Destination
Information
- City
Search - your guide to everything local
- Wikipedia
- Search for destination information, including geography, history,
and culture of the places you visit.
- Travel
Channel - destination information as seen on your favorite Travel
Channel shows.
- Google Earth
- Satellite imagery of the places on your trip. For example, check
out the Eiffel Tower. (You'll need to subscribe to access Google
Earth.)
- Travel
Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - Do you know where
it is safe to travel? Check it out before you go.
- Travel
Advice from the British government - the Brits and the US government
don't always see things the same way.
Travel
Arrangements
- Current
promotions - special deals on travel worldwide
- Sacramento
Flights - if you would like to book airline tickets, hotels,
and rental cars without a professional's assistance.
- Europe
Express - packages for travel to Europe and beyond: you can
book it yourself or call me for help at (800) 759-3238.
- Travel
Impressions - packages for travel worldwide, but especially
to the Caribbean & Mexico.
- Fiji
- You can book your
Hawaii vacation online with South Pacific Holidays.
- Hawaii
- You can book your Hawaii vacation online
with All about Tours.
- South
Pacific - You can book your South Pacific
vacation online with All about Tours.
- Las
Vegas - You can book your Las Vegas vacation online with All
about Tours.
- Reno
- You can book your Reno vacation online with
All about Tours.
- California
- You can book your California vacation online
with All about Tours.
- Arizona
- You can book your Arizona vacation online
with All about Tours.
- Caribbean
- You can book your Caribbean vaction with Rockwell Tours.
- Sandals
& Beaches
- your choice for an "ultra all-inclusive" vacation destination.
- Shore
excursions - make the best of your cruise by booking your favorite
shore excursions in advance.
- Auto
Europe - your best choice for rental cars for the world's leading
rental car broker. Great, too, for hotels, flights, rail, GPS &
cellphones, and special packages.
Travel
Essentials
Plan
Ahead for a Wonderful Trip
- Amazon.com
- your source for guidebooks and books, movies, and music set in
your favorite destinations
- Longitude - "Think of us as a bookstore organized geographically.
We've got expert book and map recommendations, featuring hard-to-find
maps, field guides, classic accounts of exploration, travel narratives,
books on art and archaeology, novels, essays and well-written academic
books. Turn to Longitude whenever you travel."
- SoundGuides
- self-guided audio tours for Venice, Rome, London, and Paris. Downloads
are free. "SoundGuides deliver a heady mix of straight-talking
information, drama, history, banter, gossip and a bit of fun thrown
in. This comprehensive and self-guided audio tour of Venice is custom
made to enhance your experience without getting in your way. It's
the next best thing to having a friend in every city." The
guides also include useful tips and fun things to do in these cities.
The site also has travelers' reviews and a forum for each city,
articles on the city, info on what to do while there, and a handy
phrase book to print and take with you.
- Magellan's - aims "to be the worlds most trusted source of
travel supplies by providing a superior selection of travel products
to make travel more comfortable, safe, and rewarding, and by providing
the best possible customer experience."
- Global
Cellular - For when you need to stay in touch even when you
are away.
- Cardweb.com
- info on how to use your credit card to maximize rewards, including
getting more frequent flyer miles. This website tells about special
limited time discounts that may be available if you have and use
a particular credit card.
- Credit
Card Goodies - info on how to use your
credit card to maximize rewards, including getting more frequent
flyer miles. This site has a page that guides you in finding the
best card for you given your specific goals.
Travel
Related Organizations
Charities
- Charity
Navigator - "America's premier independent charity evaluator,
works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace
by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities."
- National
Charities Reports Index - current BBB Wise Giving Alliance reports
on charities and other organizations that solicit nationally.
- Catholic
Charities - "The largest private network of social service
organizations in the United States works to support families, reduce
poverty, and build communities."
- International
Aid Locator - use map to find charities working in countries
outside the US.
- American
Institute of Philanthropy - top-rated charities list.
- Nature
Conservancy - "the leading conservation organization working
around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters
for nature and people."
Search
Engines
- Wordalus.net
- online dictionary and classified link search engine.
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