It can be as simple as reading the WikiTravel article about the country. Doing the slightest amount of cursory research beforehand will clue you in. The journal

It can be as simple as reading the WikiTravel article about the country. Doing the slightest amount of cursory research beforehand will clue you in. The journalist has been there before, so it is safe to assume he is in the know. It seems like resisting the urge to write the most trite garbage imaginable was too much for him. The articles he wrote have been written countless times before, so what was the value in his visit?