Travel
& Tourism
Alchemy
of Africa
http://www.aztec.co.za/biz/africa
Provides
information all about Africa. Lets you download
African Music while you stroll through the Art
Gallery, browse the Market for shops and business
listings, chat online in the Chat rooms, arm chair
travel to African destinations via the Mystical
Launch pad, and more.
Ansett
Australia
http://www.ansett.com.au/homepage.html
Features
an airline that flies to exotic places such as
Norfolk Island, Bali, Christmas Island, in addition
to places in Australia.
Australia
Travel Directory
http://www.anzac.com/aust/aust.htm
Offers
links to information on tourism, VISA, individual
states, and transportation.
The
Civilized Explorer
http://www.crl.com/~philip/home.html
Contains
information on the French West Indies and Guadelope,
including information about beaches, restaurants,
activities, and places to stay. Also includes
photographs and links to maps, satellite pictures,
and other Web resources.
Costa
Travel Online
http://www.ciee.org:80/cts/ctshome.htm
Offers
worldwide tour packages. Includes links to Alamo
Rent A Car, Carnival Cruises, Cunard, and Royal
Caribbean. Special discounts given to the academic
community.
Council
Travel
http://www.elderhostel.org/
Specializes
in student and youth budget travelers. Provides
information on youth hostels, international student
ID cards, and rail passes. Index to study abroad
program.
Country
Maps of Europe
http://www.tue.nl/europe/
Provides
links to sites that detail regional and city maps of
Great Britain, European, and Slavic countries.
Cyprus
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~cyprus/tourist.html
Serves
as a comprehensive guide to Cyprus—its history,
its beauty, and why it’s definitely worth planning
a trip to. Includes sections on cities and advice on
where to stay. Provides information on where to
shop, what to buy, the cuisine of Cyprus, music
sites, and where to have fun.
Czech
Info Center
http://www.muselik.com/
An
incredibly well-organized guide to the Czech
Republic. Includes general information, bulletin
boards (such as finding an ancestor), helpful travel
information, and a section on the city of Prague.
Dublin
Pub Review
http://www.dsg.cs.tcd.ie:/dsg_people/czimmerm/pubs.html
Provides
a self-admittedly biased opinion of pubs and
nightclubs in Dublin. Takes you on a virtual pub
crawl and provides a price and visitability rating
for each one.
European
and British Rail Passes
http://www.eurail.com/eurail/passes/passlist.htm
Provides
information on the Eurailpass and rail passes for
other countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy,
Czech Republic, and Scandinavia. This site is a must
for those considering traveling Europe by Eurail.
Eurostar
Internet
http://www.eurostar.com/eurostar/
Presents
Eurostar, a direct passenger train service that
connects Paris and Brussels and London using the
Chunnel (English Channel Tunnel). Includes
timetables, prices, booking information, special
fares and general information about trains that
travel this civil engineering masterpiece.
FranceEscape
http://www.cerf.net/cei/l/South_Am/index.htm
Informative
site on planning and vacationing in France. Includes
studies in France, festivals, transportation, and
classifieds.
Going
to Belgium
http://www.france.com/francescape/top.html
Provides
links to Belgium cities and travel interests.
Passport and customs information and information for
establishing residency.
Hong
Kong Online Guide
http://www.hk.super.net/~webzone/hongkong.html
A
Java-enhanced site providing information on Hong
Kong, including shopping, dining, culture, hotel
information, and places of interest. Offers links to
sites related to Chinese and Hong Kong culture.
Indonesia
http://www.sino.net/asean/indonesa.html
Serves
as a guide to Indonesia—its customs, traveling
within the country, entertainment, useful phrases,
currency, and other traveler tips. Includes a
recording of the National Anthem of Indonesia and a
soon to be available video clip.
The
Internet Guide to Hostels
http://www.hostels.com/hostels/
Includes
a Worldwide Hostel Guide for throughout the
world; "Talk Backpacking," a forum for
asking questions, and a guide to Budget guidebooks.
Jerusalem
Mosaic
http://www1.huji.ac.il/jeru/jerusalem.html
Provides
a virtual welcome to the city of Jerusalem. Offers
many interesting historical and religious fact and
pictures pertaining to Jerusalem. Includes a view of
Jerusalem from the sky, and an option to hear the
song of Jerusalem.
Jordan
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/jordanians/jordan/
A
graphics-rich guide to the Hashemite Kingdom Of
Jordan , its culture, people, and tourism. Also
provides accomodation listings and traveler tips as
well as links to Jordanian sites of interest.
Lonely
Planet Travel Centre
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/
Concentrates
on travel in the various regions of India and the
attractions of each. These snippets are obviously
extracts from the Lonely Planet guides that
provide travelers information somewhat off the
beaten path (fax an order for your copy today).
The
Monaco Home Page
http://www.monaco.mc/
Presents
the Principality of Monaco and its tourism,
business, and motor racing. Includes English and
French versions.
Salzburg,
Austria
http://www.tcs.co.at/fvp.html
Provides
seasonal tourist information about Salzburg, Austria
and its surrounding regions. Offers alternatives to
traditional holiday plans when abroad (in German and
English).
TGV:
French High Speed Train
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/tgv/tgvindex.html
Features
TGV, the French high-speed train. Includes
background, graphics, and schedules (in French) and
links to other high-speed train sites around the
world.
Tour
Canada without Leaving Your Desk
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/Unofficial/Canadiana/Travelogue.html
Take
a virtual vacation of Canada and each of its
provinces via the Web site links provided. This site
is a good resource for anything you’d like to find
out about Canada and what it has to offer for
tourists.
Tourist
Office of Spain Homepage
http://www.cais.com/usa/visitors/visitors.html
General
information on travel in Spain provided by the
Spanish Tourism Office. Includes sites for National
Parks, special events and social customs
Travel
to Finland
http://www.travel.fi/Welcome.html
Provides
information on Finland, including the usual fare of
information a tourist might want, such as hotels,
sights, culture, shopping, and maps (clickable).
Offers the language preferences in English or Suomi.
United
Kingdom Pages
http://www.neosoft.com/~dlgates/uk/ukindex.html
Provides
information about the United Kingdom in many
categories: higher education, cities, countryside,
culture, government, travel, employment, and other
miscellaneous information. Provides more than a
thousand links to other sites, primarily within the
United Kingdon. Also lists bed-and-breakfast
accommodations, picturesque pubs, and so forth.
Offers several photo albums of downloadable images,
including a page of photographs of the Royals.
Vancouver,
British Columbia
http://freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
Provides
FreeNet's information and links about Vancouver.
Also offers links to the British Columbia home page
and other Canadian home pages.
Victoria,
British Columbia
http://freenet.victoria.bc.ca/vifa.html
A
community-based network available at no cost to
residents and visitors of Victoria. Provides easy
access to businesses, individuals, government, and
more.
Future
Net’s Sunzine presents a collection of graphics
concerning life online, from Queensland, Australia.
Offers links to many facets of Web lifestyle,
including education, vacationing, and travel. Take a
cybertour of Queensland and experience a taste of
Australia you might never get to.