Throughout the last few years, I've learned of some great websites that are helpful when traveling internationally. Next to the link is a short description of how they can assist you. I hope you find this helpful!
WORLD NEWS
U.S. Department of State (News from all over the world; a ton of political updates and international political awareness)
World Newspapers (Information from newspapers all over the world can be found here)
Global Incident Map (See anything dangerous happening around the world)
CNN.com (Worldwide News and information)
World Weather (Check out a 10-Day forecast from anywhere in the world)
Weather Underground (Very similar to the World Weather site)
BBC.com (International News and top stories)
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
Express Travel Services (Travel insurance, passports, Visa's, etc.)
Money Conversion (Know what the US Dollar is worth anywhere)
Language Translation (Translate some key phrases before you travel)
Embassy Maps (Locate the Embassy before you travel)
Travel Suppliers (Find a ton of really great, and random, travel stuff here)
Travel Documents (They are a service provider for new passports, renewing passports, extra passport pages, travel visa's, etc. - Very helpful and reasonably priced!)
Center for Disease Control (Find out what vaccinations or medications are suggested or required before entering a specific country)
Travel Doctor (Medical travel alerts and preventative medicines)
World Clock & Time Zones (Find out the time and weather anywhere)
World Embassy Websites (Find the embassy of the country you're traveling to see regulations, restrictions and requirements to enter that country).
U.S. Department of State - Country Info (Information on specific countries, as in travel info, weather, safety issues and concerns, embassy news, etc.)
The Africa Guide (Use this site to help you with finding hotels, flights and safari's within Africa. Also useful in researching specific countries and things available to you there)
All Africa (Over 1,000 stories of news and updates are posted each day from Africa.)
Traveler IQ Challenge (Click here and see how much geography you really know!)
FLIGHT SEARCH
