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Transitions Abroad - Provides practical no-nonsense information covering all aspects of work abroad, study abroad, overseas travel and international living.
TSA Travel Tips - Read the latest travel regulations from the Transportation Security Administration
Travelers' Health - Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Read about health risks and precautions for international travelers provided by the World Health Organization. Topics include: infectious diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases.
OneBag.com - all about packing, luggage, and traveling light.

Are you interested in selling or buying real estate? Check out these For Sale by Owner (FSBO) sites.

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Travel Guides and Directories:
Discover Israel Travel Hotels Tourism Guide - Comprehensive online travel guide
DTR Travel Inc. - Your family travel specialist
JohnnyJet.com - The Ultimate Travel Website
Blog Search Engine - Looking for Travel blogs? Find them on BlogSearchEngine.com.
The Blog Directory Find more Travel blogs at Blogarama.com.
China Travel Service - China travel guide, including tour attractions and travel planning tips
The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory - Find locations worldwide that provide free Wi-Fi/wireless high speed internet access to the public.
iTravelnet Travel Directory - Comprehensive directory for travel related web sites. Destination guides, travel news and travelogues. Book cheap airfares, discount hotels and car hire.
Maine.info - Maine destination guide.
Travigator Guide Directory - Travel Search Engine
PlanetCharters - Adventure Vacation Directory
San-Clemente-Beaches.com - Discover The Quaint Beach Town of San Clemente for your next Holiday.
Viator.com - Book tickets, activities, tours, and things to do and see in more than 400 destinations worldwide, from New York to Paris, Las Vegas to Rome.
China Travel - The leading China travel agency offering tailor-made tours, Yangtze River Cruises and China Hotel bookings for independent (solo) travelers, couples, families, or groups throughout China.
Comprehensive Travel Information - HolidayIQ is an independent, unbiased source of information, photos & user reviews on vacation destinations in India.

Miscellaneous:
Ectaco - Affordable electronic language translators and electronic dictionaries in many languages!
Stop Unwanted Pop Up Ads! - Ad-aware is a free spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry, and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them safely.
Go Boston Card: 51 Attractions and Tours - One low price includes trolley rides, harbor cruises, museums, historic sites, excursions and more.
Cruise Deals - Cruise Deals on Alaska Cruises, Caribbean Cruises, and Last Minute Cruise Deals at the lowest prices online.
Timeshare Resales, Rentals, and Sales - Timeshare for sale and rent by owners worldwide.
Family Travel Fun - Online Planning Guide to Fun and Cheap Family Vacations
Discount Calling Cards - Get your international and domestic discount calling card starting at 1.9 cents per minute for all of your travel needs

Traveling with Children:
Madallie.com - A Children's Travel Store dedicated to keeping kids busy while traveling, even if it's only to soccer practice.
Santa Barbara Baby Company - A full service baby and toddler equipment rental service for all your travel needs in Santa Barbara and beyond.
OutboundBaby.com - Baby Equipment for Rent in Coachella Valley including Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Indio, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs & other cities

Accommodations:
HomeAway Vacation Rentals - Find vacation rentals worldwide, including Florida vacation rentals and Hawaii vacation rentals. Rent direct from owners and save with HomeAway.
Vacation Rentals by Owner CyberRentals - More Vacation Rentals from one of the best sites out there - especially good for New England States.
Vacation Home Rentals - GreatRentals has vacation rentals all over the world - lots of Florida Rentals.
Condo Rentals - Even more vacation rentals worldwide available at A1vacations.
Holiday-Rentals.co.uk - One of the largest collections of European Holiday Rentals.
Condo Rentals - If you don't find what you are looking for on VRBO, Trip Homes may just have it!!
Ferienwohnungen und Ferienhäuser - FeWo-direkt.de - Ferienhäuser und Ferienwohnungen weltweit direkt beim Vermieter buchen
Owner Direct Vacation Rentals - Privately-owned villas, condos, apartments and homes for rent worldwide.
Choice1 - The easiest way on the Internet to find vacation properties worldwide, including homes, villas, condominiums, ski cabins, bed and breakfasts, timeshares and much more...
Accommodation Search Engine - worldwide
Timesharerentals.com - Timeshare Rentals
Blue Ridge Getaways - Family resort vacations in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mtns, Shenandoah Valley
TahoeCabinRentals.com - Lake Tahoe Cabin Rentals
Westcoast Vacations - Victoria Island, Canada Reservations
ResortOnline.com - A comprehensive directory of resort and real estate nationwide.
Spain Holiday Rentals - Self catering holiday rentals in Spain.  Book direct with the owner.
All Seasons Vacation Rentals - Vacation rentals in Florida, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
South Africa Accommodation - South Africa Hotels, Accommodation and extensive Travel information Site. Explore South Africa.
Kauai Hawaii Biz - Guide to affordable Kauai accommodations and activities
Hawaii Luxury and Beachfront Real Estate - Oahu, Hawaii Beachfront, Oceanfront, and Luxury Properties for sale.
HottestFloridaRentals - Hottest Florida Vacation Rentals
Discount Hotel Reservations - Discount Hotel Reservations for the United States
Mt. Baker Lodging - private vacation home rentals in the Mt. Baker Recreation area
IrelandAc.com - Ireland and No. Ireland Accommodations
ParisAtFirstSight - Custom, guided tours of Paris, France
BarcelonaApartmentRentals.com - Self catering apartments in Barcelona
Welcome2France - Exquisitely furnished apartments in the most charming areas of Paris, refurbished to meet your highest quality and luxury standards for short term rentals.
TravelMania.com - Israel's Travel Reservation Center
BermudaGetaway.com - Accommodations in Bermuda
ThailandHotelsDirect.com - Hotels throughout Thailand
Home Exchange Worldwide - Swap homes for free vacation accommodation.
Holiday rentals-self catering - Worldwide holiday rentals.
CafeGetaway Vacation Rentals - By owner vacation rentals worldwide
Time Share Rentals, Sales, Resales - Time Share rentals from resorts and luxury hotels worldwide.
ScenicRentals.com - Scenic Vacation Rentals
HolidayCity Geneva Hotels and Accommodation - Reservation for Geneva hotels, accommodation and apartments at discounted rates.
ApartmentsBA.com - the most luxurious apartment and home rentals in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5 star properties with high-speed Internet access, cellular phone, USA phone lines, American owned and operated.
RentInMichigan.com - Classified listings of Apartments and Houses for rent.
Find Worldwide Vacation Homes at FCVH - Find your Dream Vacation Home or Rental at First Choice Vacation Homes from a Worldwide selection.
Paris Apartments - Find Paris apartments for rent or for sale.
Apartments in Rome - Roman Reference has more than 250 Rome apartments in the historic center. Save up to 70% with apartments Rome from hotels price.

Traveling with Pets:
Pet Friendly Vacation - Find Pet Friendly Vacation Rental homes and condos where travelers with pets are welcome. Our pet and dog friendly vacation rentals homes, condos and villas allow dogs, cats and other household pets.

Transportation:
Dial A Flight - 6 million low cost fares from the UK's largest retailer of charter & scheduled flights
A1 Car Service - Southwest Florida chauffeured transportation services.

Sport/Adventure Travel Services:
Guraabu - Dive, Snorkel and Surf Tours, Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean
Sabalos Lodge - Eco-Tours, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua
Croisierenet.com - Cruises booking center for worldwide cruises

Recommended Vacation Rental Resources:
Owner Community - Important tips and advice for Vacation Rental owners. Hosted by Christine Karpinksi.
Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream
by Christine Karpinski
How To Rent Vacation Properties By Owner
by Christine Karpinski
How to Make Your Vacation Rental Property Work for You
by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner
Vacation Rental Secrets & Sources
by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner
Real Estate 101 - Buying Real Estate...
by Hilda G. Erfe
Glossbrenner's Choice Vacation Rental Resources - "If you want to make money from your property, you’ll find this guide to be essential. Best of all, it’s free!"
Breaking all the Rules: How to Rent Your Vacation Home - e-Book by Marie R. Ferguson

Tax Advice:
HotSpot - Vacation Rental Tax Compliance Services
Tax Rules for Second Homes - The tax breaks showered upon homeowners carry over to second homes, too, but things can get sticky if you rent out your vacation home to help pay the bills. Read the entire article here.
Are you a vacation rental owner? Are you thinking about purchasing a second home or vacation rental? If so, check out About Vacation Homes/Timeshares
SmartMoney.com - Taxes on Vacation, HomesTax Guide
Herak Financial Services - Innovative solutions for your IRA

Profesional Services:
Vacation Home Advisors Vacation Rental Resources - Forms, Loan calculator, Price calculator, etc.
Alex and Tony's Web Services - 30% discount on web design services to any active VRBO® participant.
Plumley Drafting - Professional Drafting Service with over 25 years of drafting experience, specializing in creating "As-Built" floorplans for Websites.
The Deck Guy - "Top Quality, Professional" deck cleaning service for Des Moines, Iowa
USA -Vacation -Connection: Web page translations from English to German
Free and reasonably priced real estate forms.
Lay My Hat - Advice for vacation rental owners, by vacation rental owners - free newsletter and forum
Vacation Home Advisors - Increase your knowledge about the world of vacation home possibilities!
High Country Realestate - Summit County, Colorado Real Estate; Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone and Silverthorne
PanaViz - provides high definition virtual tours and quality photography to the hospitality industry.
Condos For Sale - The best way to buy, sell or rent a condo. Search condos for sale, rental condos, and vacation rentals. No closing costs!
Seaside Linen & Rental Company provides high quality linens and also baby and beach rental equipment to the vacation homes in all of the beach towns North Carolina. Call us today to setup a free in home delivery!
www.VacationRentPro.com - Vacation Rental Management Software. Easily manage your vacation rental properties yourself. Includes everything you need to manage bookings and available dates, track tenants, payments and commissions, respond to rental inquiries with detailed quotes, maintain property details, rates, fees and contacts and more...
Vacation Rental Consultants, LLC - Your "Personal" Resource for Vacation Rental Business Solutions

Miscellaneous:
Area Code Lookup - North America area code listings by number and region
Roperlock - Key Lock Boxes
WebKey Systems Keyless Access Solution
– our electronic lock uses continuously changing time/date sensitive access codes to eliminate the cost of managing or mailing keys.
Mike David Photography - One of the countries leading international photographers, David's work spans the globe and captures it's magnificence.

Caretaker Services:
While UR Away - Let us take care of your Colorado home.
Alabama Beach Management - Orange Beach, Alabama services company that specializes in protecting your home and investment. Check us out for taking care of your vacation homes needs with personalized individual attention.
Shore Details Property Services - One company to handle all of your housekeeping, maintenance, pool and hot tub service and more! Relax, let us do the work!

By Owner Friendly Cleaning Services:
Chamberlain Cleaning - Destin, Navarre Beach, & Fort Walton Beach Area - Florida
Superior Vacation Cleaners - #1 Vacation Cleaning Company in Central Florida! We specialize in cleaning VACATION RENTALS.

The above cleaning services are neither approved or endorsed by this site. If you can recommend any "By Owner Friendly" Cleaning Services in popular Vacation areas, please send them to us.

Selected Christian Links
Crown Financial Ministries - Daily Devotional
Our Daily Bread - Daily Devotional
OnePlace.com - One Place to go for Christian Resources
Church on the Web - International Christian directory and search engine