Looking for Writer's Travel Research Resources

June 12, 2008 1:58 PM

Looking for Writer's Travel Research Resources on the Web

I'm a fiction writer that does tons of research, and while I've found tons of great net resources out there for generally describing countries, regions, cities, etc., what would really be useful are websites where I can connect with people in those areas -- people that don't mind being pestered by questions like, "Is this tiny road outside this tiny village gravel or blacktop" -- things like that.

I've had some luck with the user-submitted pics on Google Earth, but that can be hit or miss.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.

posted by gb77 to media & arts (2 comments total)

I've found people on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree forums helpful for that sort of thing.
posted by changeling at 2:24 PM on June 12

Thanks, Changeling. Doesn't look like my question caught a lot of attention, but I appreciate your idea.

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posted by gb77 at 2:21 PM on June 13