Virtual Tourist And Travel Info

All sorts of world-wide exchange rates and economic news.

A good place to come for general and specific info on foreign currency exchange rates as well as the use of credit cards and acceptance world-wide

From Yen to Lira to British pounds to US dollars, even if your travels are strictly virtual this page is not only informative - it's fun!

Entrance to the Web Louvre. A virtual trip to Paris and beyond. Includes exhibits at the Louvre as well as a tour of Paris, the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees. There's over 1,300 pages and over 800 graphics. Tres bien!

A Web voyage through gay Paree - well done!

Vive la France!

Most of the material here is in English and even the material that is not is so punctuated with pictures and photos it is unlikely that you'll find yourself getting lost here. There are tourism itineraries that give the traveller informatin and advice on travelling to the various provinces and areas of France along with climate and weather info and info on shopping. The site basically "catalogs" the different areas and points of interest which may or may not be to your liking but seems to be well organized.

Everything you want to know about all parts of the world that you may want to travel to. Even virtual web travellers will find this a useful tool. Includes the CIA World Fact Book online and the U.S. State Dept travel advisories. Don't leave home without this web page! **** Excellent ****

A complete checklist of info for the world traveller. Includes info on different voltages and electrical needs for the tourist and many times says the best thing is to just bring battery operated items with you and a small supply of batteries to get out of worrying about whether that razor or whatever else you have will work or not. Travel safety tips and advisories are also here and this site is a good place to virtually travel to before you actually get to where you're going.

Information on cities around the globe. Includes many links to cities which have their own informative web pages. Graphics abound - see the Opera House in Sydney, Australia or visit the Camino del Sol page in Ecuador. Virtual travel at its finest. Links to places you never heard of - link and launch your way around the world. No suitcase needed!

Images from the "Land Down Under". Includes pictures of the great Sydney Opera House and local sights. A virtual tour of Sydney, Australia.

Beautiful home page that has over 160 images of one of the world's art treasures - the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. No tourists to get in your way and no Italian taxis to run you over!

A well done virtual visit to Ecuador. The entire page is in Portuguese.

A jaunty and lively trip through Cambridge's pubs and ale houses. You'll be pouring a pint or two before your done. The page is a volunteer effort and keeps getting better and better. Now if they'd just put down their flagons a while longer and keep the Guiness cold then... nah....

Great travel links and neat "nooks and crannies" to surf to. Well done!

A virtual guide to Northern California's coast. Relaxed and easy going. Stop by the Eureka Inn and see the Tudor exhibit. Many other places to go should keep you travelling until dawn. Throw your TV set away !

A listing and guide to Northern California Bed and Breakfast Inns. You can see where vacancies are and there are some travel tips as well. If you plan to visit No. Calif. then surf on over to this B&B web guide.

This archive is housed at the Univ of Missouri-St. Louis gopher site and contains a wealth of information. Early History of Indonesia, the coming of Islam, sources of local identification, languages and many other topics. Links to the Library of Congress Asia Field Operations study and a complete chronology of events makes this the most authoritative source on the net for Indonesian culture and information. You might even enjoy the info! The info is exhaustive and full term and research papers can be done from this site alone. Students - take note. One stop shopping for reports here.

Includes topical info but also includes info for foreign visitors and links to the local gopher (above). Also has links to Polish Network Resources, a JPEG photo collection and travelogue/tourist guide by Michael Rozek that presents historical facts and cultural traditions in an easy to read and informal style. You'll love this informative virtual trip to Poland.

Fantastic archive and photographic exhibit. A glimpse into Israeli culture and sights to see. Some historical photos are quite old and have been digitally retouched to preserve their viewability. Another virtual vacation

A thorughly educational experience awaits for those that travel here. World Trade, the U.N. Charter, World Currencies, The U.N. mission of Peace, and much more awaits the energized traveller. Includes daily journals of U.N conferences and so much more that it will amaze you. Students - go here. Teachers - go here. Everyone else - go here. Learn something of global policies and how they affect each and every one of us. Well worth the trip!

Has links in English and Cyrillic to a plethora of resources. Currency exchange rates, an interactive Russian/English dictionary and links to other Russian web servers. There is also a form that lets you send faxes to Moscow addresses over the web. Getting better all the time. This web server is a joint venture between Russia and Sun MicroSystems. Can you say Unix in Russian? Nyet!

Helpful products for the connected business traveller. From SCSI to PDI to laptops and those hard to fine thing-a-ma-jiggers...

Index of Net resources. Travel info, financial, weather and a host of other links and info make this a great place to surf to - even if you're not immediately planning to travel.

A collection of first-hand accounts of world travel and destinations told by people who actually were there. Most journal entries come complete with pictures and photographs and detailed stories and explanations. You can even include your own stories of travel with photos if you so desire. This is a neat page because you get the feel of travel and what a country is really like - the good with the bad. This web page also has numerous links to other travel related sites and information and is very well done!

A detailed map map of the So. Calif. freeway road system complete with traffic flow details at various key points. Check it out before you drive!

Contains lots of pictures and movie/video files and a Tourism page that is incredibly well done. Chapels, Gambling, Hotels, Buffet bargains and much more are included in this page along with tons of other Las Vegas info. There is even a "Top Ten Values" list that is updated of the best bargain accomodations including the prime-rib dinner specials at $3.49. Other info includes Vegas at night and it's all put together by the folks at KLAS-TV and the Nevada Development Authority. Viva Las Vegas!

Where else could you find out about where the world's largest twine ball is and where a complete building made of corn is located or where to travel to see an entire highway outlined with colored baseballs! Lots more!

Contains many pictures of underwater caves in and off the Yucatan penninsula area. More photos are being added as folks bring back their scuba diving vacation and research photo albums. Impressive!

[Orlando] Internet Promotions, Inc. is proud to announce its "Welcome to Orlando!" home page on the Internet's World-Wide Web. This exciting new page will serve to advertise the world's number one vacation destination and its business community to an international audience. It will provide "jumping points" to pages sponsored by area attractions, hotels, shopping facilities, restaurants, tour companies, transportation providers, and much more.

Many colorful pages will also include important data about the City of Orlando and its surrounding communities. Parks, recreation facilities, government organizations, and valuable travel information will be available to persons wishing to "visit" the area. Businesses having online brochures linked to "Welcome to Orlando!" may receive electronic mail, and many are planning to use forms on their pages as a method of gathering visitor information and receiving requests.

Ron Mader publishes this quarterly magazine on the Internet desingen to inform travellers going to or coming from Latin America about not only issues dealing with Latin American travel and sights but to also focus on environmentally sensitive travel and environmental issues within Latin America. Articles like "Cycling in the World's Largest City" (Mexico City) and foods and recipes of Latin America will keep the reader interested in the abundance of information presented in the newsletter.

A text document awaits you that gives you a comprehensive list of the many sites (Gopher, FTP, WWW,) containing information on Latin American places and tourist information for visitors. Also contains info on Latin American economies, currencies and hotel accomodations. If you are planning a trip to Latin America - download this gopher document - you won't regret it!

Contains a vast amount of information and links to associated information on Latin America and Cuba. Use the WWW site for a better interface. This is one of the best Latin America sites on the 'net.

The photos here are beautiful and every topic is rich in these wonderfully produced photographs. All aspects of Mexican culture are presented here - the one caveat is that every page is in Spanish language only.

The home page presents a virtual and clickable map of Chile in South America and contains many links to other web sites and gophers within the country. There are few pages in English, however the tourism page is in English and has a lot of info for the traveller.

A virtual map of Spain awaits ready for you to click on points on the map and take you there. Many links to other servers.

An extensive source of information devoted to the Native American culture. Has links to other sites of related info as well as a complete list of tribes and their histories and present day activities. Great resource!

A quick way to browse airline ticket prices via the WWW. Select your city of departure and then select your city of arrival (in Europe) and you will get a list of air fares. AESU supposedly offers a competitive list of the lowest cost air fares to your select destination. Many airlines are represented here and the prices change almost daily. You can order tour information through this web site as well as ordering tickets. A discount is available for those purchasing tickets and accessing via the web.

Places to go, things to do and all sorts of events are here for the traveller who intends to visit Britain. Cities of interest and cultural insights are also here. From Windsor Castle to Stonehenge to "Jack the Ripper tours", every possible sight to see is included in this huge web archive. Lodging and restaurant information is included along with some famous (and not so famous) pubs and eateries. Before you take a jaunt to merry old England - take a little jaunt over to this page.

EuroStar is the name of the "chunnel" train that runs across the English Channel connecting England to France. This page includes a brief pictoral history of the tunnel project along with pictures of the train(s) that provide rail service from/to London, England, Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium. There are online train schedules and price information complete with a link to a currency converter to figure out the cost of train travel. If your trip will include a trip through the "chunnel" then give this page a "look-see" before going on your vacation travels. You can also see the difference in price of using the chunnel vs. the ferry across the channel.

A brief language guide attempting to give the world traveller the basic phrases needed to navigate themselves within other countries. French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian and English are represented here. Many basic phrases come complete with a sound byte to let you check your pronunciation and there are links to other translating dictionaries for many more languages (from Japanese to Welsh dialect it's in here). Before you start out on your journey - surf on over here and brush up or begin to learn some basic phrases you'll need to know to get by in other lands. A highly recommended web site for all travellers!

Visit an amusement or theme park. Ride a virtual roller coaster and more!

A complete server full of information on the miniscule Grand-Duchy kingdom. Little known facts and travel and tourist information is here too along with a brief geography (I suppose in case you can't find it) and history lesson of the country. Did you know that French is used in the shopping districts and that German is used for the newspapers? I didn't either.

On Tuesday May 23rd Mayor Wayne Thomson of the City of Niagara Falls officially switched on the Niagra Falls "FallsCam". FallsCam, a video camera mounted on the top of the Sheraton Fallsview hotel overlooking the majestic Niagara Falls will provide internet surfers a chance to access a live 15 sec MPEG video of the BIG ONE itself. This project was created to attract the virtual visitor to the Niagara Region. This site is supported by the Internet Connect Niagara and its partners in this project, the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, Bell Canada and Automated Design Systems. This project is the first of its kind to bring a natural wonder such as the falls at Niagra to the global Internet community. Estimates suggest that the web sitee will have over 35 million visits (page hits) per year, providing a major electronic presence for the Niagara community. Once again we see the intertwining of public resources and potential business purposes of a web page being melded together in a great project effort.

The United States Information Agency has just put its own WWW and gopher sites online to help explain and advocate U.S. policies in terms that are credible and meaningful in foreign cultures, and to bring the benefits of international engagement to American citizens and institutions by helping them build strong long-term relationships with counterparts overseas.

Resources include information about the Fulbright Scholar programs, student exchanges, international broadcasting, press announcements, and a foreign media reaction section. American and overseas scholars seeking short and long-term grants will find it especially useful for learning about opportunities for travel abroad and travel to the U.S.

The Commercial Computing Museum has had an exhibit called "A Window to the Past" in downtown Waterloo, Ontario, Canada since July 1994. Now, even if your travel plans don't include a visit to Waterloo, everyone can see the exhibit because they have put a "virtual window" to the Past on the WWW! Commercial Computing Museum is a remarkable museum and one of the few of its kinds and (perhaps) the only computer museum accesible via the WWW.

FranceWeb is one of the most important Web sites in France (and in french). Our aim is to provide a comprehensive navigational aid, illustrated and commented links (classified by subjects), to our french speaking visitors.

Here are the URL's for some of our Resource Pages:

You can also check out our "Gazette du Net" which is a twice-weekly selection of links we plan to put on FranceWeb's Pages.

Both Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation dictionaries are to be found at this web site.

Both sites offer English/French translation dictionaries although each site is suited to a particular direction in the translation process. Select the correct site for the intended purpose and direction of translation needed.

Announcing a new homepage for translations: Knowles German English Translations. Come and stop by at and check out rates and other services. Interesting links to sites in Germany and hilarious translations are also included. Unexpected fun and great info all at the same time!

Convert English to Slovenik language(s). A new offering that is being updated and enlarged with more words and vocabulary statements.

A complete listing of Canadian Govt pages is available at the above home page URL. This home page will be continually updated and new sites and URLs will become listed when available. Specialty sites and web pages are shown below...

The Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, has several of the Embassies and Consulates with Home Pages on the World Wide Web, they are:

The Hong Kong Online Guide is an electronic guidebook for Hong Kong. From it, you can find information regarding airlines, hotels and all sorts of interesting places. There are fact files, etc. with lots of pictures. A great place to travel for the virtual tourist. If you plan on coming to Hong Kong or just wish to browse the WWW page this is one of (if not the only) few sources on the WWW that have as much travel and 'guidebook" info as this one. Enjoy!

Besides being the only commercial WWW server in Macau it might be the only WWW page available from Macau. General info and tourist info is available.

The Morocco web page contains tourist info, Moroccan history and culture including cultural events, a picture gallery of places to see and things to do and a public "auditorium" where people can leave messages and ask various questions about Morocco and travel related questions.

Wanaka, New Zealand, is the ideal holiday destination providing a wide variety of adventure sporting activities and quieter pursuits. The new web site is available now. Great photos and information not only on Wanaka, New Zealand but on the whole of New Zealand. For the virtual tourist and those who wish to sample the New Zealand lifestyle and places to see.

New York City, info capital of the world finally gets some web sites to call its own! The first web site is put up by the Public Advocate's office and is designed to make the Big Apple more user-friendly. Lots of New York info and links! Check it out! Both web pages are excellently done.

Plentiful links to various virtual "web tours" found across the globe. This site includes links to the Vatican tour (Rome), a Russian tour and many others. A fairly new site that is expanding in both scope and material.

Hey folks... I don't speak for Amtrak but I thought this was interesting.

PR Newswire and Amtrak WWW info

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak, the nation's rail passenger network, now offers it latest promotions and products on the internet via World Wide Web, and celebrates with a sweepstakes and special discount to internet users. Some 50 Amtrak pages of Amtrak photographs and text are continuously available to anyone with computerized access to the internet by entering: HTTP://WWW.AMTRAK.COM.

Amtrak browsers qualify for a special 10 percent discount for all travel through June 15 -- coach and first class. This offer may be extended so see the Web page for details.

"Amtrak is proud to be a travel industry pioneer in reaching customers for real-time marketing utilizing global technology," said Thomas M. Downs, Amtrak president. "Amtrak will use the internet to reach millions of potential Amtrak passengers broadening the company's customer base and providing travelers with a matchless travel experience."

Amtrak's internet pages detail new train services and include Amtrak's travel planner, illustrated with graphics and pictures. Special promotional offers are also available, and Amtrak's timetables will be on-line in the near future. Each month throughout 1995, Amtrak's Internet Sweepstakes will award two sets of All Aboard America transcontinental round-trip coach tickets to World Wide Web users. All visitors to Amtrak's home pages will be automatically entered in the sweepstakes.

Host Marriott operates 95 travel plazas on 14 turnpikes and interstate highways, over 70 airports worldwide and 10 Hot Shoppe retaurants in the Washington, DC area. Print out your free coupon for your next trip! You can also view travel and lodging info on the WWW site.

An unbelievably *great* site that offers info on over 100 island resorts and destinatons worldwide but also offers ratings to over 1000 hotels and travel lodging sites all over the world. This site is laid out very well and is not only well organized - but is visually pleasing and even with the images - the pages download quickly and elegantly - making browsing fast and easy even for 14.4K modem users. This is one the absolute *best* new travel sites on the web that I've seen and gets an immediate **** Four Star rating. There is mostly island destinations here but the depth of that info makes this site a winner. You can search the database by type of resort, activities and things to do, the price ranges and other extras. The whole site is laid out so well and so easy to use that being here is almost a vacation in itself for this site is truly a breath of fresh air. Should I go on? There's more! Other parts of this travel page take you to a daily update of travel news the world over. a travel games section that has contests and other games based on knowledge of geography and general travel "smarts", a photo gallery with lots of pictures of various locations and other travel photography that is destination related. This is more than just an online travel magazine - it's an adventure unto itself. I could go on and on - but my raves for this site are obvious. Surf here.

Incredibly useful graphic overview of Web sites across the globe. This is a great place to start your web travels and find out about many places around the world. Excellent resource with lots of links. You'll happily surf and wander about the web for hours on end. A must see and must visit.

Actually the GORP page listed further within this section provides a better source of info on parks then the Nat'l Park Service's own page does. Of course we all know that individual effort can easily outshine bureaucratic efforts from Government agencies and the proof is right here. I decided to list this here in BIGSURF for this site does have close to 400 parks listed within its pages and locations and areas of parks but there's really not too much else going for it. A real "let-down" for me as I thought that this site would be a bonanza of info but then I found out how little it had to offer. I'm not giving up on it so quickly though, and decided to keep this site on BIGSURF for the time being. This web site may soon have a fresh new look and if they get it right this time it could be an awesome resource for the public to visit. (And this is what we pay our tax dollars for !?) I suggest that the folks at the Nat'l Park Service talk to the folks at NASA (who have some of the best pages on the web) so they can learn to produce better web resources. I'm starting to rant so let me stop here.

A well done virtual tour of this world-famous park. Tons of info and pictures make this almost like "being there" without all that traffic. It's a good thing that this was done by individual effort for it shows a passion and love of the great outdoors. (Thank goodness the Nat'l Park Service didn't produce this page.) A great resource and view of the park.

Info and links to all sorts of outdoor activities and things to do whilst in the great outdoors. Some standards and many unusual outdoor activities. Includes links to and info on American National Parks, Nat'l forests, Nat'l Wilderness areas and State Parks, wilderness areas and Wildlife Refuges. The Park data is organized by state listings so it't an easy to use guide. A great way to plan an outdoor trip or activity, this site is excellent.

Has all sorts of info and links to outdoor activities including camping, backpacking, bicycling, boating, rafting, white-water rafting, kayaking, climbing, bungee jumping, and anything else you can imagine doing outdoors. Well... almost anything.

A charming and wonderful virtual tour of lighthouses in the US from the east coast and on to the west coast. Each stop along the tour presents you with information about the lighthouse site including pictures, descriptions and a brief history of the lighthouse and any other important info related to that particular lighthouse. There are lots of well rendered pictures that are present all along the tour and there is also info on a few Lighthouse Societies which not only are interested in the history of lighthouses but the preservation of them as well. This is a **** four star site that will have you turning the pages and enjoying every minute.

Travel info, city info and a whole lot more. Contains information on States and many cities within the USA. Numerous links to city-based pages across the US. Has lots of things to down in your destination city. Check it out.

Contains info, links and virtual tours of the White House located in Washington, DC (US) The US nation's capitol via the web! Great site!

A nationwide list (US) of all major cities and states and the type(s) of police cars being used. Includes descriptions of make. model and color of scheme of the police cars being used. There is even little details added in the descriptions such as window tinting (where applicable) antennas and location of antennas, lights (bubble gum machines) and where located and types of insignias and logos and other info that is affixed to the vehicle. Guides to marked and unmarked cars are here too along with driving tips on where the most prevalent radar traps are located in locations across the country in various states, regions and localities. Drive a lot... safer with this most informative web resource. Before you take a road trip - take a web cruise on over to this site and fill up on some info first.

These are two linked pages and each has particular (an abundant) info on Holland. This is one of the *best* travel and info sites that I've ever seen and includes, pictures, maps, guidebooks, images, sight-seeing info, restaurants, lodging and more! You can truly plan an entire vacation to Holland right from this site. This is also a great learning resource for anyone who wishes to know more about the country and region. Excellent! This web site definitely deserves a **** Four Star Rating!!

OK, so sue me but I thought that this web site deserved a place here. After all - BIGSURF, wind, water, sand and beaches go together and... If you're looking for this particular getaway vacation then this is the place to find out about nude beach locations world-wide.

MIT Media Lab's version of the Hallmark card rack. You can pick a postcard out of 35 designs and send them to friends by typing in their email address and then typing in your message on the virtual "postcard". Then add your name and address and hit "Send" and away it goes. Color and b/w postcards are available for the choosing. This sure beats going shopping for cards. Great for sending those friends of yours a greeting when you're off on virtual vacations. No need to stop surfin and shop for cards! WAY COOL!

A very good virtual tour of Malaysia. Links to other sources of Malaysian information. Some of the pictures are of low resolution but this is a minor short-coming. Lots to learn here such as the history and culture of this diverse island nation, a sound file of the National Anthem and lots of economic, travel and political information as well. If you are planning a trip here or just want to find out more about Malaysia - here is a good place to start your info-search. Not bad... and should get even better.

The ultimate Las Vegas site! Includes a Vegas Entertainment Directory listing and guide with over 32 pages (!) of acts and shows that are currently performing or are slated to perform in Vegas. You can also make travel arrangements and hotel reservations online. There is a sports service online called The Don Best Sports Line that offers all the major sports betting line point spreads and the betting and odds totals for three major casonos. There is also many links and information that will guide you through all the rules and startegies of every game offered in Las Vegas - from Craps to Black Jack to Baccarat and Slots - everything is here for you to learn more about. Although this is not a "virtual tour" of Las Vegas - it offers a wealth of information that travellers to Vegas might find most helpful and informative for the primary interests in going to Vegas are the shows and gambling. This web page certainly has lots of information on these particular subjects of interest...

From Portugal comes a wonderful page that is a virtual tourist's delight. It is in English and offers lots of info, sites, points of interest and things do do and see while visiting the Rosa da Luz region of Portugal. Very well done page that has easy to use graphical links. Simply beautiful.

This site emanates from a small and dedicated group of individuals that are fed up with the quality of life in the United States and in the world as a whole. The founder of this movement is Eric Klein and his proposal is to build a soverign city-state which will actually be off-shore floating platforms in the Carribean. Oceania's founders are hoping that this new country will be a beacon for progressive philosophies and unabated freedom. Within this site are links to the new country's constitution and law docs aptly titled, "The Constitution of Oceania" and "Oceania Law". The user is allowed via forms based pages to enter a relevant suggestion to either document and if that suggestion is so acted upon or chosen then a street in Oceania might be named after you. This is rare chance to see a new country and culture develop while seeing the developments take place via your web browser or ftp client. Literally - the eyes of the world are now watching. Of course, this may turn into a great off-shore ISP too... =)

A very good travel magazine with lots of great articles and images from around the world. Informative and fun - this is a great read for all.

An image filled virtual tour of Yugoslavia. The region's diverse culture, geography, cuisine, languages are all within this web tour and this is probably the only place that is on the web that has such a wealth of cultural information on the country as other web pages that deal with Yugoslavia are more bent on journalistic news on the negative side of cuurent happenings within Yugoslavia and within the region in general.

Pictures of recently discovered cave paintings from the Paleolithic age. These cave drawings were discovered in France and are beautifully shown.

A true virtual "digital city" on the web. This place teems with people and links resembling streets and sidewalks throughout the town are littered all the place making navigation questionable until you begin to realize that any large metropolis is tough to navigate (with or without a map) when you first arrive. There are reportedly over 10,000 regular "inhabitants" of this digital city and more come to visit every day. People have set up permanent shops and dwellings and there are many "nooks and crannies" to discover just like old back alley ways in a real large city. Getting lost is half the fun here but please do visit the Town Hall as this has links to the "outside" world of Amsterdam and provides info on services and other assorted sundries within the digital city and actual Amsterdam. This site is expanding and most engaging. This is the best "virtual city" on the web.

An informative and candid guide to Europe's best and worst hostels. Many Europeans prefer this over hotels and motels as they get to see and enjoy the places they visit more thoroughly. It is not unusual to see an entire family backpacking in Europe while getting to know the countryside very intimately in a way that you can't staying in a hotel. The information here is a compilation of personal experiences with the hostels and hostels groups and so is generally honest and free from commercial prevarication. If you are planning a trip to Europe and feel adventuresome - then check out this wonderful resource available to you. Using hostels for lodging and backpacking (even on day trips) is a fun way to tour and discover many places in Europe. The hostels are generally well run and well liked.

If you're going to visit Boston, Mass. (US) anytime soon you may want to check this web page out. It offers over 1000 reviews of restaurants and eateries in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area. Info not only includes reviews but location, business hours, phone number(s), addresses and reservation info (if applicable). A good way to find out about Boston's cuisine and an easy way to get hungry while you browse this web site.

Wow! This restaurant listing and guide covers over 12,000 restaurants in over 125 cities in the four San Francisco Bay area counties including San Francisco eateries. There are approx 60 different types of cuisine that are available to customers and you'll build up a hunger just thinking about all this food. A great guide and resource for those planning to come to the San Francisco bay area or for those already inhabiting these parts and want to check out places they might have not known existed. The reviews are honest and many reviews come in from the general public.

Much like the above in style and format. A great guide and listing that is a work in progress and is under construction. (Actually everything on the Internet always "in progress"). It is hoped that this guide will have over 2500 restaurants reviewed and listed by end of summer 1995.

Another similar restaurant guide and review that is also under construction and is not fully working. However - the guide is still up on the web and it's neat to see how a web project progresses so check in here from time to time. Chicago is a great restaurant town and a great place for food. There are an estimated 24,000 restaurants in the Chicago area so there's going to be lots of places to be listed and reviewed. Should be good.

A listing of the entire year's restaurant reviews by the Raleigh newspaper "News and Observer" This is a good resource for those in the Raleigh area or for those intending to travel to the Raleigh, NC area.

This S.F. Bay Area newspaper has over 100 pages of eatery reviews in an alphabetical listing. Another good restaurant informational resource.

This is a great site and perhaps the best of the restaurant guide offerings on the web. It offers a 100 Best Restaurants list with reviews and info pertaining to each restaurant. This site also has a list of many different places to eat in the Washington, DC area and the list is broken down into topics - types of cuisine, cost, rating and location. There is also a list of the 100 Best Bargains Restaurants in the Wash, DC area.

Perhaps the ultimate web guide to all the restaurants on the Internet is this site. Created originally by John Troyner - this page has links to practically every restaurant that has a presence on the web or Internet and it also has links to tons of restaurant guides and eatery info. If you only use one restaurant guide or resource - use this one. It's the best site for restaurant related info. Period.

This is a commercial site but it offers great glimpses and photos of what one expects to see when taking their excursion tours and treks through Canada's British Columbia. A day to day itinerary with photos is included along with British Columbia travel information. Beautiful photography will give you a picturesque glimpse into the beauty of British Columbia even if you don't manage to take a tour or expedition with Alpine Expeditions.

All sorts of locales all over the world are explained and shown here. From the African plains to the South American jungles and beyond. If you want to get a good idea of what interesting vacations are all about and learn at the same time about the various places one can go to - check this out. Yes it is a commercial site that shows the various adventures/vacations you can go on with IWA - but - the sites and textual info here is still valid and is free. I will continue to list commercial sites that offer the public a good source of information - and this site certainly does just that.

The credit card giant is now online.

The other credit card issuer online. Actually - a very good site.

MasterCard and Visa have made it easy for the global traveler to find ATM machine locations world wide. Both of these web pages from Visa and MC have easy to use ATM locater guides and shows the location of these ATM "money machines" in nearly every major city of the world.

Literally tons of info here relating to African countries and culture. News reports, country information and political and cultural info abounds here. This gopher site is an excellent resource to learn more about Africa.

Another excellent resource for finding out about Africa and all of the richness and diversity it offers. This is a great learning resource as well and has sections that offer lesson plans, quizzes and other educational files. You can learn about West African novels, African conferences, many academic programs being offered, African wildlife and conservation and much more. There is simply too much to list here. A wonderful resource!

This site exists mostly as an educational resource rather than a travelogue of Ethiopia or as a site that offers further contact with government agencies or political concerns. This site offers a lot in the way of understanding the history of Ethiopia and offers a hypertextual interface to explore various topics relating to Ethiopia. Topics such as History, Economy, Politics, Society and others can be "clicked" on and then the user will be given onformation on the selected topics. A few pictures are also included and this site is like a mini-encyclopedia of Ethiopian resources.

A magazine montage that lets readers get a glimpse and a feel of life in India. Headline stories from the "Times of India" and Indian food recipes and political and cultural information is all here. Even Indian humor and Indian regional information and regional listings with their own "local info and flavor" is here in this magazine format. There are classified ads and the whole online site feels like a bazzar of all that is India. Makes you feel like you are almost there as you browse through this "taste" of what daily Indian life is all about. A very well done site that is not all "glitz" but is more made of substance and quickly downloaded pages.

A visual trek across much of India. One of the best "travelogues" of this country available on the web. This site is a *must see* for those with interest in India and its many sights and cities. From the Taj Mahal to the Ganges River to Bombay and then on to New Delhi this site offers a well done and fantastic virtual tour of India. I even learned that the national sport of India is... field hockey and you can also learn many more things such as Indian classical music, literature and art. There is simply too much to list here - another benefit is the many travel and tourism links and resources found here that will be of great use to the traveler who is planning a trip to India or who will be visiting India in the future.

Has full list of flight schedules and destinations, weather and other related flight info. Lots of travel related info and guides as well.

Contains flight schedules, arrival and destination times, weather reports, arrival and destination information, trip planner, news updates relating to the airline and (can you believe it) a link to "The Big Dummie's Guide to the Internet"! Now this is a cool! Even has links to online movies! Web site ticket sales are planned. What's next? How about virtual flight?

The web site includes fares, flight schedules and other info about the airline. Also includes job openings at Southwest.

The highly rated Virgin Airlines goes up on the web. The full flight info treatment is provided along with lots of other travel related info.

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