The LINKS
Page
Here's my contribution to the wealth of info on the Web. Let's face
it, there are THOUSANDS of them, which can never be a bad thing for the
folk who like to travel. The likes of Lonely Planet and the Rec Travel
Library are well famous for their detailed info across the world.
However,
some of the best information around is to be found in personal
travelogues.
Rec
Travel Library and the Travel
Report Ring have some good ones and my
own contributions are to be found HERE .
The links in bold are some of my favourites, but the others
also
contain some useful stuff as well. And don't forget, when you're done -
please
COME BACK!!
Happy surfing
Kev
July 2000
Go to the area that appeals most:
- External Links Pages
- Tools & Utilities
- Personal/Club Websites
- Tour Operators
- General Information
- Maps
Arctic & Scandinavia
- Greenland
- Iceland
Borgarfjorður
- Norway
- Spitsbergen
- Europe
- Canaries
- France
- Greece
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Sardinia
- United Kingdom
- Lake District
- S.W. England
- South America
Mexico
EXTERNAL LINKS
http://home.clara.net/rabpert/links.htmis
a stunning set of outdoor-related links, including most of the
equipment
manufacturers/suppliers/repairers. A veritable treasure trove of
usefulness!
My own addition is Lancashire
Sports Repairs in Burnley, for walking, climbing & fell
running
boot repairs.
http://www.gpsinternet.com/NMC/useful_links.html
is another offering of, erm, "useful links"...
TOOLS & UTILITIES
Here you can find a few oddments of general interest to travellers,
like
the UNIVERSAL CURRENCY CONVERTER
(That's
it at the moment - I guess "under construction" is appropriate here!)
PERSONAL SITES OF
INTEREST
These are some of the sites I've seen, or been pointed to, that have
sparked
some interest and can't be covered by more specific areas below. Eg,
you'll
also find country-specific sites in the specialist areas below.
Stefan mounted a walking/biking tour of Svalbard in September
2002 and this photo album is quite stunning. I am told that there will
be a description of the trip coming shortly...
"there are places in the world where
one is
mysteriously magnified on arrival or departure by the emotions of all
those
who have arrived and departed before... It is a sadness we do not
experience
today: our journeys no longer take years to complete, we know exactly
where
it is going, and our chances of coming back are so much greater." Cees
Nooteboom in Roads To Santiago
This is one statement made by Tan
WeeCheng,
a Singaporean who's travels have inspired a fantastic site of World
Travellogues covering Europe, Asia, South America, North Africa and
the Middle East.
Take a look and be impressed...
|
| BLUEDOME
is the
site for outdoor enthusiasts, covering just about every topic
imaginable:
Fell walking, climbing, MTBing, Dog Sledding and trans-Australian
wheelchair
racing to name but a few. It must be worth a look. |
The NORTHUMBRIAN
MOUNTAINEERING CLUB has a wide-ranging UK and foreign links page.
Well
worth a gander.
|
Here's a site that caught my eye, a personal web page by Pete
Jones.
His page follows similar lines to this one, covering his interests in
Caving,
Fell Walking & Mountain Biking with lots of piccies thrown in for
good
measure. There's also something about oil rigs...!?
Have a look at http://www.trackster-man.co.ukand
see what you think.
|
Vagabondo , named
after
an Italian brown bear, has been set up by some folk in Rome and is a
good,
general site dedicated to the outdoor life. Among other things are
various
links to walking, trekking, climbing and mountaineering sites across
the
world. General sections and country-specific sections guide the
would-be
traveller to his chosen destination with ease. It's also one of the few
modern sites lacking processor-intensive JavaScript - this in no way,
though,
makes it any less interesting. Take a look and see for yourself.
TOUR OPERATORS
I'm not really into promoting commercial sites, but these are some of
the
best independent and specialised Tour Operators I've come across:
-
Tangent Expeditions focuses entirely on major climbing and
ski-touring
expeditions to Greenland.
Arctic
Experienceset out many moons ago, specialising in Icelandic travel.
Now they have branched out to the entire Arctic &Subarctic region
and,
with Discover The World, now offer 'wildlife' holidays globally.
Arctic Adventure
is
a Danish tour operator specialising in out of the ordinary trips to
Greenland
&Iceland. Excellent service. An offshoot - ARCTIC
ADVENTURE EXPEDITIONS aim to offer a comprehensive and
rewarding
experience. One of the guides is a personal friend and I'm sure this
will
prove to be an interesting venture.
are
well known for their out-of-the-ordinary trips around the world, as are
Svalbard
Polar Travel are a Norwegien company specialising in travel to
Spitsbergen.
are
based in Cumbria, England and specialise in small-group travel to the
Himalayas
&Peru.
cannylink.comhas
a long list of worldwide tour operators, which may be useful for anyone
trying to find that elusive 'local' company.
 |
Walk-Andalucia.com
is an interesting looking website offering quality travel and
accomodation in the Malaga area of Southern Spain.
|
GENERAL INFO
Lonely
Planet
Homepage. LP publish possibly the best indepent
travel
guides in the world (or is that Carlsberg?!)
- Lonely
Planet
- European map
- Lonely
Planet
-- World Map
- Lonely
Planet
- The Thorn Tree
- Lonely
Planet Thorn Tree - Travelling Companions
- Recreation Travel
Library (European
mirror site) has tons of information about world travel, with
an
excellent collection of personal travelogues
- Mad
about
Mountains speaks for itself, while Peakwarehas
some great info about the world's great mountains. Well worth a look.
- Atlas of
the World
- The Travel
Report Ring has quite a good and varied selection of personal
travelogues
to choose from. It's a good place to start.
- HotWired: The Rough
Guide
- Travel and Vacations
Worldwide Index
- World Travel Guide
- Europe
Today
- Virtual Tourist World Map
- Xerox
PARC Map Viewer: world 40.28N 9.00E (1.0X)
- Maps and Prints
Robert Putman
Antiquarian Books and Maps
- CGRER
NetSurfing: Maps and References
- Vandring i
Europa - Walking
in Europe
- Hillwalking
resources
MAPS
PCL
Map collection has a wide variety of online maps
Political Map of the
Arctic
Region
Smaller, informed map of the Arctic
| MULTIMAP
is
STUNNING and allows you to drill down to 'door number level' in the UK |
| The Ordnance Survey has developed GETAMAP
, a series of road maps with a range of scales available for UK areas
from
1:35000 to 1:2000000. |
|
Another good UK site is http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
from Landmark - more of an 'interest' site with 1:10560 maps from the
mid
19th Century. |
ARCTIC & SCANDINAVIAN REGIONS
- The
Polar
Regions
- Arctic
Circle Homepage
- Arctic
Forum
- Arctic
Ocean: Geography, Maps and Information - Geography
- The Northern
Lights Routehas
some interesting and occasionally strange information about
Spitsbergen,
Scandinavia and the Arctic environs
- The Norsk
Polarinstituttis
a good source of technical data & information, as is the Danish
Polar Center
- Greenland
Wildlife Encounters has some interesting points about what to
do
if you come across Polar Bears, Musk Oxen or hungry Walrus on your
travels.
The formalities are specific to Greenland & Denmark, but the advice
is pretty generic. Three pages.
- Canadian North is
a
bibliophile's (?) paradise, with a wealth of literature on the Canadian
& arctic regions
GREENLAND
GREENLAND-GUIDE.GLis
the definative online source of information for the whole of Greenland.
Several hundred pages of facts, photos & links make this one hell
of
a site!
- Greenland
Wildlife Encounters has some interesting points about what to
do
if you come across Polar Bears, Musk Oxen or hungry Walrus on your
travels.
- Greenland
FAQ
- Greenland
Guide Site Map
- Greenland Tourism
Info-desk
- Tasiilaq/Kulusuk
Hiking Map & Information
- Ammasallip Kommunea
- Atuagkat, books about
Greenland
- Companies in
Greenland
at Randburg
- Danish Polar Center
- Greenland
General
- http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/4233
- Greenland Government
- Tangent
Expeditionsprovide
logistal organisation for major expeditions to this part of the High
Arctic.
| ARCTIC
ADVENTURE EXPEDITIONS aim to offer a comprehensive and
rewarding
experience. One of the guides is a personal friend and I'm sure this
will
prove to be an interesting venture. |
ICELAND
-
Vegagerðin - Icelandic Public Roads
Administration
- Lonely
Planet
-- Destination: Iceland
- travelnet.is is a
good place
to look for info.
- solid4.is is
packed with photos
- click on the 'LOCATIONS' link
- Fjallasyn Tours
operate out
of the Husavik area and offer a number of interesting tours, mostly
winter.
- E.T.C.
Country Pages: Iceland- Major Attractions
- Iceland
- ICELAND
General Information
- Iceland
info
- Welcome to BSI-Bus Terminal
- Welcome
to Icelandair
- Iceland
- Map
- Jokulsargljufur
map
If you're into the sagas, http://nlc-bnc.ca/north/nor-i/thule/017e.htm
is the place to find Eirik the Red
BORGARFJORÐUR
- Excite
Search Results for "borgarfjordur"
- Excite
Search Results for "reykholt"
- Excite
Search Results for "husafell"
- Excite
Search Results for "hallmundarhraun"
NORWAY
- www.willassen.no deserves
a special mention. This personal website has loads of info for the
Norwegien
region. If you're heading into Norwegien terratory, check this out.
- Norway by
Nordic Traveller
- Norwegian Tourist Board
- The Viking
Ship:A Page
of Norwegian Information Links
- Norway
Area Map
SPITSBERGEN
- GUIDE
TO SPITSBERGEN, 2nd Edition - The Globe Pequot
- The
Svalbardsyk Homepage has some excellent links & pics of
this
northern-most (!) land
- Press
- NTIN :
Svalbard
- Spitsbergen
- sol.no
- Spitsbergen
related links
- Svalbard
- Svalbard
Facts
- Nordlysstasjonen in
Adventdalen "The
Auroral Station" is well worth a visit
- Svalbard,
Hopen and Bear Island has an excellent collection of photos
- Svalbard Polar
Travel Homepage
- The Svalbard Pages
- http://w1.866.telia.com/~u86621791/svalbard/
- homepage of Stefan who mounted a walking & biking expedition to
Spirtsbergen
in September 2002. The photos are well worth a look.
ASIA
JAPAN
Never been, but I stumbled upon this interesting site one day. It's
worth
a look.. International
Outdoor Club of Osaka
EUROPE
Vandring i
Europa
- Walking in Europe
CANARIES
CENTRO
DE INICIATIVAS Y TURISMO RURAL NORTE DE LA GOMERA
FRANCE
- France - Travel
- Tourism
- Tours - Festivals - Studies - Ski
GREECE
- Crete
IRELAND
- Ireland
Today
- Welcome to Ireland On-Line
NETHERLANDS
- Amsterdam
Hotel Guide
- City.Net
Netherlands
- Holland Tourism &
Travel: Netherlands,
Amsterdam, Hotels, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Hotels
- http://www.vacations-ww.com/vregneth.htm
- Netherlands
- Map
- NL-Menu
homepage:
Information services in the Netherlands
- Rec.Travel
Library - Netherlands travel and tourism information
- The Holland Site
- The
Netherlands
SARDINIA
- crs4
- CRS4 Home Page
- Electric
Library:Sardinia/Corcica & Elba
- Infoseek
Guide Search: CAVING, SARDINIA
- Speleologia
Sarda
UK
- Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, London
- Knowhere Guide to the
Knowhere Guide
- Main Frame
in British
Tourist Authority Homepage
- UK Travel Guide
- Yahoo!
UK & Ireland
- Recreation:Outdoors
- Yorkshire Tourist Board.
Accommodation
database, attractions and information.
LAKE DISTRICT
- Lake
District
Walks Outline Page
- Excite
Search Results:ESKDALE Lake
District search
- Lake
District Walks
- Lycos
search: langdale wasdale ennerdale
- WWWebguides.
The largest shopping and information site in the UK. Business to
Business
- Cumbria
The Lake
District - Cumbria Tourist Board Official Homepage
S.W.ENGLAND
- Long
distance
footpaths in Britain
- Maps and
Photographs
of the South West Way
SOUTH AMERICA
MEXICO
- Lonely
Planet
- Destination Mexico
- Map
of Mexico
Kjell
Adolfsson of Sweden has a number of photos of 
