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Last updated 30 January 2010

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Useful references
Flight info by flightstats - look up flight information for all airports, all airlines, all routes
Flyertalk - frequent flyer and frequent stayer community
Great circle mapper - look up distances between any airports & plot basic route maps (link to old version here)
Our airports - look up airports nearby any address, sorted by distance
Visa info by timatec - look up visa requirements for all nationalities, for all countries

Good blogs
Airline Route News - very useful updates of new and changed schedules & routes for all major airlines (international focus)
the Art of Non Conformity - Chris Guillebeau says what we're all dreaming and thinking, inspirational (he's also travelling everywhere & writes a bit about it)
Backpacking Chica - girl meets world
Camels and Chocolate - personal stuff by a travel addict & travel writer
the Cranky Flier - good insight into (mainly USA) airline news
Europe String - travels around Europe on a budget
Everything Everywhere - Gary Arndt wants to go everywhere and this is his site which records his travels in words and pictures
Family Travel Logue - great information and advice for travel with families
Flight Wisdom - news and views on flying
Gadling - group travel blog with some great bloggers
the Gate - blogs about some of the interesting discussion on Flyer Talk
Going Local Travel -
Grumpy Traveller - travel writer vents
How to Travel the World -
Indie Travel Podcast - great travel info and advice by travellers for travellers
J the Travel Authority - avid traveller
Jim's Travel Tips - sound advice for new travelers especially
Lee Abbamonte - wants to go to every TCC "country"
Malcontentist - wittily against stupidity everywhere
Nerds Eye View - great travel snark who takes fantastic pictures
Nomadic Matt -
Notes from the Road - awesome travelogue (great pictures, paintings & sketches)
One Mile at a Time - mileage running, USA airline news and frequent flyer advice
the Perrin Post - great travel consumer advice and deals from Wendy Perrin (& her team)
Roaming Tales - great travel writing and often thought provoking
Round the World and other travels - reports of trips by frequent flyer
Schneier on Security - Bruce Schneier's common sense security advice and news
Travel Answerman - aggregation of travel advice and info
A Travel Around the World - couple take a year out from work to travel around the world
Travel Rants - UK bias but tackles some good issues, not afraid to spark debate or controversy
Un Road Warrior - fairly new blog with advice for the frequent (or not so frequent) traveler
Upgrade : Travel Better - tips on travelling better, and more (mainly USA) airline news
View from the Wing - frequent flyer advice and promotions
the Wandering Aramean - avid flyer, with great advice and information
Wanderings. Andy E Williams - a writer who travels
Without Baggage -

Cool Travel Guide - personal travel blog of travel writer extraordinaire Lara Dunston
Frugal Travel Guy -
IAG blog - travel industry news (mostly about airlines)
John MacIlree's blog - great insight into international air travel treaties by one of the negotiators the Lost Girls - originally 3 women travelling around the world, now their travels continue & posts on others travels (how to plan a RTW trip post)
Mike's Flying - general aviation pilot (small a/c) flying around Australia
MRC Aviation - New Zealand aviation news
Musings of the Global Traveller - just checking if anyone reads this
Real Cheap Air Fares - alerts for the cheapest air fares from NZ
Travel Babel - an eclectic mix of travel related posts by a travel writer
Write to Travel - mostly on writing aspect of travel writing, but with plenty of links to interesting travel stuff too