Free Travel Resources
- If you are a member of AAA,
go to your local AAA office and request their free Europe Travel Book. It is as thorough as Fodor’s
guide or Frommer’s.
- Write, fax, phone or
e-mail The British Tourist Authority for their Britain Vacation
Planner and free maps of London a[[nd Britain. The same address will get you materials on England, Scotland
and Wales:
British Tourist Authority, Suite 701, 551 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10176-0799
212-986-2200 or 1-800-462-2748
Fax: 212-986-1188; E-mail: [email protected]
Internet Resources
General:
- www.collettevacations.com This is the official site of the
company we are using for this tour.
Contains specific information about your tour, plus links to other
travel resources.
England
- www.britain-info.org The British Government’s official
homepage in the USA. It lists
embassies and consulates, visa information and tons of useful facts and
information about the UK.
- http://travel.yahoo.com/destinations
From the menu, click on to “United
Kingdom”. A lively and varied
introduction to Britain including weather reports, currency converter as
well as plenty of statistics and articles.
- http://www.travel.roughguides.com An honest and refresing introduction
to England from the UK’s best-selling range of travel guides. Click on to
England in the menu.
- http://www.visitbritain.com The British Tourist Authority’s colorful
hompage contains information and pictures aplenty on all aspects of
traveling to Britain.
- http://www.timeout.com/london Homepage of London’s famous weekly
listings magazine.
- http://www.ukguide.org/london/museum.html A perfect site for the art-lover. This site lists, and provides links to
the top museums and galleries in London.
- http://www.londontheatre.co.uk The ideal starting point if you are
thinking of going to the theatre in London, with complete up to date
listings of all that’s playing in London and how to get tickets.
- http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk Another website with current London
theatre information.
Scotland
- http://www.scotland.net A great store of information on travel,
history, news, gold, tartans and more!
- http://www.holiday.scotland.net The Scottish Tourist Board’s official
web site has plenty of travelers’ tips plus you can e-mail them with any
questions you have about visiting Bonnie Scotland.
- http://www.edinburgh.org Edinburgh Tourist Board’s homepage is a
must for anyone visiting Britain’s most beautiful city.
- http://www.edinburgh.org/mainintr.html Another great site for those visiting
Edinburgh and its surrounding countryside. There is everything from accommodation to zoological
gardens.
- http://www.nessie.co.uk The official web site for the world’s
most enchanting and enduring monster legend.
Wales
- www.tourism.wales.gov.uk This is the official Wales tourism web
site.
- http://www.castlewales.com/home.html A directory of the Castles of Wales,
including a special page on Ruthin Castle, where we’ll be staying
and having a medieval meal on Thursday, November 14.
Miscellaneous
- www.lauferworld.com Joe Laufer’s personal web site with a
special section on International Travel.
Here you’ll find information about past tours, but also some
practical hints on travel
- www.ricksteves.com The official Rick Steves’ website. If you like Rick Steve’s PBS travel
programs, this is the site for updated travel information in the vein of
his TV programs and travel guides.
- www.fodors.com The official web site of Fodor’s Travel Publications.
- www.lonelyplanet.com The official web site of The Lonely
Planet Travel Guide organization.
- www.eftours.com When you click on to any of the tours
of England, Scotland or Wales, you will note many highlighted and
underlined words (towns, attractions).
Clicking on those words will link you to more information on that
topic.
Currency Converters
- http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet This is the best of the converters,
because it allows you to create a comprehensive list of values for easy
reference on tour. You can create
a Pound Sterling to US Dollar
list, and reverse it to US Dollar to Pound Sterling.
- http://www.xe.net/ucc Universal Currency Converter
- http://quote.yahoo.com/m3?u Yahoo finance – Currency Conversion.