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Travel and Driving Links
see Foreign Language for German, French and Spanish links
Teaching Resources include general sites that are excellent and have lots of links, too many to include on each subject page such as this.
Searching the Internet lists some seach engines and directory sites. Since each one has its own "flavor," try as many as you have time for --- each one should come up with different links.

General Travel Resources

  • Around the World in 80 Clicks (click on world map to get info on countries)
  • CitySearch Map (predominately, US ... "comprehensive local city guides, providing up-to-date information regarding arts and entertainment events, community activities, recreation, businesses, shopping, professional services and news/sports/weather to consumers in metropolitan areas")
  • CNN TravelGuide (news, destinations, city guides, driving directions, essentials, book your trip, CNNfn traveler)
  • One Bag.Com (the art and science of traveling light)
  • Concierge.com - Home of CondeNast Traveler (airport guides, travel tips, vacation planning, travel bargains, etc.)
  • Cruise Professionals ("focused on delivering unique, upscale cruise travel experiences")
  • Expedia (flights, cruises, cars, hotels, vacation deals, etc.)
  • Excite's Travel (create a trip, top travel deals)
  • Fodor's Travel   (travel news, hotels, restaurants, cruises, tours, tips, etc.))
  • Frommer's Budget Travel Online ("Forthright views on travel issues, Candid advice about alternative travel, non-standard vacations, and off-beat trips, New travel approaches for thoughtful vacationers, and 'Hot spots' and 'best buys' among destinations.")
  • Geographia (country information: brief history, culture, places to go, things to do, etc.)
  • Let's GO.com: Travel ("Young and budget-savvy travelers turn to Let’s Go for the freshest coverage, insider tips, and an authentic perspective.")
  • GORP ... Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (great site for hiking, biking, paddling, wildlife, fishing, etc., in the US and around the world ... newsletters, gear,  travel, etc.)
  • HealthyTravel.net (HEALL: Health Education Alliance for Life and Longevity)
  • Intellicast   ("Intellicast is the world's premier online weather information source .. the richest, most detailed weather maps online combined with constant updates")
  • Lonely Planet - Destinations (lots of travel & background info on countries) 
  • MapQuest ("the most highly-rated and popular interactive mapping service ... offers consumers the ability to find over three million locations worldwide, obtain driving directions, overlay places of interest, and create and save personalized maps ")
  • Sally's Place (travel, food, beverage ... "award-winning culinary site that spans the international food scene")
  • SmarTraveler (up-to-date travel conditions for roads, trains, els, subways, buses, etc., for the major cities)
  • TOPIN: Tourist Information with Daily Up-to-Date Live-Weather and Panorama Pictures (title says it all ... in English, French, German and Spanish)
  • TOWD: Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory ("your guide to official tourism information, an index listing only official government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, and similar agencies. No travel agents, no tour operators, no hotels")
  • Travel.org - The Directory of Travel (guide for a lot of travel links)
  • travlang ("is committed to providing a variety of useful tools for the traveler and those interested in learning a foreign language. We also provide the user with links to some of the best places on the net")
  • Travelocity ("one of the most powerful one-stop travel sites on the Internet providing secure online reservation capabilities for air, car, hotel and vacation reservations, plus access to a vast database of destination and other travel information."
  • TravelSmith: Travel Center (packing guide, tour finder, articles and inspiration)
  • Trips with kidz - The site http://www.tripswithkidz.com offers various tips on travelling with family, especially kids. For instance, a clickable map gives you information on the 50-odd states of America; each page contains did-you-know-that facts. Membership provides more information.
  • tuttinsieme.it: World Travel Directory (links for Art and Museums, Towns, Transportation, etc.)
  • Uniglobe ("a leading provider of online travel services for leisure and small-business travelers. It offers one-stop shopping for airline tickets, cruises, car rentals, hotels and vacation packages, as well as access to travel information, travel merchandise, and award winning customer service.")
  • US State Department: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (for every country in the world)
  • Virtual Guidebooks ("uses immersive imagery {virtual reality panoramas} to allow you to travel, virtually, to interesting places.  Each panoramic image shows you exactly what it is like to be in that particular spot — you can look in any direction, as well as up and down. You can zoom in and out, and some images have interactive captions that tell you just what you are looking at.  The panoramas are arranged geographically, with maps to help you locate the area you want. There are also thematic lists — if you are interested, for example, in all the panoramas of lighthouses. And there are reviews of recommended books and movies for each geographic area.  So far we have about 900 panoramas available on this site, spanning western North America from Baja California to the Canadian Arctic, plus some from Hawaii and the South Pacific.")
  • YFU: Youth For Understanding ("a non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester or year with a host family in another culture")
  • YMCA ("Together, the nation’s 2,283 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in America, working to meet the health and social service needs of 16.9 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities. Ys are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay. YMCAs’ strength is in the people they bring together. ... YMCAs stretch beyond the United States. YMCAs are at work in more than 120 countries around the world, serving more than 30 million people.")
  • YWCA ("the YWCA, the oldest and largest women's membership movement in the United States. Three hundred twenty-three YWCAs operate across the country, representing approximately 2 million women, girls and their families. The movement's mission, to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism, is the guiding principle for all YWCA child care, domestic violence, violence prevention, shelter, fitness, and social justice programs.")

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Transportation (Airlines, Trains, Taxis, Limos, Shuttles)

Airlines

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Trains

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Taxis, Limos, Shuttles, etc.

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Lodging (hotels)

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Hotels

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Attractions and Things to Do

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Restaurants

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Maps of Philadelphia Area, including public transit maps ... also, see Maps and Geography

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Driving Conditions of Philadelphia Area

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This page was last updated on 2/1/08
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