Travel, Transportation & Logistics
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Travel Tips
Rudy Maxa http://www.rudymaxa.com/
Savvy Traveler http://www.savvytraveler.org/
Lots of travel links: http://www.johnnyjet.com/
Info from CDC on health concerns during travel http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm
Transportation Security Administration http://www.tsa.gov/public/ and http://www.tsatraveltips.us/
Transportation alternatives, supporting biking, walking, public transit http://www.transalt.org/
Bidding For Travel http://pub210.ezboard.com/bpricelineandexpediabidding Look on this site to
see what others have successfully bid for travel deals on www.priceline.com
Virtual Tourist http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/
Notes on specific locations by those who have been there
http://www.igougo.com/
Air Travel
Reservation/Booking Sites
Expedia http://www.expedia.com/
Hotwire http://www.hotwire.com/index.jsp
http://kayak.com/s/index.jsp
Mobissimo http://travel.mobissimo.com/
Qixo http://qixo.com/index.html "The largest airfare search engine"
Travelocity www.travelocity.com
Airlines
American Airlines http://www.aa.com/
Airports
AUS – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/
Department of Transportation
Aviation Consumer Protection Division http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/index.htm
Travel Tips & Publications http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/pubs.htm
Coping With Flight Delays http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/delays.htm
Defensive Flying Tips http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/defensive.htm
Flight Tracking
FlightView http://www.flightview.com/
Flight Tracker http://www.trip.com/trs/trip/flighttracker/flight_tracker_graphic.xsl
TrackAFlight http://www.trackaflight.com/
Ariline Track Records
AirSafe http://www.airsafe.com/
Landings http://www.landings.com/
Aerospace Companies
Boeing/McDonnell Douglas http://www.boeing.com/
Embraer http://www.embraer.com/english/content/home/
Graphics of the plane you'll be flying
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search
http://www.airportsandairplanes.com/
Embraer 140
http://www.embraer.com/english/content/aeronaves/aviacao_comercial/erj140/galeria
Embraer 145
http://www.lindauer-fly.ch/swiss_embraer_145.htm
http://www.airportsandairplanes.com/erjs.html
Seating Layouts for all popular commercial planes
http://www.seatguru.com/home.shtml "Your Enlightened Guide to Airplane Seating"
Miscellaneous
Airport Information – any airport in the US http://www.airlinedata.com/airports.htm
Airport Codes – Lookup http://www.airport-technology.com/codes/ or browse http://www.orbitz...airportCodes.jsp
Bureau of Transportation Statistics http://www.bts.gov/ Check the Data and Publications
Websites for major US Airports http://www.bts.gov/external_links/government/airports.html
Air Travel With Disabilities – Fact Sheet Steps Taken to Ensure New Security Requirements Preserve and Respect the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/20011029.htm
Ground Transportation
Advantage Car Rental http://www.arac.com/
Enterprise Car Rental http://www.enterprise.com/
Hertz http://www.hertz.com/servlet/LoginServlet?defPos=us
Online Highway www.ohwy.com
WI Neenah www.ohwy.com
Find-A-Toilet http://www.findatoilet.com/ 03.10.27 – This site is new, but has potential.
Websites for transit systems for major US cities http://www.bts.gov/external_links/government/transit_systems.html
Bus Transportation lots of trivia www.the-bus-stops-here.org and metalinks http://www.the-bus-stops-here.org/outside_links.html
State Transportation Web Sites http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/state_transportation_web_sites.html
State DMV web sites http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/department_of_motor_vehicles.html
Maritime Transportation
Robust set of maritime links http://www.boatnerd.com/links.htm
Gulf of Mexico – GulfBase is a database of resources about the Gulf of Mexico. The goal of this website is to regroup, synthesize, and make freely available Gulf of Mexico research information. http://www.gulfbase.org/
St. Lawrence Seaway
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation http://www.seaway.dot.gov/
http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/
Weather & Meteorology
Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/
Weather Forecasts (US) http://weather.gov/
Weather Forecasts (Continental US) www.accuweather.com
Weather Forecasts (UK) http://www.onlineweather.com/
Geostationary Satellite images
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
Space Science and Engineering Center at U.Wisc/Madison http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/
Local Weather Forecasts from NOAA
FL Miami http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/FLZ074.php?warncounty=FLC086&city=Miami
WI Neenah http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/WIZ040.php?warnzone=wiz040&warncounty=wic061
Southern Region http://www.srh.noaa.gov/
VA Blacksburg http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/VAZ014.php?warncounty=VAC121&city=Blacksburg
VA Burke http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Burke&state=VA&site=LWX
VA Charles City http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Charles+City&state=VA&site=AKQ
VA Charlottesville http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Charlottesville&state=VA&site=LWX
VA Salem http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Salem&state=VA&site=RNK
Other NOAA sites
NOAA Satellite Imagery http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
Climate Prediction Center http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/
Daily UV Index provided by NOAA http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/uv_current.html
Text daily UV indices for major US cities http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/ultraviolet.html
National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Hurricane names http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml mapped out for current and future years
National and University Center for Atmospheric Research http://www.ucar.edu/
University of Michigan Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/
Weather cams, satellite imagery, lots more http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
WorldBuddy http://worldbuddy.com/ Excellent summary of weather conditions in any spot on the planet + 24 hour history
Weathermap of continental U.S. http://www.intellicast.com/Local/...
Lightening Strikes in continental U.S. http://www.lightningstorm.com/tux/jsp/gpg/lex1/mapdisplay_free.jsp
Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology http://www.zamg.ac.at/docu/Manual/SatManu/
Specific meteorological Phenomena
Earthquakes
USGS National Earthquake Information Center http://neic.usgs.gov/
USGS NEIC Current Seismic Activity http://neic.usgs.gov/current_seismicity.html
USGS Earthquakes Hazard Program http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
NOAA NWS International Tsunami Information Center http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/
NOAA National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/index.htm
Pacific Tsunami Museum http://www.tsunami.org/
USC Tsunami Research Group http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/index.html
Lodging
Comfort Inn http://www.comfortinn.com/
Day's Inn http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/home
Fairfield Inn http://www.marriott.com/fairfieldinn/default.asp?EPNAVCEC=InProcess
Ritz Carlton http://www.ritzcarlton.com/
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/tysons_corner/
Sleep Inn http://www.sleepinn.com/
Specific Locality Sites
Major US Cities & Some International http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html
State road maps for at least 50 states http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/usstates.htm
Arkansas
Arkansas hotel and road map http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/AR1.htm
Northwest Arkansas
(Composite)
http://www.nwacafe.com/main_index.html Where to eat
http://www.nwamenuguide.com/ Where to eat – I like this site better
http://www.nwaliving.com/ General links for the area
Eureka Springs
City hall & local government http://www.cityofeurekasprings.org/
Chamber of Commerce http://www.eurekaspringschamber.com/
http://www.eureka-usa.com/
http://www.eurekasprings.com/
http://www.eurekasprings.org/
Map – Historic District – http://www.cityofeurekasprings.org/histmap.html
Map – City Limits – http://www.cityofeurekasprings.org/citymap.html
Indiana
Southern Indiana http://www.southernin.com/index.shtml
Spring Mill Inn State Park http://www.southernin.com/Pages/archives/may_01/spring_mill.html
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/
Massachusettes
Boston
http://www.boston-online.com/
Cape Cod
http://www.capelinks.com/
Texas
Austin http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/
San Antonio http://www.sanantonio.gov/
General Info
http://heartofsanantonio.com/
The Alamo http://www.thealamo.org/main.html
Riverwalk Map 8x10 or 11x17
Virginia
Alexandria
http://ci.alexandria.va.us/
http://home.alexandriacity.com/index01.asp
http://www.funside.com/
Alexandria – Old Historic Alexandria http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/
Charlottesville & Albemarle County www.soveryvirginia.com
Eastern Shore
Chincoteague Ponies http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/chinco.html
Highland County
Highland county chamber of commerce http://www.highlandcounty.org/
Annual Maple Festival http://www.highlandcounty.org/maple.htm Every March
James River
James River Batteau Festival http://www.batteaufestival.com/ Every June
Norfolk
http://www.norfolkh2o.com/
Richmond
http://www.richmond.com/
http://www.richmondcitywatch.com/
Restaurants
The Tobacco Company http://www.thetobaccocompany.com/
A few attractions:
The Hollywood Cemetary http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/
Williamsburg http://www.williamsburg.com/
http://www.williamsburgonline.com/
http://www.ci.williamsburg.va.us/
Williamsburg Area Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/
Williamsburg Hotel/Motel Association www.williamsburghotel.com
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation www.history.org
Streetmap of Williamsburg http://www.mywilliamsburgvacation.com/maps/maps_large.asp
Map of W&M campus http://www.wm.edu/admission/downloads/wmmap.pdf
http://www.va-info.com/williamsburg.htm
Wytheville http://www.visitwytheville.com/
Currency Exchange Tools
http://www.x-rates.com/ (Conversion Tables)
http://www.exchangerate.com/ (Conversion Tables)
http://www.xe.com/ucc/ (Online conversion calculator)
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic (Online conversion calculator)
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/exchform.htm (Online conversion calculator)
http://www.currency-conversion.info/ (Online conversion calculator)
International:
Worldwide Power Cord Guide http://www.powerstarinc.com/worldelectric.pdf
Australia http://www.dict.mq.edu.au/
http://www.australia.com/
Sydney http://www.sydney.com.au/
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
Canadian Resources http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/README.html
Vancouver BC http://vancouver-webpages.com/
Finland
Helsinki
http://www.hel.fi/english/
http://www.helsinki.fi/eng/index.html
Great Britian
Greenwich http://greenwichengland.com/
Italy
Trieste
http://triestemia.com/indexen.php
Greek Resources http://www.hri.org/nodes/greece.html
Latino latina resources http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/
Relocation Resources
Cost of Living calculations between two cities
Bankrate http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp I like this one!
BestPlaces http://www.bestplaces.net/html/cost_of_living.html
BusinessWeek http://businessweek.monstermoving.com/Find_a_Place/Relosmart/rs.asp Tedious, but thorough.
CNN.com http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html Not very good.
Homefair http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html?NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.src=moneymag
Information on schools where you are moving to
Schoolmatch - http://www.schoolmatch.com/
U. S. Consumer Connection http://www.usconsumerconnection.com/ has a very annoying opening audio "endorsement"
Shipping & Logistics
UPS http://www.ups.com/
Tracking http://www.theupsstore.com/tracking/tra.html
Last updated 06-10-11 09.22.19