When I have free time I like to browse http://blogsearch.google.com/ to find blogs about the countries I am going to by other like minded travelers.
Other great resources (some have been mentioned)
-http://wikitravel.org/en/
-CouchSurfing.com (the trick is to view a city's group where the best tips are laid out, i.e. http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=910 for example
-Find an expat forum/newspaper/magazine for the country you are going to, i.e. http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/ or http://www.thearepa.com/ for instance
-Browse usual travel forums like http://boards.bootsnall.com/?sid=1110512...dc17843869 or http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/fo...forumID=22
Other great resources (some have been mentioned)
-http://wikitravel.org/en/
-CouchSurfing.com (the trick is to view a city's group where the best tips are laid out, i.e. http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=910 for example
-Find an expat forum/newspaper/magazine for the country you are going to, i.e. http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/ or http://www.thearepa.com/ for instance
-Browse usual travel forums like http://boards.bootsnall.com/?sid=1110512...dc17843869 or http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/fo...forumID=22