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2024 edit

Volcanoes edit

Place: Topic
Blurb: Found worldwide, both a hazard and an attraction for travellers. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Any time
Nominated by: Pashley (talk) 15:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Several people have been working on this & it now seems up to scratch.

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Well, I guess interested readers will also check out the destination article for information about visiting the volcano of choice and what to expect before going there. So I could as well support the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 04:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hagi edit

Place: Hagi
Blurb: One of Japan's most beautiful castle towns, of the 17th century castle itself only the moat, walls and garden remain. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Apr-May and Oct-Nov are reasonably dry and warm
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Our current OtBP nominees are either already in the schedule or "summer articles", so we need something for April 2024. How about this one, out of our many unfeatured guide articles about Japanese small towns. The fact that it has a static map with POIs reveals that it was written up to guide status before we had dynamic maps, though it has been updated regularly over the years. It could still use an update and some sections could perhaps be expanded.

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  • Support I've worked to add destinations to the city and to bulk up some of the other sections. I think the article has now doubled in size. If there is anything lacking, please let me know. I'll try to fill in the gaps. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:20, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Addis Ababa edit

Place: Addis Ababa
Blurb: Ethiopia's capital is the seat of the African Union, and an important airline hub. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: October to May to avoid rain. Not sure about public events.
Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 10:33, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: We have had few nominees from Africa. This article was slushed in 2021 due to the Tigray War, which seems to be resolved now.

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  • Comment: although the war only ended last month and was over a thousand kilometres from Addis Ababa, I think we should wait till late 2023 to feature this (but we'll probably feature this in late 2023 due to the scheduling anyway). I haven't read the article since I last nominated it, but I can remember it was looking good to go at the time. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:54, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Many of the listings are dated 2017, or are undated, so they are probably even older. I don't think that nominating articles that are out of date is a good use of time. Ground Zero (talk) 23:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • There has been peace for almost a year now, and it's not like we've featured African articles too often (especially not DotMs), so how about running this in April 2024? Will try to remember to check the listings some time before that. Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The listings and Get in/Get around info are not yet checked and updated, it seems. –LPfi (talk) 08:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've now ran all listed places through Google Maps, and updated the get and around sections as much as possible using the Internet. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:41, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Done --Ypsilon (talk) 17:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Culturally significant landscapes in Jaén edit

Place: Culturally significant landscapes in Jaén
Blurb: There's a lot of history to explore in the mountains of rural Jaén. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Spring or autumn perhaps, summer would be unbearably hot and winter maybe a bit chilly
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: We have a lot of FTT nominees for the summer of 2024 but for each of them there's some reason why it wouldn't fit into March's slot (which will appear in the schedule shortly). I intended to put James Cook there, but I don't know if people are OK with it or we should wait for some anniversary of at one of at some specific date. How about this one, then? I think we've never featured anything other than DotMs from Spain, so this would be the first FTT from there.

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  • Very close - at a quick glance the article looks good apart from some kind of code error halfway down the article. Ypsilon (talk) 18:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Needs work. I just had a read through this article: it's nice that it describes what's on that route in a detailed manner, but I find the lack of any information on the practical aspects of the route, such as road/rail conditions, getting between the points listed in each section, problematic. If/when this is fixed, I'll potentially support. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 11:35, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
According to Culturally_significant_landscapes_in_Jaén#Prepare "The route is designed to be done in a private vehicle." and "some of the places indicated in the route may not be accessible by public transport", and in the region there doesn't seem to be too many bus stops neither on Google maps nor Openstreetmap. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:00, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iquitos edit

Place: Iquitos
Blurb: A metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, with great opportunities for boat safaris. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: After the Civil unrest in Perú settles down. While the dry season (Apr-Sep) is more comfortable, the wet season (Oct-Mar) is more appealing for wildlife watching. We are short on features for northern winter, and we usually feature Latin American cities for carnival season.
Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 01:23, 22 June 2022 (UTC), renominated by Ground Zero (talk) after updating in Jan 2023[reply]
Comment: We haven't too many South American candidates, and this is an unusual city. Though its size, it can be considered off the beaten path for the difficulty to get there.

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Schedule for March? Guanajuato has yet to get any support vote, and the article has some issues. Would anyone else support Iquitos? /Yvwv (talk) 12:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I would not support featuring anything from Peru until the civil unrest settles down. March is way too soon, and by how it's going, it seems the protests won't go away anytime in the near future. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
English-speaking media no longer mention the unrest in Peru, and wikipedia:Timeline of the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests English Wikipedia mentions no incidents for the last two weeks. Could anyone proficient in Spanish make a check-up of the current situation? /Yvwv (talk) 00:20, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
According to my reading of w:es:Convulsión social de Perú de 2022-presente it seems the protests calmed down temporarily in middle-February, but there was to be a great march to Lima on 13 March. My Spanish is not that good, but I conclude that the situation is still very volatile. –LPfi (talk) 09:23, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The article now says that the unrest ended in "mid March" (the 24th). –LPfi (talk) 11:23, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tucson edit

Place: Tucson
Blurb: The "Old Pueblo" features a lot of Spanish colonial and Mexican heritage. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Spring or fall (March 2024 maybe?)
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 15:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The current year is, I think, the first year in a very long time if ever, when we haven't featured a single U.S. destination as DotM (only OtBP and FTT). So let's have one in the early 2024 and maybe one later. The Tucson article is tidy and doesn't lack content or pictures, the only thing is that the article may present the situation a few years ago and as such listings need to be run through Google Maps, dead links fixed and prices updated where applicable. Probably a good time to do this is a month or two before the article is featured rather than half a year earlier.

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  • Some work needed - per my comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support but it needs work right now, most info is 2017 or earlier, eg "Old Tucson" is long gone. Nevertheless a well-constructed page for an interesting destination. March / April is a good time to feature, it was already damned hot when I was last there this May. Grahamsands (talk) 19:52, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just went through the article, and almost everything was still in business/had functioning websites (I think I had to delete just one restaurant), so let's run the article tomorrow. For the Old Tucson part, the article does say that "much of the barrio was destroyed when the Tucson Convention Center was built. " --Ypsilon (talk) 19:24, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore Changi Airport edit

Place: Singapore Changi Airport
Blurb: Singapore Changi Airport just might be the world's best airport: with waterfalls, lush tropical gardens, swimming pools, free cinemas and amazing food, there are few better places to spend your layover. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Anytime
Nominated by: Jpatokal (talk) 00:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: A great article for a great airport. Huge props to @Othello95: for adding so much content about Jewel in particular!

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Outcome: FTT for Feb 2024. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Puerto Morelos edit

Place: Puerto Morelos
Blurb: More of a residential community than a purpose built tourist destination, from here you can access the sea and jungle alike (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Winter-early spring is the driest time of the year, and also I think the main tourist season in the Caribbean
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: We've had a few Mexican features over the years, but only one OtBP and never anything from coastal Mexico - PM will fill these holes. This article has guide status, however most places lack coordinates (and at that we can check what's in business and what's not) and a few more photos.

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Great work! One thing to fix are several bullet points in See that are more of activities (swimming, diving etc.) and should be moved to the Do section, in fact those that are already described in the Do section could be deleted. Ypsilon (talk) 20:42, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. I've taken a stab at moving activities from "See" to "Do". Hope it's an improvement! Mrkstvns (talk) 18:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, now it looks great. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 03:06, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Didn't say it when deleting the "needs fixes" part in the schedule above a few hours ago, but thanks to the recent edits by Mrkstvns the article is now most certainly ready to be showcased on the main page in February. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:53, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The article seems complete to me and I like the town because it is quite UN-commercial compared to neighboring Cancun. (I find the DoTM banner for it to be amusing because I don't recall seeing a picture of their iconic leaning light shown from a perspective that makes it look like its standing upright. Good banner though! Mrkstvns (talk) 18:20, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Sucre edit

Place: Sucre
Blurb: Bolivia's nominal capital is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a showcase of indigenous and colonial history. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: October to April to avoid the cold. Carnival in February.
Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 22:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: We have few upcoming features from South America, and we never had a feature from Bolivia (except on The Other Site, back in 2006). The article has the essentials, but could mention more on topics such as the new airport, shopping, and crime.

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The "History" section also needs an update, as it doesn't seem to have been updated since the coup that ousted Evo Morales. I just changed one "is" to "was", but that's not enough. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This article seems too good to be slushed, but the nomination hasn't received one support vote during the four months since it was nominated. Should it remain on the schedule? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 14:13, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This article has remained as is since, and I don't feel too comfortable running it during March when the issues raised by Ikan Kekek have not been fixed. I'm going to remove this off the schedule for the timebeing; feel free to revert me (but please let me know) once the issues have been fixed. In the meantime, I'll look for another article that could fit in the March section. Perhaps British Columbia? SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:19, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Slush or not? I mean, some listings need more descriptions (the same issue as almost a year ago) but overall the article looks tidy and all listings have coordinates. The question is how up to date it is. --Ypsilon (talk) 14:24, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can support it now after updating the article, mainly deleting listings of places that don't exist, dead links and those bus prices that were at least 10 years old. The history section which was mentioned above could be expanded if someone wants to, but I don't see it as a requirement. The article is going on the main page next week. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:49, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would like to support this nomination. It's quite a good article and an interesting city that many travelers may not be aware of. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:16, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese phrasebook edit

Place: Chinese phrasebook
Blurb: If you plan a trip to China or elsewhere where Mandarin is spoken, it's useful to pick up some basic phrases even if Chinese may seem very hard to learn. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Anytime
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 15:47, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I was thinking about what to put in January's FTT slot, then remembered we usually run a phrasebook around that time of the year and we still have at least a dozen at guide status that we haven't featured. So how about the Chinese phrasebook this time? We have at least two active wikivoyagers (User:廣九直通車 and User:The dog2) who know the language and can check the article for any factual errors. Everything is translated, though as always some photos would make the phrasebook more lively. Then, as Chinese is a tonal language, it could be useful to have audio clips like in the Portuguese phrasebook, but I guess they also take some time to create.

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  • Close - may need more or less work, depending on if we think the audio clips are necessary. Ypsilon (talk) 15:47, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: If we want audio clips, it's best to get someone from northern China. Although I am fluent, my Singaporean accent comes out very strongly when I speak Mandarin, and Chinese people who are not familiar with the Singaporean accent will usually think I am from Guangdong. It's analogous to how even though my English is fluent, it still has a Singaporean accent and doesn't sound anything like King's English. The dog2 (talk) 16:04, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: There is some tradition to feature a phrasebook in the beginning of the year. Not sure whether it is rational; we might have fewer destinations suitable for northern winter. We also tend to have destinations relevant for Chinese New Year for January. In any case, it makes sense to feature this article in January/February. /Yvwv (talk) 20:17, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Air Itam edit

Place: Air Itam
Blurb: The highlights in this gateway to Penang Hill are the Jade Emperor's Pavilion and Kek Lok Si Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Dec-Feb is the driest time of the year
Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: We featured Georgetown as DotM in December 2014, so it's not too close time-wise to run this adjacent town. The article looks tidy, could use a little expansion though.

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Tasmania edit

Place: Tasmania
Blurb: While the island state may have long moved on since its convict days, Tasmania holds a plethora of historic penal sites, photogenic mountains and one of the last few temperate rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere. (should not exceed ~145 characters)
Article status: Guide (must be guide or above).
Time to feature: Oct–Apr (during southern summer/early autumn).
Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 01:32, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Nominating this article for DotM has been on my radar since January. Most articles have received a minor update (with some major updates too), having spent 2.5 months with this project. Historically, this site has also only ever had one Tasmanian feature: Hobart.

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Comment: With Queensland and British Columbia we are settling on a standard for featuring state-level destinations. The requirements are similar as for cities, but slightly different; the listing of venues in a state can hardly be complete. /Yvwv (talk) 17:45, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Are you referring to the Landmarks section? SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:57, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Outcome: dotm for Jan 2024. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 05:58, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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