The travel room is the fastest way to get an answer from someone who is actually in the place you are asking about. Is that neighbourhood fine at night? Is the famous thing worth it? What do people eat that tourists never order?
It is also where trips that went badly get retold, which is most of them, and which is most of the fun.
Travel questions get the best answers when they are narrow. "Lisbon in March" gets a polite list. "Lisbon in March, three days, no car, I hate hills" gets someone telling you where to stay and which tram to skip. People who live somewhere enjoy being asked about it, especially when the question shows you have done a little homework. Mention your budget and your pace; locals can read a lot from those two things.
Plenty of people here are not planning a trip at all. Expats compare notes on paperwork and homesickness, people who moved abroad trade stories about the food they cannot get anymore, and armchair travelers just like hearing what a place is really like. Prices, safety and transport change quickly, so treat what you hear as one person's recent experience rather than official advice, and check before you book.
Questions about this room
Can I trust travel advice from strangers in the room?
Treat it as a lead, not a guarantee. People answer from their own experience, which might be years old or specific to one season. It is great for the feel of a place and ideas to look into, but confirm visas, prices and safety with official sources.
Is it safe to say where I am staying?
Keep it general. The room is public, so mention a city or area rather than a hotel name, a flight number or the dates your home will be empty. Messages are not stored, but anyone in the room can read them while you are there.
Can I chat in a language other than English?
You can write in whatever gets understood, and a question about a place sometimes reaches someone who speaks the local language. If you want a conversation entirely in Spanish, there is a separate Spanish room for exactly that.