ACTIVITIES - WHAT TO DO AND SEE [* Start with these sites first]

• * The Lonely Planet: Use this site for research on countries or as a travel guide.
• * Fodor's Travel: Trip planning site
• * Frommer's: Trip planning site
• International SOS - Travel Risks
• Peek - The Perfect Day: 24-hour a day trip planning
• Rough Guides: Trip planning site
• Travel Notes: Use Travel Notes to guide you around the world.
• World Bank Tourism Data
• World Travel Guide - City & country travel guides

AIRFARE

• Expedia: Flight options
• OneTravel: International flights
• StaTravel: Flights to Latin America
• Travelocity: Search flights & hotels
• Expert Vagabond: CUBA

CALCULATING DISTANCE & COST FROM HOTEL TO ACTIVITY

• Google Maps
• Rome2Rio

FOOD

• Eat Your World: For countries without many restaurants
• Street Foods: Rough Guides
• The World's Best Street Food: The Guardian

LODGING: APARTMENTS, HOTELS, HOSTELS, ETC.

Definition - HOSTEL: an establishment that provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers.

• AirBnB: Find rooms, apartments, and homes while traveling the world
• Hostel.com: affordable lodging for travel abroad
• Hostel Bookers: affordable hostels and hotels
• Hostel World: affordable lodging for travel abroad; includes prices
• Hostelz: The world's largest hostels database - 45,194 listings in 7,265 cities
• Trip Advisor: Search hotels & resorts world-wide
• Trivago: Search hotels & resorts world-wide (enter dates 6 months ahead)

TRAVELING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

• Traveling in a Developing Country: 11 Dos and Don'ts: IndependentTraveler.com
• Staying Healthy While Traveling In The Developing World: Walking on Travels
• A Little Discovery… 20 Neat Things I Learned By Traveling in Developing Countries