RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

Travel Industry

1. Lonely Planet:
   http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
   Profiles on many destinations world-wide are available through this very comprehensive and interesting site. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-asi.htm
2. Getaway:
   http://www.getaway.ninemsn.com.au/
   Comprehensive travel site providing excellent fact sheets on a variety of destinations covered in the channel 9 television programme.

Specific Travel Health Topics

3. Diabetes Australia:
   http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/.../TravelandDiabetes.pdf
   Downloadable document covering issues related to traveling with diabetes.
4. Diabetes New Zealand:
   http://www.diabetes.org.nz/managing/travel-t1.html
   Practical advice for people traveling with insulin dependent diabetes.
5. Diabetes and Travel: Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne:
   http://www.rch.org.au/diabetesmanual/manual.cfm?doc_id=2749
   Comprehensive information on what to do for diabetic children who may be traveling.
6. Global Dialysis:
   http://www.globaldialysis.com/default.asp
   Global Dialysis has been created as a resource for dialysis patients who want to travel or holiday internationally
7. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS):
   http://www.uhms.org/
   The UHMS is an international not for profit organization with members from more than 50 countries. The Society is the primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology world-wide. Useful site with links to many different topics associated with underwater medicine.
8. Access-Able Travel Source:
   http://www.access-able.com/
   Excellent site for those traveling with a disability.
9. Society of Accessible Travel and Hospitality (SATH):
   http://www.access-able.com/
   Good section on Travel Tips and Access. The Guest Book provides some feedback from people who have used the information.
10. Qantas Fearless Flyers:
    http://www.fearlessflyers.com.au/
    This site provides information on “fear of flying” and details some of the courses available to people who want to fly.
11. High Altitude Medicine Guide:
    http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
    High quality site with broad based information on traveling at altitude. Very useful for those wishing to understand the physiological changes at altitude and aspects of prevention. Clean site which is well presented.
12. International Society for Mountain Medicine:
    http://www.ismmed.org/
    This site has an excellent bookstore which interfaces with Amazon.

Useful General Sites for Travellers

13. BBC Weather Guide:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weat...html?country_guide
    Good site providing information on climate details by destination.
14. Project Visa:
    http://projectvisa.com/
    Guide to Visa requirements by destination
15. Universal Currency Converter:
    http://www.xe.com/ucc/
    How much will your currency buy!

 

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