Auto & Travel
Links to Auto & Travel On-Line

• AutoMotives:  A Paranoiac's Guide to Winter Driving Revisited

• Travel Here & There:  Overseas Travel, How Safe Is It?

• Links to Auto & Travel On-Line:  State Department Travel Resources 

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Links to Auto & Travel On-Line

    The amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to.  And, to put it all in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its way to the search engines. 
    Well  ...
    Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help.  So each issue, we post a few links in Auto & Travel to sites that might interest you.  Sometimes the links will be related to one another  ...  sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling.  Sometimes they're about Vermont sites, sometimes not.  In either case, we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
    Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the bustle.  ...
    We hope you enjoy the following sites as much as we do.

State Department Travel Resources

As we mentioned in this month's Travel feature, the State Department hosts a variety of information pages devoted to safety and important resources for overseas

In addition to travel advisories and warnings, you'll also find links to info on Travel Publications, Information on Preparing for a Crisis Abroad, and Help for Americans Abroad, including Lists of Doctors and Hospitals Abroad,  Judicial Assistance, Lists of Lawyers Abroad, and Tips for American Students Abroad..  ...

Given the current situation, we can neither recommend nor advise against overseas travel at this point.  But, for those of you who are conisdering a trip, or already have one planned, what we can do is hook you up with these links to information that, at the least, can help you make a more informed decision.  ...

Here, then, are this month's Links to Auto & Travel On-Line:  State Department Travel Resources.  Instead of our usual review, we're simply providing direct links to some of the many State Department travel resources available on-line, as well as a few other government and related resources.

• US Department of State - Home Page
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  • Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets

    • Current Travel Warnings and Public Announcements

    • State Department Electronic Mail {receive State Dept. info directly via e-mail subscription lists}
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  • Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State

    • U.S. Consuls Help Americans Abroad
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  • Information on the Current Crisis

    • Worldwide Caution - Public Announcement

    • Crisis Awareness and Preparedness 

    • Chemical - Biological Agents Fact Sheet
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  • American Citizens Services Abroad

    • Help for Americans Abroad: A-Z

    • Overseas Citizens Services

    • Road Safety Overseas

    • Rail Transportation Abroad

    • Property Disputes; Tourist, Trade And Commercial Complaints; Foreign Claims; U.S. Customs And Treasury Requirements

    • Federal Benefits and Federal Agency Services for American Citizens Abroad

    • Sending Money to Overseas Citizens Services 

    • Judicial Assistance {including country-specific information}

    • Lists of Lawyers Abroad

    • Lists of Doctors and Hospitals Abroad

    • Tips for Students 

    • Welfare-Whereabouts Inquiries
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  • Links to U.S. Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
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  • Foreign Consular Offices in the United States 
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  • Lost and Stolen U.S. Passports Abroad
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  • Travel Publications {includes country- and region-specific tips}
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  • The Overseas Security Advisory Council
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• Other Government and Related Travel Resources
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  • FAA Home Page
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    • Federal Aviation Administration:  Aviation Update

    • Traveler Briefing 

    • International Aviation On-Line 

      • International Flight Information Manual (IFIM) 

        • IFIM General Information 

        • IFIM Country Information 

        • IFIM Terrorism Related Information
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  • U.S. Customs - Traveler Information 
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    • U.S. Customs Service Alert Levels

    • Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)

    • Border Wait Times

    • Know before you go
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  • embassy.org:  The Electronic Embassy
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    • Business Directories for Americans Abroad

    • All of the Embassies of Washington D.C.
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  • CountryWatch.com 
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