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Living Your Dreams: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Myth (excerpt from Get Going! Discover and Live Your Travel Dreams workshop resource book)
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www.petfriendlytravel.com
Locate places to stay in the U.S. where your pets are welcome too -- or
list your pet-friendly lodging.
www.petswelcome.com
Covers pet-related travel information for the U.S. and Canada, plus travel
tips and pet-friendly resources from hotel chains and beaches to amusement
parks!
www.dogfriendly.com
Dog travel information and city guides, a monthly Dog Travel newsletter,
and listings of dog-friendly employers and apartments.
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www.packback.com
Check out this site for terrific info, tips, ideas, and more. Designed
especially for those who like to travel independently!
www.travelconsumer.com
An ever-growing list of resources for everything from airline tickets
and destinations to pets, museums, and recommended reading.
www.gonomad.com
Looking for alternative travel ideas? This site is full of stories, tour
ideas, and interesting destination/lodging information. Plus, they support
sustainable and responsible tourism.
www.fodors.com
While their guide book caters to mid-range (rather than budget) travelers,
the forums section of their web site is a great place to get information
from other travelers.
www.lonelyplanet.com
This award-winning web site is a good place to start gathering travel
information, and their "Thorn
Tree" traveler discussion board is full of tips and answers from
budget-minded travelers.
www.gorp.com
GORP (a.k.a., Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) is the "largest and
most trafficked Web site dedicated to outdoor recreation and adventure
travel... Offers encyclopedic content on everything from exotic international
destinations - like paddling through the Tonga - to more accessible outdoor
environments - like hiking through your State Park."
www.mileageworkshop.com
"Need a few more frequent flyer miles to reach that award you've
been wanting? Perhaps you don't fly enough to get a free air ticket? This
web site was created with a focus on accumulating frequent flyer miles
online in ways other than flying or making purchases."
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www.seat61.com
Thorough, well-written site by an itinerant train traveler. Includes details
and planning resources for train trips in Europe, Africa, Australia, the
Middle East, Asia, Canada, and the USA...including the best information
I've found on the Trans-Siberian railway.
www.ricksteves.com
Great information on travel in Europe, including useful travel tips, a
comparison of European guide books, and an especially good section on
European railpasses.
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www.bootsnall.com
Living up to its tagline of "The Ultimate Resource for the Independent
Traveler," this site is full of travel stories, hints, and blogs
written by adventurous world traveler types. (Look for Judy's story on
kayaking in Costa
Rica).
www.travelerstales.com
"Publishers of stories, wit and wisdom from travelers around the
world." Great place to find travel books and destination guides...or
submit a story for their next publication.
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Sites for female, disabled, or gay/lesbian travelers...
www.exploretravel.com
Great travel opportunities for women over 40! Check
out the description under "Alternative/Volunteer Vacations"
www.journeywoman.com
Cool travel site for women!
www.womenwelcomewomen.org.uk
Women Welcome Women World Wide (5W) aims to foster international friendship
by enabling women of different countries to visit one another. Members
are of all backgrounds and from many parts of the world. Any woman may
become a member, regardless of nationality, religion, home circumstances,
etc.
www.uwsp.edu/cnr/bow/
Becoming an Outdoorswoman (BOW) offers a fantastic adventure alternative
for women! Workshops in 46 (U.S.) states and several Canadian provinces
on everything from shooting sports to fishing, canoeing, and camping encourage
women to "learn and enhance outdoor skills through the guidance of
patient, enthusiastic instructors."
www.access-able.com
Lots of
information and links for differently abled travelers.
www.miusa.org
US-based national nonprofit organization, the mission of Mobility International
USA (MIUSA) is to "empower people with disabilities around the world
through international exchange, information, technical assistance and
training, and to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in international
exchange and development programs."
www.outandabout.com
Gay & lesbian travel information with links to gay- and lesbian-friendly
travel operators, agents and sites.
webcenter.independenttraveler.netscape.com/travel/resources/
article.cfm?AID=134&category=11
Great site full of resources and links for gay/lesbian travelers.
www.planetout.com
Check out the site's travel resources section.
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Alternative & volunteer vacations...
www.fsdinternational.org
Called a "mini Peace Corp" and recommended by Marc Gold (founder
of the 100friends
Project, the Foundation for Sustainable Development "supports
the efforts of Latin American and African grassroots development organizations"
by providing "college students, graduates, and professionals with
the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience through internships
with these organizations... FSD offers summer and year-round internships
of 8 weeks and longer in five countries: Bolivia, Nicaragua, Peru, Tanzania
and Uganda."
www.volunteer.org.nz
Global Volunteer Network is a non-profit organization offering affordable
volunteer opportunities for people 18 and older. Programs range in length
from two weeks to a year, and volunteers are placed with a range of educational,
environmental, and community aid projects in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal,
New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand, and Uganda.
www.exploretravel.com
Explorations in Travel -- I've met and worked with them, and these folks
are great! Their well-run programs create culturally rich travel experiences
for students, volunteers, and women over 40. I quote their web site: "If
you're looking to get off the beaten track, experience a new culture,
be outdoors and active, volunteer, practice a foreign language, have fun
and learn about our world, have a look at our selection of out of the
ordinary travel opportunities."
www.wwoof.org
Interested in a different way of experiencing a country? Check out World-Wide
Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) -- this is the umbrella site for
"organic host farms that (from time to time) welcome volunteer help."
You work in exchange for room and board. They provide a list of member
host farms...the rest is up to you.
www.interexchange.org
Teach English abroad and enjoy the opportunity to live in communities
or with host families. These programs don't appear to have excessive costs
associated with them, and (except for one) don't list upper age limits
(hurrah!). The site also lists opportunities for foreign students wishing
to visit the U.S.
us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/18plus.html
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) - international opportunities
for people ages 18 and over (check out their volunteer opportunities &
teaching in China and Thailand)
www.backdoorjobs.com
This site offers links to information on short-term job adventures ranging
from sustainable living and farming to artistic learning and adventure
careers.
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www.transitionsabroad.com
Mainly a portal for Transitions Abroad ("...a bimonthly full-color
magazine guide to practical information on affordable alternatives to
mass tourism: living, working, studying, or vacationing alongside the
people of the host country"), this site also contains articles on
study and work abroad, along with program and resource listings.
www.sit.edu
School for International Training - one of the big names in study abroad
with a great range of programs.
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Government & health information...
travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
This U.S. State Department site includes travel warnings, public announcements,
and consular information sheets.
travel.state.gov/travel_pubs.html
A list of travel-related publications produced by the U.S. State Department,
including "Your
Trip Abroad," which covers basic guidelines and information on
passports, visas, medical services, and safety tips.
www.cdc.gov/travel/
Health-related information regarding specific destinations, vaccinations,
outbreaks, diseases, safe food and water, traveling with children, and
special needs travelers.
www.travelguard.com
Travel insurance company offering protection against trip cancellation
penalties, travel interruptions and delays, emergency medical expenses,
lost baggage, travel emergency service for emergency medical assistance,
last-minute or emergency travel changes, lost luggage tracking, and pre-trip
travel advice.
www.medexassist.com
MEDEX provides 24-hour, professional multi-lingual assistance with medical,
travel, and personal emergencies, including trip cancellation, medical
transportation, and direct payment to foreign providers. MEDEX services
range from doctor referrals to the coordination of complex medical evacuations
and repatriation.
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