Travel: International Travel

“I have been a stranger in a strange land.”
~ Exodus 2:22

Travel Warnings
U.S. State Department Travel Warnings
Check this list of current State Department travel warnings before your next international trip. Warnings are listed by country name.

Canadian DFAIT Travel Advisories
Check current travel reports for many countries, including information on warnings.

British FCO Travel Advisories
Search by country for travel advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Australian Consular Travel Advice
Search by country for travel warnings.

Health Warnings
Center for Disease Control Travel Info
Check this site for up-to-date health precautions before your next international trip. Search for warnings by geographical region.

Passports
U.S. State Dept Passport Services
U.S. State Dept Passport Forms
Americans traveling abroad can find passport information and download passport forms. The forms include the form for renewing your passport by mail. (U.S.)

Canadian Passport Office
Basic passport information for Canadians. (Canada)

Australian Passport Information
Australians can find basic information on applying for passports. (Australia)

Visas
U.S. State Dept Visa Services
Visitors to the U.S. from other countries can find immigrant and employment information and forms.

British Visa Information
Visitors to the UK from other countries can get UK visa information.

Visas for Australian Travelers
Visitors to Australia from other countries can get visa information.
Also, Australians can get info about visa requirements for entering other countries. (Australia)

Customs Requirements
U.S. Customs Travel Center
U.S. Customs: downloadable forms
The Customs' travel page includes detailed information for U.S. Citizens traveling abroad as well as international travelers visiting the U.S. Find out what you can and can't take into and out of the U.S. Download forms if needed.

Embassies
Embassy World
Find embassies anywhere. Search by guest and host country or browse a directory.

Languages
Fodor's Living Language
Learn common travel phrases by seeing the translations and hearing them spoken. Translations are from English to French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Download a traveler's wallet reference (PDF).

Learn Spanish
Learn Spanish with this detailed free online tutorial.

Time
Time Zone Converter
Convert the time from any zone to another, based on any date and time.

World Time Server
Immediately get the current time and weather anywhere. You can also convert a selected time.

Money
Xenon Labs Currency Converter
Convert worldwide currencies.

World Wide Tipping By Country
This page includes suggestions for tipping amounts for many different countries.