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Healthy Highways Travel Information
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RECREATION
Bookstore Tourism: This guidebook encourages booklovers around the country to organize day-trips and literary outings to cities and towns with interesting, fun and unique bookstores that people in their own communities may not be able to visit regularly. Sort of a Healthy Highways of the mind. www.bookstoretourism.com
NEW Find over 750 places for a dip in the U.S. and Canada (BC only). Swimming holes, hot springs, rivers, creeks, springs, beaches, and waterfalls. Lots of excellent natural travel resources too. www.swimmingholes.org
Find farmers' markets in the U.S. www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets
Green Apple Guide. Great NYC resource. Save more than $2,000 on healthy living options in NYC. www.thegreenapple.org/
Festival Fun: Online information about festivals and events throughout the U.S. www.fulltiming-america.com
More Festival Fun: Worldwide listing of festivals dedicated to art, crafts, music, culture, sports, and more. www.festivals.com
Quirky America: Museums, festivals and destinations on the fringes of mainstream tourism.
Discover the World: Worldwide events listed by topic, location and time. www.whatsonwhen.com
Green Map System: A global eco-cultural site pointing out the natural sites and culturally significant places in urban areas. www.greenmap.org
Swimmer’s Guide: International directory of full-size, year-round swimming pools open to the public. www.swimmersguide.com
Yoga Finder: Find a yoga class, retreat center or event. www.yogafinder.com
Baseball enthusiasts: while on the road or for planning a trip around the sport, see www.ballparksofbaseball.com/
Horseback Riders find stables and riding opportunities world wide at www.horse-riding.net/
Skiing is far from an environmentally-friendly pursuit, but it is possible to ski greener with the help of www.SaveOurSnow.com
Entertain the Family en Route: with some old-fashioned traveling games to keep everyone busy. www.travelwithkids.about.com/cs/printgames/a/gamesprint.htm
Conversation Cafes: An ideal way to plug into the local scene. www.Conversationcafe.org Hotline for Washington State only 206-781-5700.
Recreation Ideas from the U.S. Governent All kinds of information for travelers, from recreational activities to weather maps. www.recreation.gov/
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: National network of public recreational trails from former rail lines. www.railtrails.org 202-331-9696
The National Park Service: www.nps.gov 202-208-6843
Alaska 907-644-3510 Northeast 215-597-7013 Midwest 402-221-3471 Southeast 404-562-3100 Capital Area 202-619-7222 Pacific West 510-817-1300 Intermountain 303-969-2500
State and Local Governments On The Net: All state, county and local town websites. www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
New York City Goes Green: A "green" map of the city and other Information on farmer's markets, environmental activities, resources and other cool stuff. www.greenapplemap.org
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ACCOMMODATIONS
NEW Environmental Hotels: Find hotels with an environmental viewpoint. greenhotels.com (713-789-8889) and environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com/
Wheechair Accessable Hotels: www.whenwetravel.com
Athletic Minded Traveler: This book recommends the best hotels, health clubs, lap pools, and running routes in 78 of the nation's most popular travel destinations. www.socalpress.com/
Vegetarian Vacations: Find vegetarian lodgings at www.vegetarian-vacations.com/usbandb.html
Sleep In Airports: For travellers who are on a budget, why not consider sleeping in an airport? Many airports, according to this site, are actually better than local lodging. www.sleepinginairports.net/airports.htm
Reserve America: Online camping reservations for federal, state and private campgrounds. www.reserveamerica.com
RV Travel: Information about RV campgrounds and more. www.allcampgrounds.com
Hostelling International-USA: Find hostels, educational programs and other travel advice. www.hiayh.org/localcouncils/councils1.htm 301-495-1240
National Recreation Reservations Service: Accommodations for federal campgrounds only. 877-444-6777
Chemically Sensitive Travel Accommodation Guide. Safer Travel Directory www.safertraveldirectory.com
For a comprehensive list of vegetarian travel sites, including tours, accommodations and travel agents, see www.vegetarian-vacations.com
Green Earth Travel specializes in arranging vegetarian vacations of all kinds and the website has valuable links to vegetarian-friendly lodgings, spas, travel discounts, resources, and more. www.vegtravel.com/
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DISABILITY RESOURCES
Disability Travel and Recreation Resources: www.makoa.org/travel.htm
Find public restrooms using a free travel guide written by travel expert Arthur Frommer. Order at www.wheretostopwheretogo.com
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TRANSPORTATION
Air Travel
Website devoted to the the ins and outs of bidding on Priceline.com. www.BiddingforTravel.com
Vegetarian and vegan entrées. Ratings of ten top airlines from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine http://www.pcrm.org/news/health031117_report.html
Everything pertaining to airline meals. www.airlinemeals.net
Federal Aviation Administration airline safety, alerts and advisories. www.faa.gov/
Find the best seats on the plane for your trip. www.seatguru.com/
Auto Transport
NEW Carbon offset program for drivers. drivinggreen.com
All about hybrid cars. hybridcars.com/about.html
ACEEE's Green Book Online. Ratings for auto efficiency. http://www.greenercars.com/indexplus.html
An excellent book on building cars for the future. Forward Drive : The Race to Build "Clean" Cars for the Future
Find the best gas prices en route. In the U.S. and Canada http:/gasbuddy.com/ U.S. only http://gaspricewatch.com/
Rail Travel
Railroad travel Information. The Association of Rail Travel in the US (RUTUS). www.ustraintravel.com 847-433-0731
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PET FRIENDLY
Traveling with Pets: Dog-friendly lodgings, restaurants, beaches, attractions, and more. www.dogfriendly.com 877-475-2275
More Traveling Pets: Lodging, travel tips, emergency vets, people’s forum, and more. www.petswelcome.com 845-297-5150
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ROAD & TRAVEL CONDITIONS
Weather: Current weather or 5-day forecast for anywhere in the U.S. http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet
Road Closures: Information on road closures due to construction, weather, road conditions, traffic, etc. From the Federal Highway Administration. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/
Road & Weather Conditions: Comprehensive information throughout the U.S. www.1800drivers.com/rwa/rwdirect.htm
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STAYING CONNECTED
National Public Radio: Find public radio stations for your trip. www.NPR.org
Modem-friendly RV Parks: http://www.rversonline.org/RVMF.html
WiFi at RV parks: http://www.rvtravel.com/wifi.html
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FOOD LINKS FOR TRAVELERS
I am a vegetarian: Useful phrases in dozens of languages. http://www.ivu.org/phrases/index.html
Raw Food Enthusiasts: Find local raw food potlucks. State-by-state listings. www.rawfoodinfo.com
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PLANNING
Worldwide directory of tourism offices. www.towd.com
Passport and visa info and applications. www.passportsandvisas.com/
U.S. Department of State. Information on living and traveling abroad. www.state.gov/travel/
American Passport Service. Expedited passport and visa service. http://www.americanpassport.com
U.S. Department of State. International travel warnings. http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. http://usembassy.state.gov/
All kinds of health info for travelers. www.cdc.gov/
Monetary exchange rates and currency converter. www.x-rates.com/
World time clock, dateline and more. www.timeanddate.com/
Ecotours: A human edited, non-biased directory of Ecotours and Operators providing travelers with a list of organisations in order to help plan their next ecotourism experience. http://www.ecotourdirectory.com
Sustainable Travel International provides factual information and tangible programs so you can do more than think about traveling responsibly. http://www.sustainabletravelinternational.org/
Blue Ventures, based in London, coordinates expeditions of scientists and volunteers to carry out research, environmental awareness and conservation programs at threatened marine habitats around the world. www.blueventures.org 44-20-8341-9819
Earthwatch matches volunteers with research projects worldwide geared to preserving the environment. www.earthwatch.org 800-776-0188
The Nature Conservancy organizes trips that enable travelers to connect with the natural world, learn about local conservation efforts and enjoy some of the world’s still relatively undeveloped landscapes. www.nature.org 703-841-5300
Seacology works to protect the endangered biodiversity of islands throughout the world and runs trips to the island communities they work with. www.seacology.org 510-559-3505
The Sierra Club runs environmentally-oriented outings in the U.S. and abroad for adventurers, activists, families, seniors and more. www.sierraclub.org/outings 415-977-5522
Skiing is far from an environmentally-friendly pursuit, but it is possible to ski greener with the help of www.SaveOurSnow.com
The International Ecotourism Society's Web site is another good resource for eco-friendly travel advice. www.ecotourism.org
For Ecological, Humanitarian or Educational Travel opportunities at www.meaningfultravel.com
TRAVEL TIPS
NEW Tools of The Trade: Tips from a well traveled man. http://shankman.com/the-tools-of-my-travel-trade
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