Travel Tools for the Discerning Traveler
Travel Tools for the Discerning Traveler
| AbletoGo.com - the website that brings Hotels, Motels, Guest Houses, Self Catering, Caravans and Holiday Centres to those with mobility difficulties - if you, or a member of your family, are disabled or elderly, or simply have difficulty getting about, let us help you find the right accommodation - the site was founded and is being developed by disabled people |
| Addresses.com - The world's largest email address directory, find email addresses for friends, cohorts and acquaintances. This Directory is free and well protected against spam email address collectors. It includes American as well as international email addresses |
| Airlines - Airlines Baggage Restrictions - Flights Direct - Weekenders, exotic retreats, business class, Concorde, day trips, online booking |
| AttitudeTravel.com - A resource for independent travellers in Europe, Northwest Africa and Asia and a space for travellers to share original writing & photos |
| Backpacker Share Travel - a free site where backpackers can leave messages on the forum for any other backpackers around the world |
| Car4Rental.com - Worldwide airports, luxury to budget car rental, online booking |
| Currency Converter |
| Dining - Restaurant Row.com Guide to US cities only - The Sushi World Guide - Restaurants around the World - City Guides to the World's Top 34 Cities |
| Electricity Requirements Worldwide |
| Flags Of The World |
| Foreign Exchange Currency Calculator - Buy and sell foreign currency based on current market rates (from American Express) |
| Holiday Insurance Shop - Find the cheapest holiday insurance deals online |
| Language Translator - This will not produce a perfect translation but it should adequately convey the general sense of the original |
| Lonely Planet Travel Guides - There are more than 230 titles in this classic series covering nearly every country in the world: purchase online |
| Metric Converson Calculator - Easy length, weight, pressure, volume and temperature calculator. Here is another converter that generates a printable table with all combinations of calculated conversions (good for the road!) |
| Newspapers around the world |
| Public Transportation - Find worldwide information for buses, trolleys, ferries, rapid transit, subways, monorails, trains and more |
| Rail Europe - Eurailpass, Europass, Eurail Selectpass, BritRail & More, Rail n' Drive, France Railpass, Swiss Pass, Single Country Passes, Multiple Country Passes, best vacation combinations - See also Eurostar and Eurorail Passes |
| Seat Guru.com - the ultimate source for airplane seating and in-flight services information |
| Sunrise, Sunset Calculator |
| Telephone - Country Calling Codes - World Wide Phone Guide (for modem hookups) - Global Yellow & White Pages |
| Temperature Conversion Chart |
| Time - World Clock - and World Time Server for the most accurate time |
| Travel Agents Worldwide - Search by country |
| Travel Ideas for Every Month - Conde Nast Traveler |
| Travel Insurance - 123 Travel Insurance UK specializes in cheap, single, multi-trip, backpacker and annual travel insurance. Buy your cheap travel insurance securely online by credit card and receive your travel insurance policy and certificate immediately online as well as through the post |
| Travelers' Health - The CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases - find information on outbreaks of concern to international travelers, about specific diseases that can affect travelers, CDC's vaccination recommendations for travelers of all ages and MORE |
| VIP Passports and Visa Services - Offers first time passports, US passport, passport applications, passport renewal, United States passports, passport office, passport information, us passport forms-applications, us passport office, passport renewals and passport photos |
| Virtual Bellhop - Items to be transported are picked up at the traveler's residence, business or other agreed upon point (usually a day before travelers departure) and flown as airfreight, separate from the airplane the traveler uses. The baggage is then sent by ground courier directly to the hotel or other designated location, and precedes the arriving guest. For a round trip booking the process is simply reversed, with the traveler arriving first. Virtual Bellhop prepares a quote, either one-way or round-trip |
| Weather - World Weather - USA Weather by state |
| Wines from around the World |
| World Atlas.com |
| World Maps - the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection |
| World Public Holidays Database - Public holidays for over 100 countries |
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