Center for Disease Control
An excellent government resource on what you might consider doing when traveling abroad, from possible diseases to vaccines to health care overseas.
XE Currency Converter
A great tool for converting one currency to another. It goes both ways and incudes a comprehensive list of currencies.
Maps & Guides
DeLorme
Mapping Company
Detailed atlases for most states and standard
items in my travel kit since 1976 when DeLorme came out
with their first one (Maine)!
I always travel with their Map-n-Go 6.0 and Street
Atlas USA Deluxe.
Lonely
Planet Guidebooks A staple in my reference library along with LP's
guidebook upgrades, snapshots of various destinations,
Scoop Travel News, and other useful information.
The
Weather Underground
Another very useful weather resource, including historic
weather conditions, searchable by location.
World
Climate
Still another climate source with over 85,000 records
of world climate data (historical weather averages),
searchable by city
United
States Naval Observatory
Sun and Moon rise and set times, Moon phases, eclipses,
seasons, positions of polar system objects, and various
other useful data.
Universe Today
Moon phases, and other solar data. Type, for example, moon phases 2011 in the search field.
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