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Check out our growing links to Virtual Tourist in the Country Sections in Links.  You can click through to see comments on the places from ordinary travellers like you.  See what they thought of a place before you go.  Get tips and warnings of any dangers.  Try USA

Passports
A valid passport is essential when you travel abroad.  If you need a new passport apply in good time, its best to allow a month.  Application form request hotline 0901 4700 110 or fax 0901 4700 120.
General enquiries call the UKPA helpline 0870 521 0410 (24 hours a day)
Passport Adviceline 0300 222 0000
Faxback information line 0901 4700 130

www.equipped2travel.co.uk  offers a wide variety of essential travel accessories

www.travelcitydirect.co.uk

Lots Of Places

Guardian Travel From Guardian Newspaper

Travel Health - Get information before you go abroad.

Hot Spots - Possible dangers

Healthy Flying - all the possible problems and what to do to minimise them

Travel Help
Universal Currency Convertor

Interactive Currency Convertor
The Interactive Currency Table lets you to view cross-rate tables of several dozen major currencies in the base currency of your choice. This means you can quickly find out how much your currency is worth all over the world with just a few clicks.  It even has historical data so you can see how the rates have changed over time.

Languages for the traveller - more serious go to Languages Links

Travel Health Online Advice on vaccination, precautions, illness..

Foreign Office
www.fco.gov.uk
Check here for difficulties for travelling abroad.  See their dos and don'ts for each country.

Travel Advice
for women at Journeywoman

Travel Guides
Young Scot
Lonely Planet 
Rough Guides 
Mountainzone 
Travelguides 
Backpacker Network
Aussie Backpacker
Escape for adventure trips.
International Student Travel Confederation
Hostelling International
Hostels.com
Gap Year
Bunac
World Challenge
Jet Programme
Raleigh International
Kibbutz Representatives
Terraquest
Travel Tips

Global Gateway -Northern Ireland

Travel Abroad
Last Minute.com
www.lastminiute.com 

Cheap Flights
 www.cheapflights.co.uk/   

Farebase

Flightbooker

Travel Agents
www.expedia.com 
Thomas Cook
www.expedia.msn.co.uk 
Bargain Holidays
www.bargainholidays.com 
Travel Shoppe
Deckchair
Pyramids www.touregypt.net 
Teletext
Asiatour

Hotels
Hotel Discounts www.hoteldiscounts.com 
Quikbook www.quikbook.com 

B & B - USA
www.bbonline.com 

Late Rooms

Car Hire in USA
Breezenet's Guide to Airport Rental Cars
www.bnm.com 
For best airport deals on specific dates.

Want to see where you are going Live - Then Try - www.earthcam.com
Live pictures beamed from hundreds of places 24 hours a day.

Portugal  www.portugalinsite.pt

Guides to Cities
City Search  www.citysearch.com 
Sidewalk  www.sidewalk.com 

Holiday Deals
Holiday Deals
Bargain Holidays
Teletext
Travelcity

USA
Florida Holidays
Florida Experience
Keys to Florida

Flights
Ebookers  www.ebookers.com
Flightbookers  www.flightbookers.co.uk 
Airtickets Direct Specialists in Long Haul

Air Ticket Auctions
Virgin Express  www.express.com  
Lufthansa  www.lufthansa.co.uk 

Specialising in Young People
Sta Travel

Euro Tunnel Folkstone to Calais in 35 Minutes.
4 times an hour 24 hours a day.

Cars to Rent
Autos Abroad Brochure Line 0171 439 4068
Reservations 0171 409 1900

Hostels.com   
for hostels worldwide.  Check from any PC, Internet Cafe etc for vacancies.

Cybercafes
To check out where in the world they are go to www.cybercafes.com 

Check out the email section on this site for other travel ideas before you go,

Places to visit with an edge.
 www.letsgo.com

Maps
Expedia Maps

Lycos Maps

Mapquest Routequest and more.

Maps Purchase and download

Streetmap  UK Streetmaps

Holidays, street finder, global weather.
www.a2b.com

Fielding's Dangerfinder Places to avoid maybe?

Security Guidelines for American Business Travellers

British Airport Authority Check parking, Duty Free and more.

Ski holidays, snow information – updated.
www.1ski.com

Iglu

Golfing holidays etc.
www.longshot.golf.co.uk

Exodus site for Overland holidays, Biking, Walking, Discovery.
http://195/173/190.15

Travel Links on Britannica.com

Travel News on Britannica.com

AA Hotels Guide

This is London

London Underground Guide

All Hotels.com
Embassy World
Best Western Hotels - Global Reservations
Hilton
Holiday Inns
Hotel Book - Over 7500 hotels
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Intercontinental Hotels

Holidays for People with Disabilities
I-CAN

Everybody -
 The information on Airlines & Hotels for people with disabilities

If you are in the United States 
and thinking about coming to Scotland or UK try the US based 
Undiscovered Britain catering for the traveller with disabilties.

Travel Places

For lots of ideas go to 
Travel & Expeditions at PBS

Business Travel

See Also

Backpackers Guides
Holiday Health
Holidays
UK Information
Weather