Travel Links

Programs to Promote Sustainability

• The Earth Charter Initiative for a Sustainable Future is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century.
• Worldswide Ecotourism Directory - very extensive directory in Dutch language primarily but many of the site listings are in English. http://ecotoerisme.beginthier.nl/
• Eco Holiday Guide.com is a directory to promote inspiring small tourist accommodations via the internet. All of the owners work to reduce the environmental impact of your stay and promote sustainable tourism.
• NomadsLand - Films That Matter
  NomadsLand is the destination on the web for global social issue media. We are a worldwide creative community of filmmakers, video producers, citizen journalists, bloggers and vloggers banding together in a single place to provide feature films, news.
• Heart of Africa - develops programs to promote self sufficiency and fight the roots of poverty in Africa.
• Transitions Abroad - important resource for work abroad, study abroad, cultural travel overseas, and international living.
• International Bicycle Fund - Promotes bicycle transportation worldwide, especially in less developed areas.  Activities include: urban planning, rural mobility, economic development, safety education, environmental quality and responsible tourism program.

Traditional Arts, Music and Dance

• The Cultural Association Tambo Tambulani Tambo Cultural Association in Mozambique, Africa which promotes Traditional Dance, Music, Theatre and cultural exchange. They have a festival with 14 days of art camp with workshops and tours to other cultural settings in Pemba. Last year they established a cultural centre with a permanent stage! Join in!

Health Information

• Dr. Jolie Bookspan - offers information on travel health including diving physiology and joint health. She will be writing a monthly column on various health related issues.
• Center for Disease Control - destination specific information about immunizations and precautions recommended when traveling.

Other Travel Destinations

• Real Experience Thailand - Real Experience Thailand offers Ecotourism, Culture, Wildlife, Nature, Adventure, Gap year, Career Break and Volunteer program all around Thailand.
• Ile a Veche Island off the south coast of Haiti offers immersion travel at its best.
• Perfect Earth Tours A truly out of this world, uniquely luxurious eco wilderness holiday in Yukon, Canada with a strong and uncompromising stand on environmental sustainability.
• COINED Spanish Courses in Guatemala Learn Spanish in the colonial city of Antigua and get involved in the Latin American culture. Orientation tour, local discount card, study material and certificate included.
• GapGuru - The Gap year in India specialist
  Create your perfect gap year to India - whether you want to work, volunteer or travel GapGuru has a program for you!
• Mentawai Adventure offers comfortable Jungle Tours, an authentic discovery of one of the last Neolithic culture in the world; Photographic Workshops, Women Tours, and Spiritual Retreats. located on Siloinak Island, in the Mentawai Archipelago, Indian Ocean.
• Michele Guest House in Italy located in the heart of Pisa, in a peaceful environment.
• 2theeurope.com - an online comprehensive directory for flights, hotels, vacation packages, cruises and rental cars in Europe. Find your travel information in United Kingdom, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy and more.
• Lesser Known Places - offers opportunities to lesser known destinations in India from an Indian perspective.
• Great Horizon Trails - safaris and eco tours in the East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. They offer information, tailor-made tours and safaris that suits every occasion, run by experienced and well trained professional tour operators.
• Living In the Philippines - Philippines Largest Information Resource of Services and Advice for Expat, Travelers, Tourists, Retirement, Military Persons Retiring, Relocating, and Planning to Live in Philippines.
• Holiday Special Packages - HSP Travel is Australia's leading independent package holiday supplier. We offer a wide range of discovery, touring, family and romance holiday packages at discount prices.

Travel Tips

• 1000Tips4Trips.com Travel Tips: 1000-plus travel tips that have been submitted from all over the world. Classifications include tips for packing, air travel, travel with kids, etc. Use their search engine to search the tips, or add some of your own to the directory.

Travel Forums and Directories

• Alternative Family Travel Forum - discussions about family travel, ideas, advice and destinations. Also discussion about alternative family living, parenting and lifestyles.
• www.Backpackers-Planet.com
• Lonely Planet Website
• Rough Guides Website
• Community Traveler - is a free independent travel community powered by the community for the community.
• Travel->Directory.org - All things travel including a review and rating system for listed sites.
• ITravelNet Travel Directory - Comprehensive travel sites directory. Travel photography, travelogues and destination guides. Book discount hotels, car rental and find cheap airfares.
• Adventure Travel Tips - The Global Directory of Adventure Travel
• Find Good Sites - A human-edited comprehensive web directory offering internet surfers an easy solution for finding, rating and reviewing good and valuable sites.
• OnlyTourist.com - a travel directory which provides visitors with quality travel resources and fun in national favorite destinations. Our travel web directory includes travel guide, online booking, passport and visa services vacation planning and more.