Below are my favourite travel-related links, as well as a few links to technical sites:

Travel Information

Embassy World - Listing of all embassies around the world
Terra Server - Satellite and aerial photos from around the world, great for getting GPS co-ordinates
Google Earth - Similar to Terra Server above, but with more user-friendly interface and much better detailed photos
Destination Andine - Small group tours to Peru
Come Back Alive - Awesome site for the adventure traveler dealing with dangers of travel, listed by country
Tales of Asia - Very well narrated and detailed information geared to those traveling in Southeast Asia, in need of current information
Canadian Foreign Affairs & Travel Advisories - Governement of Canada site containing the latest travel advisories for Canadians abroad

RTW (Round The World) Travel Resources

Star Alliance RTW Mileage Calculator - SAVES DAYS OF BEING ON THE PHONE WITH A TRAVEL AGENT!!!!  A must-have program for putting together an RTW trip using Star Alliance.  Selects flights based on your destinations and checks that your itinerary adheres to Star Alliance rules.
Airtimetable.com - Excellent source describing rules and regulations of various RTW packages
 

Travel Gear

Mountain Equipment Co-op - Canada's sports and travel outfitter selling only the best
Trailhead - Another Canadian outfitter, similar to MEC, above
 

Airlines

Air Canada - Our only national carrier
Virgin Blue Australia - Great domestic fares
Ryan Air England - Great fares within Europe
Thai Airways - Great-looking flight hostesses
Air Asia Thailand - Great domestic fares
Air Deccan India - Great domestic fares

News and Weather

The Ottawa Sun  - Free local Ottawa, Canadian national, and international news
BBC News - British news Service
Al Jazeerah - Arab news, minus the pro-American bias.  Not related to the infamous TV network or other websites with similar names
Ottawa Weather - From Environment Canada, official government weather service
Environment Canada - Canadian weather forecasts, statistics, live radar, and more  from Canada's official government weather service
 

Computers

What is my IP? - Find out your IP address to the internet.  Useful if you are behind a router
Process Library - Search the database for the description of any known process that runs in a Windows background
Tom's Hardware Guide - Great site with hardware reviews and more for the extreme computer hardware hacker
Mike's Radio World - List of thousands of internet and local city radio stations with links to live audio streams.  Listen in on a city before you travel there, or listen to your city while abroad.
 

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