Internet genres of tourism

Review of Budapest – A Critical Guide by Török András displayed in the online shop http://www.polc.hu/konyv/budapest__a_critical_guide/712544/

This book tries to combine three types of guides with the advantages of all three: the Baedeker type, the critical guidebook and the alternative guide-book. It tries to serve you as an “invisible host”.
There is a Hungarian saying for things that seem impossible: ‘an iron ring made out of wood’. Even if this book cannot overcome the language difficulties, it is designed to put the visitor at ease when making his own plans to discover the city. After all, it is easier to get help with the language from friends, business partners, interpreters or hotel receptionists, than to get ideas for spending one’s time.
Click on the book to look inside or follow this link: http://static.polc.hu/previews/pdf/00/71/25/712544.pdf (Pages from 236 are worth reading to see how the author mixes carefully researched facts with subjective impressions of possible attractions.)

You should also

•Find a good restaurant review

•http://www.ehow.com/how_5071677_write-restaurant-reviews.html (good instructions)

•Find a good description of a national dish

•Find a concise description of a national / regional cuisine

Then:

Recommend a restaurant using these categories:

•Location

•Atmosphere, environment

•Selection /range of specialities

•Food and drink

•Staff / service

•Background music

•Prices

•Level of formality

Possible expressions are e.g.:… a la carte and a fixed price menu …/… to the tunes of live folk music … / … convenient for travellers /… widely acclaimed for haute cuisine …/ excellent range of  …