Some essential sites to know before you go. Check out the titles in the right frame for more detailed listings by category.
Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
This indispensable source from the U.S. State Department provides Consular Information Sheets for every country in the world, including location of U.S. Embassy or Consulate, health conditions, currency, entry regulations, crime and security. Plus, travel advisories.
Travlang
One-stop shopping for your travel language needs. In an engaging interactive learning format, offers basic words, plus sound files, for languages ranging from Tagalog to German to Hindi. Also, links to on-line translating dictionaries and general language pointers.
CNN Travel Guide - Magellan Maps
Locate yourself with Magellan maps and links to city guides for more than 85 countries and major cities around the world. Shockwave versions allow you to zoom and pan where you need it most.
How Far Is It?
Choose two cities and this handy site will spit out the distance between them, as well as charting their location on a map.
MapBlast!
This inventive site allows you to locate a detailed street map from almost any street address in the U.S. Try yours.
Subway Navigator
Device allowing you to find routes in subway systems in various cities around the world. Just punch in your departure point and destination.
International Clothing and Shoe Sizes
A handy chart to help your loved ones avoid disappointment when you get home. Japanese, American, British and Continental sizes.
Tips on Tipping
Taxi drivers? Porters? Bellman? Avoid embarrassment with the who, when and how much of tipping from the American Society of Travel Agents.
