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Travel Advice:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - FCO work for UK interests in a safe, just and prosperous world: http://www.fco.gov.uk

Lonely Planet - Comprehensive facts and advice for traveling, along with background material on the culture and history of the country. Includes full coverage of amazing sites, tips, places to stay & eat for any budget, suggested itineraries and sage advice of making the most of your visits. Winner, Top Guidebook Series, Wanderlust Travel Awards 2007: http://www.lonelyplanet.com

Rough Guides - Rough Guides publishes books on hundreds of worldwide destinations with information on everything from flights to food to accommodations and more, with region by region accounts, detailed listings, helpful tips and informative essays: http://www.roughguides.com

Jump-On, Jump-Off adventure travel/hostel circuit/alternative/backpacker transportation services:
Oz Experience - An alternative transport and adventure network for backpackers and independent travellers in Australia: http://www.ozexperience.com/

Magic Travellers Network - Magic Travellers is an alternative bus travel network specifically for backpackers and like-minded independent travellers in New Zealand: http://www.magicbus.co.nz/

Busabout - Offering a hop on, hop off bus service for cities and countries across Europe: http://www.busabout.com

Haggis Backpacker Tours (Part of The Radical Travel Network) - have been pioneering trips in Scotland since 1993; winner of four national tourism awards and awarded 5 stars for their day tours by Visitscotland: http://www.haggisadventures.com

Moose Travel Network - Canada's only national jump-on, jump-off adventure bus tour network for backpackers and independent travellers: http://www.moosenetwork.com

Paddywagon - The Award Winning, World Famous Paddywagon Bus and Coach Backpacking Tours of Ireland, 100% Irish Guaranteed: http://www.paddywagontours.com/

Budget Expeditions - Great value worldwide tours for 18 to 35's ~ Because price matters: http://www.budgetexpeditions.com/

Camping Tours:
SunTrek - Adventure and Active Tours In Small International Groups Throughout North America: http://www.suntrek.com

Trek America - Young & Fun tours across USA for 18-38s: http://www.TrekAmerica.com

Maps and other navigation-related websites:
Passportstamp.com - Plot your global wanderings on a map (see my global map): http://www.passportstamp.com

Google Earth - Fly around the planet & zoom in from space to view detailed aerial photos: http://www.googleearth.com

Flash Earth - Select your destination and choose between 8 ways of viewing it via mapping & satellite imagery: http://www.flashearth.com

Multimap - Useful for planning simple UK road trips, coverage down to street level: http://www.multimap.com

Ordnance Survey - Ordnance Survey website: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Hostel Information:
Hostelworld - Worldwide Independent Hostels, Youth Hostels and Budget Accommodation: http://www.hostelworld.com/

Eco-Friendly Hostels: http://www.hostelworld.com/viewtravelfeature.php/FeatNO.42

Scottish Youth Hostels: http://www.syha.org.uk

English & Welsh Youth Hostels: http://www.yha.org.uk

Hostelling International - Hostel Reservation Site including Hostel Booking, Travel Information, Photos: http://www.hihostels.com

***ONE TO AVOID***UK Hotels Register - advertise Cheap London Hotels in Central London, but don't book as some of the hotels don't actually use this site and your booking will be non-existant; contact the site man Terry and he'll deny all knowledge that your booking ever existed: http://www.uk-hotels-register.com/ ***AVOID***

Tour Operator Directories:
DMOZ: http://dmoz.org//Backpacking/Tour_Operators/

Google: http://www.google.com/Backpacking Tour_Operators/

Travelers Digest: http://www.travelersdigest.com/hop_on_hop_off_buses.htm

YAHOO: http://www.yahoo.com/Hop_On__Hop_Off_Buses/

Other:
Blog Page: http://kathspassion4travel.blogspot.com

Free Text Translator - Free Translation Service: http://www.freetranslation.com/

70South - The No.1 source for "Antarcticles", an award winning website, recognised as a (if not the) leading independent news and information resource on Antarctica and other polar related topics: http://www.70south.com/

International Polar Year - A large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009: http://www.ipy.org/

The Man in Seat Sixty-One - Information on how to travel overland comfortably & affordably where you might think that air was now the only option. Winner, Top Website, Wanderlust Travel Awards 2007; Winner,
Best Personal Contribution, First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards 2006: http://www.seat61.com

Palin's Travels - "You can wallow, crawl, body-surf or gently breast-stroke through an enormous amount of information on what there is to see in the wonderful world out there": http://www.palinstravels.co.uk

Transport for London Journey Planner: http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

Wanderlust Magazine website - The magazine for serious travellers: http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/

Real Travel Magazine website - Real People, Real Places, Real Experiences: http://www.realtravelmag.com/

Passion For Travel - UK-based representation and consultancy service for the long haul tour operating market, specialising in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent: http://www.passionfortravel.co.uk/