Ports Of Call

• Caribbean-On-Line
  
• Caribbean for Visitors
  
• The Cayman Islands Web Site

Cruise Reviews

• CLIA Home Page
  
• Seaview
  
• Porthole Magazine

Miscellaneous (but helpful) Travel Links

• World Weather Forecasts. So you'll know whether to take your umbrella to London or your swimsuit to Rio (not that you wouldn't anyway!).
  
  
• Currency Exchange Rates. Microsoft's Expedia has one of the most comprehensive currency converters available. (If you don't see what you want, choose “Expand Currency List.”) TravLang also has an excellent currency converter, with some nice features. Another good one is the Oanda Currency Converter.
  
  
• Times Around the World. Does anybody really know what time it is? These guys do. If the time server you need is down, try Time and Date.com.
  
  
• Foreign Languages for Travelers.  Learn useful words and phrases in more than 60 languages.  To talk dirty, however, you'll need to consult The Alternative Dictionaries.
  
  
• The Compleat Carry-On Traveler.  Overpack...who, me?  Doug Dyment's well-organized site waxes eloquent on the fine art of traveling light.  Who says you can't live indefinitely out of a carry-on bag?
  
  
• Subway Navigator.   Whenever I visit a new city, I make it a point to ride the subway (metro, underground, "tube," subterráneo, whatever...).  This page is one of the coolest I've seen, with info on subways around the world.
  
  
• VISA ATM Locator. Because of the increasing number of automated teller machines worldwide, I no longer use travelers cheques (big difference in the exchange rates).   This page helps you find the closest ATM to wherever you are. There's also the Mastercard/Maestro/Cirrus ATM Locator for users of those cards.
  
  
• Current U.S. State Department Travel Advisories. See what Uncle Sam has to say about conditions in your destination country, including danger zones and general information about crime, road travel and the quality of medical care.  Similar information is available from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
  
  
• Hot Spots.  As you no doubt know, there's a fair amount of unrest and turmoil in the world these days.  Air Security International prepares daily reports each Monday through Friday to keep travelers advised of global events ranging from guerilla attacks to protest marches to union elections, along with tropical weather updates and significant dates worldwide.  An e-mail subscription is available.
  
  
• CIA World Factbook. Chock full of facts than a high school geography text.
  
  
• Traveler's Health.  Vital information from the US Center for Disease Control & Prevention on needed vaccines, areas of concern, and how to keep the food and water from spoiling your trip.
  
  
• World Public Holidays Database. A searchable listing of national and religious holidays around the world.  It might keep you from scheduling that conference during an important religious holiday in a certain place.  
  
  
• On the Road Newsletter. News and resources for the computer-carrying international traveler.  Bless their hearts, they wrote about me way back in the 20th Century.
  
  
• Cybercafe Search Engine.  Locate Cybercafes around the world to improve your odds of Internet access while traveling.  Also worth a visit is the Internet Cafe search engine at Backpacker's Cafe. 
  
  
• World Official Tourism Sites.  Links to state and national official tourism sites around the globe.

*We have now consolidated our Bardstown and Louisville offices. The Louisville office is now closed.  The agents in our Louisville office, Barbara Boaz and Donna Hayes, are still working with Travel II as outside sales agents.