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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).. My flickr account; My YouTube videos
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
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
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
AIRLINES (low cost airlines appear further down) By no means an exhaustive list, but here's a selection - www.aerlingus.com - Ireland www.aerolineas.com.ar - Argentina www.airfrance.com www.airniugini.co.uk - Papua New Guinea American Airlines - USA http://flyasiana.com - Korea www.atlantic.fo - Faroe Islands www.aua.com - Austrian Airlines www.avianca.co.uk - Colombia www.caribbean-airlines.com (replaced BWIA) www.cathaypacific.com - Hong Kong Continental Airlines - USA www.copaair.com - Panama Delta Air Lines - USA www.elal.com- Israel www.emirates.com - Dubai www.etihadairways.com - Abu Dhabi www.evaair.com - Taiwan www.flykingfisher.com - India's main domestic airline www.flytap.com - Portugal www.gulfair.com - Bahrain www.iberia.com - Spain www.lan.com - Chile www.liat.com - Caribbean www.lufthansa.com - Germany www.olympicairlines.com - Greece www.qantas.com - Australia www.swiss.com www.taca.com - Central America www.flytap.com - Portugal www.tunisair.com - in French www.virginblue.com.au - Australia
LOW COST AIRLINES www.flycheapo.com - low cost airline finder www.whichbudget.com - tells you which budget airlines fly between your chosen 'from' and 'to' airports www.airasia.com - South East Asia/China/Australia www.airberlin.com - Europe www.aireuropa.com - Spain/Europe/North Africa www.flybmi.com - UK based airline www.bmibaby.com - Europe www.easyjet.com - Europe www.flymonarch.com - UK charter airline www.flythomascook.com - UK charter airline www.germanwings.com - Europe www.icelandexpress.com - Iceland www.jet2.com - Europe www.jetstar.com - Australia/South East Asia/USA www.ryanair.com - Europe www.thomsonfly.com - UK charter airline www.tigerairways.com - South East Asia/Australia/New Zealand/Hawaii www.vueling.com - Spain/Europe http://wizzair.com - Europe
MISCELLANEOUS www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver - great way to create a website www.adventura.com - singles adventure holidays www.daily.co.uk - my webhoster, with whom I've had no problems. Click on the ad below -
www.fairtrade.net - give farmers & workers a fair share by supporting Fairtrade products www.fairtrade.org.uk - Fairtrade's UK website www.liverpoolfc.tv - my football team www.chagossupport.org.uk - The plight of the Chagos Islands people, a group of islands that include Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean Chagos exiles 'cannot return' - October 2008 court ruling www.johnpilger.com - award-winning journalist John Pilger's article on the Chagos Islands John Pilger - Stealing a Nation - documentary on the secret expelling of the Chagossian people by the British Government John Pilger - War by Other Means - documentary on the payment of Third World debt to First World banks www.thelmaandlouise.com - find a travelling campanion (women only)
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