Traveling to a new place- My favorite websites
I thought that perhaps my process for researching our next destination would be helpful for some people who are preparing to travel overseas and don't know where to start. We find out where we are headed and when about 2 weeks before we leave. This gives me very little time to research and prepare, so I have developed a little process for how to go about doing this. Here are the links: 1. Travel.state.gov - This is the first place I go. There is a handy search box about half way down the page that allows you to input your destination and learn more about it. This website has all the U.S. Department of State travel warnings and advisories, as well as good safety information about where we are headed. For example, because of statements regarding Indonesia having frequent earthquakes and other natural disasters, I bought Life Straws which filter any fresh water into drinking water, and are compact for travel. I go to this website first to determine whether the country Austin...