LINKS
Instead of the typical list of links we have decided to locate links throughout our site. As you browse our book or look at our pages of pictures, you will find that we have included many links that are relevant to the topics being discussed.
Here is a list of sites that we want to highlight and which you might find useful.
General travel information:
The National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel has everything you could want to know about outbreaks, precautions, immunizations, and other health advice when traveling.
For travel warnings, public announcements and consular information sheets go to http://www.travel.state.gov.
To go directly to travel warnings go to U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs: American Citizens Services at http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html#t. It is an excellent reference.
If you want a map of where you will be traveling you might want to go to http://www.omnimap.com/maps.htm.
To check out the airports you will be using around the world, go to http://www.hotelstravel.com/airports.html#au.
For travel insurance we like Travel Guard at http://www.travelguard.com/compare/index.asp.
For currency conversion go to http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u.
All sorts of world travel tips can be found at http://www.atwtraveler.com/weblist.htm.
Other informative travel sites we like:
http://www.top100travelsites.com/
PlanetReunited.Com -
"Not everyone who wanders is lost."
Find those REAL friends, the ones you loved and lost whilst travelling the worldLost Luggage Tales
- Travel the world... Tell your tales... Real stories from insane adventures.One of our favorite travel sites developed by some really neat people is found at http://www.sights-and-culture.com.
1 World 2 Travel is found at http://www.1world2travel.com.
JAPAN TRAVEL AND OTHER JAPAN SITES:
Japan, My Japan -- A Guide to Japan is the most complete list of links for all things Japanese that we can find on the web.
Letters on Japan is especially useful for those doing research on Japan.
If you are interested in studying in Japan check out this site. http://www.studyabroad.com/content/portals/japan_port.html
This site is an English/Japanese dictionary. It could be very useful in your travels.
Please look at Gary's Japan Page for some great images of Japan. We hope that after you read some of our pages about Japan that you would look at his images to give you a better visualization of the things we saw and did. (He is a photographer and we aren't.)
Japan Atlas is a site that you simply must visit if you want to look for anything about Japan!
All About Japan is the website of the Japan National Tourist Organization. It is well worth checking out.
Ravi's Traveling Cheaply to and in Japan is another site you might want to check out.
Japan Guide offers about 200 pages with illustrated, general information about most aspects of modern and traditional Japan.
Japanese Writing If you have any interest in Japanese writing, we think you will find this site exciting. It is a great tutorial for learning the basics about the Japanese language(s) and the fundamentals of brushwriting.
Asahi Newspaper This is our favorite newspaper for keeping abreast of what is happening in Japan.
Okinawa.com is the ultimate Okinawa site and well worth checking out.
Teaching (and Learning) About Japan is a comprehensive site and good reference for all things Japanese.
Useful Tourist Information is a good place to look if you are planning a trip to Japan and to use as a guide while visiting there. It includes a toll-free number for tourist information and other basic information that is invaluable.
If you would like to look for clean bathrooms in your travels, you might want to go to http://www.thebathroomdiaries.com.
