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Travel Tips

The Compleat Carry-On Traveler - If you need to know What to Take, What to Take It In, or How to Pack It, this site has the answers.

PassengerRights.com - If you have had an unpleasant experience that you would like to report, this site provides an online complaint form that addresses airline, cruises, hotels, car rental agencies, tour operators and much more.

New & Old Tricks for the Shrewd Traveler - This extensive listing of travel tips covers topics ranging from lost baggage to outwitting hotel thieves.

Government Travel Information

Embassy World - Search by host or guest country to locate a list of embassies and consulates of the world, embassies of other nations in the United States, U.S. embassies worldwide, and United Nationals permanent missions.

Foreign Embassies of Washington D.C. - Provides links to foreign embassies located in Washington, D.C. as well as to other web resources, if available.

U.S. Customs Service: Traveler Information - Information for passengers leaving or returning to the United States regarding what can and cannot be carried with them.

U.S. State Department: Bureau of Consular Affairs - Provides complete information for Americans traveling abroad, including travel warnings and consular information sheets.

Internet Access While Traveling

Cybercafes.com - This database of Internet cafes provides listings that include location, home page URL, and e-mail address. Searchable by city or country name or simply click on the map to locate a region.

Technotravel: How to Access the Internet While Traveling - This site offers advice for those with and without computers, a list of cybercafers, a helpful remindeer that public libraries may have Internet access as well.

Language, Money, Health, & Weather

Travlang - Offers translating dictionaries, foreign languages for travelers, links to other language sites, and more.

Olsen & Associates Currency Converter - Determine the most current exchange rate. You can also search for historical exchange rates going back to 1990.

Travel Health Online - Complete travel health including required vaccinations, health precautions, disease risks, special needs, and U.S. State Department travel advisories.

The Weather Channel - Find forecasts for any city in the world, get allergy and asthma information, get the current conditions and forecasts for National Parks and Seashores, and lots more.

WeatherPost - Find what you need to know about the weather in numerous cities worldwide at this Washington Post site.

Restaurants

World’s Largest Dining Guide - From Lycos, locate restaurants or read restaurant reviews. You can even search by zip code to locate those restaurants in closest proximity.