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Many general info can be found on the sites of the famous guides Rough Guide and Lonely-Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
- Advices for travellers about political situation, medical assistence in several regions of the world supplied by the American government and the UK one:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel
- International official tourist offices database, address, phone and, when it exists, Internet address.
http://www.towd.com
- Geopolitic statistics on different Countries, by CIA, are available at:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact...
- As for maps we recommend to you either the great archive Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, where maps are listed with an index, or the ypertechnological map engine of Mapquest:
http://www.mapquest.com
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Many general info can be found on the sites of the famous guides Rough Guide and Lonely-Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
- Advices for travellers about political situation, medical assistence in several regions of the world supplied by the American government and the UK one:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel
- Geopolitic statistics on different Countries, by CIA, are available at:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact...
- As for maps we recommend to you either the great archive Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, where maps are listed with an index, or the ypertechnological map engine of Mapquest:
http://www.mapquest.com
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Interesting sites  |  |
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Inyourpoket. Site dedicated to all the East Countries of Europe. A tourist guide with practical info of every kind. Very well done. http://www.inyourpocket.com
Site dedicated to byking in Mediterranean regions, prposals, links sorted by subjects, many directions. http://www.bikeabout.org/resource.htm
Internet resources related to archaeology in the whole world, sorted by Countries and topic. http://archnet.uconn.edu/
- No doubt it's a commercial site; anyhow we are pointing it out because it contains many texts about art, architecture, etc.
http://www.centraleurope.com/
- Site dedicated to train travellers coming to Europe (useful mostly for not Europeans, but interesting for everyone), various possibilities of discount travels.
http://www.eurail.on.ca/welcome.html
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 Thomas Driemeyer tells us about his biking across Italy, Germany, France, Holland Egypt and USA. The site is interesting, practical and full of useful info. http://www.in-berlin.de/User/bitrot/inde...
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 Norwegian Canoe Association. Everything you should know about paddling in Norway, and the most complete links collection about the world of canoe you can find on Internet. We invite you to visit this site, whichever is your destination. http://www.padling.no/
- Europe on a Eurorail Pass and a Prayer, by Rich Geib. The account of a travel with the ticket Eurorail pass.
http://www.rjgeib.com/biography/europe/e...
A huge collection of links to speleology, divided by continent. http://clik.to/speleo
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The Travelzine.com, by Don and Linda Freedman. A non-commercial source of ideas for independent travelers, from their trips in Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia etc. http://www.thetravelzine.com
- Trans-Siberian Railway, by John Pannell. FAQ, route, photos and indications on the travel by the famous line.
http://www.trans-siberia.com/
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Trans-Siberian Railroad Page, by Herbert Groot Jebbink. A big lot of information, selected links, travel accounts and a very visited forum , make it a reference site for anyone wishing to travel on Trans-Siberian Railroad. http://herbert.groot.jebbink.nl
- Overland to Hong kong-The Trans Siberian Railway, by Neil Burling. A site on the Trans-Siberian, with a lot of information on the Countries gone across.
http://members.aol.com/h2oskineil/travel...
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 Dansk Ciklist Forbund. It's a Danish bicycle association, collects and selects the best of web for bike-hikers. Accurate about accomodation and about places to sleep in during tours. http://www.dcf.dk/
RTC backpacking and hiking club. The RTC is a group of people who like to make backpacking tours and hiking trips in the Netherlands and abroad. Most of the ideas are being realised in weekends. . http://home-2.worldonline.nl/~rtc/
- Particularly thought for americans travelling in Europe. Interesting links, especially those by divided European capitals.
http://www.fortunecity.com/oasis/paris/2...
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 Gerry's Excellent Web Pages. We found this site really "excellent", it gives in detail many cycling itineraries in several European countries and many beautiful photos. http://www.gsoto.easynet.co.uk
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 Trento by bike. Great. Written for passion by Prof. Andreas Caranti, it's probably the best resource for bikers in the Internet! In the whole Europe, Country by Country, tips, reports, itineraries, links and news-groups. http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/
Dutch site connecting many of the main European sites about free climbing, a capital resource for fans of this sport. http://www.climbing.nl
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 Trento by bike. Great. Written for passion by Prof. Andreas Caranti, it's probably the best resource for bikers in the Internet! In the whole Europe, Country by Country, tips, reports, itineraries, links and news-groups. http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/
Dutch site connecting many of the main European sites about free climbing, a capital resource for fans of this sport. http://www.climbing.nl
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Advice for Backpacking Through Western Europe, by Joset Etzel. Many reports and useful info on a very well structured site. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shor...
The Alpine Kayak Club. European rivers, advised routes, photos, links, events. http://alpine-kayak-club.org/
Glenn and Sheila's Home Page, by Glenn and Sheila Ord. The experience of very long biking tours across Europe and other continents, presented in a series of advice and quick considerations. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Caba...
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Transports.  |  |
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 Dedicated to motorbike travelers in Europe, wide and well structured. It collects all the info about driving across the different Countries: useful also for car drivers. Forum. http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/
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Guide Interrail, with info and forum. Nearly all the site is in several languages, a few sections are only in German. By Peter Freisberg. http://interrail.net
- European bus service, this site is connecting all the bus companies (for long travels) in Europe that have an Internet site. Unfortunately there is not a general timetable so it is a little tiresome to consult.
http://www.busweb.com/
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 Memories of a Hitch-hiker, by Bernd Wechner. It' a real book where he tells his experiences. A lot of general considerations and reports of travels across Europe, Australia and New Zealand, not to lose!! http://bernd.wechner.info/interests.html#hitch
A sort of Internet portal for hitch-hikers, with many useful directions and a selection of links. http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/hitc...
Covoiturage. The purpose is to make car drivers and people looking for a car passage in Europe. When we visited it it ha very many proposals and requests to go across France, it was just at the beginning for other Nations. http://www.covoiturage.com/
- Europrail International - North America's source for European Rail Passes. From the Eurail Pass, Europass, Britrail Pass or individual country pass.
http://www.europrail.net/
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 Dedicated to motorbike travelers in Europe, wide and well structured. It collects all the info about driving across the different Countries: useful also for car drivers. Forum. http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/
- Europrail International - North America's source for European Rail Passes. From the Eurail Pass, Europass, Britrail Pass or individual country pass.
http://www.europrail.net/
- Please look also on the pages of every sigle region or, for general information:
- Last-minute travel
- Timetable and Rail Companies
- Travelling by train
- Flying Companies
- Cheap flying
- On the road
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- The site open on Jordan, but if you go to home page you find also Scandinavia, Ireland, Spain, Madeira and Holland. It' a site of passionate travellers that tell about their trips (only visited places) with some tips. Beautiful photos. By BamJam..
http://travel.to/jordan
- Over the years, various members of the Willey family have experienced a wide variety of locations around the world. These pages, also known as the Willey Travel Guide, provide their comments and recollections about some of these trips.
http://www.travel-net.com/~willeyd/trave...
The Munn's Travel Page - Across Europe, Caribbean and New Scotland by motorbike. http://www.munnwerks.com/indexgeo.html
- Luke's Hippy Dippy Euro Trip 98, by Luke Robinson, a rush among the various European Countries.
http://www.mortalcoil.com/roundtheworld/...
- Sandy Feet's Europe Tour. A travel across Europe: London, Paris, and Northern Italy.
http://sandyfeet.com/vtour/index.html
- Southern Europe Travelogue, by Ed Stauffer. A photographic travel across Europe.
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/wdarli...
- Rick and Linda's European Holiday Diary & Photo Album. Account and photos subdivided by days and places.
http://members.tripod.com/~RickinBham/Eu...
- Eurotrip '96 by Rob Marczynski, by car across Europe.
http://www.bluemoon.net/~rmarczyn/
- The European Adventure, motorbiking across Europe by Noemi Berry.
http://www.micapeak.com/WetLeather/pages...
- By "Nomad" Cliff Docherty, the account of a travel in Europe.
http://www.restless-soul.co.uk
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On the way to nowhere. Personal page by Glenn and Sheila Ord. Travel reports, info, news, directions, etc. to go biking in many parts of the worlds. http://www.geocities.com/glenn_ord/index...
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