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General Travel
www.worldweather.org
Website set-up by the UN Agency the World Meteorolocial Assocation. Track weather from all over the world and get official forcasts.

http://www.worldhum.com/
For travel lovers - this magazine offers stories that reflect the reasons we like to travel: to see the world in all its beauty and complexity, and sometimes all its horror. New dispatches [are updated] about every ten days. We update our weblog daily with links to travel stories and narratives, [and] new travel sites.

www.tourismconcern.org.uk
The Good Alternative Travel Guide lists lodges and tours operated by indigenouspeople and community cooperatives. World wide listings.

www.concierge.com
Advice and features from Conde Nast Traveler.

www.ebags.com
Luggage etc.

http://www.roadandtravel.com/
Travel site for women. This site seeks to help them make informed and intelligent decisions regarding their automotive, travel, and personal safety needs."

http://www.sath.org/
SATH: Society for Accessible Travel & Hospital "Non-profit educational organization....to promote awareness, respect and accessibility for disabled and mature travelers and employment for persons with disabilities in the tourism industry."

www.ekno.com
Lonely Planets phone card that allows you to call home from 58 countries. Worldwide voicemail, and email.

www.fodors.com
Conduct extensive travel research from hotels to parks. Can also make reservations.

www,journeyquest.com
A guide to all sorts of special-interest travel from bird-watching to battlefied tours.

www.towd.com
Tourist office diretory worldwide. Use it to fin info and local guides.

http://www.languagesabroad.co.uk
Want to learn a language like French, German or Spanish? This site can help you do that.

www.learningvacations.com
For those who want to do morethan sit on a beach on vacation.

http://www.wikitravel.org/
"A project to create a free, complete, up-to-date and reliable world-wide travel guide. ... Any Internet reader [can] create, update, edit, and illustrate any article on the Web site." A work in progress, this site includes sections on many travel destinations organized by region. Also provides articles on other travel topics. Potential contributors should read the thorough guidelines in the "Project" section. Searchable.

http://www.postalrates.info
Information not only on postal rates but also links for a currency converter, travel and country information.

www.maps.com
Get directions or shop for maps and guidebooks. Also has distance calculator and searchable topo maps.

www.kasbah.com
A comprehensive travel site.

www.respond.com
If you have an idea of where you want to go or what you want to do, but cannot decide on specifics, place a request here and get responses from travel agents and tour operators.

www.x-rates.com
Find out exchange rates.

www.traveldocs.com
Entry & Visa Arrangements

www.nationalgeographic.com
Dream a little by subscribing to either Adventure or Traveler magazines for just $12/year. Great guides for a wide range of traveling.

www.tripadvisor.com
Travel deals and articles listed by destination written by magazines and newspapers.

www.findyourspot.com
Take a 10 minutes lifestyle quiz.

www.oanda.com
World Currency Exchange

Organizations the facilitate exchanges between travelers

http://www.singleshomeexchange.com
Home Exchange Home Swap worldwide vacation travel - I stay in your home while you stay in mine - International home exchange holiday - And Vacation Rental service

www.globalfreeloaders.com
A network of people who offer up their couch for global travelers, 15,000 members.

www.couchsurfing.com
Maps show locations of the surfers. Ability to track locations of each person who logs onto the site.

www.servas.org
Travelers are interviewed and approved. People are asked to provide an evening meal and two nights lodging.

www.hospitalityclub.org
53,000 members and the "largest hospitality exchange network." Guests are required to give full names and passport numbers.

www.travelhoo.com
Hospitality echange club.

www.bootsnall.com
A site that helps to link up independent traveleres. Travel guides.

www.matchtravel.com
Want to meet that special someone while traveling? Check out these trips that are offered by REI Travels with their partner Match.com

Online Travel Forums
www.thorntree.lonelyplanet.com
Has over 7,000 messages daily. Moderated by Lonely Planet.

www.groups.google.com
Search under rec tavel to get 15 different travel groups. Some commercial listings.

www.virtualtourist.com
Community site lets you build your own web pages. Ads are annoying, but many members sites are fun.

www.igougo.com
Check out travel recommendations on where to go, eat and sleep around the world.

Getting Travel Intelligence Before Travelling

Airport Parking
www.LongTermParking.com
www.AirportParkingReservations.com
www.ParkSleepFly.com
www.AriportParkingLots.com
www.AirportCarPark.co.uk/usa

www.travel.state.gov
US State Dept. warnings

http://www.fco.gov.uk
British Travel Warnings - more complete than the American site

www.dfat.gov.au
Australian travel warnings

www.ijet.com
Intelligence reports for a fee

www.newstrove.com
Local newspapers online

www.ifrc.org
Red Cross offices

www.istm.org
Travel medicine clinics

Travel Health, Insurance & Emergencies
www.iamat.org
www.cdc.gov
www.thetrip.com
www.intsos.com
www.globalmed.com
www.internationalsos.com
www.medexassist.com
www.travel-guard.com
www.accessamerica.com

www.travelersmed.com

Basic coverage of both kinds. Includes camparison chart.

www.insureandgo.com
Backpacker insurnace for those under 36.

www.imaginesinsurance.com
Adventure tour insurance for those on the wilder side.

Foreign Language Schools
http://www.stgeorges.co.uk/
Learn English in the heart of London with St Georges English School

Cheap Airlines
www.jetblue.com
www.ata.com
www.flysong.com
www.southwest.com
www.flyted.com
www.frontierairlines.com
www.flyi.com

Comparing Cheap Airline Tickets
www.travelogia.com
www.sidestep.com
www.Cheapflights.com
Cheapflights US is our price comparison site for domestic and international flights from and within the USA. We aim to provide our users with a unique service of comparing prices form almost an entire travel industry.

Activities
www.OuterQuest.com
The leading resource for adventure planning and recreation. We are a direct marketing company that uses our products, services, & events to promote your adventure recreation programs. Our partners are dedicated to enhancing our communities by bringing together individuals and groups in adventure recreation.

www.whatsgoingon.com
Sign up for the coolest place on earth daily feature to have your self exposed to events around the world. Canal hopping anyone?

www.webcre8.com/canoe
100 sites for paddlers.

www.gorp.com
Hiking website with tips for states,26 metropolitan areas and foreign countries.

www.worldwideangler. com
Fish the world.

www.ridingholidays.com
Want to ride horses in France? How about Peru? Check out information here before you go.

www.extremesports.com
Want that adrenalin rush? This site it for you.

www.gaa.ie
All kinds of information about Gaelic sports such as hurling.

www.birdcast.com
Check out the bird migration routes that cross your travels.

www.YachtIQ.com
For all your boating product needs! We carry a complete line of Marine electronics, boating gear, marine videos and more!

Expatriate Organizations
www.tckworld.com
 

Worldwide Appliances & Electronics
www.magellans.com
www.teleadapt.co.uk
www.videooverseas.com

http://www.multitel.co.uk
The mult-I-tel Universal Telephone Adaptor provides high-speed access to the web over the public phone networks of all major European countries.
 

International Schools
www.state.gov/m/a/os/
www.iss.edu
 

Tickets,Lodging, Reservations etc.

Travel Arrangements
http://www.e-travelworldwide.com
www.airwise.com

http://cheaptickets.com
Last minute specials site.

www.europebyair.com
Save money on one way airfares in Europe by buying a $99 pass BEFORE you leave the USA.

www.freightercruises.com
The only website that allows you to book places on freighter ships.

www.courier.org
Annual membership of $45 gives discounted airfare by acting as a courier. Also links for low-budget travel.

www.expedia.com
Comprehensive booking service.

http://www.hiusa.org
Network of over 4,500 youth hostels around the world.

http://www.singleshomeexchange.com
Home Exchange Home Swap worldwide vacation travel - I stay in your home while you stay in mine - International home exchange holiday - And Vacation Rental service

www.thebathroomdiaries.com
Check out the bathroom essays for fun.

www.unclaimedluggage.com
Lost your luggage? Check out here to see if you can find it.

http://travel.americanexpress.com
More than traveller's checks-travel reservations and city guides.

www.bedandbreakfast.com
Listing of more than 25,000 inns and b&b's worldwide.

www.bid4vacations.com
Auctions on all kinds of travel packages from cruises to adventure to spas.

www.iexplore.com
Choose from 5,000 action trips in 152 countries. Partners with National Geographic.

www.away.com
Want to bird watch in Trinidad? You can find it here. Great gallery of the world's arts and crafts.

www.gorp.com
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages. Searhc for tour packages. Outfit with gear and online travel bookstores.

www.homeexchange.com
Someone vacations in your house while you stay in theirs. Costs $30 to list your home.

www.lowestfare.com
One stop travel center.

www.1800usahotels.com
Books reservations worldwide in 46,000 hotels.

www.priceline.com
Name your price for traveling.

www.cruise.com
Book cruises and link to shipstats.com.

www.cruisecritic.com
Critiques of cruises and ships.

www.dtravel.com
Discounts on airline tickets.

Hotels
http://www.truehotels.com/travel-guide.htm
http://www.cheaphotelsclub.com/travel-guide.htm
http://www.cheaphotelsworld.com/travel-guide.htm
http://www.hotelsday.com/travel-guide.htm
http://www.hotelswatcher.com/travel-guide.htm
http://www.everyhotels.com/travel-guide.htm

www.skyvacations.com
Auctions on last-minute airfare and travel deals.

www.trip.com
Booking for all kinds of travel.

www.travelocity.com
Comprehensive travel site.

www.vacationbook.com
Save mone by making reserving up to 12 months in advance.

www.luxurycollections.com
High-end traveler at elite hotels.

www.room12.com
A booking service that caters to upscale travelers. Store for travel gear.

www.yogadirectory.com
Yoga retreats worldwide.

www.spaview.com
Spa vacations in Europe, the Americas and Caribbean.

www.triphub.com
High school and college student travel. Language schools and information on studying abroad.

Europe
www.alpinehikers.com
Small group hiking and walking tours to Switzerland.

www.mediterranean-cruises.us
European Cruises - Mediterranean Cruises

www.intl-kitchen.com
Dozens of culinary travel packages to Italy and France.

http://www.spanishstudyholidays.com/Spanish_Courses_in_Spain.html
Spanish Holiday study tours

Greece
www.greektravel.com
General info on all kinds of Greek travel.

www.athens-greece.us
Complete list of Athens hotels with detailed description photos and rates. List of Athens tours as well as vacation packages and cruises to the Greek islands. Useful tourist information for Athens – Athens city map & metro map

www.travel-guide-greece.com
Travel guide for Greece and the Greek islands.

www.maps-of-greece.com
Travel map of Greece with detailed travel information and photos, maps of Greek islands,

http://www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/multimedia/gallery/index_uk.asp
Find images and audio and video clips of athletes, sports, and specific Olympic Games. Select the type of media and choose an item from the pull-down menus. From the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

http://www.greece.gr/LIFE/GourmetGreece/dietaryguidelines.stm
Provides an overview of the Mediterranean diet ("the abundant consumption of plant foods and olive oil, the moderate amounts of wine and scanty doses of red meat") and traditional Greek food, with links to related articles on Greek wine, cookbooks, the Cretan diet, and other food topics.

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/
The Archaeological Institute of America's coverage of the ancient games at Olympia and Nemea. Features essays on subjects such as why the Greeks competed, what signals were used to start footraces, and modern myths about Olympic traditions.

http://www.aroundtherings.com/athens2004/
News and forums about the Olympic Games in 2004 (Athens), 2006 (Torino, Italy), and 2008 (Beijing), as well as information about host bidding for the future games.

http://www.athensnews.gr/
This newspaper covers the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and "every aspect of Greek news. ... Weekly features include analysis of domestic and foreign affairs by leading academics and experts, humour columns and reader contributions."

Asia
www.asiantrails.net
Tours and adventure travel to Asia, links to specific sites.

South America
www.adventure-life.com
South American specialists offering tours.

Africa
www,go2africa.com
Choose from 120 African safaris.

Caribbean
http://www.sprachcaffe.com
Trips to Cuba and language schools in Europe.

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