Yahoo! Philippines Answers blog

It’s no secret that Yahoo! Answers has been a great place to get advice or share experiences about travel.  Let’s face it, the best travel recommendations we’ve received are always from other people who have been there themselves.

Check out this testimonial from our top contributor in the Travel > Philippines category – Lakwatsa (a very apt travel nickname btw, hehehe):

(Photo by BoyPLakwatsa)

I have been on Yahoo! Answers for over three years contributing primarily on the Travel > Asia Pacific > Philippines category, asking for tips on places I want to go to, but most of the time sharing personal travel experience when questions on places I have been to are asked.

When I seek information, I sometimes get disappointed when I get responses based solely on internet search results. I figure Netizens don’t need to be fed travel tips based on hotel and resort websites because presumably we all know how to access these information.  For the same reason, I find that askers appreciate it more when I share tips based on my personal travel experience.

So as not to re-type the same answers, I created my own travel blog on places in the Philippines that I have visited. This is a step forward to my avowed mission to help in the best way in the Yahoo! Answers category I am most heavily involved with.  As an active YAPper (that is how regulars in this section are called), I also made an entry within my travel blog suggesting to my readers that should they have travel questions, they can go to Yahoo! Answers thru the link I provided here:

http://boyplakwatsa.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/travel-tips-on-yahoo-answers/

I think that travelers will find Yahoo! Answers (particularly the Travel category) even more useful and reliable when more and more travel bloggers participate in this section.  I personally invite travel bloggers to get started on Answers or Yahoo! can invite them to come in as knowledge partners.  It can only be good for Yahoo! Answers and to those who seek real answers from real people.

It’s amazing how Lakwatsa is helping so many people by simply sharing in Answers and in his blog the details of his travels across the country.  If you’ve long been bitten by the travel bug and have lots to share as well, here’s your chance to do so.  This August, we’re doing a special initiative in the Travel category where we invite you to share your fondest memories of landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes and even skyscapes through your travel stories and anecdotes.

Spread over four weeks, with each week catering to one particular theme, this initiative will showcase the best holiday destinations and the most awesome travel stories that come from you!  So start working on that travelogue of yours and include details like places to stay, things to see, what food to eat there, best shopping deals and the like. And don’t forget to tell us why it is among your favorite holiday destinations! We’ll be awarding 50 bonus points for the best story each week!

Not only that, we invite you to share your favorite photograph of the vacation on Flickr!  If you don’t have an account yet, simply go to Flickr.com and using your Yahoo! account, create a new Flickr account.  We encourage you to upload your travel photos on Flickr and then join the following groups where you can share to the world these photos your memories captured in pictures:

Landscape group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/100naturallandscapes/

Flickr photo by coolnumber9

Cityscape group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/26328425@N00/

Flickr photo by The 2-Belo

Seascape group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/seascape/

Flickr photo by -Gep-

Skyscape group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/98509261@N00/

Flickr photo by rob surreal

Once you post your picture there, remember to leave us a comment with the Flickr link on the blog, or add the link in your answer.  At the end of four weeks, your story and photograph could be featured on our blog or even be featured on the Yahoo! Front Page!

This week’s question is about dreamy landscapes. Meadows full of flowers and green grass, a winding river, a roaring waterfall, awe-inspiring mountains, amazing rice fields or maybe endless deserts – what landscape inspired you the most and made for an unforgettable holiday? What was your most picturesque and pleasant holiday in the countryside?

Share your travel stories now and let’s have fun sharing and learning from each other’s travel experiences.

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