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Currencies
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Distances
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Capacity Measurements
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Weights
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Temperatures
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Maps
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It is always worthwhile to get maps for countries or cities you’re planning to visit, and there are many sites providing maps.
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Expedia Travel, allows you to easily find a city, town or village in any country, and also provides city maps and street plans.
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The University of Texas Library (UT Library Online) provides a country-by-country list, with links taking you to maps on the Web. The heading "City Maps"
provides access to city maps.
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Contacts
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While travelling you may need to contact family or friends, or send and receive messages. Instead of using the phone, why dropping into a "cybercafe" and
use the Web. More and more of them can be found around the world, so before leaving check the list of Internet cafes or "Cybercafes" in the cities you’re planning to visit...
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Weather
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You’re about to leave ... and you’d like to know what the weather is like in the country you’ll be visiting...
Below are Web sites providing 3- or 4-day weather forecasts (listed alphabetically):
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The World Meteorological Organization provides a complete list of national weather sites for each country.
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Health
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Health is your most invaluable asset. Check out health information sources for the country you plan to visit.
Are there any risks of infection
Are there currently any risks of epidemics?
Are vaccinations required?
In addition to security recommendations, the foreign affairs ministries of most countries can provide a good idea about medical conditions abroad. You can also find
a list of private travel clinics by going to "Travel Clinics," and you can also consult specialized sites...
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The Travel Clinic provides a great deal of interesting and useful information.
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International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), provides access to official statements released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease
Control (CDC), as well as addresses of private clinics available to travelers in many countries.
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Center for Disease control (CDC), lists any risks of epidemics.
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The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), a regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), is an agency dealing with health matters for people in the
Americas.
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Achoo Gateway to Healthcare Online, provides information on medical conditions and health problems.
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International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT), provides advice and addresses for travelers.
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Health Travel is an European site that provides information on sanitary arrangements abroad.
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Security
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Before leaving you should obtain any necessary information for countries you’re planning to visit and also anything related to current political situations or any
risks of conflict. Most countries provide this information through their foreign affairs ministries, and list any destinations that are not recommended. You’ll find useful information on health and security
conditions, and also lists of consulate addresses. The following sites are particularly worthwhile if you are interested in business conditions.
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Agence France Presse, provides links to online media sites in English, French and Portuguese.
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The American Journalism Review provides links to sites for newspapers, magazines, radio or television stations in both the United States and Canada.
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Chaplin News provides links to English language newspaper sites throughout the entire world.
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El Sombrero de Estrellas, provides links to Spanish language newspapers throughout the world.
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Ocean Temperatures
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The American Navy (US Navy) collects data on all the world’s oceans. This data is analyzed and listed by the FNMOC (Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center). Just click on "Public Access, No Password" and then on "Ocean Surface Temperature" or "OTIS" on the left of the screen to obtain water temperatures (map updated every 12 hours)
or on "Sea Wave Heights" to get wave heights.
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Translations
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Need to translate simple sentences or Web pages? You’d like to know how to say "Hello," "Good evening," or "Thank you" in Arabic,
Polish or Serbo-Croatian? You can look up these translations on the Web or you can get a pocket translator...
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The Ectaco Handheld Electronic lets you translate for free words from more than 20 languages, to English or from English, and it also suggests electronic translators.
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Aim High Inc. distributes and sells electronic translators.
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Garant Inc. distributes and sells electronic translators.
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Language Translator distributes and sells electronic translators.
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Direct Lingo distributes and sells electronic translators.
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Finances
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If
you need financial infos related to travel like travel credit cards,
or if you
need to finance a trip...
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