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    1. Cameras of the World

      2. CURRENCY CONVERSION, ETC.

    2. Great Currency Site
    3. Daily Currency Exchanger
    4. Value of Foreign Currencies

      5. ATM Locators Worldwide:

    5. Mastercard
    6. Visa
    7. Mondex Electronic Cash
    8. Sending Money Overseas

      9. GOVT. INFO

    9. Embassy's & Consulates of the World
    10. USA Embassies & Consulates
    11. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
    12. CIA World FactBook (1997, it's the most current edition available)
    13. Canada Customs Information
    14. Canada Travel Information and Advisory Reports
    15. US Customs Information
    16. US State Dept. Travel Advisories
    17. Worldwide Info & Advice Canadian Government
    18. US Visa Information
    19. American Passport Express U.S. Passports in 24 hours (Non-govt. site)

      20. TELE-COMMUNICATIONS / INTERNET

    20. Area Codes: Canada & the USA
    21. Area Codes: All Other Countries
    22. Cybercafes: Visit these locations and login while traveling

      23. Discount Call-back Long Distance Companies

    23. GlobeNet
    24. INS
    25. Landmark
    26. TrustTel

      27. Toll-free Telephone Numbers: (800, 888)

    27. Airlines
    28. Car Rental Companies
    29. Hotel & Motel Chains
    30. US Telephone Numbers
    31. 555-1212- global info & USA telephone directory
    32. World Telephone Directories- online phone books
    33. World Yellow Pages - resource for the global traveler

      34. WEATHER

    34. Weather Around the World- Rain or Shine
    35. Weather Around the World- the Weather Channel
    36. CNN - Weather: World Forecasts
    37. Historical Weather Average daily highs/lows and precipitation by month.
    38. USA Today Weather Despite the publication's name, it does carry European weather.
    39. Current Weather Map of North America
    40. Weather On The Net
    41. Weather In The Europe
    42. Weather Forecasts- U.S. Interstate Highways- from USAToday
    43. Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center
    44. National Hurricane Center

      45. HEALTH INFORMATION

    45. World Health Organization (WHO)
    46. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
    47. Medical Bulletins
    48. Vaccine Info
    49. Altitude Sickness
    50. Diarrhea: Treatment & Avoidance
    51. Malaria: Treatment & Avoidance
    52. Prescriptions, Shots, etc.
    53. What To Put into a Medical Kit
    54. Jet Lag: Causes and Prevention

      55. Links to Travel Medical Clinics Around the World:

    55. University of Washington Travel Medical Clinic
    56. Medical College of Wisconsin Travel Medical Clinic
    57. Riverside Travel Medical Clinic (Ottawa, Canada)
    58. The Travel Clinic (Thornhill, Ontario, Canada)
    59. Tropical Medical Bureau (Dublin, Ireland)
    60. Travellers Medical and Vaccination Centre Group (Australia)
    61. International Society of Travel Medicine (Listing of Travel Medicine Clinics)
    62. Travel Health Online (Listing of Travel Medicine Clinics)

      63. MISC. INFO

    63. Distance Between Cities
    64. Flight Distance Between Any Two Points
    65. ConsumerRatings.com Provides ratings on airlines, rental cars, hotels, and much more!
    66. Foreign Language Dictionaries
    67. Europrail International European rail passes and info.
    68. Freetrip Produces personalized and comprehensive itineraries. Includes locations of enroute facilities you select.
    69. Rec.Travel Library is the most comprehensive, and well organized, source of links to virtually every travel resource on the web
    70. International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) Youth Hostels are run by the national Youth Hostel Association in each individual country under the auspices of the (IYHF) which is an international non-governmental, non-profit making organization.
    71. European Travel Commission An online 'brochure' with general travel information for the 26 member countries of the commission, and a calendar of major 1997 European events. A bit thin, but useful, particularly for those just beginning to think about a European trip.
    72. Internet Cafes - Cybercafes A searchable database with locations of cybercafes in over 100 countries. 
    73. Doug Dyment's Travel Opinions Ideas, and opinions, on the art of travel, with an emphasis on living out of one (carry-on) bag. What to take, how to pack it, and what to pack it in. If you like the suggestions you'll find where you can obtain Doug's recommended gear.
    74. Switzerland for Visitors A Mining Company source, has good information complementary to our pages. We're partial to our own pages in the areas they cover, but Cheryl's site has the best overall 'coverage' of things Swiss on the 'net.
    75. Europe for Visitors A usually-interesting collection of information and features.
    76. Honeymoons - The Mining Company Whether on a first or 'Nth' honeymoon, here's a source of romantic spots for your holidays. Our favorites are Rome and Swiss Alps, but you'll find many other ideas here as well.
    77. Computing while On the Road Resources to help you stay productive while traveling abroad with a laptop computer. 
    78. Linkaway2 - an information resource guide. An extensive collection of links to useful travel sites.
    79. Microsoft Expedia The MSN attempt to wrap up in one place everything you need for travel.
    80. City.Net City.Net calls itself the most comprehensive guide to communities around.
    81. Look Smart A new search service -- their Travel and Vacation section has some quite useful listings.
    82. CNN - Travel Guide - City Guide s
    83. Internet Traveler Network Air Reservations and Schedules.
    84. Travlang The Internet isn't the best way (yet?) to learn a foreign language , but you'll find this at least a little helpful, interesting, and perhaps fun. Repeat after me:" Tschuess."
    85. Translating Dictionary What does "tschuess" mean? Bi-directional translations in lots of languages. Now you can read those foreign-language brochures!
    86. Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
    87. The World Clock The current local time in dozens of world cities, and up-to-date information about when changes to/from daylight savings time occur.
    88. Travel Sites on the Web - A comprehensive listing of worthwhile URLs.
    89. Miscellaneous Links Miscellaneous links to travel-related things like medical information and flags.
    90. Dorling Kindersley's Encyclopedia/Atlas A very interesting site, designed for sub-teens, but those interested in travel will find much worthwhile.
    91. Forsyth Travel European rail tickets and passes, and the US source for Cook's timetables.
    92. Hiking and Holiday Links Ton De Maagt has put together an interesting assortment of information and links -- mainly focused on hiking in Europe, but other good information as well.
    93. "Our World" Spanish-language travel home pages -- some English, and links to English-language travel info pages. Great graphics.
    94. Online Traveler Travel columns. 
    95. Dennis's Travel Link An immense quantity of links, well organized.
    96. A Visit to Luxembourg Homepage - Here's a subject (small) that a website (excellent) can cover well.
    97. Gimmelwald and Cinque Terre As seen by a Swiss. (In English.)
    98. Where do we go from here? An iconoclastic set of travel pages about Europe with an emphasis on France.
    99. European Travel Network This site has links to discount airfares, cheap flights, discount hotels and discount cruises from consolidators, discount travel agents, bucket shops and tour operators in 144 countries.
    100. CIA World Fact Book - Europe All the basic facts about the countries of the world; this is the European index URL.
    101. International Subway Navigator A guide to the subways of the world. Many have maps that you can print, and other guides and tips.
    102. Map Collection- Perry-Castañeda Library More than 230,000 maps world-wide.
    103. The Passport Express U.S. Passports obtained and renewed quickly.
    104. Rail Pass Express Travel 17 European Countries by Train!
    105. Speedtraps Across the USA and Canada- A handy guide!
    106. Highway and Road Construction Reports
    107. Traffic Reports in Real Time
    108. Ocean Tides & Current Predictor
    109. Local Times Around the World
    110. Volcano World
    111. World Electric Guide voltage & adaptor info etc.
    112. Temperature Conversion- fahrenheit<-->celsius
    113. Time Zone Converter
    114. Ever want to know about sleeping in airports?
    115. Do you want to know about your Travel Bio-rhythms

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