Sounds like you already have gotten a good response, but did you know that you can search members by location? 1) Click on "member list" at the top of this page
2) Click on the "search" dropdown (under the W X Y Z) and select "advanced
search"
3) Type the location you are interested in, in the appropriate box and then click "search now"
You get a list of members who have that location in their profile. You can see the number of posts (to see if they are active), and send them a PM. You might want to try the location search a couple of ways, like just the country, just the state/province, just the city etc. I've used this before when I've traveled to ask other members for
recommendations.
Have fun on your trip!!!