Meghan Coyle
I’ve seen more travel guidebooks on library shelves and coffee tables in vacation rentals than I have in travelers' hands as they navigate a new city. I get it. Travel guidebooks have been replaced — like so many other things — by smartphones and internet access, online searches, blog posts, TikTok video roundups and aspirational Instagram photos.
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