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Before you trust a word elsewhere on escapechan.xyz, it is fair to know how those words get made. That is the entire purpose of this page.
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The route every article on escapechan.xyz takes from idea to publication, and what we refuse to publish.
Before you trust a word elsewhere on escapechan.xyz, it is fair to know how those words get made. That is the entire purpose of this page.
A subject earns a page when somebody has asked about it twice, or when we went looking for the answer ourselves and came back empty handed.
The writer starts by getting everything down, then goes back and marks anything they could not defend if pushed. Those marks are resolved one by one, against a source or from experience, and whatever cannot be resolved is deleted rather than softened. A second reader then goes looking only for false certainty.
A few of the links here make us money. That covers the running costs and stops well short of buying a kinder paragraph around them.
If a partner asks us to remove a criticism, the answer is no, and the request itself may end up mentioned in a future article.
The date you see is real. A tidy up of wording leaves it alone; only a change to what the piece recommends moves the modified date, along with a note saying so.
Each piece is signed, and each signature is a link to everything else that person has written. A house byline would let a weak article hide; a real name does not.
Corinne Vale, Destinations and planning writer. Corinne writes about choosing where to go and planning trips that run smoothly, for travellers who want less stress and more enjoyment.
Mateo Rivas, Getaways and outdoors writer. Mateo covers weekend escapes and outdoor travel, focused on making the most of limited time and getting outside.
Priit Lemsalu, Budget travel and tips writer. Priit writes about travelling well on a budget and the practical tips that make trips easier, drawn from plenty of real travel.
Send the page and the problem to [email protected]. Typos are fixed silently. Facts are fixed quickly. Conclusions that turn out to be wrong are corrected in the open, with a note saying what we previously said.