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Africa
Antigua
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Balearic Islands
Barbuda
Brazil
Canada
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Mallorca
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Singapore
Spain
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom

GENERAL WEB
SITES

Websites by Country 

AFRICA
http://www.icons.co.za/africa:
Provides information about Africa. Lets you download African
music while you stroll through the Art Gallery, browse the
Market for shops and business listings, chat online in the chat
rooms, arm chair travel to African destinations.

ANTIGUA
http://www.candw.ag/:
Provides a guide to Antigua and Barbuda with links to related
sites.

AUSTRALIA
www.-about-australia.com/travel.htm:
A travel page for information on travel in Australia.
www.aussie.net:
This is the gateway to Australian tourism information: cities,
regions, facts, special interest activities.

http://travel.state.gov/australia/html:
A travel site for Australia.
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzgquinn/faq.htm: 
Question page about Australia for non-Australians.
http://www.healey.com.au/~cheryl/general.html: 
General information on Australian Government, legal services,
aboriginal sites.

http://www.wa.gov.au/gov/agencies.html: 
This site provides a list of Western Australian Government
agencies and other web sites.

http://www.ansett.com.au/:
This page provides general information, timetables, rates,
and special offers on flights, as well as information and links
about Australia's currency, history, major cities, and general
facts.

AUSTRIA
http://www.tcs.co.at/fvp.html:
Provides seasonal tourist information about Salzburg and
its surrounding regions.

BAHAMAS
http://TheBahamas.com/:
Provides Bahamian facts and travel information.

BALEARIC ISLANDS (AND MALLORCA)
http://www.mallorcaonline.com:
International travel guide.

BARBUDA
http://www.candw.ag/:
Provides a guide to Antigua and Barbuda with links to related
sites.

BRAZIL
http://www.countries.com/countries/brazil/:
Gives statistical data of Brazil with a picture of the flag.
http://www.brol.com/:
Provides information on travel to Brazil.
http://du.edu/~phanniga/:
Site provides information on business in Brazil.
http://www.Insobraz.com/bks-eng.htm:
Book about Brazil in English.
http://www.co.uk/Itamaraty/vo106.htm:
Provides information on Brazil as a nation of city dwellers.
http://travel.state.gov/brazil.html: 
U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet on Brazil.
http://psg.com/~walter/brasil.html:
Brief history, the people, travel...of Brazil.

CANADA
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/Unofficial/Canadiana/
Travelogue.html: 

Provides opportunity to take a virtual vacation of Canada and
each of its provinces via the Web site links provided.

CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.muselik.com/:
A good guide that includes general information, bulletin boards,
travel information, and a section on Prague.

CYPRUS
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~cyprus/tourist.html:
Site provides a comprehensive guide to Cyprus including its
history and cities.

FINLAND
http://www.interactive.line.com/finland/.tic. index.html: 
Provides background information on Finland and the other
locations Finnair services.

GERMANY
http://www.germany-info.org/facts/gafiles/QAch1.htm: 
Provides information on population, demographics, facts of
the country.

HONGKONG
http://www.hk.super.net/: 
General information site about Hong Kong as well as links to
sites related to Chinese and Hong Kong culture.

INDONESIA
http://www.sino.net/asean/indonesa.html: 
A guide to Indonesia providing information on customs,
traveling, currency and other traveler tips.

ISRAEL
http://www.prowork.com/redsea/index.html:
Includes information on fast track building systems; lease
of existing accommodations, manufacture of buildings for small
or large projects.

JAPAN
http://mmm.wwa.com/travlog/jal.html:
Offers frequent flyer information as well as virtual tours
of Asian countries.

JORDAN
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/jordanians/jordan/
A graphics-rich guide to Jordan, its culture, people, and
tourism.

MALLORCA (and Balearic Islands)
http://www.mallorcaonline.com:
International travel guide.

MEXICO
http://www.Nafta.net/mex.biz/articles/dream.htm:
The site has various articles that deal with NAFTA and the
Mexican economy.

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex-/stevi1.html:
This article is written by Steve Immel of Seattle and describes
an alternative lifestyle in Mexico. Included is the everyday
life in Mexico and how everything is purchased from housing to
furniture as well as food.

http://www.public.iaste.edu./~rjsalvad/scmfacq/mexstat.html: 
This site provides a statistical overview of Mexico.  It contains information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, and the defense of the country.

MONACO
http://www.monaco.mc/:
The Monaco home page presents information on tourism,
business and motor racing.

NETHERLANDS 
http://ciapubs.bilkent.edu.tr/publications/nsolo/factbook/
nt-pt.htm:

This is a good site for demographics, picture of flag and
maps as well as information on government, economy, transportation etc.

NEW ZEALAND
http://www.clearfield.co.nz/mount_cook/:
Offers a graphics-rich information page.

SINGAPORE
http://www.arch.unsw.edu.au/subjects/arch/resproj/tan/htm/
contents.htm:

Information on public housing in Singapore is included.

SPAIN
http://www.PRYSMA.COM/HFS/PROFENG.HTM:
A site that deals with real estate for sale. Numerous pictures of houses for sale.
http://www.DocuWeb.ca/SiSpain/english/history/hisintro.html:
Provides a history of people, buildings and different important time periods.

SRI LANKA
http://www.lanka.net:
The Sri Lanka web server page with links to travel and buisness guides, maps, news etc.

UNITED KINGDOM
http://www.neosoft.com/~dlgates/uk/ukindex.html:
Provides information about the UK in many categories: higher education, cities, countryside, culture, government, travel, employment, etc. Provides links to other sites within the UK.

General Web Site Links

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/www21/links/hous.html:
http://www.habitat.org/intl/: 
A site that inludes a regional overview of construction in international sites such as Latin America, Africa/Middle East, Asia and the Pacific as well as Europe and Canada.  There are stories about people who have been helped with the program along with pictures.

ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://www.encyclopedia.com/:

COUNTRY MAPS OF EUROPE
http://www.tue.nl/europe/: 
Provides links to sites, regional and city maps of Great Britain, European and Slavic countries.

CITY NET
http://www.city.net/:
Contains an index of features of over 2,090 cities and 780 other locations worldwide.

VIRTUAL TOURIST
http://www.vtourist.com/vt/:
Provides information on various countries, including city information, culture and language, education, maps, news etc.

THE ELECTRONIC EMBASSY
http://www.embassy.org/:
Offers links to embassy sites.

UNITED STATES TRAVEL WARNINGS AND CONSULAR INFO SHEETS
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/travel-advisories.html:
Provides location of the U.S. embassy in each country as well as up-to-date travel information.


©1998 - This page was developed in electronic form and made available on-line by: Dr. Lydia Sondhi, Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University, Long Beach  

last updated: 05/05/98

 
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