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. 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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
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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. 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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. |