Restless Me - The Journal of World Travel

travel blogs and sites

World Hum - One of the few bright, shining lights in the world of travel journalism.

TravelBlog - An extensive collection of travel journals, diaries and photos from around the world.

Travel Blog Search Engine - A monstrous list of travel blogs.

Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations - Neat blog about places where a few bucks go a long way.

Travel Writers Blog - Created by San Francisco-based travel writer Carl Parkes, this site has articles on the business of travel writing, and Parkes' own exploits.

Vagablogging - Rolf Potts' phenomenal site about travel writing. Check out the travel writer profiles, featuring the best in the biz.

Written Road - Freelance travel writer Jen Leo's blog.

world music

Putumayo - The mother of all world music collections.

World Music Network - Listen to sound samples and check out their huge collection.

Roots World - This site has an extensive collection of CDs, plus news, reviews, radio, and a helluva lot more.

WERS Gyroscope - Listen to world music over the web from this Emerson College radio station weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. (They also have a kick-ass reggae show from 5 to 8 p.m.)

miscellaneous

Quiet American - Take a one-minute vacation and listen to the morning rain in Ghana or prayer calls from minarets in Moracco. This awesome site has sound clips from all over the globe.

travel resources

Hostels.com - Choose from more than 8,000 hostels worldwide.

Hostel World - Book a hostel, get rail and bus passes, and find things to do once you're there.

Lonely Planet - The authority on down-to-earth travel.

GoNomad.com - Find info on independent and alternative travel.

Transitions Abroad - This publication focuses on studying, working and living aboard.

Passports - This State Department website has info on how to get a passport.

Travel Warnings - Sure, Algeria is nice this time of year, but is it safe? The State Department lists there travel warnings here.

Travelers' Health - If you're not sure what shots you need before heading abroad, the Center for Disease Control has information for travelers on this site.

CIA World Factbook - More than you ever wanted to know, and then some, about every country.

TravLang - Need to ask 'Where's the bathroom?' in Swahili? This site translates helpful travel phrases in 80 languages.

National Geographic Maps - This site has maps for every place in the world.

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