Newsletters and Presentations

April 2006 - Contents - Introduction to tours, How to avoid jetlag, What's hot in London

November 2006 - Contents - Tours for 2007, How to pack, Fun Da Vinci Code Tour

November 2007 - Contents - Tours for 2008, Travel Insurance; yes or no, Passport info

10 Tips for a Great Trip to Europe - Presentation from Jan 2008 Seattle Travel Show

Travel Links

Walker Travel and Cruises
Gresham, Oregon

                             
Portland Community College         Bend Senior Center
Travel Educational Tours             Bend Oregon

Helpful links for Flights/Trains, etc

Great website for train schedules all over Europe - http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en
Cheapest most helpful (our opinion) car rental in Europe - http://www.autoeurope.com/
Three great low cost airlines for flights within Europe - http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/  and  http://www.easyjet.com/splash.asp?lang=en   and  http://www.flybmi.com
Great site for cell phone abroad - http://www.cellularabroad.com/

Helpful links for Great Britain

The official website for Great Britain -  http://www.visitbritain.com/
The official website for the English Tourist Board - http://www.visitengland.com/
The official website for the Scottish Tourist Board -  http://www.visitscotland.com/
Great site for information about Britain - http://www.information-britain.co.uk/
Best Mapping website to find any postcode/address in Britain - http://www.multimap.com/
Weather in Britain - http://uk.weather.com/
Best B&B and small hotel search website - http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/
UK Restaurant Guide - http://www.restaurant-guide.com/default.asp

 

Helpful Links for London

The official Website for London - www.visitlondon.com
Another very helpful London information site - http://www.londontown.com/
The London Eye - http://www.londoneye.com/
The British Museum - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/
Westminster Abbey - http://www.westminster-abbey.org/
London Blue Badge Guides - http://www.blue-badge-guides.com
Guided tour London (walking) - http://www.walks.com/
The official site for London Theater - http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/
Best Restaurants in London - http://www.london-eating.co.uk/occasions.asp
Best all around to-do's, what's new, where to stay, where to eat and what's going on this week - http://www.timeout.com/london/

 

Helpful Links for Paris

Website for interactive translation - http://world.altavista.com
Official website for Château de Versailles - http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/
French Tourist Office - http://www.francetourism.com/
Paris Tourist Office - http://www.paris.org/OTP/otp1E.html
My favorite walking tours Paris Walks - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pariswalking/
Paris Info (TI website)- http://www.parisinfo.com/en/
English stories and helpful Paris links - http://www.paris-anglo.com/
TimeOut for Paris (spot on reviews hotels/restaurants) - http://www.timeout.com/paris/
The Louvre Museum - http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en
Local Paris trains(ratp) - http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php
Longer haul and international trains(sncf) - http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm

Helpful Links for Italy

Official website for Italian tourism - http://www.italiantourism.com/
venere.om - I think, best website for booking hotels in Italy - http://en.venere.com/italy/
tripadvisor.com - I think, best website for user reviews on hotels - http://www.tripadvisor.com
Website for the Vatican to see hours and request tours - http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
English version of Trenitalia italian train site - use to book trains in Italy and get times - http://www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html
My favorite shared/user input website for travel tips and info - http://www.slowtrav.com/italy
My favorite website if you want to rent a villa in Italy(agritourismo) - http://www.agriturismo.com/englisch.htm
Very good website for looking up Italian words/translation and conjugations - http://www.wordreference.com
A good company for adding little tours with great guides once you get to Italy - http://www.tours-italy.com/
Official website for the Uffizi museum  - http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/english/Default.asp?
Website for the Cicumvesuviana train that goes from Naples to Sorrento/Pompeii - http://www.vesuviana.it/