Ask HN: What's the Best Way to Find Information About a Travel Destination?

Try searching for specific things, not "travel tips." If you like shopping, hiking, go-karts, beaches, food, whatever, use specific search terms. And use specific destinations. Try "night markets taipei" rather than "food tips taiwan."

Personally, living as a full-time nomad, I like to just go to new places without doing any research beyond visa requirements. Sometimes I have friends where I go, sometimes not. I enjoy figuring things out. Want to know a good local place to eat? Find the places with lines outside at lunchtime. Want to find a park or shopping mall? Use a map. Most places tourists go to have tourist offices that have free maps and guidebooks and so on, usually full of ads, but still useful to get some ideas. Nothing beats a local friend, though.

Facebook groups. I have started using Facebook a lot more now that I travel more and while there is plenty of spam, there are also plenty of people just casually sharing information.