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Study Abroad Handbook

Section C – Useful Information for Study Tour Coordinators

5.0 Travel Resources

5.1 Travel Books
5.2 Web Sites

5.1 Travel Books:
Countless travel publications are available to help plan an overseas excursion. Books can be country-specific or cover a broad range of travel information. Examples of well-reviewed travel books include:

Let’s Go: These books specialize in regions or specific countries by providing extensive information about everything you need to know about traveling and are available at any major book store.

Lonely Planet: These books are basically set up the same as Let’s Go and provide the same information for the most part. Definitely look over both books if you are thinking about buying a travel book.

Survival Kit for Overseas Living: This book is a great resource for preparing yourself for different aspects of going abroad. It should be available at any major bookstore.

5.2 Web Sites:
Like books, websites provide innumerable sources of information on international travel.

http://www.studyabroad.com - This web site is very comprehensive and informational on just about every topic included under studying abroad.

http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/ - This web site is the official web site of the European rail system.

http://www.railpass.com/ - This web site can give you information about Eurail passes and general train information.

http://www.xe.net/currency/ - This web site is excellent for converting currencies and finding out current exchange rates.

http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html - This web site can give you extensive information about travel advisories for the country that you are traveling to.

http://crazydogtravel.com - This web site lets you choose the specific country you are planning on traveling to then provides information.

http://tripprep.com - This site provides health and vaccination tips about individual countries.

http://www.traveling.com - Find great tips from banking to travel warnings in a variety of countries

http://verber.com/mark/travel/packing.html - Clueless on what to pack? This site has great suggestions of what to bring during your stay

http://www.travelinginspain.com/testweb.html - Find out everywhere you need to go if you plan on traveling throughout Spain

http://www.easyjet.com and http://www.ryanair.com - These sites allow you to book inexpensive flights to and from most major European cities.