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Travel
Air Travel
- About: Air Travel - offers chat,
events, newsletter, articles, and general airline resources.
- Air
Ticket Consolidators and Bucket Shops - introduction to international
airline ticket discounting and discounters, by an inside expert and
specialist in around-the-world airfares.
- Air Traffic Control System Command Center
(ATCSCC) - offers a clickable map of major US airports with real-time
information on airport conditions including flight arrival and departure
delays caused by weather and other backups.
- AirCabinCrew.com - contains information
for existing and aspiring crew members, including recruitment, destinations,
chatroom facility, crew shop, and forums.
- Am I Going Down? - works out the
probabilities, using statistics from aviation authorities, of being
involved in an air crash flying between any two world locations.
- Anatomy of the Jumpseat
- explains standard procedure and proper etiquette when making a request
to fly jumpseat.
- Anna's Inflight Safety
Page - discusses issues such as decompression, ditching, pre-flight
procedures, examples of incidents, and more. From a former crew member
and safety trainer.
- Best Fares Magazine - covers the
deals, tips, tricks, and bargains that the travel industry has to offer.
- Flight Preview - air travel planning
tool that provides users with airline performance, airport delays, weather,
and maps so that travelers can avoid delays and frustration.
- New Evacuation Techniques
- professional paper detailing Boeing's procedures.
- TravelGram - offering a subscription
based email service to advise travellers of airfare discounts.
- Travelling By Air
- general information and tips on dealing with creature discomforts
of flying, missed flights, pets, and special circumstances.
BackPacking
- Backpack Europe on a Budget -
backpacking and hostelling tips and links for student and budget travelers
planning a trip to Europe.
- Backpacker Essentials
- hostelling news, stories, links and tips.
- Backpacker HQ - offers links on
accommodation, activities, entertainment, services, work, and travel
information worldwide.
- Backpacker Network - reference
guide to resources on the web for budget travelers.
- Backpackers
Ho - details and pictures of Chris Millington's travels around the
world, with advice on where to go and what to see.
- Backpackers Index Page
- information and links for people who want to travel and backpack around
the world.
- Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Europe
- contains travel essentials including transportation information, language,
lodging, and festivals.
- Backpacking Europe Solo: A Canadian
Chick's Guide - to inspire young women planning to backpack in Europe
alone. Features a photo album, and tips on travel, packing, and safety.
- Backpacking Traveler's
Guide - information resource on backpacking and budget traveling
around the world. Includes sections on youth hostelling, tips, FAQ,
and links.
- eTravel - offers news, information,
and advice for backpackers and independent travellers.
- How to See the World on $25 a Day or
Less - 25 chapters of online text on The Art of European and World
Travel Backpacking by John Gregory.
- Lightweight Backpacking - devoted
to educating people about maintaining a bare-bones approach to hiking
through the knowledge of the lightest weight equipment.
- netbackpacker.com - provides
information on hostels, working, and cyber cafes.
- On Vacation Forever - backpacker's
world travel handbook.
- Pete's Backpacker
Site - personal advice for US, Australia, UK, and Europe. Duck your
head, drop your pack, and come on in.
- Travel Backpacker - a forum
for travelers to share their experiences while on the road. Registered
authors can keep an online journal and post personal stories.
- Travel Experiences - offers
travelogues, advice, packing tips, message board, photos, and more by
and for backpackers worldwide.
- Travellers Lounge, The
- includes budget flight and route tips, health and safety advice, visa
information, and more.
- World Rambler - online travel
magazine geared for the budgeted backpackers with news, articles, stories,
and information.
- Youtrek.com - information and tips
for budget and backpacking-style travel.
Boating & Cruises
- Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - providing
river trips on the Rogue River of Oregon. Join us for brunch or dinner,
upriver.
- Alaska Glacier Bay Tours and Cruises
- specializes in small ship wilderness cruises and adventure tours in
Alaska's Glacier Bay and Inside Passage, plus wilderness activities
based from Glacier Bay Lodge.
- Zegrahm DeepSea Voyages - travel
adventures to the great ocean depths in high-tech submersibles.
- Prince William Sound Cruises
& Tours - day glacier and marine wildlife cruises in Prince
William Sound, Alaska based in Valdez and Whittier.
- Sail Yacht Vacation Charter Corporation
- power yachts, catamarans, and sailboats for the Caribbean.
- Austral Adventures - offering
boat tours and charters in the wilds of Patagonia.
- Blue Cruise - yacht tours along the
Mediterranean coast. Options include vegetarian, adventure and private
tours. In English and Italian.
- Bike and Barge Holland - offering
barge-only, cycle trips, and barge and bike combinations primarily in
the Netherlands.
- Alaska Fjord Charters -
three-day, three-night trips in the Kenai Fjords with opportunities
for fishing, kayaking, and sightseeing.
- Destination BVI - offers bareboat,
crewed, and luxury-crewed sailing and motor yacht charters in the British
Virgin Islands.
- AC-Cruiser - offers barge cruises
through the canals of Holland, Belgium, and more.
- B&B Barge Cruises in France
- offers a bed and breakfast barge cruise combined with a private country
house rental.
- B&V Associates - canal and
river cruises on hotel barges in France, England, Holland, Costa Rica,
and through Western Europe.
- Barge and Breakfast - cruise
the canals and waterways of Europe on a coverted Dutch barge.
- Barge Broker - representing luxury
hotel barges and self-drive barges in France.
- Barge Connection, The - cruise
the picturesque canals and rivers of France, England, Holland, Ireland
or Scotland aboard a luxury hotel barge.
- Barge Cruise Company Ltd. - offering
European canal and river cruise holidays.
- Barge Lady, The - experts on European
canal and river cruising.
- Barges in France - offering barge
excursions and customized itineraries exploring France.
- Chouette - offers cruises
and self-development holidays aboard the Chouette, a 30m Dutch barge
on the Canal du Nivernais.
- Elisabeth Barging Burgundy -
offers crewed charter on the Nivernais Canal in Burgundy, France. Includes
itineraries, sample menus, and interior photos.
- Etoile de Champagne - luxury
canal barge offering custom cruises and planned itineraries in Holland,
France, Belgium, and Germany.
- H2O Barge and Houseboat Vacations
- offering self-drive houseboat rentals and b&b or hotel barge tours.
- La Tortue - traditional Dutch barge
available for cruises along the Canal du Midi.
- Le Boat - offering barge cruise on the
historic rivers and canals of France, Holland, Belgium, Scotland, England,
or Ireland.
- Rive de France - offering self-chartered
barge and river boat cruises in various destinations throughout France.
- Swan Cruises - charter barge cruising
the canals of France.
- Thai River Cruises - offers
day and overnight trips including private rental aboard teakwood barges
cruising along canals and rivers between Ayudthaya and Bangkok.
Destination Guides
- CitySearch - arts and entertainment
guides for major American and international cities.
- Lonely Planet - down-to-earth
travel information designed to kickstart your travels and help you on
your way.
- Fodor's - your guide to destinations
around the world.
- Concierge.com - offers destination
guides, weekly travel deals and advice, photos, maps, and more.
- VirtualTourist.com - create customized
travellers' web sites, share stories, view maps, and more.
- Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online
- bargain tips, message boards, and an online magazine.
- Lycos City Guide - find your favorite
town, or explore a place you've never seen.
- Outdoor Recreation and
Travel Resources [gorp.com] - includes pointers to city/state/country
pages which includes outdoor recreation and travel information, travelogues
and travel FAQs.
- Metroville - links to local information
and services.
HitchHiking
- Hitch-hiking
Resources - extensive information.
- Suite101.com:
Hitch-hiking - articles, links, and discussions.
- Hitch a Ride - free site for drivers
to submit their trip. Hitchhikers can search for an appropriate ride
and go.
- Hitch-hikers' Accommodation Database
- HITCH: The
Hitchhiker's Internet Resource
- Hitchers' Home
- information and advice from a hitchers network on planning a trip,
what to bring, what to expect in general and by location, links, and
net of requests for assistance.
- Hitchhiking Vietnam: Letters
from the Trail. - documentary of one woman's experience trekking
through the country. Includes pictures, stories and traveling tips.
- How to See the World:
Hitchhiking
- Move to Everywhere - beginner hitchhiker's
guide to Europe. Includes where to hitch in specific cities, precautions,
discussion area, and more.
- Safer Way to Hitch-Hike
- Tao Of Hitch-Hiking - Martin Segal's
guide.
- Tobias' Hitchhiking
Pages - links and tips.
- Vilnius Hitch-Hiking Club (VHHC)
- World Hitch-Hikers' Trophy
- competition around the world.
Bed&Breakfast
- Bed & Breakfast.com - maps,
weather, and destination information await the searching traveler. Directory
of accommodations around the world.
- 111 Travel Directory - lists bed and
breakfasts worldwide, as well as travel links.
- Bed & Breakfast Inns Online -
information about the B&B experience. Individual inns including
full color pictures and state Bed & Breakfast innkeeper associations.
- Bed & Breakfast Inns of North America
- Lanier Travel Guide - publishing
an online guide to bed and breakfasts, small elegant hotels, golf courses
and family travel destinations throughout the US and Canada. Extensive
listings.
- 1st Traveler's
Choice - lists bed and breakfasts, small inns, vacation rentals,
dude ranches, and small hotels across the United States and Canada.
- InnSite: The Internet Directory of Bed
& Breakfasts - locate a B&B by zooming in on a map or by
selecting desired amenities.
- TravelAssist - directory of B&Bs,
inns, and small hotels.
- TheInnkeeper.com - with listings
of bed and breakfasts across the US and around the world.
- American Historic Inns, Inc. - publishes
country inn and bed and breakfast guidebooks. Includes online database
with historical information and reviews.
Family Travel
- About: Travel With Kids
- offers biweekly articles, advice about car trips, family vacation
ideas, chat, and more.
- Adoption Travel - resource for
international adoption travel planning.
- BabyCenter: Travel With
Baby - contains tips, kid-friendly airlines, message boards, and
family destinations.
- Babygoes2.com - offers advice on
where, when, and how to go on holiday with little ones, and what to
do once you get there.
- Family Travel Files -
offers a directory of family vacation spots, advice, and an ezine with
personal travel articles.
- Family Travel Forum - includes
information about FTF memberships packages.
- Family.com: Travel - contains
ideas, daily tips, Q&A, and the family-friendly travel awards.
- Fodors Family Travel Center
- offers news, features, links, resources, and a list of favorite family
destinations.
- GoCityKids - guides to family-friendly
activities, afterschool ideas, adventures, restaurants, and more. For
major US cities.
- GORP Outdoors with
the Family - how-to and where to take children hiking, camping,
fishing, biking, wildlife viewing and more.
- Holidays For Kids -
outlines the positive and negative aspects of recent trips to kid friendly
resorts at Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Gold Coast.
- iVillage.com: Family
Travel - featuring articles on surviving family trips, business
travel with kids, family flying, and more.
- Kids Avenue - children talk
about their favorite vacations.
- Kids Travel - information
on how to keep your children happy during a trip.
- National
Geographic: Family Travel - contains features on traveling with
kids and links.
- Outside Online:
Family Vacation Guide - collection of articles on outdoor traveling
with the family.
- Parent Soup:
Parents' Picks - forum for parents to review kid-friendly destinations.
- Taking Kids
Outdoors - expectations, safety, the essentials, discovery and resources.
- Taking the Kids -
weekly column by Eileen Ogintz offering tips on traveling with the family.
- Tiny Travelers - contains articles
geared towards travelling with infants and toddlers.
- Travel for Kids - offers worldwide
information about where to find fun things to do and see with children.
- Travel Tips - contains
user-submitted tips on traveling with children.
- Travel
Toys
- Traveling Internationally with
Your Kids - tips from real parents on how to travel long distance
with your children.
- Women.com: Family Travel
- includes values, planning advice, and recommended destinations.
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