Difference between revisions of "Travel topics"

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Travel topics are articles that deal with a specific topic that is too large or detailed to go in a specific travel guide destination page, or travel tips that are so general that they apply to nearly all destinations and don't need to be in each specific travel guide.

This is a listing of the travel topics already on Wikitravel

See also

• Itineraries - articles that describe a route, rather than a single destination. They may cover anything from an intercontinental trek like Silk Road to a tour of a single city such as Literary London.

• Phrasebooks - travel-related language guides.

World

Understand

• Differences between English language varieties (eg US and British English)
• Money..using credit, debit and ATM cards, and exchanging currency
• Electrical systems
• Metric and Imperial equivalents
• Time zones
• Tipping in foreign countries

Reasons to travel

• Honeymoon travel
• Business travel
• Immigration
• Literary travel
• Retiring abroad
• Singles travel
• Music tourism

Sleep

• Bed and breakfasts
• Camping
• Car camping
• Grand old hotels
• Holiday villas
• Home exchange
• Hospitality exchange
• Hostels
• Hotels
• Hotel reviews
• Rating systems
• Timeshares
• Unbranded motels
• Vacation rentals

Travel documents

• Passport
• Visa

• Visa Summary for EU citizens
• Avoiding a transit of the United States

• Travel insurance - Information about coverage & how to contact insurer
• Proof of what you already own — valuables taken on international trips
• Carnet de Passage — allows a vehicle to cross borders without paying customs duty

Traveling with a criminal history

Travel transportation

• Arriving in a new city
• Offroad driving
• Overland
• Public transport

By plane

• Fundamentals of flying -- as a passenger on commercial flights
  • At the airport -- extended tips for airports
  • On the aircraft -- extended tips for the aircraft itself
  • Choosing aircraft seats -- details for finding a good seat
• Tips for flying -- a complement to Fundamentals of flying
• Aviation security
• List Of Airline Baggage Limits
• Veg-friendly air travel

• Discount airlines:
  • Discount airlines in Africa
  • Cheap airline travel in North America
  • Discount airlines in Asia
  • Discount airlines in Europe

• Airlines:
  • American Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • US Airways
  • Philippine Airlines

• Air courier
• Airline alliances
• Airline consolidators
• First and business class travel
• Luggage delivery service
• Metropolitan Area Airport Codes
• Round the world flights

By train

• Tips for rail travel - with links to "By rail" in articles for many countries

By boat

• Cruise ships -- and Ocean Cruising
• Freighter travel
• Hitchhiking boats

By road

• Tips for road trips
• Rest areas
• Winter driving
• Renting a car
• Driving in a foreign country
• Tips for cycle trips
• Tips for hitchhiking
• Hitchhiking around the world
• Carnet de Passage - a customs form allowing you to import your vehicle into many countries

Contact

• Talk
• Telephone service for travel
• List of country calling codes
• Software for travellers
• Internet access
• Internet access while traveling abroad

Pack

• Packing list
• Packing for beach travel
• Packing for a week of hiking
• Packing for a cruise

Travel health

• First aid kit for travellers
• Altitude sickness
• Travellers' diarrhea
• Deep vein thrombosis - a section of "Tips for Flying"
• Jet lag - a section of "Tips for Flying"
• Tropical diseases
• Dengue fever
• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Mosquitoes
• Sunburn and sun protection
• Medical tourism

Travel safety

• Dealing with emergencies while travelling
• Aggressive dogs
• Begging
• Common scams
• Jellyfish
• Pickpockets
• Tornado safety
• Travelling in cold weather
• War zone safety

Buy

• Money
• How to haggle
• Bead shopping
• Regional coding
• Duty-free shopping
• Carrying cash. Carry money safely

Cope

• Budget travel
• Disabled travellers
• Ecotourism
• Gap year travel
• Gay and lesbian travel
• Laundry
• Naturism/Nudism
• Respect
• Smoking
• Talk
• Tips for travel in developing countries
• Tips for women travellers
• Travel insurance
• Travelling alone
• Travelling with children
  • Cairo/Giza with children
  • Charlotte with children
  • London with children
  • New York City with children
  • San Diego with children
  • Venice with children
• Travelling with pets
• Vegetarian and vegan food

Work

• Teaching English
• Travel writing
• Volunteer
• Working abroad

Travel activities

• Agritourism
• Alpine skiing
• Backpacking (urban)
• Backpacking (wilderness)
• Bead shopping
• Canyoning
• Cross country skiing
• Cycling
• Golf
• Kitesurfing
• Leave-no-trace camping
• Nordic skiing
• Orienteering
• Recreational shooting
• Rock climbing
• Round the world overland
• Running
• Scuba diving
• Skydiving
• SNUBA
• Travel photography
• Urbex
• Whale watching
• Whitewater sports
• Windsurfing
• Wine tourism
• Zip Lining

Events

• Calendar of events and festivals
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
• Formula One
• International sporting events
• Music Festival Circuit
• World's Fair

See

• Archaeological sites
• Architecture
• Christian sites and events
• Hot springs
• Muslim sites and events
• Northern Lights (aurora borealis)
• Old Towns
• Solar eclipses
• Spas
• UNESCO Creative Cities
• UNESCO World Heritage List
• United Nations
• Volcanoes
• Waterfalls

Africa

• African National Parks
• African flora and fauna
• Discount airlines in Africa
• Ferries in the Mediterranean

South Africa

• Air travel in South Africa
• Disabled travel in South Africa
• Diving in South Africa
• Hiking in South Africa
• World Cup 2010

Asia

• Istanbul to New Delhi over land
• Urban camping in Japan

Get around

• Bus travel in Israel
• Bus travel in the former Yugoslavia
• Discount airlines in Asia
• Driving in China
• High-speed rail in China
• Hitchhiking in Japan
• Philippine Airlines
• Rail travel in India
• Seishun 18 Ticket

See

• Indian National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
• Israeli National Parks
• Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossoms Spots
• Sacred sites of the Indian sub-continent

Do

• Festivals in the Philippines
• Festivals of Kerala
• Golf in China
• Marriage in China
• Meditation in Japan
• Meditation in Thailand
• Scuba diving in Asia
• Skiing in Lebanon
• Trekking in Nepal

Europe

• National Grid (Britain)
• New Year holidays in Hungary

See

• Delta Works
• Finnish National Parks
• Painted Monasteries
• Roma (people)
• United Kingdom National Parks

Do

• Golf in England
• Literary London
• Football in Europe
• London Olympics, 2012
• Poland/Ukraine European Football Championships 2012
• Winter sports in Austria
• Winter sports in Switzerland
• Winter in Scandinavia

Get around

• Alpine pearls — environmentally-friendly travelling in alpine towns

By air

• Discount airlines in Europe

By sea

• Baltic Sea ferries
• Cruising the Baltic Sea
• Ferries in the Mediterranean
• Ferry routes to British Mainland
• Norwegian Cruise Line

By bicycle

• Cycling in Scotland
• EuroVelo cycling routes

By bus

• Bus travel in the former Yugoslavia

By car

• Driving in France
• Driving in Sweden

By train

• European rail passes
• Polish narrow gauge railways
• Rail travel in Europe
• Rail travel in Ireland
• Rail travel in the United Kingdom

On foot

• East Sussex Footpaths
• Grande Randonnée
• Long distance walking in Europe

By horse

• Horse-trekking in Andalucia, Spain

Sleep

• Right to access - free camping in Sweden, Norway and Finland

Eat

• Bavarian cuisine

North America

• Rail travel in North America
• Cheap airline travel in North America
• Appalachian Mountains

Canada

• Across Canada by Bicycle
• Backpacking the Canadian Rockies
• Canadian National Parks
• Cottage rentals in Canada
• Off the beaten path in Alberta
• Rail travel in Canada
• Vancouver 2010

United States of America

• Baseball in the United States
• Camping in the United States
• Disney Cruise Line
• National Trails System
• Rail travel in the United States
• Rocky Mountaineer train
• Space-A travel
• Touring famous universities in the U.S.
• United States National Parks

California

• California desert camping
• Driving in Los Angeles County
• Off-road vehicles in California
• Scuba diving in California

Colorado

• Colorado's Wine Country

Florida

• Florida Lighthouses

Illinois

• Chicago skyline guide

Louisiana

• New Orleans Mardi Gras

New Mexico

• New Mexico Pueblos

Ohio

• Ohio prehistoric sites
• Ohio State Parks
• Ohio Museums

Oregon

• Off-highway vehicle riding in Oregon

Mexico

• Driving in Mexico

Cuba

• Americans in Cuba
• Casa particular

South America

• Salsa dancing in Latin America

Argentina

• Golf in Argentina

Ecuador

• Galapagos wildlife
• Haciendas of Ecuador

Oceania

Australia

• Australian slang
• Big things in Australia
• Buying or renting a car in Australia
• Driving in Australia
• Golf in Australia
• Grape grazing in Australia
• Indigenous heritage in Australia
• Indigenous heritage in Sydney
• Scuba diving in Australia
• Winter sports in Australia

New Zealand

• Train travel in New Zealand
• Buying or renting a car in New Zealand
• Driving in New Zealand
• Renting a motorhome in New Zealand
• Tramping in New Zealand