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| Online
Guides |
| Expedia.com
http://www.expedia.com/daily/guides/ |
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| Fodors
http://www.fodors.com/ |
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| Frommer's
http://www.frommers.com/ |
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| How to See the World
http://www.artoftravel.com/ |
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| Journey Woman
http://www.journeywoman.com/ |
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| Let's Go Online
http://www.letsgo.com/ |
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| Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ |
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| Lycos
Destinations http://search.lycos.com/default.asp?query=travel&loc=travel |
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| Rough Guides
http://travel.roughguides.com/ |
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| Savvy
Traveler http://www.savvytraveler.org/ |
This is
the website the National Public Radio show of the same name. Much of the
information on the site mirrors the show, in fact you can listen to
complete shows. What makes the site worth visiting is the is the “Bulletin
Board” and the “Before You Go” sections.
The Bulletin Board is a
place where you can post messages asking for or giving advice. Some or the
postings do go ignored but some get answered with what seems to be good
information. The site is free but to post messages you must register.
The Before You Go section
has sections on special deals, disability information, health issues for
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| Timeout.com: The
World's Living Guide http://www.timeout.com/ |
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| Travel Channel
http://travel.discovery.com/ |
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| Travel.org
http://www.travel.org/index2.html |
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| Travelers'
Resources http://tayara.com/club/resrc.htm |
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| Virtual
Tourist http://www.virtualtourist.com/?s=K |
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| World
Travel Guide http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ |
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| Country
Information |
| Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/ |
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| Country
Briefings from The Economist http://www.economist.com/countries/ |
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| Country
Profiles from Eldis http://www.eldis.org/country/index.htm |
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| Country Studies
from the Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ |
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| Governments
on the Web http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ |
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| Nations of the World
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html |
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| One
World: A Guide to the Nations of the World
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/first.shtml |
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| Portals
to the World http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html |
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| The
World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html |
| The CIA
publishes this site. The first Factbook was published in 1962
and was unclassified in 1973. This is a great place to start
learning about a country. It is highly reliable and almost always up
to date. Included for each country, find the countries on the
left-hand side in alphabetical order, are sections which include:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation,
Military and Transnational Issues. There is also a very rudimentary
map included for every country. (For better maps see All The Worlds Maps
at http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
which can be a confusing site but has links to some better maps.) A
great feature of this site is the "FIELD LISTING" link near the
top of the page. With this you can view a specific criteria, for
instance number of airports, for every country; however, there is no way
to sort the data other than alphabetical order. |
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| World
Travel and Tourism http://www.worldtraveltourism.com/ |
The worldtraveltourism.com website, which comprises 9 regional
databases, is designed to provide the global tourist industry - in the widest sense of the word - with an interactive directory as well as
the essential data it needs on every country and territory in the World - from Ushaia to Ulan Bator, San
Francisco to Seoul.
And all at the click of a mouse.
The information provided on this site, and its 8 sister sites, is
divided into 16 easy to use categories. To view a sample information category
on a typical country, simply click on the heading below. To access a particular country, click on the appropriate continent or region,
and then select a country from the pull-down alphabetical list or by clicking on the map. |
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| Currency |
| Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic |
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| The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/ |
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| Government Information |
| Governments
on the Web http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ |
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| Travel and Living
Abroad - US Dept of State http://www.state.gov/travel/ |
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| Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html |
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| US
Customs - Traveler Information http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/ |
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| Maps |
| All The Worlds Maps
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html |
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| Columbia Gazetteer
http://www.bartleby.com/69/ |
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| Internet Catalogue: Maps - worldwide
http://www.maps.ethz.ch/map_catalogue.html |
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| Map
Machine by National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ |
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| Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html |
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| Medical
Information for the Traveler |
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| CDC's Traveler's
Health http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ |
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| International Travelers Clinic
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/travel-links.html |
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| MD Travel Health
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/ |
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| The Travel Doctor
http://www.thetraveldoctor.com/ |
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| Travel Health Online
http://www.tripprep.com/ |
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| News |
| Travel
Weekly http://www.travelweekly.com |
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