TRAVEL
ARTICLES AND TIPS
Check out the travel tips, articles and country guides provided
on Magellan's
travel page.
COUNTRY
INFORMATION
For
info and a few pictures, go to the Lonely
Planet website or to Fodor's.
NEW
SECURITY REGULATIONS
For information about the
new US travel security regulations, pre-flight baggage inspections,
reporting stolen good, etc., visit the new Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) website.
PASSPORTS
AND VISAS
To learn if
you need a passport or visa to visit a particular country, go
to the Department
of State's website on passports and visas.
EXPRESS
PASSPORTS
For express passport service, go to B&K
Express Passports. They seem to be efficient and knowledgeable.
Missionaries must keep in mind that this would work best if they
are still in the USA. Using a consulate would probably be better
if they are overseas. This outfit does provide a number of other
related services, as well.
IS
THE COUNTRY SAFE?
To determine
the safety of a particular country, you can access consular information
sheets and travel warnings at the Department
of State's website.
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
To learn exchange rates and have a currency calculator at your
disposal, visit the Universal
Currency Converter. We have found that the best exchange rate
is often obtained by using your bank debit card in an ATM in the
foreign country.
TRANSPORTING
FOOD
To learn about what foodstuffs you can and cannot bring back to
the U.S. from abroad, visit the U.S.
Customs website.
NEED
SHOTS?
To determine whether you need innoculations or vaccinations for
travel abroad, go to website for the Center
For Disease Control's Travel Page.
NEED
A DOCTOR?
For help finding a qualified English-speaking physician overseas,
log on to the International Association
For Medical Assistance To Travelers.
CLOTHES
AND LUGGAGE
For travel clothes, luggage and useful travel gadgets, go to Magellan's
website.
WORLD
TIME ZONES
To see a map of world time zones with the current time, and a
sun clock, go to the World
Time Zones website.
MAPS
AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS IN THE U.S.
For maps and street-by-street driving directions in North
America, access the MapQuest
website.
