TRIPS Links Page
Links as of July 13, 2001:
(Please email me at lynnes@interlog.com if any of these links don't work! Thanks.)
Travel guides online
Magazines and newspapers online
Big World Magazine online: tips and tales for independent world explorers
World newspapers: An index of links to newspapers around the world
Government advisories and information
Canadian Government travel advisories
U.S. Government travel advisories
CIA World Factbook: Gives detailed information and stats about all countries.
Doesn't fit in anywhere, really...
www.busplunge.org : Bus plunges you should be glad you weren't involved in. Very funny, in a morbid sort of way...
Third World Traveler:
Extensive links, articles and book excerpts "about the impact
of the policies of transnational corporations, international
financial institutions, and the United States government on democracy,
human rights, social and economic justice and the environment
in the Third World, and in the United States."
Royal Ontario Museum
Travellers' resources
Teleadapt Online: Country by country information featuring connectivity info on plugs, modems and adaptors
AT&T International Calling: Information on placing international calls to and from anywhere in the world
News websites
CNN online: Lots of news from around the world.
Latin World: Culture, news and travel information
Airline safety information
www.airsafe.com: Lists aircraft accidents and fatalities
www.iapa.com: International Airline Passengers Association
www.tsb.gc.ca: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Online ticket buying
Both of these sites are excellent ways to find out how much airline tickets from and to various places cost. Of course, you can also use them to actually buy the tickets...
Expedia (note: Canadians should use the expedia.ca site, which deals in Canadian dollars)
Non-governmental human rights organizations and environmentalist organizations
The World
Conservation Union: "The mission
of this organization is to
influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world
to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure
that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically
sustainable."
One World: "OneWorld is dedicated to promoting human rights and sustainable development by harnessing the democratic potential of the Internet."
Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world."
Institute for War and Peace Reporting: "IWPR aims to inform the international debate on conflict and provides training and a platform for independent media and other democratic voices."
Voluntary Service Overseas Canada: "VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action in pursuit of a more equitable world."
Womankind Worldwide: "WOMANKIND Worldwide is the only UK development agency that has at its heart support for women's economic, social and political equality."
The International Ecotourism Society: An information-rich site for professionals in the ecotourism industry, and for travellers looking for information about how to be a ecotourist and where to go. Very cool site.
Private Travel Companies
Small-business travel companies I feel are worthy of being promoted here:
Exploring East Indonesia Tours out of Biak, Irian Jaya that include snorkelling, scuba diving, birdwatching, trekking, and cultural trips to meet tribal people.
