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Abandoned
Missile Base
http://www.xvt.com/users/kevink/silo/
Missile bases aren't generally the sort of places to open to the public. Consequently your best and safest chance to see inside one is through this surreptitious photo tour.
Air
Traveller's Handbook
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/travel/air/handbook/top.html
Now that this FAQ-style travel cookbook has been converted to hypertext, it's quite easy to find your way around. It aims too wise you up to the tricks of the travel trade, help you beat the system, save you money, and get you home in one piece.
Automap
http://www.microsoft.com/automap/
Key in two US cities to get direction on how to get from one to the other.
British
Foreign Office Travel Advice
Use this service in conjunction with the US travel warnings when planning your next holiday in Afghanistan or Chad - through it's often hopelessly brief or out of date, and trends to recommend that you contact the local consul.
Currency
Converter
http://bin.gnn.com/sgi-bin/gnn/currency
This nifty program makes currency conversion a doddle. By clicking on any of nearly 60 weekly updated currencies you can create a new list, with your selection as the basis.
Hotel
Net
http://www.u-net.com/hotelnet/
Find, appraise, and reserve European hotels. There aren't that many choices but what it does cover is well documented.
How
far is it?
Calculate the distance between any two cities.
London
Calling
http://www.demon.co.uk/london-calling/
Guide to what's on any where it's at in London for those more into the arts and markets than package tours.
London
Club Guide
http://secure.londonmall.co.uk/londonclubguide
London life after dark.
London
Pubs Reviewed
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/misc/uk/london/pubs/index.html
Find out why Londoners partically live in their locals. You can even ad your own, if it's not already there.
MapBlast!
Key in addresses or domain names to get local maps.
Outside
Online
Current and back issues of Outside magazine, covering all kinds of outdoor activities from cycling to whale watching.
Tourism
Offices World-wide
http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/lucas/travel/tourism-offices.html
Locate tourist offices around the world, and if there's a Web presence, link to it. It's a pretty low-fi affair, so it's unlikely it's up to date. But it's another place to look.
Traffic
and Road Conditions
Live traffic updates in various US cities.
The
World Traveller Books & Maps
Order form a wide range of travel literature, online.
Yahoo
Travel
http://www.yahoo.com/Recreation/Travel/
Yahoo's travel section is one of its best stacked areas, with links to thousands of travel and regional sites. Most have one-liners, rather than reviews, but they'll give you some idea of what to expect. It's broad, but uncritical.
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