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December 1996 Reviews This Month
By Deborah K. Wong
Mapping software is not the only travel aid available. Free sites on the Web also help banish the traveler's lost and lonely feeling.
http: www.mapquest.com
Access any map in the world from MapQuest: An Interactive Atlas.
TripQuest provides city-to-city driving guides. GeoSystems created
and publishes this site.
http://www.bigbook.com
You'll find an electronic yellow pages at the BigBook Web site.
Locate more than 16 million U.S. businesses by name, category,
city or state.
http://www.vicinity.com/yahoo
Locate a site by street address or intersection, city or state.
You'll also be able to pinpoint your location on a street-level
map.
http://www.citysearch.com
Search for sights in New York, Chapel Hill, Raleigh or Pasadena.
Coming soon: San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle and more.
http://city.net
New from Excite, this Web site is a comprehensive guide to communities
around the world. Choose the city you wish to see and access its
home page for information on travel, entertainment and local businesses,
plus government and community services.
http://www.olsen.ch/cgi-bin/exmenu
For traveling abroad, this currency converter Web site from Olsen
& Associates is a gem. You can view an exchange rate for any
day since January 1, 1990 through yesterday.
http://www.leisureplan.com/
LeisurePlan Live travel search engine provides all the interactive
tools you need to plan a trip and make informed travel decisions
while in the comfort of your own home or office.
http://www.theshoppes.com/~ala/hotelnet.htm
HotelNet is a hotel discount directory. Choose any state across
the country and you'll get a state directory showing hotels categorized
by price.
http://www.travlang.comh/languages/
Foreign Languages for Travelers is perfect for travelers who need
a translator. This site provides conversion tools for over 27
languages.
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