www.JohnnyJet.com
If can only investigate one site from this article, this should be it! This is an amazing and unusual travel site! It has the best collection of links to all kinds of travel websites including ones to overcome fear of flying, getting a passport fast, finding a trip for single parents, converting currency, cheap travel, and much, much more. At last count, it has 134 categories of travel-related websites and hundreds & hundreds of actual, useful links!
www.IgoUgo.com
Provides "real" unbiased travel info, reviews, and advice from everyday travelers. Members give opinions on places, restaurants, hotels, must-see attractions, and day trips. And writing your own reviews or travel experiences earns you points redeemable for gift cards & frequent flier miles!
www.ImaginativeTraveller.com
Designs unique vacations focused on the heart of a country, staying with locals, visiting places you never thought you'd see, and doing things you never thought you'd do. It's a leading operator of small group adventure tours. Vacations are designed in 5 themes: Worldwide Holidays to Africa, Asia, South & Central America, India, etc. Family Adventures for parents & children. Escapes Short breaks "with a difference". Volunteer holidays with real, worthwhile, "hands on" work in local communities around the world. Honeymoon Special occasions to romantic/memorable locales.
www.TravelChums.com
A Travel companion-matching site. If you don't want to travel alone, it'll help you find a companion. If your spouse/partner can't get away, it'll help find a person to travel with. If you have a date and destination for a trip, it will help you find a person with the same travel plans. Or, if you have a special interest, say golf, painting, or bird watching, etc., TravelChums will help you find a buddy who shares your interests, enthusiasm, and experiences.
www.TheBathroomDiaries.com
When you gotta go, you gotta go! Finding a restroom while traveling is a challenge. The answer? The BathroomDiaries.com. This site has reviews and maps of toilet locations worldwide that you can print out and take with you!
www.CouchSurfing.com
If you are looking to "couch out" while traveling (that is, sleeping for free for a night or two on someone's couch!), then CouchSurfing.com is for you. Believe it or not, there are over 150,000 people shown who are willing to help!
www.WhatsOnWhen.com
Lets you plan travel based on your interests, and makes sure you don't miss an important event. Plan your journey around festivals, performances, even meteor showers in locations across the globe. You can search by location and/or date. Just a few of the event topics are: Adventure, Classical Music, Clubs & Parties, Film, Food & Drink, Heritage, Jazz, Kids & Family, Literature, Music, Natural Phenomena, Opera, Performing & Visual Arts.
www.ShawGuides.com
Want a Cooking Vacation, a Writing or Golf Weekend? ShawGuides.com lists 5,800 different programs, including tennis and golf camps, arts and cultural trips, language vacations, wine schools, photography vacations, and more!
www.OneBag.com
Devoted to giving practical tips and tricks on traveling light with the focus on how to pack for travel anywhere with only one bag!
www.GeckosAdventures.com
If you want a normal, preplanned, tour-operated vacation with every waking minute planned for you, GeckosAdventures.com is not for you! What it does offer are grassroots adventures (179 trips in 49 countries), including travel on public transport, eating like the locals with the locals, and staying in small family-run hotels or home stays.
www.HotelChatter.com
A daily web magazine with uncensored hotel reviews from all over the world. The Good, The Bad, and The Disgusting. It covers hotel deals, reviews, tips, hotels to avoid, and great hotels you should stay in. It's updated daily. They welcome traveler input. If you have something to say about a hotel stay; have a tip on finding hotel deals; have photos of a top-notch November/December 2007 • Page 15 www.mac-hints-tips.com
hotel; or know the perfect place for that weekend getaway, become a member and submit your story, or just comment on the current published stories.
www.Kropla.com
Steve Kropla's Help For Worldwide Travelers, helps plan an international trip. It has a comprehensive listing of worldwide electrical and phone info. You can search for information like: International City Codes, Electric Plug Types, Television Standards, Mobile Phone Guides and more.
www.Airtroductions.com
What a Country! For only $5, this service will match you with a special seatmate on your upcoming flight. You can choose, "Find a Date", "Find a Friend" or "Find a Job." And matching isn't limited to onboard seating; you can also search for travelers who will be at your airport at the same time. So if you're looking for a date in LA, a business partner in Tokyo, or just someone to share a cab to Midtown, AirTroductions is there for you!
www.WikiTravel.org
A free, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. So far, they have 13,360 destination guides and articles written by travelers from around the globe. Share your own expertise about a specific destination or check out what other travelers have to say about places.
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Peter's "Wacky Site of the Month"
Things that make you go... "DUH!" or maybe... "WHA"??? Example: on a TV Remote Control — "Not Dishwasher Safe"; on a clothes iron package — "Do Not Iron Clothes On Body"; Portable stroller — "Caution: Remove Infant Before Folding For Storage"; Orange Juice Can — "100% Pure All-Natural Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice from Concentrate"; on a Hammer — "May Be Harmful If Swallowed"; Bottle of dog shampoo — "Caution: The Contents of this Bottle should not be fed to Fish."
See the rest at: www.dumb.com/productwarnings.htm
Holiday Web Sights Christmas
• Aristotle's Christmas on the Web
www.wassail.com
• Carol Garretson's Christmas Stories
www.geocities.com/Heartland/1510
• Christmas Traditions around the world.
www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
• Christmas 'round the World (Wide Web)
• Hundreds of Christmas cookie recipes
www.christmas-cookies.com
• WorldView! Christmas.com around the world!
NORAD's tracking of Santa
www.noradsanta.org
• CLAUS.COM is the oldest and most popular Christmas website on the Internet
www.claus.com/village.php
• How to purchase and care for a live Christmas tree
www.christmas-tree-care.com
• Lots of neat Christmas information from the people at HowStuffWorks.com
www.howstuffworks.com/christmas
• Holiday stories, recipes, traditions, games, etc.
www.merry-christmas.com
• Reader's Digest Christmas
www.rdchristmas.com
• Games, a letter from Santa, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph, and you can write to Santa
www.northpole.net
Hanukkah
• Hanukkah Basics from the Jewish Heritage Online Magazine
www.jhom.com/calendar/kislev/han_basics.html
• Judaism 101: Chanukah
www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm
• Virtual Chanukah
www1.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/default.asp
• About.com's Hanukkah Crafts site
Torag.org – Chanukah
www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/chanukah
Kwanzaa
• Official Kwanzaa Website
www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org
• Kwanzaa Recipes
• Lots of information about Kwanzaa, its origins, and activities
www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa
• Lots of useful Kwanzaa information
www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm
• Useful information about celebrating Kwanzaa and the various symbols and rituals
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