Below we provide links to useful travel related websites. They contain tips to assist in travel planning, on what to do before you leave on your trip, and how to stay healthy and safe while traveling. There are also links to sites that let you stay in touch with what is happening in Canada or help you to obtain assistance from the Canadian government while you are abroad.
When you are away from home, just remember our website address brinkmantravel.com. Obtain access to the internet through an internet cafe, hotel or other source and link to any one of these sites from this page. These links are provided for the convenience of travelers and the sites are not necessarily endorsed by Brinkman Travel.
Assistance for Canadians Traveling Abroad
- Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade:
www.voyage.gc.ca/consular_home-en.asp
Information for leisure and business travelers including passport and consular services, visa requirements, government travel reports and publications, Canadian representatives overseas, and obtaining emergency assistance while abroad.
Health
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Health Canada Information for Travelers:
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/tmp-pmv/pub_e.html
Health hazard advisories, travel health recommendations and other health related information for people traveling abroad.
- Lonely Planet Health Guide: www.lonelyplanet.com/health/
Tips on staying healthy while traveling.
Staying In Touch with Canada
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: cbc.ca
Listen to your favorite CBC radio programs and get the news from Canada while you are traveling abroad.
- Newspapers and Other Media: www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml
Links to the websites of newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, and news agencies throughout the world. For a direct link to a list of Canadian media: www.kidon.com/media-link/canada.shtml
- Canada Direct
Access telephone numbers for Canada Direct from the country you are in: www.infocanadadirect.com/engl/2_0/index.asp
- Canada Post Corporation: www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/default-e.asp
Look up a postal code for your postcard or letter to Canada.
The Woman Traveler
- Her Own Way - Advice for the Woman
Traveler:
www.voyage.gc.ca/main/pubs/her_own_way-en.asp
A publication from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade filled with practical tips specifically of interest to the female traveler. Its prime objective is to inform and inspire Canadian women to travel safely.
- Journeywoman: www.journeywoman.com
A variety of travel tips and experiences from woman travelers including solo travelers.
Information on Destinations
- The Lonely Planet Online: www.lonelyplanet.com
Destination information, a travel bulletin board, daily travel news and a health guide from a publisher of well known travel guidebooks. It also has country specific website links: www.lonelyplanet.com/weblinks/wldest.htm
- Cruise Destinations: www.cruising.org
The website of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the official trade organization of the cruise industry, contains profiles on the major cruise lines and over 120 ships. It has links to the websites of the cruise lines and to cruise destinations.
- Weather Office: www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html
Environment Canada's weather information and forecasts for Canada and the world.
- Currency Exchange: http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/en/exchform.htm
The Bank of Canada's currency converter enables you to convert between any two currencies.
- World Time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
This world clock tells you the local time in major cities in Canada and throughout the world.
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