Wikivoyage:Requested articles
This is a list of articles that do not yet exist on Wikivoyage. Please add links here, and delete those that have a proper article that is not just a link or a blank template.
Or - why not start the article yourself?
Requests should meet the What is an article? policy. For example, a location should normally have somewhere to eat, somewhere to sleep and at least one thing to see or do to deserve an article. A travel topic or itinerary must be within the scope of Wikivoyage.
See also Wikivoyage:World cities which includes capitals and cities with a population of over 100,000 but don't yet have an article on Wikivoyage.
Places[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Berber culture
- Kerma, one of the largest and most ancient archeological sites in ancient Nubia, now Sudan
- Khouribga, Morocco - phosphate mining town also with a French colonial settlement history
Ghana[edit]
- Mount Afadjato
- Lake Bosumtwi
- Kakum walkway
- Mount Cameroon — info on routes & multi-day hikes to the summit.
Americas[edit]
- Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic -- quaint seaside town
Canada[edit]
- Burin Peninsula (Fortune, Newfoundland as crossing point to St. Pierre and Miquelon)
- I might be able to take on this project in the near future. I took a trip there a few years ago and have a great deal of pictures, insight, etc. to show for it. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 15:30, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
- Matagami is a tiny place (w:Matagami) with a couple of hotels, but one of the few waypoints on the road to James Bay
- Sherbrooke (Nova Scotia) - primarily notable for a pioneer village living museum, but is a small place with few other amenities. Mahone Bay, a tiny seaport, is also worth a visit.
- Many of the national historic sites like Grand-Pré NS, Rocky Mountain House AB, York Factory and Batoche MB redlink.
United States of America[edit]
- Amish culture. We have Intercourse and Lancaster (Pennsylvania) geographic destinations, but not the broader context topic.
- African-American culture
- Kiryas Joel, New York
- Might not be a good candidate for its own article per wiaa. It's a tiny town without anything to really see or do, and nowhere to sleep. Also, the Hasidic community there is not especially welcoming of outsiders. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 18:01, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
- Manhattan skyline guide — a New York City skyline guide styled after the Chicago skyline guide. Discussion moved to Talk:Manhattan skyline guide.
- Natural springs in Florida — An overview of the numerous springs in the state and what activities are available.
- Bolivar Peninsula — including Port Bolivar, and Crystal Beach
- many, many national parks as listed at United States National Parks and trails in the National Trails System
South America[edit]
- Isla Salas y Gómez / Isla Sala y Gómez
- Salvation's Islands/Îles du Salut: islands off the coast of French Guiana, formerly a penal colony and now a tourist destination
Asia[edit]
- Ratlam, city in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh. Close to the Rajasthan border. - An outline has been created.
- Gulag travel — Provide historical information, a listing of accessible sites, and various info (like accessibility, common restrictions, etc) about travel to gulags, mostly in Russia but there are a few in Kazakhstan too.
- Basic information could be added to the Soviet Union article, which is now categorized under Historical travel. /Yvwv (talk) 20:03, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- Many individual articles mention the 'gulag' prison system so the topic looks valid. Perhaps it should be a sub-topic added to our growing collection of Cold War articles.
- Okunoshima (大久野島) - Japan's "rabbit island" (ウサギ島), with lots of wild rabbits and a poison gas museum.
- Adivasi - India's indigenous people
- Bedouin/Bedouin culture - the nomadic peoples of Arabia
- Negrito culture in Philippines
- Anime and Manga in Japan an aspect of Japan's pop culture that lures tourists the world over.
- Xe Bang Fai Cave in Khammouane/Khammuan (redirect), Central Laos
- Norther Tsenkher Cave, Hovd (province), Mongolia
Oceania[edit]
- Kuk Swamp archeological and UNESCO World Heritage site in Papua New Guinea providing evidence of agriculture 9000 years ago. Only a one-line listing in the broad highlands region article at the moment.
- Maori culture - the culture of New Zealand's indigenous people (use Roma culture in Europe, Sami culture, Indigenous people of North America, Indigenous cultures of South America and Indigenous heritage in Australia as sources of inspiration)
European[edit]
Czech Republic[edit]
- I'm unfamiliar with _Moravian_ Wallachia, but I presume that like the Romanian region of Wallachia, it would be spelled in English with a "W". Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:41, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
- As quoted by Ikan Kekek it is Moravian Wallachia not Moravian Vallachia .SO i am changing V to W. It is a mountain region in Czech Republic. Sulthan90 (talk) 11:14, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
England[edit]
Finland[edit]
- Sotkamo or Vuokatti. Vuokatti mainly, but in the other hand, Vuokatti could be part of the article of Sotkamo because it's kinda like an area in the municipality of Sotkamo. Now an outline and a redirect, with nothing really told about them yet.
France[edit]
- Coulommiers, town known for a particular variety of Brie cheese
- Route Napoleon / Route Napoléon
- What exactly is that? And could it be covered in or linked from Napoleonic Wars? Hobbitschuster (talk) 23:49, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
- Possibly it can be covered in Napoleonic Wars, though it's still an itinerary. When Napoleon was defeated for the first time, the Coalition exiled him on the island of Elba but he managed to escape after less than a year. He was then at large for 100 days, moving north secretly along paths in the French Alps nowadays known as Route Napoleon and gathered a new army which was finally beaten at Waterloo. ϒpsilon (talk) 17:03, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
- an article on touring the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ?
- Langres is a city in the Haute-Savoie region, which is, in a nutshell, a medieval city as uninterrupted by time as can be (aside inevitable inventions such as electricity and cars). Commons has some, though not many pictures of the city.
Ireland[edit]
- Spike Island, Europe's greatest attraction at the 2017 World Travel Awards in East Cork, County Cork
Norway[edit]
- Tysfjord in Nordland is mentioned at least in Hiking destinations in Norway and Caves, seems worth an article
Poland[edit]
- Lądek-Zdrój - lots of beautiful photos in Commons; look at the category for the town. Coverage of Poland is really deficient in general on this site. There are numerous important destinations that have no article, and others, like Kłodzko, which based on what's on Commons, deserve significantly longer and more detailed articles with more images.
Sweden[edit]
- Smögen
- Södra Kungsleden a small outline has been created
Switzerland[edit]
- Flüelen - crops up from time to time in articles on even the national level.
- Arosa and Klosters, two important destinations in Graubünden
Travel topics[edit]
Reasons to travel[edit]
- Summer camp is an outline.
- Convention planning overlaps business travel to a certain extent, but adds complexity as these are often large events.
- Youth travel for travellers at age 15-26. When can youth discounts be expected? When is age limit an issue? (Many 20-year old Europeans are surprised that they cannot drink in the United States)
- Erasmus program / Studying in the European Union
Understand[edit]
- Talk — see Wikivoyage:Requests for phrasebooks
Prepare[edit]
- Visa summary for U.S. citizens — A mirror of Visa summary for EU citizens
- Trusted traveller programmes — We have a few US-centric articles about Global Entry, NEXUS and the like but no broad, generic main topic and nothing on other countries (like the UK).
- Planning your trip or "planning your itinerary" or something like that. Currently redirects to preparation. Many of the questions in the Tourist office are related to this in one way or another. We probably do have some readers who've e.g. been on package tours to some beach resorts and a weekend trip to Paris but would now like to go, say, two months of backpacking across Southeast Asia but don't have a clue on how to build up such a trip. ϒpsilon (talk) 20:15, 12 July 2015 (UTC) - now a redirect towards the overview topic preparation
- Maps; currently redirecting to a project page
Get in[edit]
- Charter flights are mentioned briefly in Transport#By plane, with little actual information; general aviation now has an article.
- Vehicle delivery — Various schemes used by snowbirds to transport vehicles cross-country, from w:Auto Train to auto transporters and drive-away companies (some hire chauffeurs to drive the vehicle [including RV's, lorries and buses], some match vehicles to other travellers heading the same way, some haul motorcars and large-truck cabs using tractor-trailer rigs or car carriers). [1][2] is an overview.
- Marinas, boat rental, houseboats — we have a Marina article but it's a useless skeleton about some town in California. We have cruising on small craft but not sailing per se.
- The cruise ship article focuses on ocean cruising and ships. A parallel article (to be developed) would focus on river boat and barge canal cruising. River boats and barges offer more in-depth, close-up looks at many countries in their interiors.
- Entering the United States as the section in United States is getting bloated
Get around[edit]
- Bike share - while we currently have a small section in the article on cycling it unduly focuses on Germany and does not cover many of the new systems that have recently arisen
- Bus travel in Mexico - probably the best and most extensive bus network in the world. spinning this of from the main Mexico#By bus_2 article would be a good idea imho. That way we can go into more detail while only leaving a brief overview in the main article
- Canada without a car, similar to United States without a car
- Another approach would be to include information about Canada and change the name of the article to "North America without a car" or, to be more specific and avoid confusion about whether to include Mexico, "The U.S. and Canada without a car". Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
- I like the idea, but would prefer whether our "experiment" USA "works" - imho it's on a good path, but not quite "there" yet... Hobbitschuster (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
- Another approach would be to include information about Canada and change the name of the article to "North America without a car" or, to be more specific and avoid confusion about whether to include Mexico, "The U.S. and Canada without a car". Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
- Cycling in Sweden - redirects
- Cycling in the United States, expanding on United States without a car
- Fuel economy / Fuel-efficient driving / Hypermiling - described at The Other Site. Described in brief in budget travel.
- Not really within our scope. Just because The Other Site has a particular travel topic doesn't mean we have to. --AndreCarrotflower (talk) 02:53, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
- Tour boats are missing, leaving a huge gap between cruise ships and boating/cruising on small craft. An outline on ferries was started, but it needs some love.
- Overland travel in Africa — Africa brings a host of different troubles & issues when compared to overland travel just about anywhere else in the world. Such a page should include issues with fuel, vehicles (2WD vs 4x4 & also limited spare parts/service available for various brands), road conditions, road-side camping, and cover the many border issues present along the continent. This page should also cover some of the common routes in the various regions, but especially in regions difficult to traverse or where there are only a couple viable routes—such as the Sahara, east-west travel between coastal Libya and Zambia (basically there are no routes, but for the truly adventurous N'Djamena-Abeche-Khartoum or Yaounde-Bangui-Kampala are possible), and trans-continental travel down the west coast (there's really only one viable route between Gabon & Angola). A Cycling the Western Sahara itinerary now exists.
- Trans-Sahara routes — Traveling across the Sahara is no doubt difficult and (often) dangerous. Having one page to cover all the different routes along with common modes of transport, border restrictions, and safety concerns would be very helpful in persons planning a grand overland trip across Africa and be much easier for overlanders than having to sift through info on (or which should be in) the pages of North Africa & Sahel countries. Could either be a page unto itself, or a section of the proposed Overland travel in Africa page
- Cruising the Southern Ocean — While much of the content of this guide should be included in the "Get in" section of Antarctica, it would be nice to have a page written from the perspective of cruising to Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and even the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. Topics to include: types of cruises (small or large vessel & associated pros/cons), costs, packing list, various procedures/regulations (cleaning to prevent contamination, zodiac boat rides), typical activities (wildlife viewing, kayaking, station visits, helicopter flights), ships, overview of places visited (Antarctic peninsula, Ross Sea, South Georgia Is., Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego), and routes (from Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, or Australia/New Zealand).
- Panama Canal by boat redlinks. Like the Suez Canal (which exists as Suez Route) it should have an article.
- All-terrain vehicle redirects to Activities; the section there provides no useful info beyond links to a few random country-level articles.
- Uber; distinctive enough to require an article in its own right
- Ridesourcing/Ride hailing services now exists as an outline to cover Uber, Lyft and the like.
- Intercity buses in Europe exists as an outline; Intercity buses in France is badly incomplete and local knowledge (maybe from fr-voy) would be much appreciated.
- Intercity buses in Britain - the network is a lot older than the French or German ones.
- Driving in Russia - different from driving in the rest of Europe, when it comes to things such as fuel costs, road conditions, and corruption. Russia has too little information, so far, and Trans-Siberian Highway is little more than a list of cities.
- Motorcycle taxi and Rickshaw redirect to a brief description in taxicabs; Tuk-tuk / Auto rickshaw and tricycle taxi redlink.
- Canals currently redirect to waterways:
- Inland waterways in the United Kingdom, currently a stub, these are rather different from their European counterparts (and a lot smaller in some instances!). If there's a really interested party, specific waterways are probably best done as itineraries, (especially longer ones like the River Thames or Grand Union Canal (England) ) ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:02, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
- Rail travel in Israel given the political commitment to expanding the network and strong passenger growth as well as the pervasiveness of sherut, Egged and hitchhiking in other guides, we could get a USP by improving our coverage there as well as filling a rather widening gap in coverage. Hobbitschuster (talk) 21:24, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- Urban cycling / bicycle commuting / short-range cycling as a sub-page of cycling in contrast to tour cycling; including bike sharing etc
- Commuting isn't part of our topics, but urban cycling might be.
- Yachting on the Mediterranean / Boating on the Mediterranean (compare Boating on the Baltic Sea)
See[edit]
- Architecture in general; Why we have an article covering the topic as well as a select few "styles" including Gothic architecture and novelty architecture, the overall coverage is sorely lacking; especially compared to our coverage on historical travel. What about articles on Art deco architecture, Renaissance architecture or whatever the hell the fifties style concrete monsters are called ?
- We have Art Deco architecture. It's annoying that Art deco architecture doesn't redirect unless it's written in the search window. Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:11, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- I shall create this redirect. And it should be mentioned on the architecture page. I think my point still stands. Several eras are not covered at all and the eras we do cover are not all that well covered. Hobbitschuster (talk) 13:37, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- Your point does stand. There indeed could be more coverage of architecture - not to mention painting and sculpture. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- w:Brutalist architecture. Powers (talk) 23:20, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- There are probably even enthusiasts for that... After all, when they constructed the Plattenbau (GDR style high rises) in the 1970s and 1980s they considered them to be the best thing since sliced bread and wanted to tear down places like Dresden-Neustadt (which - if you read the listings carefully - is now the most popular part of Dresden with most tourists, precisely because it wasn't torn down). And other epochs like the architecture of Al Andalus or the British-Indian architecture (touched upon in British Raj) are well worth a detour if not a trip... Hobbitschuster (talk) 11:51, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
- Raising my hand as a fan of Brutalism. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 02:41, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- Burtalist architecture is what built the National Theatre on London's South Bank and the Barbican, both noted arts venues :) ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 20:26, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
- Raising my hand as a fan of Brutalism. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 02:41, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- There are probably even enthusiasts for that... After all, when they constructed the Plattenbau (GDR style high rises) in the 1970s and 1980s they considered them to be the best thing since sliced bread and wanted to tear down places like Dresden-Neustadt (which - if you read the listings carefully - is now the most popular part of Dresden with most tourists, precisely because it wasn't torn down). And other epochs like the architecture of Al Andalus or the British-Indian architecture (touched upon in British Raj) are well worth a detour if not a trip... Hobbitschuster (talk) 11:51, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
- w:Brutalist architecture. Powers (talk) 23:20, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- Your point does stand. There indeed could be more coverage of architecture - not to mention painting and sculpture. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Other architecture red links moved from Architecture#Architectural styles:
- Classical architecture
- Romanesque architecture
- Eastern Orthodox church architecture
- Baroque architecture
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Modern architecture
- Socialist realist architecture
- Nazi architecture
- Byzantine architecture
These may not all be viable topics, but they didn't belong in that article. Another possible architectural topic:
- Mormon churches
- Khoisan culture / Bushman culture / Khoi culture / San culture
- Indigenous cultures of Russia / Minority cultures of Russia or articles for specific cultures
- Kurdish culture - while Kurdistan exists as an article, it is unlikely to become a political entity in the near future; still the Kurds have a distinct culture, which can be found across a vast area of the Middle East
- Museums redlink and art galleries merely redirects to visual arts, an obvious gap.
- And maybe specialist attractions such as Automotive museums.
- Ruins - what is left of a lot of architecture. Distinct from architecture in some ways
- Temples (currently redirects to religion and spirituality) and cathedrals (redlink)
- Isn't at least the latter already covered in Christianity? Hobbitschuster (talk) 23:47, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
- Could be better covered, but that's down to people taking more time to develop that article. A lot of Gothic cathedrals are covered in the Gothic architecture article, though. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
- Royal palaces - royal families are somewhat covered in monarchies.
- Classical Western art
- Would that be "Classical European art" or include art from Egypt and whatever is left in Mesopotamia after IS gets through with it? Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:45, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
- Artisans and crafts - see pottery, jewels or handicrafts being made. (May also be "buy" if products are for sale.)
- Sightseeing in general; planning an independent sightseeing, finding appropriate guided tours, pros and cons of different modes of transport, etc
- Imho this topic is too general. What non-obvious things are there to say about sightseeing that don't hugely depend on the sights themselves or the destination? Hobbitschuster (talk) 21:20, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
- Extreme points — something along the lines of w:Extreme points of Earth or w:Extremes on Earth. ϒpsilon (talk) 04:16, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- Some overlap with next-to-impossible destinations, which has already been featured, but is not an exact duplicate.
- Ethnic enclaves — Chinatowns, Little Indias and other similar districts where you can (sort of) experience other cultures if you can't afford long-distance travel. ϒpsilon (talk) 04:29, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- Zoos
- Megaliths: More than just Stonehenge
- Wildlife regions/Biogeographic regions (w:Biogeographic regions): We have African flora and fauna which describes wildlife in the Afrotropical realm. While the scientific terms for the biogeographic regions are less used in vernacular English, they could be called North American wildlife, Central and South American wildlife, Eurasian wildlife, South Asian wildlife, Australian wildlife, etc. Some smaller regions could deserve separate articles, such as the wildlife of Madagascar, etc.
- Factory tours: We have some travel topics by type of industry or economic sector (agritourism and mining tourism) but there is potential to have many more
- Industrial tourism addresses factory tours. We also have Industrial Britain, American Industry Tour, nuclear tourism, science tourism and the historical Industrialization of the United States.
- Oh ok thanks. Maybe factory tours should be a redirect then? Until the industrial tourism page becomes so big that it needs to be split up. As far as countries go, Industrial Japan and Industrial Germany would be important to have too. Gizza (roam) 02:41, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- We have Industrial Heritage Trail (Route der Industriekultur) in Western Germany's Ruhr valley and a Bertha Benz Memorial Route as part of early automotive history, but nothing for the country as a whole. K7L (talk) 03:07, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- Oh ok thanks. Maybe factory tours should be a redirect then? Until the industrial tourism page becomes so big that it needs to be split up. As far as countries go, Industrial Japan and Industrial Germany would be important to have too. Gizza (roam) 02:41, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- Industrial tourism addresses factory tours. We also have Industrial Britain, American Industry Tour, nuclear tourism, science tourism and the historical Industrialization of the United States.
- Performance Magic, Requested because there are a small number of prop museums, and of course there are venues such as those in Vegas where the purpose of a trip is to see a specific illusionist. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 13:16, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
- Sikhism and Jainism, if not described as sub-topics of Hinduism
- They are mentioned in Sacred_sites_of_the_Indian_sub-continent. But obviously that can also have their own articles. Gizza (roam) 21:41, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
- Silk; farming, manufacturing, tailoring and historical sites
- Zoroastrianism
- Baha'i Faith
- Performance art — above we have a suggestion for a Performance magic. Would it be a good idea to have a "collection" article for performance art including theater, different music performances etc.
- I think an article like this would be a good idea, but I don't think it should be called "Performance art", because I think that term usually refers to more conceptual art that is of interest to a fairly specific, narrow audience, rather than normal theatrical performances, concerts, etc. Maybe Performing arts? —Granger (talk · contribs) 20:07, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- Exactly. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:17, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sustainable technology tourism, including industries and buildings which are forerunners in waste management, recycling, energy efficiency, clean power, pollution management and other pro-environmental technologies
- Isn't that just a sub-topic of Industrial tourism? Hobbitschuster (talk) 13:21, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
Historical travel[edit]
- Aztecs, currently a redirect to Indigenous cultures of North America
- Castles and Stately homes, château and Schloss
- Château (though usually without the circumflex) is used in English, but the German word Schloss is not and, therefore, presumably shouldn't be in any titles in English-language Wikivoyage. Perhaps "Villas and Château" would cover the topic? Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:37, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
- Shouldn't that be "Villas and Châteaux" (plural)? K7L (talk) 22:49, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
- Of course. Typo on my part. Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:48, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- I am not sure I like any of the proposed titles. But maybe that is just me having been ignorant for the longest time that the distinction Burg/Schloss (the former largely a defensive and the latter largely an ornamental residence of some blue blooded person) does in fact exist in English, even though the language of Shakespeare needed to make use of a very un-Anglo word for that. Hobbitschuster (talk) 00:13, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- German Reich; including German Empire, the Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany
- I'm not sure we want that kind of article, "pilgrimage" to the sites of the Wilhelms and - even worse - the Nazis tends to attract the wrong kind of people and we already have Holocaust remembrance Hobbitschuster (talk) 13:51, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- The German Reich was the name of Germany from 1871, so an article would include many venues from Imperial Germany, as well as the Weimar Republic. Nazi Germany existed for only 12 years, and many landmarks from those years have been torn down or disfigured. This article would not primarily be a ledger for Nazi pilgrimage. /Yvwv (talk) 14:00, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- I know that the Weimar Republic was also called the German Reich, but when hearing "German Reich" most people (including most Germans) think Wilhelm or Adolf. And the whole Bismarck, Wilhelm and Sedan BS is reactionary at best and "Nazism without Nazi symbols" at worst - people flying a Kaiserreich era flag mostly do so because the Nazi era symbols are mostly prohibited. Plus, the German Reich (under all three "arrangements" combined) only existed for 73 years (1871-1945), which will be surpassed by post-war Germany shortly and I'm not sure we want an article on that as a specific topic, either. Hobbitschuster (talk) 14:10, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- I have to agree with Hobbitschuster here. Not something we want to be seen as promoting, especially at this juncture in geopolitical history. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 21:53, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, we can revisit this in 150 years. However, perhaps a topic about the Prusso-German Empire could work, if there's call for it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:10, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- I have to agree with Hobbitschuster here. Not something we want to be seen as promoting, especially at this juncture in geopolitical history. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 21:53, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- I know that the Weimar Republic was also called the German Reich, but when hearing "German Reich" most people (including most Germans) think Wilhelm or Adolf. And the whole Bismarck, Wilhelm and Sedan BS is reactionary at best and "Nazism without Nazi symbols" at worst - people flying a Kaiserreich era flag mostly do so because the Nazi era symbols are mostly prohibited. Plus, the German Reich (under all three "arrangements" combined) only existed for 73 years (1871-1945), which will be surpassed by post-war Germany shortly and I'm not sure we want an article on that as a specific topic, either. Hobbitschuster (talk) 14:10, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
- Historic monuments; currently redirects to historical travel
- Holy Roman Empire; we have a gargantuan hole in our series of European history. Austro-Hungarian Empire does touch upon the topic. Perhaps Medieval Europe needs an article on its own, too.
- Franks / Frankish Empire too. Vikings and the Old Norse mentions the Normans. /Yvwv (talk) 19:48, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
- Khmer Empire - one of Southeast Asia's greatest empires. More famous for Angkor Wat than anything else but its influence and legacy spanned much farther.
- Maya civilization - sub-article of Indigenous cultures of North America
- Nok culture - Iron Age civilization of West Africa
- Nostalgia/Nostalgia tourism — a time period after historical travel and pioneer villages but before the modern era, basically from the steam train era to the heyday of US Route 66, including the 1950s and 1960s Cold War era. Roadside diners, drive-in cinema and neon motels belong to the latter part of this era; while a few still operate, they're slowly dying.
- Everything in the past is or soon will be history. Where do we draw the line between History and Nostalgia? Back in the 1950s there was huge nostalgia for the "simpler times" of the 1890s... Today there is nostalgia for the "suburban paradise" of the 1950s (though if you ask me it looks more like a nightmare, but that's neither here nor there). Point is: I see too much overlap with historical travel Hobbitschuster (talk) 22:23, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
- Nostalgia would stretch about 30-50 years back, for old people remembering their own childhood. Possibly we could follow up Industrialization in the United States with Cold War United States- /Yvwv (talk) 22:23, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
- That should probably be "Post war era" as "Cold war" conjures up discussion specifically of nuclear tourism, bunkers, missile silos, the whole "better dead than red" thing instead of the entire post-WWII era as a whole. Any "history of..." articles which follow the pattern of the US topics (where Industrialization of the United States ends at WWII) would logically have that war and the post-war era as the next chapter. K7L (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
- We now have a Post-war United States article. /Yvwv (talk) 16:16, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- See Cold War Europe for military and political destinations. We can also consider articles for British pop music and similar culture-themed articles. /Yvwv (talk) 11:54, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
- We now have a Post-war United States article. /Yvwv (talk) 16:16, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- That should probably be "Post war era" as "Cold war" conjures up discussion specifically of nuclear tourism, bunkers, missile silos, the whole "better dead than red" thing instead of the entire post-WWII era as a whole. Any "history of..." articles which follow the pattern of the US topics (where Industrialization of the United States ends at WWII) would logically have that war and the post-war era as the next chapter. K7L (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
- Nostalgia would stretch about 30-50 years back, for old people remembering their own childhood. Possibly we could follow up Industrialization in the United States with Cold War United States- /Yvwv (talk) 22:23, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
- Nubia - 4000 year old civilization of what is now in Northern Sudan and part of Southern Egypt -
- Inca Empire (including Inca Trail etc)
- Industrial Revolution, Industrial Revolution in England or something like it; We have an article on the industrialization of the US but not on the place where it all started. points of interest could include the earliest steam rail lines, museums, early factories and cities like Manchester. Industrial tourism has been started but is outline.
- Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire and French Empire, in analogy with the British Empire, Russian Empire etc
- War of 1812 currently redirects to Early United States history, which lists almost entirely US eastern seaboard cities - ignoring the British stronghold in Canada, ignoring whatever was going on in the UK or Europe at the time.
- European Route of Industrial Heritage w:European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Revolutionary history - visit the sites of the French Revolution, the 1830 Revolution, the life and travels of George Washington, on the trail of Francisco de Miranda (who was everywhere and talked to everyone) or myriad other topics. Do a crossing of the Andes like José de San Martin or retrace the exile-triumph-exile cycle of Simon Bolivar.
- I think you'd agree, that's an overbroad topic and will work better as subtopic articles. Would there be enough for an article about the 1848 Revolution? What about Spanish Civil War sites? Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:34, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
- oh for sure. I'd make the main article an overview. As for 1848 - I don't know. Hobbitschuster (talk) 09:12, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
- Srivijaya - thalassocracy of Southeast Asia
- Spanish Civil War
Fiction tourism[edit]
- Doctor Who tourism
- Jane Austen tourism
- Millennium Tour in Stockholm
- One Thousand and One Nights / Arabian Nights - locations mentioned in the tales, or featured in cinematic versions
- Seinfeld Tour in NYC
- Nordic Noir tourism is outline. It should be expanded to include The Killing, The Bridge, Wallander, Pusher, the Carl Hamilton series, and other Swedish crime series
- Easy Rider may be a suitable basis for an itinerary.
Do[edit]
- 4H / 4-H
- Alpine touring / ski touring (compare with Telemark skiing)
- Bandy
- Baseball in Japan, modelled after Baseball in the United States
- Basketball or Basketball in the United States
- We have guide or near-guide articles for hockey, baseball and American football so it's surprising that this one still is a red link. ϒpsilon (talk) 20:04, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
- Ballooning currently redirects to Air sport#Ballooning, which has little or no content; Activities#Hot air balloons is no better.
- Boxing
- Busking / Street performance
- Canoeing and kayaking. There is Sea kayaking (kayak redirects there), Whitewater sports, Canoeing the San Marcos River and Cruising on small craft. Cruising on small craft only shortly mentions sea kayaking. Canoeing along quiet rivers and minor lakes could very well have its own article (an outline created as Canoeing), Sea kayaking and Whitewater sports should be expanded significantly.
- Carnivals. Mardi Gras redirects to the one in New Orleans but there are hundreds of such festivals around the world
- Disaster tourism is marginal for inclusion (Wikipedia has w:Disaster tourism focussed largely on Hurricane Katrina); yes there's an official Chornobyl tour but is this really worth exposing and re-exposing your guides to atomic radiation?
- Doctor Who tour
- Drive-in cinemas. (We have amusement parks and drive-in restaurants are already somewhat covered as "car hop" in the fast food article.)
- Drone photography — sub-article to travel photography. We also have little more than a disambiguation for wildlife photography.
- DXpeditions — deployment of amateur radio stations in next-to-impossible destinations on a portable or temporary basis
- Extreme sports — Base jumping, ice cross downhill and such.
- Redirect to sport. These activities are probably best categorized under air sport, water sport, winter sport, etc.
- Electronic music
- Field hockey
- Firearms redlinks, but we have hunting and recreational shooting.
- Gaelic football
- Geocaching — currently a redirect to Travel activities, which only has a couple sentences on the subject
- Homeless guides (exists in London)
- Hosts and hostesses, could be described within the nightlife article
- Hurling
- Kabaddi
- Lacrosse
- Latin American social dance; generalization of Salsa dancing in Latin America; also social dancing worldwide, such as tango in Finland or the dansband community in Sweden
- Live theatre — (There is a bit of overlap between theatre and literary tourism)
- Massage
- Martial arts; classes and spectator events
- Site search results for NASCAR. This is a popular sport and definitely merits an article. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
- Nightlife exists but lacks general advice about dress code, timing, queuing, etiquette etc
- Opera currently redirects to European classical music
- Parkour / Free running
- Planespotting
- Music in Britain and Ireland now exists. Might be expanded to cover festivals, museums & clubs, divided between folk music of the British Isles and pop music on the British Isles, or by Ireland/Northern Ireland/Scotland/Wales
- Music of the United States, similar to Music on the British Isles
- Rock and roll - sites related to popular music history from the 1950s to today. We have rock climbing (not quite the same thing) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum merely redirects to one district of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Roller sport/Roller sports/Skateboarding/Roller skating
- Sepak takraw - big sport in Southeast Asia
- Fan conventions / science fiction conventions, etc
- Scouting; about how to travel with help of the international Scout movement (international camps, lodging, hospitality exchange etc.). Some info in Summer camp
- Sumo
- Tattoos; possibly the most lasting kind of souvenir
- Tennis: A sport that is both played and watched on holiday
- Town twinning is alluded to in twin towns (disambiguation), which also covers the unrelated Twin Cities concept. If there's something specific for the traveller to see or do, usually an event or cultural exchange as an activity like "Dull and Boring Days" in Boring OR USA, these might be travel-relevant as a separate topic. (We don't need a full list of every "twinned town" or "sister city" as there are a few thousand in Europe alone, many with just a signpost or a plaque at City Hall in the respective communities. w:Twin towns and sister cities is a good overview.)
- Maybe we can have a section somewhere in a ctiy article on her sister cities? Hobbitschuster (talk) 00:20, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
- Travel selfies/selfies: As a subtopic of travel photography. A key component of travel among the social media generation.
- Is it taking selfies that is the main point, or should it be about cameras of smart phones and similar, in the same way as full systems are handled in their own article? If the former it should perhaps rather be part of a series about choosing how to compose your photos: how do you make your image of the Notre-Dame interesting – with the cathedral as a selfie background or otherwise.
- Good points. I was thinking of two things when I proposed this. 1. taking a high quality selfie - what background you should have, how you should take it including the angle, zoom, poses, etc. but also the tools so which smartphone or proper camera (I think modern cameras have selfie modes) and selfie sticks/drones. And 2. the safety issues with taking selfies, since there are sadly stupid people who put themselves in dangerous situations like standing at an edge of a cliff. I was thinking of a similar article to wildlife photography. These were some articles I found on other sites [3] [4] [5] [6] although some of theses article talk about taking photos when you're alone which overlaps but is not the same thing. Gizza (roam) 00:07, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
- Is it taking selfies that is the main point, or should it be about cameras of smart phones and similar, in the same way as full systems are handled in their own article? If the former it should perhaps rather be part of a series about choosing how to compose your photos: how do you make your image of the Notre-Dame interesting – with the cathedral as a selfie background or otherwise.
- Visiting pygmy settlements — the name "pygmy" is the commonly-used name (although technically a derogatory slur) for the short-statured people not of Bantu descent who live in isolated villages across Central Africa. This guide would provide an overview of locations to visit their settlements in the countries of Central Africa and general activities & accommodations when visiting along with how to reach them.
- Water parks, subset of amusement parks
- Water skiing / water-skiing
- Winter in Canada, Winter in Russia, Winter in Mongolia and Winter in Alaska. Similar to Winter in the Nordic countries. Gizza (roam) 10:43, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
- Started Winter in North America. /Yvwv (talk) 08:43, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
- Workout now redirects to physical fitness: Preparing for outdoor life, maintaining good physique during travel, and preventing fatigue during long-distance flights; as a complement to the sport article
Learn[edit]
- Learning a language abroad — some overlap with—or maybe a subsection of—Studying abroad...this section would cover how to find good language programs, types of programs, length and advantages/disadvantages of length of study. It should also discuss pure language programs versus combining language studies/exercise with work, other studies (e.g. exchange programs) or vacation activities and how prior knowledge of the language influences the choices. Previously attempted at language tourism, which currently points to a single paragraph of travel activities.
Work[edit]
- Working holiday — currently redirects to one section of working abroad. Should cover the various work-holiday schemes available in countries like E.U., Australia, NZ, US. We have gap year travel, which may overlap slightly. There are many pitfalls by which itinerant workers may be exploited abroad.
- WWOOFing — "Willing workers on organic farms", the WWOOF page is a redirect (after vfd discussion). There is a brief mention in Volunteer travel and a good article about agrotourism in general, but no topic page specifically about working on farms.
Buy[edit]
- Buying electronics abroad — overlaps region coding, electrical systems and mobile telephones, but a huge chunk of United States of America#Buy seems to be devoted to buying various incompatible electronic baubles and bringing them home on the off-chance one will work. This content is a candidate to be split out of the country article to a new or existing travel topic. See Talk:United States of America#Buying a mobile phone.
- -Much of United States of America#Buy has been moved to Shopping in the United States.
- Carpet shopping — Travelers encounter carpets for sale across the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, & the Indian subcontinent. Carpets can vary dramatically in price and finding a good carpet can be tough for the inexperienced traveler. This guide should include background info on carpets in history, a discussion of the differences between regions, how to assess the quality of a carpet, and info relevant to the traveler considering purchasing a carpet (price, where to find the best deals, how to ship home, overview of customs issues & restrictions on export). There are currently small bits on carpets in Silk Road and at Turkmenistan#Rugs, perhaps other articles.
- Dog adoption - general advice how to find serious agents abroad
- Fashion - In other words where to purchase something special, as opposed to the practical day to day clothing the traveller packs for a trip away. As discussed in the travellers pub, there are a number of centers globally which are places specifically known for their connection with fashion. An article about buying a Kimono is already present. I've put this under Buy as I felt that this would be where the focus of a topic would be. There may be some overlap with See/Do, given that a topic on Fashion could also cover Costume History. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 07:24, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
- Jewellery shopping/Jewelry shopping. Buying niche gemstones, etc. not common in your hometown or country and where you lack experience and specialist knowledge. Tips on how to assess and get the highest quality for the best price.
- Wool - traditional craft of woolen clothing, and exclusive fabrics such as merino, alpacca and camel hair
Eat/Drink[edit]
- Dinner trains and dinner cruises. We have rail travel with some info on dining cars, but dinner cruises are usually boat tours on Gilligan's Island sized three-hour runs (longer trips are addressed at cruise ships, which are floating hotels with restaurants).
- Would the latter suite in Tour boats? I think the point of getting your dinner at sea is to view the landscape/sights, so including there would be natural.
- Tourist trains has been created with a short section on dinner trains; discussion moved to Talk:Tourist trains#Dinner trains.
- What about dinner cruises though? Hobbitschuster (talk) 19:37, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
- Roadside diners are technically not fast food as they offer table service, but occupy a price point between a fast-food joint and a standard restaurant.
- And they represent a niche in North American cuisine that, while rarely recognized as such, is actually quite distinct. And many of them are notable for quirky midcentury architecture/interior design. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 19:32, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- We have an article on Truck stops, perhaps the scope of this (at the moment rather short) article could be expanded to include roadside diners and other places to eat catering to car and bus travelers. ϒpsilon (talk) 04:46, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- You might find the Roadfood website a useful source of information about some of these. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:12, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- We have an article on Truck stops, perhaps the scope of this (at the moment rather short) article could be expanded to include roadside diners and other places to eat catering to car and bus travelers. ϒpsilon (talk) 04:46, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- And they represent a niche in North American cuisine that, while rarely recognized as such, is actually quite distinct. And many of them are notable for quirky midcentury architecture/interior design. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 19:32, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Cannabis has been created as an outline. In analogy with Coca, should describe legal use in places such as the Netherlands and Colorado.
Cuisine articles by country or supra-national region, as these are probably what travellers look for:
- Way too broad a topic and almost smacks of ethnocentrism to me. Would you suggest a "Cuisines of Asia" or "Cuisines of Europe" article? Africa is a vast continent with great variety. What would hold this kind of article together? Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:09, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- Wikipedia describes Wikipedia:African cuisine by sub-region. Probably the North African cuisine, West African cuisine, East African cuisine and Southern African cuisine would be useful articles. /Yvwv (talk) 13:28, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- Way too broad a topic and almost smacks of ethnocentrism to me. Would you suggest a "Cuisines of Asia" or "Cuisines of Europe" article? Africa is a vast continent with great variety. What would hold this kind of article together? Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:09, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- American Chinese food once existed as a redirect to, of all things, the "Chinese" subsection of San Francisco#Eat. It was (rightly, IMO) VfD'd in 2014, but I think it's a worthwhile travel topic especially for visitors from China or elsewhere who might be surprised at how the local variations of popular dishes differ from what they're used to. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 16:02, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
- Balkan cuisines / Cuisines of the Balkans
- Cuisine of Britain and Ireland
- French food/French cuisine
- Korean food/Korean cuisine
- Spanish food/Spanish cuisine
- Thai food/Thai cuisine
- Vietnamese food/Vietnamese cuisine
A few cuisine types are not tied to a single region:
- Bread/Bread and bakery treats/Bread and confections has been created as outline at bread and confectionery
- Fast food (we have the regional subtopic fast food in North America and there's likely some overlap with Street food).
- Whisky/Whiskey, currently a section in Alcoholic beverages
- There is also Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries Tours. Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:56, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
- Beer, currently a disambiguation page. The drink only has a section in Alcoholic beverages.
- Tequila, currently a destination.
- Rum, currently a destination
- Cider
- Cocktails
- Packed food; from a casual picnic, to high-energy food for a wilderness expedition
- Nuts, a missing category of food
- Honey/Bee tourism/Beekeeping
- Chocolate, only briefly mentioned in Bread and confectionery
- Ice cream, gelato, etc. Ditto
- Herbs and spices
- Sake; The Other Site has an extensive article named Japanese sake tourism; if we reverse-engineer it with anorther title, we will probably not be penalized by search engines
- Travelling on a low fat diet, Travelling on a low carbohydrate diet, Travelling on a diet (potentially others); similar to how we have travel as a vegetarian
- Travelling on a gluten-free diet could be another variation on the theme, providing extremely important information for sufferers of celiac and other gluten-related disorders. Vidimian (talk) 23:22, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
Sleep[edit]
- Overview on booking Gîtes de France - currently just a section in the main France article and a disambig to Québec's B&B houses at gîte
- We have home exchange, hospitality exchange and vacation rentals, but basically nothing for AirBnB-style rentals (or the associated common scams and hazards with these schemes). w:Vacation rental mentions AirBnB, we don't. As with the Uber-like ride hailing services and the associated apps, AirBnB-style rentals are mentioned in a few individual city-level destinations with no generic, global-level description. Is there a generic name for these? Home stay networks (which currently exists as a bloated subsection of hospitality exchange) seems closest - but the AirBnB-style sites are inconsistent internally as to whether the idea is to stay in a home while the owners are present (B&B style) or merely be left to run amok while the landlord/landlady is absent (vacation rental style).
- A few less-common accommodation types listed at sleep (such as cabins, cottages, hunting/fishing outfitters camps) don't have individual articles yet. Campground redirects to camping, which has about a paragraph on the topic.
- There is no room service. Garçon?
Cope[edit]
- Returning home, touched upon by Travel basics - a basic outline has been created but not much more
- Senior travel; time-limited journeys for old people, in contrast to retiring abroad
- Travel economy; a generalized top-level article, branching into more specific articles such as budget travel (how to find the cheapest options), money (how to choose and use means of payment), shopping, common scams etc.
Connect[edit]
- Smartphone use abroad/Travelling with mobile phones — the telephone service page was split to create mobile telephone and Internet telephony, but information on mobile Internet access is outdated, poorly-organised and split across multiple topics. This is closely related to buying electronics abroad as a "Buy" topic and heavily overlaps "Connect" and "Buy" sections in individual country articles.
- Mail / postal service — outline created; some travellers still request this, although the printed postcards are getting harder to find in the shops.
- Facsimile service — also dying, but taking its sweet time to completely go away.
Stay healthy[edit]
- Food safety — currently redirects to stay healthy, should discuss safe handling of food & various precautions...some overlap with Infectious diseases#Water (or contaminated food) and #Food and Travellers' diarrhea
- Medications — discuss the issues surrounding taking, using, and possibly obtaining prescription medications while abroad. Topics to discuss: taking prescription abroad (standard format? letter from doctor?), legal issues (will immigration recognize foreign prescription; what about cases where a freely-available medication is taken across the border to a county where it is only available by prescription; what about more restrictive medications like opiates or stimulants?), how to obtain a medication with a prescription while abroad (need to see foreign doctor to obtain locally-recognizable Rx? Will embassy doctors help when in a foreign country with a language barrier?), any concerns about quality (like counterfeit medications). Touched on at Travel health and First aid kit for travellers
- Immunization is a redirect, the topic is mentioned (as "vaccination") in stay healthy
- Travelling with diabetes — Travelling with high blood pressure was recently created and while we probably shouldn't have articles for each and every illness, diabetes is fairly common and requires travellers to take into consideration many things (meals, meal times, carrying medicine and syringes and other equipment etc.).
- Air pollution — Severe weather has some words about smog; travellers need advice for how to survive air pollution in general
- I would second the creation of a section at least. UK Met office sometimes issues Air Quality warnings, and Los Angles, California used to be well known for smog comments. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 20:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Stay safe[edit]
- Avalanches redirects to snow safety, an outline.
- Corruption / bribes — Currently both redirect (along with trouble with authorities) to Stay safe. Authority trouble was deleted, but deserves a new chance. A traveller could use advice how to deal with corruption, police brutality, unlawful detention, or charges of crime.
- While an article on marijuana has been started at cannabis, drugs merely disambiguates and smoking redirects to tobacco.
- Fire safety in hotels and on campgrounds; we have a page on wildfires only.
- Sea piracy is mentioned in a few currently-affected or historic destinations, but as a hazard it broadly affects entire regions (Somalia in particular has spread its pirates hundreds of miles) and may therefore be best as a travel topic.
- Touts — "special price only for you my friend...", perhaps it'd be good to have a page with some tactics for a first-time visitor to e.g. Tangier how to lose them before you lose your nerves. Ignoring touts doesn't always help or may not be possible.
- Upland terrain - An article on Avalanches is mentioned previously here, but a more general stay safe article aimed at mountainous and upland terrain should be considered, some overlap with Altitude Sickness and Cold weather. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:24, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
- There is some overlap between mountain ranges, mountaineering, and rock climbing. Every article should make clear its relationship to the others. /Yvwv (talk) 16:28, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
- Cyclones , Severe weather has a long section on Cyclones and Hurricanes, which could be split out. Given that other severe weather events were split out of this article, an extended article on Cyclones should be considered. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 07:26, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
Respect[edit]
- Indigenous people, instead of being an article on responsible travel or respecting native ways and customs, merely redirects to cultural attractions. In a travel context, is related to the concept of ethnotourism.
- Taboo, broad and difficult topic to begin writing about. Perhaps respect isn't the best section but hard to place. There may be some overlap with culture shock (see above). Gizza (roam) 14:12, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
- Houseguest etiquette, including some of the ways that it varies by culture
Itineraries[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Uganda Railway — (w:Uganda Railway) A tropical version of the Transsib, the railway was built a century ago in the middle of nowhere with much trouble. It was one of the main tourist lines in East Africa when completed. While trains nowadays only run on a part of this railway, it could still make for an interesting itinerary. ϒpsilon (talk) 16:41, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
Asia[edit]
- Mekong River
- Xuanzang's Journey to the West - the famous Chinese Buddhist monk's travels to Central Asia and India
Europe[edit]
- Via Appia / Appian Way
- Via Egnatia would nicely complement this. Vidimian (talk) 18:28, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
- Millennium Tour in Stockholm
- The Bridge tour in Copenhagen and Malmö
- SKAM Tour in Oslo
- On the trail of Kéraban Agha — I have yet to read Kéraban-le-têtu in any language, but travelling the full cincumference of the Black Sea to get from one side of the Bosphorus to the other sounds like a brilliant idea, and is certainly done by a number of travellers in real life. This particular novel by Jules Verne is mentioned in an infobox at Istanbul/Asian Side#Get in. Vidimian (talk) 18:04, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
- Crossing the Alps on foot - something popular not only among experimental archeologists (who do the whole thing with about 40 kg of gear and armor), but increasingly a certain type of hikers. Parts of the route(s) are also popular with more classical tourists. Crossing the Alps by bike could also be an interesting itinerary / travel topic
- Kiel Canal - may or may not be allowed by the bodies of water policy, but it appears to be both a popular route on any type of water craft (cruises and yachts alike) and a popular cycle route, as there are cyclepaths right next to it that have little to no notable inclines.
- If Erie Canal is allowed, why wouldn't Kiel Canal be? -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 16:54, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
- I don't know. I have long given up on either understanding or reforming the bodies of water policy. At this point the easiest thing seems to be not to have a bodies of water policy at all Hobbitschuster (talk) 19:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
- If Erie Canal is allowed, why wouldn't Kiel Canal be? -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 16:54, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
- Gastarbeiterroute (or any other term, though this seems to be the most commonly used German term) for what en-wp covers here (though check out de-WP if you read German at all) - the route on which migrant workers from Southeast Europe and Anatolia traveled to the latter region from Germany and Austria
- Brenner Pass - one of the principal historic transalpine routes; currently a w:Brenner Base Tunnel is under construction relieving the traditional route of much of its essential role.
- Via Alpina
- The Ridgeway (England), a UK national trail of some 87 km in length, I'm considering attempting to draft this in my userspace at some point, but if someone wants to start an itinerary separately, I've no objections. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 10:55, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
- Großglockner Hochalpenstrasse (some variant spellings are currently redirects; one of which was merged into High Tauern National Park back in 2007); one of the most famous high alpine roads and a challenge for both motorists and cyclists.
- Scotch whisky route - already a very nice article coming together en français, which could be translated. --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 18:39, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
Middle East[edit]
North America[edit]
- I like this idea a lot. Of course, a West Coast hip hop tour (Compton, Long Beach, South Central L.A. as well as Oakland) would also be de rigueur, as well as a Dirty South hip hop tour (Miami, Atlanta, etc.) -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 17:58, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
- Seaway Trail - a well-established, signposted route through New York and Pennsylvania along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Lake Erie; historic sites (French and Indian War, War of 1812), lighthouses, charming small towns, opportunities to sample local culture -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 00:30, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
- Next on my list after Erie Canal. Powers (talk) 12:25, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
- National Heritage Areas: http://www.nps.gov/maps/full.html?mapId=01a03739-ab0c-40eb-bc3d-6791d3bb67fa
- United States National Parks might be a good place to put National Heritage Areas, but that article first needs to be reorganized (and possibly split up?) -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 05:17, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
- Portlandia Tour, for the comedy series set in Portland (Oregon)
- Boston Post Road - an old Amerindian trail between Boston and New York City improved by early U.S. colonists to facilitate mail delivery. Now serves as the main street of many of the towns between those two cities, where many buildings from the Colonial and Revolutionary eras still stand (along with the many of the mileposts placed along the route in the 18th Century). Large portions of the route are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/or as National Historic Landmarks.
- The Lower Post Road, which connects the Bronx with Providence, RI, is part of US Route 1. I suppose you want to cover the Upper Post Road? Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:04, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
- 1) Ideally we would cover all three of them. Some information for the Lower Post Road might be adapted from the US Route 1 article, but we'd want to place special emphasis on the Colonial- and Revolutionary-era historical relics you'll see along the way, rather than merely giving a generalized description of the route.
- The Lower Post Road, which connects the Bronx with Providence, RI, is part of US Route 1. I suppose you want to cover the Upper Post Road? Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:04, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
- 2) How is an article like US Route 1 allowable per policy anyway? We're not supposed to have articles on roads, and US-1 not particularly well-known as a tourist itinerary in its own right, like Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway are.
- -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 04:20, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
- Why not? Driving on Route 1 gives the driver and passenger an experience of what a main road used to be like around 60-100 years ago. You drive through a lot of centers of towns, and also through countryside and old-fashioned strip malls - some of them in the center of the highway in New Jersey. But you probably know that, since you want to have an article about part of Route 1. Also, see Talk:U.S. Highway 1. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:07, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
- That's kind of a stretch, but seeing as I'm not a huge fan of the anti-"road article" policy to begin with, I'll leave it alone. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 05:38, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
- On the trail of de Tocqueville - the itinerary followed by Alexis de Tocqueville on the 1831-32 trip to the young United States that led to his seminal two-volume work, Democracy in America. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 21:58, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- Looks like the U.S. cable network C-SPAN already did something like this, but with a focus on the political philosophies he discussed in his book rather than being geared toward travellers. This ought to sharply reduce the amount of research necessary to determine what route he took. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 22:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- From Plymouth to Hampton Roads is an itinerary of the north-east, where more historical destinations can be inserted. /Yvwv (talk) 17:54, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
- Looks like the U.S. cable network C-SPAN already did something like this, but with a focus on the political philosophies he discussed in his book rather than being geared toward travellers. This ought to sharply reduce the amount of research necessary to determine what route he took. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 22:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- Fastest route through the Lower 48 http://www.datapointed.net/2012/08/fastest-route-to-visit-all-fifty-united-states/
- Frankly, "driving through somewhere as quickly as possible" strikes me as almost antithetical to the concept of travel as defined on this site. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 22:56, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
- Life on the Mississippi Tour - The first half of the book sees Mark Twain reminiscing on his experiences as a steamboat pilot plying the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans in the 1850s. The second half has him making the same trip around 1883 and remarking on the changes that had taken place on the river (and in American life in general) in the interim. Our article might start with a discussion of long-distance riverboat cruises or other present-day ways to retrace the route, then go on to the itinerary itself where for each major city along the way we'd give historical overviews of what the place was like in both of the time periods relevant to the book, as well as what's around to attract visitors today. For the latter, we might emphasize historical attractions representing time periods roughly contemporaneous with Twain's career (i.e. restored antebellum homes in Natchez, the Vicksburg National Military Park, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis as starting point for Lewis and Clark's voyage and symbolic Gateway to the West) but also include more generalized tourist sites (Graceland in Memphis, the French Quarter). -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 19:10, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
- Scandinavian American Tour in the trails of real-life Swedish, Norwegian and Danish settlers, as well as historical fiction, such as The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg. /Yvwv (talk) 23:26, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
- Cabot Trail around Cape Breton, New Scotland is mentioned in a few places but redlinks
- Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Wisconsin, as covered in this recent Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 00:37, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
- Grapes of Wrath
- Route 101 / U.S. Route 101
- National Road (w:National Road)
Oceania[edit]
- Australia the Film - in the tracks of Baz Luhrmann's film
South America[edit]
- On the trail of Che Guevara
- What is meant by that? His route through South America as a twenty-something or something after he had been to Cuba? Hobbitschuster (talk) 12:27, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
- This would likely be an itinerary of the book The Motorcycle Diaries. --Andrewssi2 (talk) 02:30, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- Trans-Amazonian Highway
Central America[edit]
- Central America by bike - lots of people seem to tour all or part of Central America by bike. This article could focus on the "obvious" route mostly along Carreterra Panamericana, but also suggest deviations, side trips or alternative routes. Information on whether to bring or buy a bike and the potential resale value as well as the availability of competent repair personnel and spare parts would also be much appreciated. Information on which roads to avoid and how to behave in traffic as well as legalities and practicalities on border crossing and ferry trips can't do no harm either
Intercontinental[edit]
- Trans-Siberian Highway, St. Petersburg to Vladivostok; a list of principal cities was created but the outline is otherwise still empty. Driving in Russia as a travel topic redlinks.
- International Appalachian Trail - extension of the U.S. Appalachian Trail into Canada, Greenland, and Scotland, with further extensions proposed for elsewhere in Western Europe and North Africa. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 15:32, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
- On the trail of Alexander the Great — a great journey from Greece to Egypt to India to Central Asia, this would complement well with our various historical/extra-hierarchical articles of Central & South Asian regions as well as with Ancient Greece. Besides, we have already more than 50 destination articles mentioning the Macedonian in one way or another. A passing mention about this itinerary was made in this discussion and I'm nearly sure somewhere else earlier as well, but cannot find it now. Vidimian (talk) 00:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
- All-Red Route, a trip circling the globe entirely via current or former British Empire and Commonwealth nations. According to w:All-Red Route, "The major All-Red Route ran Southern Britain → Gibraltar → Malta → Alexandria → Port Said → Suez Canal → Aden → Muscat → India → Sri Lanka → Burma → Malaya → Singapore" continuing "towards Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and other British colonies." Closing the loop Australia → New Zealand → British Columbia (and across Canada by train or Trans-Canada Highway) → Newfoundland → Ireland/UK could create an Empire-themed historical world tour. Compare Around the World in Eighty Days.
- Mongol Rally - alternatively a travel topic. Sounds more interesting than your average rich people in fancy cars racing through the mud kind of rally. See Wikipedia for some of the background.
- Sailing around the world/Circumnavigation. Cruising on small craft has information on what kind of craft and equipment you need, Hitchhiking boats says something about typical routes, as do some Wikipedia articles (Circumnavigation, Clipper route, ...) and Around the world overland may also have some information.
- The Trail of Ibn Battuta 14th century Moroccan explorer widely considered to be one of the greatest travellers and explorers of all time
- Voyages of James Cook. Alternatively we could make a separate itinerary for each of his three voyages.
Phrasebooks[edit]
See Wikivoyage:Requests for phrasebooks
Project pages[edit]
- Wikivoyage:Cooperating with other language versions of Wikivoyage - there's some brief, bare-bones guidelines at Wikivoyage:Policies#Other language Wikivoyage projects, but IMO we're long overdue to flesh them out and give the topic its own project page. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 23:47, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
- Wikivoyage:Travel topics redlinks, but should be a help page like Wikivoyage:Itineraries. Wikivoyage:Namespace index lists a few project pages like this which don't exist but are proposed.
- Travel topics are probably too heterogeneous and freeform in structure for a one-size-fits-all help page to be of much use. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 17:15, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
- The use of mw:Extension:Kartographer (and the associated templates) in Wikivoyage needs to be standardised and documented properly. mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer assumes the extension will be called directly (without the module and templates) and Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps#Adding boundaries and tracks is largely left-over documentation from the old {{GPX}} system which needs to be fully rewritten.
- Wikivoyage:Using Wikidata lacks a proper help page; as existing documentation is being patched piecemeal to replace documentation of mw:Extension:RelatedSites links with Wikidata links, the user is being directed to Wikivoyage:Cooperating with Wikidata which is not a help page and clearly states "This page is an incubator for ideas on how to work with Wikidata. This is not a policy document."