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Recreation and Travel: Asia

This pathfinder includes information about recreation and travel in Asia.

Created and maintained by the
 Asian Division
Collections and Services Directorate

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Country Information homepage (http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/index.html)
Website maintained by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Presents country, economy, and regional information on a specific country.

Background Notes
(http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

InterKnowledge - Asia Homepage
(http://www.interknowledge.com/indx04.htm)
This website contains a country profile of specific Asian countries highlighting the history, people, climate, and geography of the country, as well as descriptions of places of interest to travelers. InterKnowledge Corporation provides the information as part of its Geographia Travel Services resource.

Lonely Planet - Destination Asia (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-asi.htm)
This Lonely Planet guide includes facts for the traveler to Asia, information on events, money and costs, attractions, activities, history, culture, getting there and further reading. It also includes related weblinks.

Travel Document Systems: Asia Page (http://www.traveldocs.com/asia.htm)
A source for information about the documents required for travel to a particular country. The forms themselves are offered in PDF format as well as basic travel information.

World Health Organization
(http://www.who.int/country/en/)
Website of the World Health Organization (WHO) provide access to information about health initiatives, progams, and warnings. The site also includes statistics and information about disease outbreaks.

World Travel Guide - Alphabetical Index (http://www.columbusguides.com/region/atoz.asp)
Columbus Publishing of London, England, presents general travel information about Asia, as part of its World Travel Guide.net resource. The information describes the area, population, capital, geography, language, government, religion, communications, and population density of Asia.


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