Best Traveler's Information Websites - please add your favorites
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Best Traveler's Information Websites - please add your favorites
I do a lot of planning before I go on a trip. These are some of the websites I consult to gather information about the countries I will be visiting. I tried to include everything I could think of. I especially like to listen to the radio and read the newspaper in English before I go. I am still missing a good website for local events and festivals. I also need more local street map websites. Please, please, please add your favorite websites to the list!
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...ook/index.html
Time Zone (including Daylight Savings):
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=102
Future Time Calculator (to confirm daylight savings calculations):
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html
Latitude/Longitude:
http://www.wunderground.com/
Weather:
http://www.weather.com/
http://www.wunderground.com/
Sunrise & sunset:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...omy.html?n=102
http://www.wunderground.com/
Phases of Moon:
http://www.wunderground.com/
Star charts:
http://www.astroviewer.com/interacti...ht-sky-map.php
Airport Information:
http://www.ifly.com/world-airports
Telephone (including Country Codes):
http://www.bellsouth.com/longdistanc...try_codes.html
http://www.countrycodes.com/
Electricity:
http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
http://www.international-electrical-...tricguide.html
http://image.magellans.com/mitcus/Im...ical_guide.pdf
Currency Converter:
http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
http://www.foreign-currency.com/currencyguide.htm includes pictures of currency
Country Maps:
http://maps.google.com/
City Maps:
http://maps.google.com/
CDC (including vaccination recommendations):
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin...rica/egypt.php
Travelers’ Advisories:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...a_tw_1168.html
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/menu-eng.asp
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-...ce-by-country/
Quick Translations:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
List of Embassies:
http://www.embassyworld.com/
Online Newspapers:
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Online Radio Stations by Country:
http://radiotime.com/region/c_0/Browse_Locations.aspx
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...ook/index.html
Time Zone (including Daylight Savings):
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=102
Future Time Calculator (to confirm daylight savings calculations):
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html
Latitude/Longitude:
http://www.wunderground.com/
Weather:
http://www.weather.com/
http://www.wunderground.com/
Sunrise & sunset:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...omy.html?n=102
http://www.wunderground.com/
Phases of Moon:
http://www.wunderground.com/
Star charts:
http://www.astroviewer.com/interacti...ht-sky-map.php
Airport Information:
http://www.ifly.com/world-airports
Telephone (including Country Codes):
http://www.bellsouth.com/longdistanc...try_codes.html
http://www.countrycodes.com/
Electricity:
http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
http://www.international-electrical-...tricguide.html
http://image.magellans.com/mitcus/Im...ical_guide.pdf
Currency Converter:
http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
http://www.foreign-currency.com/currencyguide.htm includes pictures of currency
Country Maps:
http://maps.google.com/
City Maps:
http://maps.google.com/
CDC (including vaccination recommendations):
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin...rica/egypt.php
Travelers’ Advisories:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...a_tw_1168.html
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/menu-eng.asp
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-...ce-by-country/
Quick Translations:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
List of Embassies:
http://www.embassyworld.com/
Online Newspapers:
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Online Radio Stations by Country:
http://radiotime.com/region/c_0/Browse_Locations.aspx
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Wow, that's quite a list. Oddly, I managed to travel round the world, mostly on the ground, using hardly any of them! Just xe.com, cdc.gov and occasionally babelfish. I'm much more interested in transport sites like bahn.de and seat61.com, and hotel & restaurant info. And good old fashioned guidebooks, of course. I use them for holiday & festival info.
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http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...l-websites.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...l-planning.cfm
and, an older article, but still good info:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/trave...tes/index.html
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...l-planning.cfm
and, an older article, but still good info:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/trave...tes/index.html
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Info about Italy:
http://rome.angloinfo.com/countries/italy/living.asp
School vacations in Germany:
http://www.holidays-info.com/School-...days_2009.html
Snow reports:
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...esgadener-Land
Wheelchair travel:
http://www.wheeladventure.com/
Christmas Markets:
http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschla...weihnacht.html
Easter Markets:
http://www.garten-literatur.de/Kalen...flugsziele.htm
Hotel Rooms:
www.hrs.com
Hotel Day Rooms:
http://www.between9and5.com/
http://rome.angloinfo.com/countries/italy/living.asp
School vacations in Germany:
http://www.holidays-info.com/School-...days_2009.html
Snow reports:
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...esgadener-Land
Wheelchair travel:
http://www.wheeladventure.com/
Christmas Markets:
http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschla...weihnacht.html
Easter Markets:
http://www.garten-literatur.de/Kalen...flugsziele.htm
Hotel Rooms:
www.hrs.com
Hotel Day Rooms:
http://www.between9and5.com/
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Maybe you should try www.tratoz.com it give you a link to the most relevant web sites by locations or travel topics
Enjoy
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oh, and definitely http://www.seatguru.com/ for the best airline seats
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CheapOair.com has some great travel articles.
My favorites are
Jet Lag: A common travel issue
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...ing-jetlag.asp
10 Tips on how to save on airfares
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...rfare-tips.asp
But the best one is Airline Etiquette - by far! more people need to read this one!
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...-etiquette.asp
My favorites are
Jet Lag: A common travel issue
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...ing-jetlag.asp
10 Tips on how to save on airfares
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...rfare-tips.asp
But the best one is Airline Etiquette - by far! more people need to read this one!
http://www.cheapoair.com/travel/trav...-etiquette.asp
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