General Resources
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Articles, tips, blogs, updates, and lots of other real information.
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/
Easy to find articles on all manner of budget and educational travel.
http://www.bootsnall.com/
Well worth rummaging through; you should find what you need in a few clicks.
Backpacking/Hitchhiking
http://www.artoftravel.com/
Commercial and graphics free, nuts and bolts information. Just the facts, m'am.
http://www.wisenomad.com/
Youth-oriented, information and travel stories.
http://www.backpackeurope.com/index.html
Specializing in Europe but has a good list of links.
Biking
http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/travel/index.htm
International travel page of the International Bicycle Fund.
http://downtheroad.org/
An American couple reporting on their round-the-world bike tour.
http://globike.net/ubbthreads.php
Discussion boards to post your burning and tepid questions.
Blogs
http://www.travelblog.org/
Travel journals, photos, and forum.
http://realtravel.com/find.aspx
Blog, blog, blog... is nothing left to chance these days?
http://technorati.com/blogs/travel+blog
Create your own travel blog.
Gay and Lesbian Travel
http://www.iglta.com/
International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association.
http://www.damron.com/
Guidebooks and resources.
http://www.gayjourney.com/
Articles, hotels, resorts...
Health
http://www.who.int/ith/en/
The World Health Organization travel and health publication has the scoop on health risks in a number of contexts.
http://www.travmed.com/
Buy travel-related medical and health supplies. Also has country directory with relevant health needs and information.
http://www.istm.org/
International Society of Travel Medicine.
Maps
http://www.itmb.com/travel_maps.htm
Lots of maps of the world, relatively clean site.
http://www.maporama.com
Worldwide driving directions.
http://local.google.com/
Click on satellite, zoom out on the image, move the image with your cursor to center where you want, then zoom in again.
Photography
http://www.travelphoto.net/
Interesting shots and descriptions.
http://realtravel.com/travel_photos.html
Create your own photo blog.
http://www.fodors.com/focus/
Some general tips and suggestions for a variety of photo situations.
Research
http://www.ttra.com/Research/
Over 200 articles about travel, mostly from a tourism perspective.
http://www.world-tourism.org/
Statistics, ethics and other background. Gimpy server.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Tourist hotel and resort reviews, with a smidge of useful information. Beware the popup.
Senior Travel
http://www.elderhostel.org/
Educational programs worldwide for those over 55 (North American based).
http://seniors-site.com/travel/
Tips, preparation, luggage, etc.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1226.html
Written for Yanks but lots of generally applicable information.
Shopping (gear, accessories and other crap, if you must indulge...)
http://www.magellans.com/
Thousands of items, some of which you might actually use.
http://www.traveloasis.com/
If you don't have a travel pet umbrella, you just shouldn't go.
http://www.packinglight.com/plight/default.asp
Lightweight travel stuff, mostly tourist stuff.
Single Travel
http://www.cstn.org/
A membership group that has a newsletter and other information for singles.
http://www.findatraveller.com/
Help in finding a travel partner.
http://travelindependent.info/
A great commercial-free though text-heavy site with information about planning an independent trip.
Special Needs Travel
http://www.miusa.org/
Mobility International. A key resource.
http://www.disabilitytravel.com/
Wheelchair-enabled travel.
http://www.globalaccessnews.com/
Contributions from mobility-limited travelers.
Student Travel
http://www.statravel.com
Special deals, packages, etc.
http://www.internationalstudent.com/
Study abroad and international exchange.
http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm
International Student Travel Confederation.
Travel Directories
http://www.itravelnet.com/
A directory of travel-related sites in over 20 categories. Clean format, lot of information.
http://www.travel-directory.org/
Claims to have over a million resources listed. We did not verify this personally.
Travel with Children
http://www.travelwithyourkids.com/
General information and tips.
http://www.adoptiontravel.com/
For parents planning an international adoption.
http://www.flyingwithkids.com/
Tips for flying with babies and childrens.
Travel with Pets
http://www.pettravel.com/
Database of pet-friendly hotels and services around the world.
http://www.petsonthego.com/
Another listing of pet-friendly hotels and accommodations, with other general resource information.
http://www.petswelcome.com
General information with a section on pet travel, including quarantine regulations.
Volunteering/Working Abroad (s/a Europe guide resources)
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/working_os.html
Tips for Australians, but with some general relevance as well.
http://www.jobinthesun.com/workingabroad.asp
Things to think about before flying abroad to take a new job.
http://www.travelcuts.com/english/html/swap/
A program for Canadians.
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