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AIRLINES

AROUND THE WORLD AIRLINE TICKETS
www.airtreks.com Around the World Tickets: AirTreks. Our partner for around the world and multi-continent tickets

GENERAL AIRLINE TICKETS
Discount airline tickets for U.S. and overseas
www.orbitz.com The biggest of the fare search engines-- owned by five major airlines

HOTELS

WORLD AIRPORT WEBSITES
http://www.internationalairportguide.com

TRAVEL AGENCIES
www.barrheadtravel.co.uk A large Scottish travel agency with some great deals

GLOBAL HOTEL FINDERS

Cheap hotel rooms around the world

HOSTELS AROUND THE WORLD
www.hostelworld.com on-line booking for 1500 hostels
www.hostels.com good info on hostels worldwide

FRANCE ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/france/index.html

HOME EXCHANGES
http://www.goingonvacation.net -List and find vacation and holiday homes to rent.

FREE ACCOMMODATIONS --CARETAKING
http://www.caretaker.org

IRELAND ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/ireland/index.html

GERMANY ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/germany/index.html

UK ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/uk/index.html

ITALY ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/italy/index.html

SPAIN ACCOMMODATIONS
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/spain/index.html

TRAINS
www.gonomad.com/railconnection tickets to anywhere by rail

http://pavel.physics.sunysb.edu comprehensive maps
http://www.apta.com/ links to light and commuter rail worldwide
http://www.railserve.com/ comprehensive links

EUROPEAN RENTAL CAR FINDER

TRAVEL SAFETY WARNINGS

Government Sources
http://travel.state.gov U.S. State Department Warnings
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca Canadian government
http://www.dfat.gov.au Australian government
http://www.fco.gov.uk UK government

Non-governmental Sources
http://airsafe.com/ air safety advice
http://www.ease.com advice
http://www.ethailand.com advice
http://personal.eunet.fi advice
http://www.asirt.org Assn for Safe International Road Travel
http://www.fieldingtravel.com Fielding's DangerFinder
http://www.caske2000.org info on dangerous sea life
http://www.icbl.org Landmine Monitor
http://www.disaster.net info on disasters around the globe
http://www.virtualfreesites.com wacky terrorism links
http://www.securityedge.com
http://www.travel-library.com Safety and Scams Collection
http://www.astanet.com Travel Agent's advice

VISA AND PASSPORT INFORMATION

Government Sources
http://travel.state.gov passports for U.S. citizens
http://travel.state.gov visas to U.S.
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov info on visas to U.S.
http://travel.state.gov info on visas for other countries, links to other countries websites

Non-Government Sources
GoNOMAD Passport and visas-rush or same day
http://www.travel.com.au database of all visas required
http://www.vippassports.com/passports1.htm Speedy passport service
http://www.world-visa.com Same Day or Rush Processing of Passport and Visa for
International Travel.

HEALTH INFORMATION

Government Sources
http://www.cdc.gov Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://travel.state.gov State Department medical emergency info

Non-Government Sources
http://www.who.int World Health Organization
http://www.istm.org/ International Society of Travel Medicine
http://www.astmh.org American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
http://healthlink.mcw.edu Medical College of Wisconsin
http://www.tripprep.com Travel Health Online
http://www.amref.org African Medical Foundation info
http://www.pol-it.org review of malaria medications
http://www.vh.org Virtual Hospital, Univ. of Iowa
http://www.fofc.com Fear of Flying Clinic
http://www.drkoop.com DrKoop.com

United Kingdom-Based
http://www.british-airways.com British Airways Travel Clinics
http://www.masta.org Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/ Fit For Travel
http://www.tmb.ie/ Tropical Medical Bureau of Ireland
http://www.doh.gov.uk UK Dept. of Health

Australia-Based
http://www.tmvc.com.au Travellers Medical and Vaccination Centre

TRAVEL INSURANCE INFORMATION

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TOURISM BOARDS (FOR COUNTRIES AND US STATES)

US Tourism offices index to U.S. states from the Independent Traveler
http://www.OfficialTravelInfo.com/ links to tourist boards worldwide
http://www.towd.com Directory of tourism offices worldwide

EMBASSIES

http://travel.state.gov links to US embassies and consulates worldwide
http://usembassy.state.gov/ links to US embassies and consulates worldwide
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government links to many non-US embassies worldwide
http://embassy.org all embassies in Washington, DC
http://www.embassyworld.com- Worldwide embassy directory

OTHER OFFICIAL RESOURCES
http://travel.state.gov judicial assistance, list of lawyers abroad
http://usinfo.state.gov index to links of travel info sites
http://www.nationalparks.org/ U.S. National Parks
http://usinfo.state.gov links to travel magazines
http://usinfo.state.gov travel logistics
http://www.bts.gov/ Bureau of Transportation Statistics

General Information
http://www.webflyer.com info on frequent flyer programs
http://www.flyaow.com links to nearly 500 airlines and all weekly specials
http://www.faa.gov FAA info for passengers
http://www.cs.ruu.nl FAQ on airline travel
http://www.bestfares.com index to weekly internet airline specials
http://www.webflyer.com Interesting mix of useful airline links
http://www.farnborough-aircraft.com development of inexpensive airliners

Flight Trackers
http://www.flytecomm.com/ Web Trax, also available on many other websites
http://www.cnnfn.com CNNFn
http://www.expedia.com Expediaàs flight tracker

Major U.S. Airlines
American http://www.americanair.com
Continental http://www.flycontinental.com
Delta http://www.delta-air.com
Delta Express http://www.delta-air.com
Northwest http://www.nwa.com
Southwest http://www.flyswa.com
United http://www.ual.com
US Airways http://www.usairways.com

SUBWAY AND RAILWAY FINDERS AND MAPS
http://www.railserve.com/tourist/world/index.html Alphabetical world railway directory
http://www.subwaynavigator.com/
http://www.metropla.net/
http://www.reed.edu/~reyn
http://www.subways.net/
http://osamuabe.hoops.livedoor.com
http://web.presby.edu
http://www.monorails.org

Africa
http://www.touregypt.net Egypt-unofficial
http://www.ru.ac.za South Africa-unofficial
http://www.africaonline.co.ke Kenya
http://www.oncf.org.ma/ Morocco

Asia
http://www.jreast.co.jp Japan
http://www.japantravelinfo.com links to regional Japan railways
http://www.ktmb.com.my/ Malaysia & Singapore
http://www.indianrail.gov.in India
http://www.kcrc.com Kowloon-Canton
http://www.railway.gov.tw Taiwan
http://www.go.kr/eng Korea
http://www.kereta-api.com/ Indonesia-official
http://www.herbert.groot.jebbink.nl Trans-Siberian-unofficial
http://www.pakrail.com Pakistan
http://www.tiglion.net China-- some info, unofficial

Australia/New Zealand
http://www.railaustralia.com.au/ Rail Australia
http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/ Australian timetables
http://qroti.bit.net.au/ Queensland
http://www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales
http://www.transadelaide.sa.gov.au/ Adelaide
http://www.tranzrail.co.nz New Zealand
http://byrail.wellington.net.nz/ New Zealand

Europe
http://www.railpass.com/ comprehensive
http://www.eurorail.com comprehensive
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it European Railway Server

Individual Countries
http://www.oebb.at/ Austria
http://www.b-rail.be/ Belguim
http://www.eurostar.co.uk/ Channel Tunnel
http://www.cdrail.cz/ Czech Republic
http://www.dsb.dk/ Denmark
http://www.vr.fi Finland
http://www.sncf.fr France
http://www.bahn.de/ Germany
http://elvira.mavinformatika.hu Hungary
http://www.fs-on-line.com/ Italy
http://www.ns.nl/ Netherlands
http://www.nsb.no/ Norway
http://www.pkp.com.pl/ Poland-- in Polish
http://www.cp.pt/ Portugal
http://www.cfr.ro/ Romania
http://www.renfe.es/ Spain
http://www.sj.se/ Sweden
http://www.sbb.ch Switzerland
http://www.jungfraubahn.ch Switzerland
http://www.goldenpass.com Switzerland
http://tcdd.gov.tr Turkey
http://www.britrail.co.uk/ UK
http://www.rail.co.uk/ UK-- links to various UK railways

Middle East
http://www.msedv.at Iran-- unofficial, in English
http://www.irirw.com/ Iran-- official, only in Farsi
http://www.ISRARAIL.ORG.IL Israel

North America
http://www.amtrak.com US Amtrak
http://mexican.railspot.com/ Mexico
http://www.viarail.ca Canada
http://www.bcrail.com British Columbia Rail
http://www.ustraintravel.com/ Association of Rail Travel in the US
http://www.trainweb.com News and links about rail travel
http://www.ribbonrail.com links to regional US trains

South America
http://www.railserve.com/Passenger/South_America/ Railway links for tours and lines
http://www.physik.tu-berlin.de Argentina --unofficial site
http://usuarios.lycos.es/rielsud/english.html Argentina Railway links
http://www.efe.cl Chile railways
http://www.rffsa.gov.br/ Brazil-- in Portuguese
http://www.trem.org.br/index.html Brazilian railway links

ATLASES

http://www.sitesatlas.com world map collection atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ national atlas of the US
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic atlas maps
http://www.atlas.gc.ca/ National Atlas of Canada
http://www.atlas.sa.gov.au/ South Australia Atlas
http://www.mapquest.com/ click on "world atlas"

DISTANCES AND TIME ESTIMATES

http://www.general-travel.co.nz New Zealand
http://www.travelbritain.org UK
http://www.tourism.co.cr/location.htm Costa Rica
http://www.provence-beyond.com France
http://home.mira.net Bali
http://www.convertit.com U.S. cities
http://www.indo.com

MAPS

General

http://www.google.com/maps Google Maps...Our Favorite
http://www.mapquest.com/ Mapquest
http://www.mapsonus.com/ Maps On Us
http://www.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic maps
http://www.concierge.com/maps world maps
http://maps.expedia.com Expedia

Indexes
http://www.lib.utexas.edu comprehensive map collection of the entire world
http://www.stjernberg.com map index
http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu map index

Regional
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ UK maps
http://maps.yahoo.com/ U.S. and Canada

ATM LOCATORS

Major Networks
http://www.mastercard.com Mastercard/Maestro/Cirrus
http://www.visa.com Visa
http://maps.americanexpress.com American Express

Banks
http://www.anz.com Australia's Bank
http://www.citibank.com Citibank
http://bankofamerica.infonow.net Bank of America
http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk/ Barclay's, currently updating their World Cash Machines section

Other
http://www.dinersclubnorthamerica.com Diner's Club
http://www.eds.com EDS ATM search engine
http://www.pulse-eft.com search for no-fee ATM's, mostly U.S.

CURRENCY CONVERTERS

http://www.xe.net
http://www.oanda.com
http://cnnfn.cnn.com
http://www.chequepoint.com
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://quote.yahoo.com
http://www.foreign-currency.com/
http://www.rubicon.com
http://www.cyberstation.net
http://www.currency.co.nz/
http://www.travelex.com

CURRENCY PURCHASE

http://www.currency-to-go.com
http://travel.americanexpress.com
http://www.chequepointinc.com/
http://www.foreign-currency.com/
http://www.foreignmoney.com/

CYBERCAFE SEARCH ENGINES AND LISTINGS

http://www.cybercaptive.com/
http://www.cybercafe.com/
http://www.indranet.com
http://www.netcafeguide.com/
http://directory.google.com
http://dir.yahoo.com
http://d moz.org

Africa
http://goafrica.about.com

Asia
http://www.hongkongcalling.com
http://www.smellthecoffee.com

Australia
http://www.oztourism.com.au/ozcafe.htm

Latin America
http://www2.planeta.com
http://www.chileaustral.com

United Kingdom
http://www.queenscene.co.uk

United States
http://usa.dedas.com
http://www.globalcomputing.com

Other Cybercafe Listings
http://www.curiouscat.com
http://cybercafe.katchup.co.nz
http://www.suite101.com

NEWSPAPERS AND MEDIA SOURCES

http://www.iht.com Int'l Herald Tribune
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.obscure.org
http://www.ecola.com
http://www.johnnyjet.com all sunday paper travel sections
http://www.guardian.co.uk

Africa
http://allafrica.com/ AllAfrica.com
http://www.africasia.com/ African Business
http://www.gov.bw Botswana's Daily News
http://www.egypttoday.com/ Egypt Today
http://www.nationaudio.com Kenya's Daily Nation
http://www.mg.co.za South Africa's Daily Mail and Guardian
http://www.monitor.co.ug/ Uganda's The Monitor
http://www.babinmedia.com Zambezi Times Online
http://www.daily-news.co.za/ Zimbabwe's Daily News
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/ Nigeria's The Guardian

Asia
http://www.atimes.com Asia Times Online
http://www.cnn.com Asia Week
http://www.cnn.com Time Asia
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ The Japan Times
http://www.scmp.com/ South China Morning Post
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn China's People's Daily
http://www.bangkokpost.net/ Bangkok Post
http://www.hankooki.com The Korea Times
http://www.thejakartapost.com The Jakarta Post
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/ Singapore's The Straits Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com Taipei Times
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ Phnom Penh Post
http://www.timesofindia.com Times of India
http://www.expressindia.com/ Express India
http://www.india-today.com/ India Today
http://www.dawn.com Pakistan's Daily Dawn

Australia/New Zealand
http://afr.com.au/ Australian Financial Review
http://www.businessnsw.com Business Sydney
http://www.nzherald.co.nz Sun Herald
http://www.theage.com.au/ Melbourne's The Age
http://www.herald.co.nz/ New Zealand
http://www.nbr.co.nz/ New Zealand

Europe
http://www.european-voice.com/ European Voice
http://new-europe.com/ New Europe
http://www.ce-review.org/ Central Europe Review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ UK Telegraph
http://www.the-times.co.uk/ London's The Times
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/ The Scotsman Online
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ Belfast Telegraph Online
http://www.norwaypost.no/ The Norway Post
http://www.french-news.com/ France's The News
http://www.guardian.com.uk English News

Latin America
http://www.novedades.com.mx Mexico's The News
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/ Buenos Aires Herald
http://www.uol.com.br Brazil's Folha Online
http://www.gazeta.com.br Brazil's Gazeta Mercantil
http://www.brazzil.com Brazzil
http://www.chipnews.cl Chile's Santiago Times

Middle East and Asia Minor

http://www.aljazeera.net The CNN of the Middle East-Al Jazeera
http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/ Turkey's Dunya Online
http://metimes.com/ Middle East Times
http://www.sana.org/ Syrian Arab News Agency
http://www.teshreen.com Syrian Times
http://www.jordantimes.com Jordan Times
http://www.globes.co.il Israel's Business Globes Arena

North America
http://www.nytimes.com/ NY Times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Washington Post
http://www.usatoday.com/ USA Today
http://www.time.com Time magazine
http://www.Newsweek.com Newsweek
http://www.thestar.com/ Toronto Star
http://www.drudgereport.com Complete world news and links to all newspapers

Russia and the Baltics
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ Moscow Times
http://www.sptimes.ru/ St. Petersburg Times
http://www.balticsww.com The Baltics Worldwide

WEATHER

Major Sites
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service
http://www.weather.com The Weather Channel
http://www.intellicast.com/ Intellicast
http://www1.accuweather.com AccuWeather

Other Sites
http://www.cnn.com CNN weather
http://www.usatoday.com USA Today
http://www.wunderground.com/ "Weather Underground"
http://www.tvweather.com/ TV and Weather Supersite
http://www.canadaweather.com/ Canadian Weather
http://www.onlineweather.com OnlineWeather.com
http://www.rainorshine.com/ Rain or Shine
http://www.worldclimate.com/ WorldClimate
http://www.earthwatch.com Earthwatch Weather on Demand
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ National Hurricane Center
http://www.csu.edu.au links to weather, global monitoring sites
http://www.landings.com Landings Weather links
http://www.discovery-carhire.com.au/ap_climate.php Weather in Australia

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