Useful Adventure Travel Planning Links | World Expeditions

Here is list of useful websites to consult while you prepare for your upcoming trip. Bookmark this page for easy one-stop access to everything you need to prepare for your next international adventure.

Passports, Visas, Insurance and Other Formalities

• US Department of State Passports, Visas, Consular Information Sheets
• US Passport Renewal information Bureau of Consular Affairs
• Travel Registration Service Hosted by the US State Department
• US Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions Official US State Department Directory
• Embassy World The World's Embassies in a Searchable Database
• Zierer Visa Service Our Recommended Passport and Visa Expediting Service

Travel Tips: Advice, Alerts and Warnings

• Australian Travel Advisory and Consular Assistance Service
• Canadian Consular Affairs Travel Reports
• UK Foreign and Commonwealth Ofiice Travel Advice

• US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Official US Government Travelers' Health Advice
• The Travel Doctor (TMVC) Australian Traveller's Medical & Vaccination Centre Health Alerts
• World Health Organization (WHO) Up-to-date International Travel and Health Advice
• International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) List of Travel Clinics Around the World
• UK Department of Health Advice for Travellers Relavent to More Than Just British Citizens
• Treksafe Dr. Jim Duff, WE Medical Advisor and Expert on Safety and Exploration in Remote Areas
• High Altitude Medicine Guide Dr. Thomas Dietz' Emergency & Wilderness Medicine Primer

Practicalities: Airports, Money, Time, Weather, Language

• CIA World Fact Book Frequently Updated Country-by-Country Details from the US Government
• International Weather information
• US National Weather Service (NOAA)
• World Meteorological Organization Country-by-country listing of official weather forecasts
• Oanda Foreign Exchange Currency Converter for 164 Currencies Worldwide
• Imperial/Metric Conversion Tables
• Altavista Babelfish Language Translations Chinese, English, French, Italian, Spanish, etc
• World Clock
• World Time Server

Transportation

Here are links to our friends and partners that we've built strong bonds with over 30+ years:

• American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
• American Himalayan Foundation
• Australian Himalayan Foundation
• Australian Walking Holidays
• Banff Mountain Film Festival + World Tour
• Cape Henry Collegiate School – Nexus program
• East Meets West Foundation
  
• Expéditions Monde World Expeditions en français | French-language World Expeditions
  
• The Fred Hollows Foundation
• The Himalayan Trust
• The International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO)
  
• The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
• International Mountain Explorers Connection
• International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) Works to improve conditions of porters worldwide
• Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
• Lonely Planet Publications WE is proud to be LP's original online adventure travel partner
  
• Neptune Mountaineering (Boulder, CO)
  
• Porters' Progress
• Room to Read
  
• Sea to Summit Outdoor Gear
• The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation
• Southern Sea Ventures
• Sports Basement
  
• Tasmanian Expeditions
  
• Tibetan Aid Project
• The Wilderness Society
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia



 

ResponsibleTravel.com

Finally, here are a few fun links to help get you inspired for your next adventure:

• The Amazing Race America's most popular travel-based reality TV show on CBS
• Blurb Make a book of your travel photos!
• MyTripJournal
• National Geographic Adventure Magazine
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine
• OUTSIDE Magazine | Away Network
• Trek Nepal Charity offering interactive CD-based guide to trekking in Nepal.
• Year of Adventures (powered by Lonely Planet)
• Work to Live Join Joe Robinson's minimum US paid-leave crusade!
• US National Passport Month Got Passport? Help Lobby to Make September the Month!

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