TRAVEL
Sky Scanner
www.skyscanner.net
Monitors prices and destinations for all the low-cost airlines so you just type in where you want to go and when to find the best deal.
The Man in Seat 61
www.seat61.com
Routes, tickets, tips and advice - the only guide you need to travelling by train from Britain to Europe and the rest of the world.
Walk It
www.walkit.com
Online pedestrian routefinder for London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh that shows you the best route to walk from A to B. Includes calorie counter, CO2 savings and points of interest on the way. Other cities coming soon.
Transport for London Journey Planner
journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk
Indispensable and almost always spot-on guide to negotiating the capital’s public transport system. You enter your starting point and destination and it gives you the best bus, tube, cycle and even boat routes to get you across town.
ViaMichelin
www.viamichelin.com
A hi-tech hark-back to the days of leisurely motoring. ViaMichelin gives you maps, routes and directions throughout Britain and continental Europe with added panache. The maps have a pleasant printed quality about them and, naturally enough, your route is accompanied by gastronomic highlights to be found along the way. There’s also information about destinations.
Carbon Neutral
www.carbonneutral.com
Information on your carbon footprint and how to cut it down. Includes an online calculator to measure your effect on the world.
Expedia
www.expedia.com
Excellent all-round travel site. Use it for good prices on flights and holidays, but click on ‘Destinations’ for some well-researched and up-to-date travel guides.
SeatGuru
www.seatguru.com
Aircraft seating plans, showing you the prime seats, possible annoyances and seats you should avoid.
Airline Meals
www.airlinemeals.net
A consumer guide to what you can expect to eat on board. There are news and features from the airline catering world, but the best part is a gallery of photos of on-board meals sent in by passengers and listed by airline.
101 World Hum
www.worldhum.com
Travel writing with a twist. Click on the destination you have in mind and be prepared to be inspired. The site also offers tavelogues, news, books reviews, blogs and slideshows.
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