The Citizen Launched by Travel Community TrekShare

Amidst rampant speculation, TrekShare LLC today announced it is launching a preview release of theCitizen – a free travel guidebook written for the anti-tourist.

The inspiration for theCitizen came from a TrekShare member having difficulties finding places to party while traveling. The user said, "Visiting museums is for my Mom. I want to storm the Pentagon." Said TrekShare LLC co-Founder Jeremy Ahrens, "This user wants to travel like he lives. He wants to explore a city like a citizen. Or he crazy and actually wants to storm the Pentagon. I'm not entirely sure. Either way, we are going to launch a guidebook aimed at travelers who think museums and palaces are as lame as I do. We are going to launch a guidebook aimed at anarchy travel. By recruiting local writers who bend towards their city's stranger scenes, we will produce something this industry has never seen. We will produce travel guidebooks with zero text dedicated to tourist attractions. Our Paris guidebook will not mention the Louvre. Our New York guidebook will certainly talk up currier services, wigstock and Lit, but it will not give an ounce of text to the Statue of Liberty."

The idea that there is a better way to help people travel also caught the attention of TrekShare co-Founder Joseph Kultgen. "The travel industry has been regurgitating the same old garbage for years. I can't imagine thinking any guidebook or tour on the market is going to lead me to a good time. I'd rather get the lowdown from a local and figure the rest out myself. Then again I travel to explore."

Added Kultgen, "theCitizen looks to serve a completely untouched market segment in the travel publication industry. There are hundreds of guidebooks focusing on over-priced restaurants, tourist attractions and 5 star hotels. Even more are aimed at the budget traveler. The
Citizen focuses on the travel who wants to live a city."

When asked about the target audience for theCitizen guidebooks, Ahrens added "If you have ever vacationed on a cruise ship, theCitizen is not for you. If you lost your wallet last summer in a complicated scam ran by some junkie from Berlin, theCitizen might be for you. If you are
that junkie from Berlin, welcome to theCitizen."

Today, a handful of writers have churned out theCitizen preview guidebooks. From a San Francisco dominatrix to a US expat writing propaganda in Moscow, theCitizen is looking to add talented writers who understand their city's darker side. Unlike traditional guidebooks, theCitizen is built on the idea that travelers do not want
to be tourists.

Those interested in learning more about theCitizen can visit http://www.thecitizenguide.com.

About Us: TrekShare was conceived from the idea that people like to document, share and remember their travels. The technologies behind TrekShare enable effective web publishing while providing a resource of aggregated travel information and contacts to the people behind the photos, stories and tips. TrekShare was formed in October of 2001 and currently boasts over 15,000 bold wanderers.

Contact Info: Contact:
Jeremy Ahrens - TrekShare LLC
612.220.7915
jeremy@trekshare.com