Sunday, April 13, 2008
Lonely Planet's bad trip
On our recent trip down to the D.R. we had a lot of trouble with the phone numbers given by Frommers and, I believe, Lonely Planet. They were just wrong. I am not sure that we were using the Lonely Planet guide, it was the one left for us by the owner of the villa we were renting but I am sure that Bill O brought the Frommers guide. Anyway, this is not surprising if what the subject of this article says is true.
Which gave me a great idea. I travel fairly frequently and would be happy to write about the places I visit for the cost of a couple of meals. (Especially Le Colonial in the Playa Dorado complex near Puerto Plata.) I wouldn't make up anything, I could send proof that I had eaten there in the form of receipts. Heck, I would write a review of the hotel if they cover 75% of the cost of staying there. So Lonely Planet or Frommers let me know if you want an honest reviewer. I would even go to Columbia."They didn't pay me enough to go Colombia,'' he said.
"I wrote the book in San Francisco. I got the information from a chick I was dating - an intern in the Colombian Consulate.
"They don't pay enough for what they expect the authors to do.''
Labels: Stupid things Bill wants to do
