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"Buy wall maps as well as topographic, road, street and walking maps from MapsWorldwide online map shop. We also stock globes, travel guides, nautical charts, satellite images, GPS equipment and mapping CD ROMS. All at great prices and shipped to your door."
Posted by admin on 14 Apr 2008 - 17:16
Turn your journeys into adventures with DriverAbroad.com, the definitive worldwide driving and car rental guide.
Posted by admin on 10 Dec 2011 - 16:02
German and Russian travel around the world. Help for travellers in Russia (English, German, Russian language). Site is in Russian
Posted by Grant Johnson on 19 May 2009 - 07:46
Excellent country weather information - all you need.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 3 Nov 2008 - 16:47
Maps, countries, loads of detailed information, statistics, distance calculators and more.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 10 Sep 2008 - 16:00
Online maps for countries worldwide.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:44
Governments on the WWW - every countries government info pages.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:44
Yahoo.com currency converter, US money market
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has plenty of information on all the countries/cultures around the world.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
A list of most of the Internet Cafes and Cybercafes Worldwide - Must have list!
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
Want to know the GPS coordinates, (latitude and longitude) for any place name? Here's the place to get it!
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
"Travel Maps, Road Maps, City Maps, Travel Guides, Globes, Topographic Maps (NTS), Ordnance Survey Maps, Maps by National Geographic, Insight, IGN, Freytag & Berndt, Nelles, GIZI, AA, Michelin, Hema. Find your travel map or guide here! " Homer Susan said on the HUBB that "the best maps I have found for Central and South America" is at ITMB.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
Need I say more? Definitely worth a look before heading off...
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
Maps for everywhere to everywhere, worldwide delivery. UK based.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:38
Europe, Beyond Europe, and North America - loads of good information
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Great resource, not motorcycle oriented, but tons of good travel info. Personal travelogues and worldwide travel and tourism information. Great site, links to just about everything a traveller might need
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Convert any currency to any other on-line - Get the latest or historical rates
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Worldwide weather forecasts, weather maps, and more.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
The page has "one of the Web's most comprehensive listings of worldwide electrical and telephone information."
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Excellent travel site, lots of info, aimed at backpackers like Lonely Planet, but still very useful. Includes travelogues, links for travel insurance, RTW tickets and itinerary planning, and more.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
ATM Machine locators worldwide
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
UK based www.whatsonwhen.com lists events taking place around the world. Huge range of events. Browse by just about anything you could want, from city or region to month.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
A good source of information on international standards, including electricity around the world, international time, and the metric system versus the imperial system.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Excellent place to buy maps for the next trip. (UK)
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Not completely up-to-date, but good maps, and plenty of encyclopedia type info.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 Apr 2008 - 16:31
Global Rescue is the premier provider of medical, security and evacuation services worldwide and is the only company that will come to you, wherever you are, and evacuate you to your home hospital of choice.
Additionally, Global Rescue places no restrictions on country of citizenship - all nationalities are eligible to sign-up! Travel medical insurance is also available, currently the limit is 90 days. (TIP: For Evac insurance - Click Multiple Trips and 365 days to get year long insurance.)
Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance™ combines into a single integrated program the best evacuation and rescue with the premier travel insurance coverages designed for adventurers.
Led by special operations veterans, Stanford Medicine affiliated physicians, paramedics and other travel experts, Ripcord is perfect for adventure seekers, climbers, skiers, sports enthusiasts, hunters, international travelers, humanitarian efforts, expeditions and more.
Ripcord travel protection is now available for ALL nationalities, and travel is covered on motorcycles of all sizes! NOTE: Travel medical insurance currently has a limit of 90 days.
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