Travel Web Sites
Great Starting Places:
TripSpot.com - The best place to start when planning a vacation. Offers links to travel guides, what to do for vacation, where to stay and how to get there. It also offers articles are how to travel with kids, volunteer travel, and hiking and backpacking.
Yahoo! Travel Directory - Lots of links to travel sites for categories such as Disabilities, Cruises, Travel Writing, Backpacking, and Traveling Alone.
Kasbah.com - Search for travel holidays, hostels and budget hotels, travel guides, and sightseeing and adventure tours.
Travel-Library - Provides travelogues and photo galleries for different countries, along with background information and tourist office contacts.
SideStep - Use this site to find the best possible deals for airline tickets, hotels and car rentals. It searches other travel sites, such as Expedia and Travelocity, and provides a list of what options are available. When you decide which one you want, you click on the result and go directly to that travel site to make the reservation.
Where to go for maps:
Map Machine
MapBlast
Topo maps
MapQuest
Some unique sites:
Hostelling International-USA and
Hostelling International
Budget Hotels
Bed & Breakfasts
Petswelcome.com - Lodgings that are pet-friendly.
Woodall's Campground Directory
Currency Converter
National Park Service - Find a National Park to visit.
CDC Travelers' Health
U.S. State Dept. Travel Warnings