Saturday, 29 November 2014

List of contents

Here is a list of different sections that will be in my guide plus a brief explanation. This will help me to create my timeline so that I have a better idea of how much work I need to do. After I have done this I will have to make a list of places I need to go to in Milan in order to take pictures.


  1. The author: information about me
  2. General information: this section will include everything you need to know before leaving for Milan. It will be quite basic information.
    - Location (maybe a map as well)
    - Important phone numbers
    - Transportation
    - General information about costs
    - When to go there (best period)
    - Useful links
  3. History and Background: this section will be something to read before the trip.
    - Brief history of the city (maybe some kind of timeline as well)
    - Milan today (current situation)
    - Famous people (some names and quotes)
    - Language
    - Dictionary for the perfect tourist
  4. Hotel and Bed and Breakfasts: this will most definitely be a list of places
    - List of places to sleep at
    - Brief contact information about each one including phone number, website, location, email and Facebook page if there is one
  5. Places to visit: best places to go to, could be anything, no special category. It won't be organized as a list but more as different sections
    - Name of the place
    - Pictures of the place
    - Information about the place
    - Contact information
  6. Restaurants: to be organized as different lists depending on the type of restaurants
    - Name of the restaurants
    - Pictures (taken form their website)
    - Information about the place
    - Contact information
  7. Shopping: a list of the best shops to be divided by what they sell
    - Name of the shop
    - What does it sell?
    - Who is it for?
    - Description
    - Other information
  8. Expo 2014: information section about this really big event
    - General information
    - Pictures taken from their website
    - How to attend
    - When to book tickets
    - What to book tickets for
  9. Itinerary #1: your trip planned and what to do. Every itinerary will be based of a a range of people's interests
    - Map with the path to follow
    - List of things to do and in which order (including resturants and shops)
    - When? What? Why?
  10. Itinerary #2: your trip planned and what to do. Every itinerary will be based of a a range of people's interests
    - Map with the path to follow
    - List of things to do and in which order (including resturants and shops)
    - When? What? Why?
  11. Itinerary #3: your trip planned and what to do. Every itinerary will be based of a a range of people's interests
    - Map with the path to follow
    - List of things to do and in which order (including resturants and shops)
    - When? What? Why?
  12. Surroundings: what do to around Milan
    - Como lake
    - Pavia wine region
    - Piacenza hills
  13. Top ten things you can't miss in Milan: the 10 best things included in this guide that you MUST do
As an inspiration for this I used one of the lonely planet guides I own. It is actually of Berlin but I just looked at the structure

Schulte-Peevers, Andrea. Berlino: Guida Città. Torino: EDT, 2011. Print.

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