Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

plane at sunset THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOUR TRIP...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
-Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest, act 3.

Databases:

Informe – A magazine database in Spanish.

Learning Express Library – Offers several ways to brush up on your Spanish.

Library’s Catalog – check our online catalog for travel guidebooks. You can even narrow your search by typing in a specific country and guidebooks (for example: spain and guidebooks).

Rosetta Stone – Start with the basics or brush-up on foreign languages.

What do I Read Next – will help you find a book to read on the plane

Xreferplus – there are several resources on Geography

Websites:

Indo – find out how far it is.

International Calling – Get a listing of all the country codes

National Geographic – offers a destination guide for the U.S. and Canada.

National Registry of Historic Places Travel Itineraries – visit U.S. landmarks

OANDA – Currency conversions

Passport information – go no further than your own local library.

Time and Date – check on time differences

U.S. Department of State – will guide you through the nagging details of traveling abroad.

World Citizens Guide – created by Business for Diplomatic Action, Inc. to help Americans be better guests in other countries.

Here are a few books for the plane, train, or automobile:

Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Author: Adams, Douglas
Call Number: SciF Ada 2004

Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Author: Alvarez, Julia
Call Number: F Alv

Title: The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
Author : Bryson, Bill
Call Number: 917.3 Bry

Title: Out of Africa
Author: Dinesen, Isak
Call Number: 967.62 Din

Title: A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
Author: Mayes, Frances
Call Number: 914.0456 May

Title: Blue Shoes and Happiness
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander
Call Number: M McC

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