travel on the cheap

Don't have the time or money for a real vacation? Check out WikiMapia. Just click a box anywhere on the map and you'll zoom in on that part of the globe. Click another box and you'll get the inside scoop on that spot. Often it's just-the-facts-ma'am, but you'll occasionally find some local flavor, which means it's also a great way to plan your next vaca.

WikiMapia currently has info on more than 2 million places around the world with more being added every day. Know a little something about a place on WikiMapia or disagree with a comment about your hometown? It's a wiki site, so it depends on users to add and edit content.