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by Cynthia A. Lockley
a woman for all seasons
by Cynthia A. Lockley
a woman for all seasons
Travel Information, part 1
"The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are." ___from Mrs. Piozzi, "Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson LLD [1786]"
The links on this page help you prepare for a trip to Washington, D.C. or for planning a vacation in other interesting locations around the world.
Currency Exchange and Language
- 24 languages translating dictionaries and currency exchange converter
- For exchange rates from 1990 through yesterday:
164 Currencies Converter - Agora Languages Market
- Currency exchange rates for both Canadian and US dollars
- Foreign Languages for Travelers
- French-English Online Dictionary with 120,000 translations
- iLoveLanguages from Aboriginal to Yugoslav including Klingon
- Langenscheidt German language tools
- Language Learning Library resources for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
- Travalang's Online German–English Dictionary
Locations and necessities
Travel poster for Antibes, France
Lost travelers
- Accessibility information about restaurants, museums, shopping malls, and other points of interest in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, see the Online Disability Information Resource.
- Assorted Travel information
- Australia
- About Australia
- Australia
- Australia official Australian Tourist Commission site
- Brazil
- Canada
- Canadian Tax Refund Application for Nonresident Visitors
- China Today
- CityLink for Cities in Maryland
- CIA World Fact Book and related publications
- City cams around the world
- Cities of the U.S.
- Cities of the World
- Dirty Sole Society going barefoot everywhere
- District of Columbia (Washington, DC), Maryland, and Virginia tourist and government sites
- The Electronic Embassy foreign embassies in Washington, D.C.
- Europe Online the European Gateway to the Internet
- Visit Europe
- Federal Aviation Administration
- France Online
- Germany
- Germany
- Germany by Train: interactive Rail Map
- German Embassy
- German Folksongs
- German Language Internet Radios
- Germany - Services
- German Student's Center for Teaching Materials on the Internet mixed German and English
- German Telephone books
- German Web Tutorial
- Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and sister city Nottingham, UK
- Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
- U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany
- Hawaii Home Page
- Italy
- La Jolla by the Sea
- La Jolla and San Diego County
- Globalbagtag track lost luggage online
- Lost Luggage treasures Unclaimed Baggage Center
- Maps
- Avis provides maps you can download and print
- Expedia Maps locate an address in the U.S.
- GIS Mapping Software
- How Far Is It? find the distance between two cities
- Landsat images of the United States
- Map collection
- Mapquest provide the address, get a map
- Yahoo city maps using street address or intersection or city, state
- Maryland: see Washington, DC metropolitan area connections part 2
- Mediterranean Countries
- Mexico:
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- New York
- Paperless Guide to New York City
- The New Yorker critics at large
- Travel-Library: Tips from other travelers Packing for a trip, travelogues, and travel information
- Photography How to take travel pictures like a pro
- Russia
- Time Zone charts
- Calendar
- Date and Time Gateway for cities around the world
- Official U.S. Time
- USA Time Zone Map with current local times
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): World Time
- World Time Zones Both Military and Civilian Time Designations from A to Z
- World Time Zone map
- Traveler's Emergency Network (TEN) provides emergency evacuations, repatriation, and travel emergency assistance (this is not travel insurance; it is emergency help)
- Traveler's Insurance
- AAA Travel Insurance
- Travel Insurance AAA MidAtlantic login
- Is Travel Insurance Necessary?
- Travel questions, tips, and publications, U.S. State Department passports, visas, foreign adoptions, and tips for residents and nonresidents
- International Travel Warnings, U.S. State Department
- Unclaimed Baggage Center
- UK Travel Guide
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom—The British Monarchy
- United Kingdom and Ireland maps
- The Vatican
- Virginia: see Washington, DC metropolitan area connections part 2
- Washington, DC
- Washington, DC arts and living information from the Washington Post; see the "DC Visitor's Guide"
- WebCams
- Live Cams panda cam and horse cam
- Worldwide Webcams
- Williamsburg, Virginia Hotels
- The World Wide Holiday and Festival Page
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