Links

Country Specific Information

• Background Notes - US Department of State
• Consular Information Sheets - US Department of State
• Lonely Planet
• The Library of Congress Country Studies Page
• CIA World Fact Book
• BBC Country Profiles
• Globespotters Blog

Online Travel Advice & Guidebooks

• State Dept. "Students Abroad" page
• Advice on smooth travels (State Dept.)
• Lonely Planet Guides
• Rick Steves' Europe
• Rough Guides
• Let's Go Guides
• Moon Guides
• Fodor's Guides
• Frommer's Guides
• European Information Portal, Monetos

World News Sources

• BBC
• International Herald Tribune
• Reuters
• World Press Review

Regulations

• US Customs rules on what you can bring home
• Documentation needed to visit other countries (NOTE: Check with embassies of each country for most specific, up-to-date info.)

Other General Interests

• Conversions and Calculations
• Metric Conversion Calculator
• World Clock
• Global Phone - cell phone that works in 150 different countries without changing the SIM card
• Time Zone converter
• Make a personal multi-zone clock
• World Weather
• Campmor camping & travel gear
• Unique "population" map
• Amadeus.net - a great source of travel info, including printable subway maps from all over the world