidebook is better?
The first important thing in a guidebook is the reliability of information.
Recently, the situation may have changed due to corona, so it is desirable to have a publisher that publishes the latest issue every year.
At this point, the choices are narrowed down to the major guidebooks "Rurubu" and "Mappuru".
(When traveling abroad, "how to walk the earth" is also an option)
Rurubu is published by a travel agency and Mapuru is published by a map company, but the difference in content is like an error.
Speaking of which, people who like movies are suitable for Rurubu, and those who go by car are suitable for Mapuru.
My recommendation is Mappuru, which allows you to read the same thing as paper on your smartphone.
Once the data is read, communication is not required from the next time, so it is safe even when traveling.
Rurubu also offers a service that allows you to read maps on your smartphone, but the content is quite thin.
So I try to buy a mappuru guidebook.
What is the size of the guidebook?
If you go to the store, you will find a guidebook with the same contents but a smaller size.
I don't carry paper with me while traveling, so I usually buy the largest one.
It's also convenient to find a guidebook during general cleaning and remember "Oh, I went".
Guidebook tips
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited is recommended when traveling to several destinations.
With the service provided by Amazon, you can read more than 980 million books for 200 yen per month.
(If you unsubscribe within 30 days for free in the first month, it will not cost you money)
It also includes Rurubu and Mapuru, so it's perfect when you want to collect information all at once.
I also used it when traveling to Tohoku and Europe together, but it was very convenient.
You can watch it offline from your favorite device on your smartphone or tablet.
In addition to travel guidebooks, you can read various magazines and popular manga as much as you want, so I think it's a great service.
However, at first, it's interesting and I think it's all-you-can-read, so I download various things, but I think that some people will stop using it after a month, so don't forget to cancel.
Details of Amazon Kindle Unlimited
What about gourmet information?
Travel guidebooks that seemed to be all-purpose also have their weaknesses.
That is gourmet information.
For better or for worse, the guidebook lists restaurants in the tourist destinations.
Eating and drinking establishments in the metropolitan area are still good, but when it comes to information on local cities, there are often stores that only tourists can enter and famous stores that you want to visit many times.
There is a way to rely on tabelog, but there should be uselessly long lines in places that are highly evaluated in tourist areas.
If it's delicious, you can forgive it, but if it's not, you'll feel like you've lost a lot.
The local tourist information center is useful when you are in trouble.
Tourist information center in a local city
The tourist information center people are professionals in the area.
Even if it is a newcomer who has been working at the information center for the first month, he has the amount of knowledge that is comparable to travelers in that area.
There is no way I can take advantage of this.
There is a tourist information center near the station, so go to the counter and ask, "Are there any shops around here where you can eat local food?"
If it's a local city, it may give you a map of where you can eat local gourmet food.
If you are offered more than one place, ask "Where is your personal recommendation?"
Even if you ask "What is the most delicious place?", The punch line will introduce you to the store closest to that place.
Alternatively, you may ask a local taxi driver or someone you happen to know, but you may be referred to a store or destination you know.
That's fun, but it's a little inconvenient when you want to eat delicious food that can only be found in this area.
What I want you to do while traveling
There is one thing I would like you to try while traveling.
In your spare time, read through the travel guidebook.
For some reason, when I look at the guidebook after starting a trip, the information that comes to my mind may be different even though I should have read it several times.
I often read it before going to bed and think, "There was such a place!" And change the schedule for the next day.
Try it at your favorite time, before going to bed or in the morning.
If you feel sick after reading while you are on the move, it will be a problem, so it is recommended that you arrive at the hotel and relax.
Finally
That's my way.
Most of the methods rely on guidebooks, but the balance between quantity and quality of information is the best.
The know-how of publishing travel magazines for decades is not odd.
Let's make effective use of that wisdom.
Also, on this site, I carefully select and introduce only the sightseeing spots that I can actually visit and recommend.
We have a straightforward evaluation that cannot be written in guidebooks, so please refer to it as well.
I sincerely hope that your trip will be as fulfilling as possible.