Travel Tool of the Week
So you'll be in Italy in a week, and the only Italian words you know are "pizza" and "Mussolini"? You need a crash course in the local lingo -- try Foreign Languages For Travelers. If you've got nowhere to go, why not learn all twenty on offer?
Tripod Travel Planner:
Get Your Act Together & Take it on the Road
Chock full of tips for budget travel, an interactive checklist, and opportunities to order Eurail Passes and ISIC Cards, this service should be your first stop -- whatever your ultimate destination. Produced in association with the Council on International Educational Exchange.
The Berkeley Guides: On the Loose in London
No one knows budget travel better than the Berkeley Guides. The first in a series of on-line Berkeley Guides, the full text of this best seller is the ultimate guide to planning your trip across the puddle.
Fodor's Pocket Guides: Prague for Beginners
You've heard the hype about Prague. Now check out the real scoop. The full text of Fodor's Pocket Guide is a concise guide to planning your trip to the Czech Republic.
Deanna Brown: See the World on a Dime
Does it seem like you'll be eighty before you have enough air miles to travel for free? Deanna Brown, founder of the Cheap Travel Page, has some advice for free and cheap travel -- no scams, no gimmicks. Plus, check out our growing Interview Archive.
January 17, 1996
Our up-to-the-minute catalog of everything you need to get through your day -- links to news, weather, sports -- plus Tripod surveys, contests, and more.
