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AirNav: Airport Information - Type in the three-letter airport code for the U.S. airport you want, and you'll get detailed information back. If you don't know the code, you can just type in the name of the nearest city. You can try to look for nearby balloonports, gliderports, heliports, seaplane bases-- pretty much everything but a starship dock! You'll get back a map of the airport, its radio frequencies, runway descriptions, yearly traffic statistics, and more, including a list of obstructions in the general area, such as tall radio towers or buildings. You'll also find out if migratory birds or animals are sometimes on the runways. Additionally, there are links to other pages about some of the airports.
Best Fares Discount Travel Magazine - Best Fares offers a generous array of free travel bargains. They check hundreds of sources each month to bring you one-stop shopping for great deals: Snooze You Lose fares, Internet offers, late-breaking travel news, and much more.
Campground OnLine - An Internet RV Camping Magazine with all the resources for the RVer. Look thru the campground directory, read amusing camping adventures and mishaps, and get recipes for your next camping trip.
Citysearch.com - The place to go if you’ve been given a longer reprieve. You can find out about day spas, outdoor activities, golf, cultural tours, festivals and all the other fun things you used to do with your spouse.
Classic 164 Currency Converter - When is a dollar not a dollar? Wait a minute. Where did you get that dollar? Is that a U.S. dollar, or an Australian dollar, or a Namibian dollar? If it's a Namibian dollar, then it is likely worth less than half the U.S. dollar. The Australian dollar is worth more than the Namibian dollar but is still not worth as much as the U.S. dollar. Confused yet? What about the German mark, the Japanese yen, or the Slovenian tolar? Whoa! This stuff can get confusing. Luckily, at this site, with just a couple of clicks, you can compare 164 currencies all over the world, from their values in 1990 through today. Try it!
ElderTreks - ElderTreks is the world's first adventure travel company dedicated exclusively to people 50 and over.
Ernie's Learn to Speak a Little Hawaiian - (thank you very much), Ernie, for this page, which teaches just a little Hawaiian. You'll find pronunciation notes and a little glossary.
Euro - January 1, 1999 marked the beginning of a new unified currency in Europe--the euro. No more shillings, marks, or francs. Read about it at this site in the 11 languages of the European Union. This page is designed to help people make the switch from the previous currency to the new one, and includes pictures of the euro notes and coins.
Excite Travel: Destinations: Countries & Territories - World geography homework never had it so good! Enjoy touring the world, looking for interesting places for that class project. Inside each country page are links sorted by categories, such as country information, culture and language, maps, and travel. At the bottom of each country page is an additional choice that lists links to all the countries in the same region or continent. Happy trails.
Family.com - Presented by Disney Online, this site offers lots of intriguing feature articles on family activities, travel, recipes, education, and more. A recent peek revealed these articles: "Out of the Woods: Camp Crafts to Make at Home," "Preparing for Kindergarten: What Your Preschooler Needs to Know," and lots more. Besides this, you can Go Local for links to parenting news in your city or state. We were able to find out about this week's family activities in our town. Coverage is currently limited to the U.S. and its territories, Canada, and Australia.
Family.com: Travel - Whether you're traveling by car or by plane, don't miss the great information here on how to keep your kids entertained wherever you go. There are some great "family friendly city guides" to help plan your next vacation.
Festivals.com - Parental advisory: Please preview this site. Festivals.com offers a fascinating look at more than 26,000 seasonal celebrations around the world. Click on any area of the Big Map and search for festivals there. You can even add information on festivals in your area. You'll find lots of features and fun, but we haven't looked at everything on the site, so browse with care.
Geographica Homepage - The Interknowledge Corporation presents this professional-looking site that contains country-specific pages on many countries around the world. Each country site is both a pleasure to look at and a treasure chest of comprehensive information. This is a don't-miss site for worldly info-seekers.
Ghosts in the Castle - Wouldn't it be neat to live in a castle? Here's your chance to explore one built in Britain in the 1300s. We took the tour and met a lot of really neat people who are there to protect us, the castle owners. James, the archer, was one. He claims to be able to shoot a steel-tipped arrow more than 100 yards! With a few carefully placed clicks of your mouse on the mouse wandering around on the screen, you will be transported through this marvelous place. Watch for the ghosts, though. Now we're heading back to see what Peter the Jester has up his sleeve.
Greatest Places Virtual Reality - All you'll need is QuickTime to explore 360-degree photos from Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Hope you're not afraid of heights. Hold onto the handrail! (For the squeamish, try the solid ground views of Greenland.)
History Channel - Traveler - How about a tour that re-creates the Civil War? Or one that helps you understand the Klondike gold rush in Alaska? This site will help you plan a vacation you'll remember forever. Once you have the plans made, better tell Mom and Dad you will need them to drive you there!
International Road Signs - OK, you and your folks have a great trip planned in Europe. That's great, but the adults on your trip insist on a road trip, and they want to do their own driving. Problem is, the rules of the road in European countries are different from those in North America: signs are different, traffic lights vary, and so on. That's where this site comes to the rescue. Show your folks this page so they'll know how to turn, when to stop, and, most important, get you safely to all the fun places you want to see.
Klutz - Travel Games - You are on a 1,000-mile cross-country trip to visit Aunt Mabel. Your kid brother is singing "Do Your Ears Hang Low" for the umpteenth time, and your dad keeps going on and on about how he walked through the snow barefoot to school. In other words, you're bored out of your skull. Fight road boredom with some great travel games form this site. See license plates from around the North America so you can quickly recognize which state cars are from (before anyone else). Learn a simple game called NIM that'll kill many road miles, and print off some matching games that'll keep your brother quiet and give you both fun times. You may even look forward to going to Aunt Mabel's now!
Legends Golf - You're with good friends, the weather is perfect and you're about to play a round of golf on a course you'll never forget. The Legends clubhouse embodies the tradition of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, Scotland. Stunning in grandeur and style, this impressive structure greets you upon your arrival and stays with you as a visual landmark while you're playing the courses. Come take a tour of these courses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and two courses in Virginia, which have been ranked number 2 and 4 in Virginia by Golf Digest and one of the courses is also on Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses in the country list. Check out the golf academy, send in your request for a tee time and be sure to sign up for a contest to win free green fees or even a weekend vacation!
Lonely Planet Online - Although this is a tourist-oriented service, Lonely Planet can be an excellent source of information about a country. They publish some of the most popular travel books in the world. You'll find facts on the environment, history, culture, and more about each of the world's countries here. Of course, since it's for tourists, there's even information on getting there, attractions, events, and travelers' reports. All this adds up to some of the best stuff for reports and homework assignments, not to mention interesting reading for that virtual trip. Parental advisory: Sections of this site may be inappropriate for younger children.
New York City Subway Resources - Net-mom likes subways. She's traveled on the El in Chicago, the Metro in Washington, D.C. and Montreal, the T in Boston, BART in San Francisco, and whatever they call the subway in Prague. This Web page is done by people who really love subways. Learn about the history of the New York subway system, and take a virtual tour of some of the abandoned stations and tracks. There are also interesting links to information on subways, trolleys, and interurban rail systems all over the world.
Professor's Postcards - The Professor takes trips to UNESCO World Heritage sites all over the world, and she's great about sending postcards back to her friends. Unfortunately, she always seems to leave out the most important words--like where she is! Can you figure it out from the clues on the postcards?
Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage - Enjoy over 4,000 scans of paper currency from all over the world. Just click on the area you want to see, and then choose the country you want from there. There's a list of various denominations you can select. Do look into the souvenir "Antarctican dollars."
Smarter Living - Smarter Living summarizes the best discount travel specials on airlines, hotels, cruises, vacations, car rentals, weekend getaways and more. Find cheap plane tickets for weekend and last-minute travel. Check out Deal Alert! for the latest travel savings and deals. Travel questions? Post them in Smarter Living Forums, the on-line travel discussion area.
The License Plate Game - Try to guess the name of the U.S. state or Canadian province before you click on it on the colorful outline map. See a picture of that area's license plate.
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - Where do you want to go on vacation? You have a lot of possible choices; where can you go to get information on each? You want official material, too, not just brochures from hotels and resorts. The same thing applies if you're doing a report on a state or a country: you want information from some authoritative source. Here it is! Just select the country or state you want, and the contact information (and sometimes, the Web page location) will appear on your screen. It will also tell you the last time the address was verified.
TravelNow.com - Find the flight you need at the best price, quick and easy car reservations, and book your hotel through their comprehensive hotel reservation site. There is also a currency converter so you can see at a glance what the prices quoted in foreign currency will cost in American dollars.
TRIP.com - You can search for flights on multiple airlines in one step to find the best flight for you. The Flight Tracker allows you to track any commercial flight en-route to any U.S. destination, giving the flight's airspeed, altitude, direction and actual arrival time.
US State Department Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - Have you ever fantasized you were an international spy? This site has links to all sorts of cool stuff! There are travel advisories and maps of all the different countries. Check out the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) publications and handbooks. Look at what's going on in different countries, what is necessary to get across the border, and what to take with you to be safe (besides your passport and your parents, that is).
Virtual Tourist - Virtual Tourist is a way to find Web pages around the world. You're first presented with a clickable world map. Pick a continent or region and zoom in to a more detailed map showing the countries. Click once more on a country, and you'll see a list of Web servers located in that country. The server may have information about that country along with other subject matter.
Welcome to Hostels.com / The Internet Guide to Hostelling - The worlds's #1 hostelling resource featuring stories, advice, news, tickets, gear, and the web's best hostel database!
Yahoo Travel - One stop site for all your travel needs, family travel, resorts, cruises and so much more!
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