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UPDATES

Where to after North Korea? April takes me to Iran for a second time, providing I get hold of a visa. Update - Iran trip is off due to illness. That may be a blessing, as I didn't fancy taking a taxi from London to Tehran to beat the volcano. Instead I'm calling on Nice, Monaco, Pisa, Rome and San Marino. Later in the year I'm off to Malta, and then deciding between Sierra Leone & Guinea, Lebanon, and Eritrea & Sudan. And I'd love to revisit North Korea (minus the guides)..

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World beers

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LINKS WORLD MAP

Some of my favourites and some useful general links. For any country-specific links, see the bottom of the appropriate country's webpage.

Listed under - GUIDE BOOKS/WEBSITES; NEWS/TRAVEL INFORMATION; GOVERNMENT TRAVEL ADVICE; SEARCH ENGINES; PARTNER LINKS; AIRLINES; LOW COST AIRLINES; MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDE BOOKS/WEBSITES

www.africaguide.com - a website guide to the African continent

www.berlitzpublishing.com - Berlitz travel guide books

www.bradtguides.com - travel guide books

www.footprintbooks.com - Footprint guide books

www.lonelyplanet.com - travel guides and forums/advice

http://travel.roughguides.com - Rough Guide

www.seat61.com - quality site for worldwide train information

NEWS/TRAVEL INFORMATION

www.airlinequality.com - Skytrax airline reviews and ratings

www.amnesty.org - Amnesty International, a human rights campaigner

www.aneki.com - 'the source for world rankings'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world - BBC world news

www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic - BBC's coverage of World Music

http://earth.google.com - Satellite imagery courtesy of Google Earth

www.eurostar.com - Eurostar train from London to Paris, Brussels and more

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency - find out currency exchange rates

www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk - travel health information - general and country specific

www.flight-durations.com - find out how long a direct flight will take

http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~pesti/night - nighttime version of Google Earth

www.hihostels.com - Hostelling International is the name given to the international youth hostel organisation

www.linkfx.co.uk - foreign exchange in the UK

www.nationalgeographic.com - National Geographic

www.newsnow.co.uk - search by keyword for news, sport etc

www.nhs.uk - UK residents can apply for a free European Health Insurance Card

www.onlinenewspapers.com - read newspapers from around the world

www.seatguru.com - find out the best airline seats

www.tgv-europe.com - European trains

www.thomascookpublishing.com - for European and International train timetables

www.thomasexchangeglobal.co.uk - buy your foreign currency in UK - good rates

www.timeanddate.com - World time zones

www.towd.com - locate national tourist offices/websites throughout the world

www.tripprep.com - online travel health advice. Requires registration

www.un.org - United Nations website

www.unhcr.org - the UN Refugee Agency

http://weather.yahoo.com - weather forecasts

www.wcs.org - the Wildlife Conservation Society

www.wfp.org - World Food Programme

www.who.int - World Health Organisation

www.worldheritagesite.org - a list of World Heritage sites

www.xe.com - currency exchange rates

GOVERNMENT TRAVEL ADVICE

www.fco.gov.uk - UK government travel advice

http://travel.state.gov/travel - US government travel advice

www.smartraveller.gov.au - Australian government travel advice

www.voyage.gc.ca/dest - Canadian government travel advice

www.safetravel.govt.nz/advisories - New Zealand government travel advice

SEARCH ENGINES

www.charterflights.co.uk - charter flights from UK

www.cheapflights.co.uk - search for flights from UK & Ireland, then click on search results to link to relevant advertiser's site

www.ebookers.com - flights, hotels, car hire (go to bottom of their page to redirect to international sites)

www.expedia.co.uk - flights, hotels etc

http://flightchecker.moneysavingexpert.com - searches budget airline websites

www.flycheapo.com - low cost airline finder

www.hostelbookers.com - book hostels & hotels worldwide

www.hotelscombined.com - worldwide hotel price comparison site

www.justtheflight.co.uk - charter and scheduled flights, good multi-leg trip search, and no credit card fees (but not very user-friendly)

www.kayak.co.uk - price comparison site with fare history charts

www.kelkoo.com - price comparison site

www.netflights.com - flights, hotels, holidays,car hire

www.opodo.com - flights, hotels etc

www.orbitz.com - a US based search engine for flights, holidays etc - watch out for added charges

Travelocity Good Buy Hotels - Low Rates GUARANTEED

www.travelsupermarket.com - UK price comparison site

www.travelzoo.com - travel deals

www.whichbudget.com - tells you which budget airlines fly between your chosen 'from' and 'to' airports

PARTNER LINKS

www.born2travel.it - This guy's been everywhere

www.davidthomasbroughton.co.uk - Yorkshire musician/performer and sausage artist.

Cheap flight tickets - Joy-travels are an online leading travel agency in India. Book cheap flight tickets for domestic & international with consolidated airfare.

Cheap Online Flights UK - Reservations and information on flights, holidays and airports for travellers from the UK.

Flights to India - Search cheap flights to India from all major airlines. Compare airfares and book your flights to India. Find latest offers on cheap flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Ahmadabad and other destinations in India.

Paris Hotels - Providing information about Paris hotels.

www.travelingtheworldaround.com - a fellow addicted traveller's photos & tales

Wellington accommodation - Find and book your accommodation in Wellington. Over 3500 New
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