CYBERCAFES - CELEBRATIONS/HOLIDAYS - DESTINATIONS
FLAGS - MAPS - PLANNERS - WORLD TIME

Altapedia Online -- with an easy A-Z index of maps plus a good range of reference and educational maps Atlapedia is an excellent family orientated maps resource. There are additional facts and figures about world countries plus statistics and a whole range of educational information.

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 Amazon.co.uk -- Books - travel


Bank Holidays of the World -- this site informs you of all the days when banks are closed due to religious or public events.
Major events (elections, strikes, riots...) are also listed , as well as school holidays in many countries.

Columbus -- worldwide maps and guides.
 

Cybercafes -- need to send e-mail or surf the Internet? The site lists thousands of cybercafes worldwide.

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Currency converter  XE.COM  /  OANDA.COM

Earthcalendar -- a global events calendar which documents the holidays and occasions from countries and religions around the world

Flags.net -- Flags Database / Here you can read more than 9800 pages about flags and view more than 18,100 images of flags

Guia Campsa -- Calcula tu itinerario. Elige tu ciudad de origen y tu destino (Benidorm o Gandia) y obtendrás toda la información necesaria para tu trayecto en coche (distancia, el tiempo, rutas alternativas )

Ismap -- maps of Brussels, London & Paris with search engine for adresses

Lonely Planet -- country guides, city guides, airport guides, attraction guides, tour guides, cruise guides, world clock, weather guides, etc.
Lonely Planet Maps
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Maporama -- Maporama.com is the reference site for itineraries and geographic information. Maporama offers free access, without any constraints.By entering a starting location, an arrival location, or just a country, Maporama's users can generate their own maps, identify company and store locations, organize their trip with all the surrounding information (hotels, restaurants, city of arrival,...)

Maps.com -- get familiar with your new surroundings before you leave.

Map Quest.com -- cartes et guides

National Geographic's Map Machine -- with a massive variety of reference maps for locations worldwide, the National Geographic's Map Machine is a great resource. Although the site provides no interactive maps, there is plenty of useful state and country information including flag and facts. worldwide maps, atlas

OAG - destination_info

Qelleroute.com -- road portal (Europe and USA) with planners, maps, costs, traffic, incidents, webcams, etc.
Randmcnally -- maps and guidebooks
Rand Mc Nally -- electronics & software

School Holidays in Switzerland  -- In Switzerland, the main responsibility for education and culture lies with the cantons. They coordinate their work at the national level. The 26 cantonal ministers of education together form a political body to carry out this work: the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK). Legally binding, intercantonal agreements (known as concordats) form the foundation for the work of the EDK.

SwissTravelCenter -- maps (Hallwag and Kummerly+Fre)
 Time and Date -- world clock, time and date, monthly calendar, calendar automizer, time zones, world time search, calendar generator, duration between two dates, what date is it in 500 days, and more

 
Time and Distance Calculator &  Airport Locator / -- Air Routing International maintains a multitude of data on airports and airways around the world, including time and distance calculations. You can now retrieve the time and distance calculations that we store on our Web site! The information received is only the great circle distance and should only be used as a guide. This includes a 15 minute bias on takeoff.

Tourism Offices -- worldwide tourism offices

Traveler Cheques Swiss Bankers & American Express --information about using travelers cheques in more than 1600 countries

Travelnow.com -- Destination Guides: Want to know where to eat in a city you will soon visit? What about knowing the best sights to see or learning the history of an area you dream of exploring?
Simply select the appropriate region below to narrow your search or select the city from the listing on the right and be on your way to exploring the various dining, shopping, sightseeing, nightlife, and cultural opportunities in one of 273 cities of your choice. Reservation online flight-car-hotel.

Ulysss Guides  -- travel guides

US Maps at RandMcNally.com

Web iTi --to search the right itinerary in Europe (120000 places in 18 countries)

World Time Server -- world time search with map

World Time Zone -- world map of time zones

World Time Zone -- What time is it in every time zone ?, time zone conversion, watches, etc

 


WORLD ELECTRIC GUIDE -- this is a guide to some important issues when deciding to use your electrical appliances in another country. It includes a table describing electrical systems worldwide, illustrations of electrical plugs you may run across, advice on using your computer and other general advice that you may find helpful.  Finally, there is a list of sources for electrical travel accessories.
 

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