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:
Out of Africa
Author: Dinesen, Isak
Call Number: 967.62 Din
Title:
Blue Shoes and Happiness
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander
Call Number: M McC
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