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 You've Been Here? Great!! Now Go THERE!!! July 8, 2004
chris meesey Food Czar (The Colony, TX United States)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I must confess: I'm a magazine fanatic. Nothing makes a good afternoon or evening great than a cozy chair, a tall glass of liquid refreshment (choose your own!) and a great mag for some nice, relaxing reading. Well, National Geographic Traveler is large enough (100 pages plus) and intelligent enough (I like a periodical that respects the fact that I've got a brain) to appeal to the most literate would-be traveler. In an age where (almost) all periodicals (both rags and mags) are most noteworthy for their shrinking size and growing advertisement content, the Traveler is a welcome breath of fresh air, free of overt bias (why do so many publications these days seem to be lecturing me?) and absolutely crammed with fabulous photos, wonderful articles, and fantastic where-to-go-and-what-to-see-when-you-get-there resources. The mix is approximately 60-40 domestic/foreign destinations, and they have a very appealing approach to take you to cities and places that they believe are the TRUE heart of the state/country they visit. Examples: In the current issue (July/August 2004: Yes, there are only eight issues a year, but trust me, the quality is worth the wait!), foreign points of interest include Thessaloniki, Greece, instead of Athens, and Ghent, Belgium, instead of Brussels. (Don't worry: they don't always bypass the largest cities. The cover story is a first-rate piece on Sydney, Australia.) All this, plus a five-part, five-issue travelogue which covers America's midsection, and a beautifully-written ode to Maryland's Eastern Shore, will have you scurrying to your computer eager to book flights! Subscribe to National Geographic Traveler today. It will truly want to make you go THERE (off the beaten path) as well as HERE (the touristy places.)
Informative and Enjoyable May 13, 2002
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
My husband and I look forward to receiving this magazine
every month. The travel reviews are excellent and there
are so many good tips that I never would have thought of on
my own. This is a great magazine for those of you that love
to travel, or who would love to travel more.
Great magazine for travelers January 15, 2005
L. Kingston (Pittsburgh)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've subscribed to this magazine for years & I've saved every issue. Whenever I'm planning a trip I always refer to my collection of Traveler for information about my destination. It's easier than ever to find the articles because an index
every article ever printed is listed on their web site. The articles are very informative and the pictures are awesome! I love it.
Agreed, this is one of, if not the, best April 8, 2005
Sarassheena (people's republic of Boulder, CO)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I subscribed to this magazine at the same time as the Conte Nast
Traveler, and I'm going to keep this subscription and let the other one expire. This magazine has articles about places not about (as one other reviewer wrote) articles about martinis, fashion etc.
It also has a lot less advertisements and when there are ads they are relevant more to travelers. It probably all boils down to what kind of travel you prefer to do and read about but for me this magazine is my preferred one.
 A Quality Magazine September 3, 2006
Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Unlike other travel magazines, this one provides a lot of useful information while holding advertising to a minimum and not interlarding promos throughout the articles (Rick Steves, are you listening?). Each issue contains a wide variety of material about diferent parts of the world and the information provided for featured destinations is truly useful. In other words, the information is trustworthy, the first prerequisite for a travel magazine.
Production quality is excellent; this is a magazine you will leave out on your coffee table.
Surprisingly, the website stinks. Not even subscribers are able to access many of the articles on line, and the weekly A-List of special deals is unimaginative and seems to focus on useless extravagances (lots of spa get-a-ways).
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