I have made here a rough plan for a possible About.com website on travel in India.
There are category heads that link to pages of general information in that category. For instance, on clicking on About India, the viewer will arrive at a page that will briefly describe India; its history and what its chief attractions are. It will also provide recommendations on literature about India and links to other sources of information about the country.
Under each of these categories are various topics, labels or html tag. Topic names connect to pages that will cover that topic and provide sources of information outside About.com that are relevant to that topic. For instance, under About India are listed the topics, suggested trips, what to see and do in India and maps. On clicking what to see and do in India, the reader will be led to a page that will feature brief summaries and slideshows or video related to areas such as: cultural activity, food, shopping, history, wildlife and so on. This page will also feature links to relevant external websites. Then, each of these areas (like food and history) will have a dedicated page with pictures, articles and links to resources.
There are five such categories with various topics within each. The text that will run in the centre column will be content from the topic: What to see and do in India.
1 About India:
What one can expect to find in Indian cities, villages and country; a brief introduction to the history and diversity.
1 A) What to see and do in India:
This page will contain picture links under the headings: cultural activity, festivals, sports, natural wonders, wildlife, food, shopping, health travel, history etc
The picture links will lead to articles, resources such as maps, calendars, video and recommendations on subjects like The Jaisalmer Cattle Fair that will fall under ‘Festivals’, or White Water Rafting in the Himalayas, which will fall under ‘Sports’.
1B) Suggested Trips:
Less than two weeks long – resorts, spas, heritage luxury hotels and luxury railway journeys. Trips around the points of entry into India: Delhi, Bangalore, Bombay, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Chennai.
Between two weeks and one month long – approximately ten trips, including those around Delhi, Bombay, some Safaris, tours in Rajasthan etc.
Over one month long – Places where rooms are let out for six months at a stretch. Learning related travel such as involving the study of Yoga, martial arts, dance etc.
Long trips across the Gangetic Plains; along the coastline and so on.
This page will also carry links to reliable tour operators’ websites.
1C) Maps:
This should ideally be a tool which allows the user to choose the items to display among:
Physical features (terrain), unsafe areas, population density, forest cover, wildlife, climate, railways, airways and roadways, among others. The map thus created will be printable.
2) How to get to India:
2A) Visa issues
2B) To India by air
2C) Overland/Sea routes to India
2D) Tips on what to bring along: About money, medicines etc.
2E) When to come: festivals and climate
3) Once in India:
3A) How to get around (rail, air and road), including planned road trips and so on
3B) Security in India: covering security threats like riots, crime, disease, natural disaster etc
4) Places:*
4A) Delhi
4B) Bombay
4C) Hampi
4D) Jaisalmer …
*Note: Each ‘place’ page will carry information on:
What to expect in that place
Its history
Climate
Tours of different durations, inside and around that place
Food
Shopping
Calendar
Attractions
Maps
There are category heads that link to pages of general information in that category. For instance, on clicking on About India, the viewer will arrive at a page that will briefly describe India; its history and what its chief attractions are. It will also provide recommendations on literature about India and links to other sources of information about the country.
Under each of these categories are various topics, labels or html tag. Topic names connect to pages that will cover that topic and provide sources of information outside About.com that are relevant to that topic. For instance, under About India are listed the topics, suggested trips, what to see and do in India and maps. On clicking what to see and do in India, the reader will be led to a page that will feature brief summaries and slideshows or video related to areas such as: cultural activity, food, shopping, history, wildlife and so on. This page will also feature links to relevant external websites. Then, each of these areas (like food and history) will have a dedicated page with pictures, articles and links to resources.
There are five such categories with various topics within each. The text that will run in the centre column will be content from the topic: What to see and do in India.
1 About India:
What one can expect to find in Indian cities, villages and country; a brief introduction to the history and diversity.
1 A) What to see and do in India:
This page will contain picture links under the headings: cultural activity, festivals, sports, natural wonders, wildlife, food, shopping, health travel, history etc
The picture links will lead to articles, resources such as maps, calendars, video and recommendations on subjects like The Jaisalmer Cattle Fair that will fall under ‘Festivals’, or White Water Rafting in the Himalayas, which will fall under ‘Sports’.
1B) Suggested Trips:
Less than two weeks long – resorts, spas, heritage luxury hotels and luxury railway journeys. Trips around the points of entry into India: Delhi, Bangalore, Bombay, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Chennai.
Between two weeks and one month long – approximately ten trips, including those around Delhi, Bombay, some Safaris, tours in Rajasthan etc.
Over one month long – Places where rooms are let out for six months at a stretch. Learning related travel such as involving the study of Yoga, martial arts, dance etc.
Long trips across the Gangetic Plains; along the coastline and so on.
This page will also carry links to reliable tour operators’ websites.
1C) Maps:
This should ideally be a tool which allows the user to choose the items to display among:
Physical features (terrain), unsafe areas, population density, forest cover, wildlife, climate, railways, airways and roadways, among others. The map thus created will be printable.
2) How to get to India:
2A) Visa issues
2B) To India by air
2C) Overland/Sea routes to India
2D) Tips on what to bring along: About money, medicines etc.
2E) When to come: festivals and climate
3) Once in India:
3A) How to get around (rail, air and road), including planned road trips and so on
3B) Security in India: covering security threats like riots, crime, disease, natural disaster etc
4) Places:*
4A) Delhi
4B) Bombay
4C) Hampi
4D) Jaisalmer …
*Note: Each ‘place’ page will carry information on:
What to expect in that place
Its history
Climate
Tours of different durations, inside and around that place
Food
Shopping
Calendar
Attractions
Maps
Local culture etc
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