| When planning a trip to Europe, there are a ton of | | | | tons of great information as well as travel tools |
| available resources for travelers. With this is mind, | | | | and resources for finding cheap flights and |
| it is often time-consuming to wade through all of | | | | accommodations. |
| the websites to find really valuable information. | | | | 17) TERC Europe Travel Tips |
| Here is a list of some of the top travel resources | | | | Offers tips on traveling in Europe and categories |
| for planning a trip to Europe. | | | | run the gamut from packing tips and staying |
| 1) Wikitravel | | | | healthy and safe to money matters, budget |
| This is one of the best sites for travel available. It | | | | planning, food and accommodations and much |
| is open source, so it is constantly updated; | | | | more. It is a huge site that is well worth visiting |
| further, it is usually locals or people who have | | | | for any Europe travel-related needs. |
| direct, experience with an area who contribute | | | | 18) Accessible Journeys |
| information. Thus you get localized information | | | | This is an awesome travel site that offers a |
| you might not have gotten elsewhere. | | | | wealth of information, tips and travel advice about |
| 2) World Travel Tips | | | | accessibility and traveling in a wheelchair. With |
| This is a huge, comprehensive resource for world | | | | information on everything from traveling with |
| travel. It includes forums, articles, links, free | | | | your wheelchair or scooter to equipment rentals, |
| membership and much more for every continent. | | | | handicapped parking permits in Europe and |
| Their European section covers every European | | | | accessible ways to travel, it is a great resource. |
| Country and offer in-depth information about each | | | | 19) Europe Travel Tips |
| one. | | | | A large portal with tons of travel tools, articles |
| 3) About.com: Europe for Visitors | | | | and information about travel in 40 European |
| This is a great site dedicated to travel in Europe | | | | countries, from Austria to the United Kingdom. |
| from Geared towards everyone from first time | | | | 20) Independent Traveler |
| to experienced travelers, it is a goldmine of | | | | Great site offering lots of travel tips and advice |
| European travel and planning information. | | | | to independent travelers. |
| 4) Virtual Tourist | | | | 21) This is a highly useful portal that offers basic |
| This is a great travel guide. Their motto is 'real | | | | and necessary transportation information for |
| travelers - real info." This seems consistent with | | | | Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden. |
| the site, which has everything from transportation | | | | New to the site is a route planner that is |
| reviews to the best travel deal and trip planners. | | | | especially handy. |
| The site also includes forums where you can read | | | | 22) Travel Notes: Europe |
| about other people's adventures in Europe. | | | | Comprehensive travel notes and advice for |
| 5) Travel Europe | | | | traveling throughout Europe. Lots of links, |
| This is an swicki (cross between a search engine | | | | resources and tools for travelers. |
| and wikipedia) where community users can add, | | | | 23) Open Travel Info |
| remove and improve the results. This particular | | | | Great travel site with a large amount of travel |
| swicki is geared towards travel in Europe and is a | | | | and Europe related information. The forums and |
| great resource fro planning a trip to or in Europe. | | | | articles are especially useful. |
| 6) This is the European travel commission's guide | | | | 24) Discover Europe |
| to Europe and is packed with tons of useful | | | | Another excellent portal site that offers a wealth |
| information, articles, advice and much much more. | | | | of tools, resources and links for travelers to learn |
| 7) Europe for Visitors | | | | about different European countries and plan their |
| This is a site that offer European news, general | | | | trips effectively and efficiently. |
| advice, specific country advice, hotels, links to city | | | | 25) World 66: Europe |
| guides, tourist offices and much, much more. | | | | This is a great wiki site that allows members |
| 8.) This is a comprehensive portal site that offers | | | | (free) to change and information. It has a great |
| European city reviews and guides to hundreds of | | | | travel guide, maps, and resources for getting to |
| European cities and over 40 European countries. | | | | Europe and getting around it. Members can also |
| 9) Travel Library | | | | post photos and there is a cool photo gallery of |
| Travel Library is an impartial resource for | | | | different places in Europe. Well worth checking |
| travelers and offers a plethora of resources that | | | | out. |
| offer in-depth travel information, from hotel and | | | | 26) Backpacker.net |
| hostel ideas to travelogues and most popular | | | | Geared towards backpackers, this is one of the |
| locations. | | | | better sites for information, advice and travel |
| 10) Europa: Traveling in Europe | | | | planning for backpackers. Users can submit and |
| A huge site that offers tools and information for | | | | read recommendations for hostels, tours, bars, |
| over 30 European Countries. Each country has | | | | beers and much more. |
| their own site dedicated to travel resources, | | | | 27) This site is another excellent resource for |
| information news and more from that country. | | | | backpackers and other travelers. While it is |
| Categories for visitors include: documents you will | | | | geared towards backpackers, there is a wealth of |
| need, choosing a time to travel, getting there, | | | | rich information for all travelers, so you should |
| staying healthy, money, shopping, communicating, | | | | definitely pay them a visit. |
| pets, and if things go wrong. | | | | 28) Gate 1 Travel |
| 11) Europa: Your Europe | | | | This is a travel site for Central Europe. there is a |
| While this site is geared towards European | | | | wealth of information that is super handy; they |
| citizens, it still offers tons of great information for | | | | offer info from climate and clothing advice to |
| visitors outside of Europe. Information categories | | | | packing, required travel documents, travel |
| include: working in Europe, education and study, | | | | insurance, transportation, communication and |
| living in Europe, traveling in Europe, consumer | | | | much more. |
| protection, European citizenship and diplomatic | | | | 29) This is another site that is geared towards |
| protection. | | | | backpackers in Europe but is highly useful for all |
| 12) European Union Website | | | | travelers. Has Europe travel tips, advice on |
| This is the official website of the European Union. | | | | packing, hostels and hotels, transportation and |
| It offers news, educational resources and tons of | | | | links to other travel resources. |
| links to information about what's going on in | | | | 30) This is a great travel site that offers visitors |
| Europe and well as youth travel portals, travel | | | | advice on everything from car rental and rail |
| guides, transportation information and much, much | | | | travel to hotel reservations, money matters and |
| more. | | | | much more. |
| 13) Yahoo Answers | | | | 31) Travels With Friends: Travel Tips for Europe |
| This is a great place to ask questions and get | | | | Travel tips and advice from planning your trip to |
| answers about anything Europe related. You ask | | | | executing it. The site's creators travel Europe and |
| the question and get a number of answers, then | | | | research sites, accommodations, destinations and |
| choose the answer that fits your question best. | | | | much more, so there is great, first-hand |
| This site is great because it gives you several | | | | information available on all aspects of travel in |
| points of view to read and learn from and is | | | | Europe. |
| focused on sharing knowledge. | | | | 32) Suite 101: Eastern Europe & Russia Travel |
| 14) Travels Wise | | | | Travel, culture and trip planning and advice. This is |
| This site offers tons of information about travel in | | | | an excellent resource for finding out more about |
| Europe and countries including Belarus, Cyprus, | | | | Eastern Europe and its cultures. |
| Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, the | | | | 33) Traveler's Point |
| Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and | | | | Europe advice, tips and travel help for all European |
| the Ukraine. | | | | countries. |
| 15) Rick Steves' Travel Tips | | | | 34) Budget Travel Online |
| This site is a large portal site that offers tips and | | | | Great site offering ideas, how-tos, advice and tips |
| advice for exploring Europe safely, effectively and | | | | for travelers. |
| confidently. From packing tips and safety to | | | | 35) Yahoo Travel |
| accommodations and communications, you will find | | | | Yahoo's comprehensive travel site offers a wealth |
| what you're looking for. | | | | of information on all European Countries and many |
| 16) Travel Punk | | | | of its countries. Another great resource to check |
| This site offers travel tips and advice targeted at | | | | out. |
| backpackers, budget travelers and tourists. Offers | | | | |