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Web Resources
There are many useful on-line resources:
Currency converter: http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel
Travel info and gear: http://letravelstore.com
Study, work, travel abroad resources: http://www.transitionsabroad.com
ISIC info, discount airline tickets: http://www.statravel.com
Hostelling International:http://iyhf.org
List of over 1,550 hostels in Europe: http://www.europeanhostels.com/
Budget travel info: http://www.budgetraveler.com/
Site for the popular travel book: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Travel magazine for women: http://www.journeywoman.com
The International Society of Travel Medicine: http://www.istm.org/
Voltage/outlet information: http://www.voltagevalet.com/idx.html
Resources and information for gay, lesbian and bisexual students:
http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/lesbigay
Resources for travelers with disabilities: http://www.miusa.org
Cyber café search engine: http://www.cybercaptive.com
Passport and visa information:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
Embassy information: http://www.embassy.org/embassies
US State Department travel warnings and consular information sheets:
Search and book cheap flights:
Center for Disease Control & Prevention/Travel Health:
U.S. Customs: http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/
Country-specific handbooks
The following list of Student Handbooks is provided by the Center for Global Education. The general handbook is useful for any countries that do not yet have their own specific published handbook. There are more handbooks than are listed here; if your country is not listed, check the website.
The Center for Global Education website also offers a useful general checklist, helpful information, and great suggestions for studying abroad.
General Study Abroad Student Handbook:
Australia: www.studentsabroad.com/australia
Austria: www.studentsabroad.com/austria
China: www.studentsabroad.com/china
France: www.studentsabroad.com/france
India: www.studentsabroad.com/india
Italy: www.studentsabroad.com/italy
Japan: www.studentsabroad.com/japan
Spain: www.studentsabroad.com/spain
United Kingdom: www.studentsabroad.com/uk
Another comprehensive and helpful guide can be found on the Syracuse University study abroad website. This student handbook offers helpful packing tips as well as important information about health, safety, and emergency planning while abroad.
This handbook is in the form of a PDF file. Make sure you have the appropriate viewing software before trying to access it.
Syracuse University Abroad Handbook: http://suabroad.syr.edu/accepted/preparingToGo/handbook
The University of Minnesota’s Learning Abroad Center also has a comprehensive study abroad website that provides information on health and safety while abroad, travel resources and information, as well as a section about how to compare costs across different study abroad programs
The University of Minnesota: Learning Abroad Center: http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/
Recommended Reading List
Alternative Travel Directory: The Complete Guide to Work, Study, and Travel Overseas. Hubbs, Clayton, ed., Transitions Abroad Publishing, 2000.
Let’s Go. This is a series of travel books written by Harvard students, published by St. Martin’s Press, New York. You can find these books for regions all over the world in bookstores and on line.
Lonely Planet. Another series of travel books, published by Lonely Planet Publications. Great for adventurous travelers on a budget.
