Every September the media is always full of travel horror stories from building sites to travel companies going bust so doing your research before you go anywhere is now more important than ever.

Simonseeks is one of a number of websites that now offer essential travel guides for anyone looking at travelling but unlike the other sites the guides focus on the area rather than a specific hotel or apartment complex which we think makes all the difference so that why we decided to give it a quick review.

Just by spending a few minutes on Simonseeks you can find out some pretty good information, from what to see whilst you are away through to where to eat. The Guides are well written by both the editorial staff and also users, and unlike a few other sites we could mention the copy is not saturated with search engine keywords.

We particularly enjoyed reading the Joan Collins Guide to St Tropez and a number of other celebrity guides on the site.

Simonseeks make their money from promoting the hotels and travel companies that service the specific areas but this is very much soft selling. Developed by the guys behind moneysupermarket and travelsupermarket we really like Simonseeks.comand would recommend any WhatsGoodOnTheWeb reader to take a look at it before they go away this summer.