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GENERAL

www.concierge.com/
www.islandsmag.com/
www.independenttraveler.com/
www.cohenkenny.com/
www.ricksteves.com/
www.smh.com.au/travel/archive/
www.theglobeandmail.com/travel/
www.canada.com/travel/destinations/world/europe/
www.enjoyrome.com
www.timeout.com
www.letsgo.com
www.lonelyplanet.com
www.rudymaxa.
www.johnnyjet.com
www.eurocheapo.com

Weather web sites:

www.paris.org/Accueil/Climate/ weather and climate all over France, also has historical data
www.accuweather.com 5-day forecast
www.wunderground.com has historical weather
www.weatherbase.com and www.washingtonpost.com also have historical data
www.worldclimate.com/ has historical data
www.nytimes.com/
www.weather.com/
www.almanac.com/details/moondays.html Sunrise, sunset, full moons, Full moon days
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html Compute sunrise and sunset times worldwide

Time:
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock World Clock
www.hilink.com.au/times Local times around the world
www.isbister.com/worldtime Current time anywhere in the world

Airline and airport websites all over the world:
www.wajb.freeserve.co.uk

Cheaper flights within Europe
www.ryanair.com
www.easyjet.com
www.go-fly.com
www.flybmi.com
www.opodo.co.uk
www.europebyair.com
http://www.thalys.com

Cheap flights to Europe
www.mobissimo.com
www.kayak.com

Driving Directions and maps and mileage:
www.mapblast.com
www.mapquest.com
www.yahoo.com click on maps
www.shellgeostar.com/
www.mappy.com plot itineraries, driving, etc
www.michelin-travel.com maps, plot driving routes, hotel and restaurant info also
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html Links to maps
www.indo.com/distance How far is it to…
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichel...tyDisplayShort
TRAINS/FERRIES/ETC
www.trenitalia.com/home/en/index.html
www.snavali.com/eng/
www.virtuferries.com/
ADVANCE BOOKINGS:
www.autoeurope.com 800-223-5555
www.chase.com currency
www.raileurope.com
www.trenitalia.it trains Italy
www.selectitaly.com
http://voyages-sncf.com trains France
http://www.thalys.com/
www.thetrainline.com trains for England
Paris and France
wge.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en will show you any street address
http://www.parisnotes.com/superlinks...hor-Bike-23240
www.voila.fr web phone directory
www.paris-anglo.com excellent site, many suggestions for sightseeing, daytrips, shopping, etc including special activities for English-speakers
www.francetourism.com French Tourist Office.
www.parisbalades.com architectural walks, plus clicks to other sites for events, museums, etc
www.parisinsites.com weather tips, good current museum info, transportation, general info
www.paris-touristoffice.com sightseeing, transportation, tours, things for children, hotels, etc. Good site!
www.paris-menus.com/en/parismenus.htm restaurants by theme, atmosphere, and price
www.gourmetsociety.com/list/view.php3 restaurants in Paris by theme
www.epicurious.com/erg/paris/auberge.html restaurants in Paris
www.elegant-lifestyle.com/paris_restaurants.htm top restaurants in Paris
www.parisdigest.com has several additional clicks, including activities for children
www.pariswater.com fountains and email postcards
www.ratp.fr/ Paris transportation routes, airports, neighbourhood maps
www.francentral.com: food, travel, art, news, plus a selection of articles from the publication France Today
www.paris-tourism.com clicks for airports, sightseeing, Paris for kids, walking itineraries for short visits, shopping, electricity, embassies, weather, hostels, etc
www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/egl.htm info (in French) on Paris's churches:
www.francekeys.com/ commercial site but links to lots of free info including passports, currency, French language practice on line, smaller Paris museums, email cards, book sightseeing and excursions, etc
www.intermusees.com Paris museum pass
http://www.bparis.com/newsletter1464...m?doc_id=76111 an article about visiting Paris in August:
http://www.bparis.com/newsletter1464...m?doc_id=17636 article on Paris "off the beaten track" more Paris and France
hotels and much more, including sightseeing, etc (plus see some of the websites above for hotels)
www.123france.com/
www.adx.fr/hotels/anglais.htm
www.bparis.com/
www.parishotels.com/
www.discoverfrance.com hotels and b &bs in Paris
www.parisbandb.com bed and breakfast
www.charming-paris-hotels.com
www.Travel-in-Paris.com
www.france-hotel-guide.com has a list of budget hotels
www.webscapades.com/france/paris/paris.htm. Good maps, some hotel info and some specials
www.frenchexperience.com/
www.globe-market.com
www.franceway.com/hotels/
www.logis-de-france.fr
www.paris.org/ also has old comments from past hotel guests
www.france.com click on hotels, find details and comments from past guests
www.paris-hotel.com only a few hotels
www.paris-touristoffice.com
www.relaischateaux.fr
www.karenbrown.com charming inns and B & B's in several countries
www.parisavenue.com some hotels, restaurants (including categories like "Sunday lunch", "best terraces" etc), sightseeing, maps, e-postcards, etc
www.eurocheap.com budget hotels
www.smallandeleganthotels.com
www.hotelswitch.com/index.php3?langue=gb hotels and maps, better for places in France other than Paris
www.silencehotel.com this association represents more than 150 3 and 4 star establishments throughout France that are in particularly tranquil settings. Prices started at about $65 (March 2001).
www.chateauxethotels.com This group has more than 500 chateaux, manor houses, and restaurants. Average price for a double was $100 (March 2001).
www.canals.com/voyages.htm
www.vnf.fr/accueil/index.htm and
www.vnf.fr/tourisme/b_tour.htm
www.bargebroker.com
www.bargelady.com
www.continentalwaterways.com
www.frenchhotelbarge.com
www.leboat.com
www.nns.travelhub.com
www.rowinc.com
www.springerscruises.com
www.elegantcruises.com
www.france-passion-plaisance.fr/index.htm
www.crown-blueline.com/
www.locaboat-plaisance.fr/recommended by Elvira from Fodor's’s forum, drive it yourself barges
www.hotelstravel.com/france-paris.html has a small map of the Paris arrondissements.
www.paris-airports.com/or www. adp.fr diagrams of airports English available
www.cityorganiser.co.uk, click on Paris, then on airports
http://tlp.netfirms.com The Languedoc Page
Biking company URL's with emphasis on France

www.randonneetours.com
www.bikingfrance.com
www.backroads.com
www.vbt.com
www.vangoghtours.com
www.duvine.com
www.andiamoadventours.com
www.diversedirections.net

PARIS GENERAL + HOTELS
http://www.paris-hotel-latin-quarter...servation.html
www.parisnotes.com/
www.chezvous.com/
www.france-hotel-guide.com/h75007muguet.htm
http://www.travel-in-paris.com/relai...ce/english.htm
Concert Information
www.paris-touristoffice.com click on the English flag and then go to Events - you can enter your dates and all available

www.leclubparis.com has all the music and art listings as well as the latest restaurant reviews.
www.concertonet.com
www.concertclassic.com
www.leclubparis.com has all the music and art listings as well as the latest restaurant reviews.

www.concertonet.com
www.concertclassic.com good because you can search by period, such as classique or romantique or baroque, or just "Paris" for all, it has other cities in France, also)
For specific venues, some good ones are:
www.cite-musique.fr also site of the music museum
www.chatelet-theatre.com
www.radio-france.fr
www.opera-de-paris.fr they have some concerts there as well as dance/opera
http://www.paris.cef.fr/ Notre Dame concerts and organ recitals
www.stsulpice.com St Sulpice church, famous organ
www.sallegaveau.com
www.theatrechampselysees.fr
www.louvre.fr
www.academie-de-musique.com a choir of students and young professionals
www.orchestredeparis.com
www.musique-en-sorbonne.org/ (concerts at the Sorbonne)ste-genevieve-paris.cef.fr (near Pantheon, see "Actualities" for c concerts)
www.eglise-sgp.org (St Germain church, go to Arts & Culture, then Musique, not sure if they keep it up)
www.saint-roch.org (in the 1st arr, they do list concerts under "Agenda")
www.concertsparisiens.fr booking agent like Ampconcerts.
www.orguefrance.org (excellent French Organ site, -- see "concerts" at top right, then select by month)
www.civp.com
www.bnf.fr
Bibliotheque Nationale de France has an auditorium and concerts (search programmes cultural).

Paris taxis
www.infotaxiparis.com/index.htm
www.taxi-paris.net
http://paris-anglo.com/guide/travel/...is_stands.html
http://perso.club-internet.fr/podvin...s/taxiarrt.htm
http://www.ehow.com/ehow/ehow.jsp?id=13665 how to hail a taxi in Paris and pay the fare

Tipping suggestions in Paris
http://www.bparis.com/newsletter1464...attrib_id=1946
http://www.worldexecutive.com/citygu...etiquette.html
www.fodors.com (click on tipping guides)
Concierges:
http://conciergeassoc.org/concierg/concierg.htm

Subway
www.subwaynavigator.com

ITALY
www.italiantourism.com www.initaly.com www.itwg.com www.wel.it
www.dolcevita.com www.slowtravel.com www.venere.it [hotels]
www.ticketeria.it/Default-eng.asp Galleries and exhibits
www.itwg.com/
www.exploreitaly.net/
http://goitaly.about.com/?once=true
ITALY - VILLA RENTALS/FOOD AND GENERAL
http://archive.salon.com/directory/t...ly/index2.html
www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/
www.villeinitalia.com/
www.discoveritaly.com/
www.sicilyvillas.com/
www.classictuscanhomes.com/index.html
www.italianvillas.com/
www.initaly.com/
www.travel-italy.com/
www.italycookingschools.com/
www.deliciousitaly.com/Siciliahotels.htm
http://turismo.regione.veneto.it
Remain on the Italian page (the English page will bring you back to the Italian again). Here's your cheat sheet on how to pull up a list of "Alberghi".
Under "cerca un albergo nel commune di" (= searching for a hotel in the city of) put in "Venezia" or "Roma" or whatever city you're seeking; under "scegli categoria" (select the category) the number of stars your hotel should have (two or three, etc), then hit "cerca" (=search). You'll find a list of hotels in alphabetical order -it's important to know that all those with "Mestre" as part of the address are situated on the mainland and not on the island of Venice.
After you have selected a hotel, you'll find the address in the upper and the rate in the lower part. The rest is informing you how many rooms the particular hotel has, what languages are spoken, etc. "Singole" means single "doppie" means double-room, "senza bagno" without bathroom, "con bagno" with bathroom. The rates given are minimum-maximum, depending on the season and the location and size of the room.

SITES FOR SPECIFIC REGIONS:

TUSCANY:
www.tuscany.net www.knowital.com www.commune.siena.it
www.chiantinet.it www.sangimignano.com www.firenze.net
www.appartamentialpoggiolo.it in Monteppulciano
ROME:
www.roma2000.it
www.twenj.net
www.romaonlineguide.com
www.scalareale.org Rome tours
VENICE:
www.veniceinfo.it
www.doge.it
www.veniceforvisitors.com
OTHER REGIONS:
www.bellaumbria.net
www.cinqueterre.it
www.amalfi.it
www.positanonline.co
www.bellagiolakecomo.com
www.orta.net
www.weekendafirenze.com
http://turismo.regione.veneto.it

LONDON
www.travelbritain.org/index.html - For all kinds of great info on England
www.travelengland.org.uk/ - has links to all the different town or county websites
www.visitbath.co.uk - great resource here!
www.smoothhound.co.uk - for hotels and B&Bs all over England
www.londontouristboard.com this is a great site for finding out all about what to see and do in London.
www.londontransport.co.uk For Tube info
http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/londo...ondon_main.htm all about London
www.londontown.com
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk www.londontheatredirect
www.lastminute.com for theatre info and tickets, or:
www.solt.co.uk - Society of London Theatre - to see what usually sells at the ½ price ticket booth in Leicester Square
www.londoneats.com and www.toptable.co.uk - restaurants
www.timeout.com to see what is happening in town that month.
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk
www.britrail.net/eur/index.html
www.thetrainline.com for train information
www.coventgardenlife.co.uk/
www.viamichelin
www.multimap.com or maps and directions
www.pubs.com and www.fancyapint.com (perhaps the most important sites of all!)
http://travel.independent.co.uk/europe/

http://travel.guardian.co.uk/cities1...420906,00.html
http://www.a-zleisure.com/
http://www.britannia.com/PriorityTravel/index.html
http://www.a-london-guide.co.uk/
http://www.explore-london.co.uk/index.html
http://london.diningguide.net/
Germany
www.moselhotel.com/hotels/index.html
www.loreleyvalley.com/index.html
http://www.rothenburg-online.de/cgi-...rothenburg.cgi
www.germany-tourism.de/e/1575.html
www.visits-to-germany.com/
www.goeurope.about.com/cs/germany/
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ German/English Dictionary

Austria
www.aboutaustria.org/
www.austria-tourism.at/us
www.salzkammergut.at/
www.hallstatt.net/besucher/index.php3?lang=en
info.wien.at/
english.viennaairport.com/
Switzerland
www.welcome-to.com/Switzerland/Lucerne/
www.lakelucerne.ch/index.cfm?page=351&lang=D
int.myswitzerland.com/en/welcome.cfm
www.pilatus.com/
www.lucerneguide.ch/Lucerne_guidex.html
www.hotelstravel.com/switzerland.html

Vienna
http://city-apartment.com/links/
Europe:
www.virtualtourist.com/vt/
www.visiteurope.com/
www.europeanvisits.com/
www.europeforvisitors.com/
www.lake-constance.com/
www.budapestsun.com/visitorsguide/
www.inyourpocket.com/
www.red2000.com/spain/
IRELAND
www.ireland.com
www.rte.ie . Irish radio