Travel topics

Travel topics are articles on Wikitravel that deal with a specific topic that wouldn't really go on a travel guide destination page.

World

Itineraries

Itineraries are 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.

Understand

• Electrical systems
• Time zones

Travel accommodation

• Finding accommodation
• Hospitality exchange
• Hostels
• Holiday villas
• Camping
• Car camping
• Hotels
• Grand old hotels
• Rating systems

Travel transportation

• Arriving in a new city
• Business travel

By plane

• Fundamentals of flying
• Tips for flying

• Airlines:
  • American Airlines
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Silverjet
  • United Airlines
  • Scheduled Airlines of the World

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

• Air courier
• Airline consolidators
• First and business class travel
• Round the world flights
• Avoiding a transit of the United States

By train

• Tips for rail travel

By boat

• Cruise ships
• Freighter travel
• Hitchhiking boats

By road

• Tips for road trips
• Winter driving
• Renting a car
• 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

• Phrasebook International
• Telephone service for travel
• List of country calling codes
• Software for travellers
• Internet access

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
• Food poisoning
• Jet lag
• Tropical diseases
• Dengue fever
• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Mosquitoes
• Sunburn and sun protection
• Medical tourism

Travel safety

• Common scams
• Begging
• Staying safe
• Pickpockets
• Tornado safety
• War zone safety

Buy

• Money
• How to haggle

Cope

• City audio guides
• Coping with a long trip
• Travelling with families
• Gay and lesbian travel
• Gap year travel
• Rock bottom budget travelling
• Tips for travel in developing countries
• Ecotourism
• Vegetarian and vegan food
• Naturism
• Smoking
• Tips for blind and visually impaired travellers
• Tips for women travellers
• Travel insurance
• Travel planning
• Travel writing
• Travelling alone

Work

• Making a difference
• Teaching English
• Travel writing
• Working abroad

Travel activities

• Alpine skiing
• Backpacking (urban)
• Backpacking (wilderness)
• Cross country skiing
• Golf
• Leave-no-trace camping
• Parasailing
• Recreational shooting
• Rock climbing
• Running
• Scuba diving
• Skydiving
• Travel photography
• Whitewater kayaking
• Wildlife watching

Events

• Calendar of events and festivals
• International sporting events
• Music Festival Circuit
• World's Fair

See

• Amusement - parks and other short duration thrills
• Architecture
• Hot springs
• Northern Lights (aurora borealis)
• Parks
• Spas
• UNESCO Creative Cities
• UNESCO World Heritage List
• Volcanoes
• Waterfalls

Africa

• African National Parks
• African flora and fauna
• Discount airlines in Africa

South Africa

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

Asia

• Europe to South Asia over land
• Electronics and entertainment shopping in Thailand
• First trip to Asia - list of possibilities to consider!
• Indian National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
• Istanbul to New Delhi over land
• Sacred sites of India

Get around

• Discount airlines in Asia
• Driving in China
• Hitchhiking in Japan
• Rail travel in India
• Seishun 18 Ticket

Do

• Golf in China
• Golf in Thailand
• Marriage in China
• Scuba diving in Asia
• Trekking in Nepal

Europe

• New Year holidays in Hungary

Do

• Golf in England
• Literary London
• Soccer in Europe
• Winter Sports in Austria

Get around

• Cheapskate's Guide to England

By air

• Discount airlines in Europe

By bicycle

• Cycling in Scotland
• Cycling in Spain
• EuroVelo cycling routes

By road

• Driving in France
• Driving in Sweden

By train

• Rail travel in Europe (see also Eurail, Inter Rail)

On foot

• Grande Randonnée
• Long distance walking in Europe

Accommodation

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

Middle East

Get Around

• Bus travel in Israel

North America

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

Canada

• Canadian National Parks
• Rail travel in Canada
• Off the beaten path in Alberta

United States of America

• Rail travel in the United States
• Touring famous universities in the U.S.

California

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

Florida

• Be Smart When It Comes To Disney World

Mexico

• Driving in Mexico

Cuba

• Americans in Cuba

South America

• Salsa dancing in Latin America

Ecuador

• Galapagos wildlife

Peru

• Peru Inca Trail To Machupicchu

Australasia

• Discount airlines in Australasia

Australia

• Big things in Australia
• Buying or renting a car in Australia
• Driving in Australia
• Golf in Australia
• Grape grazing in Australia
• Public transport lines in Australia
• Scuba diving in Australia
• Winter sports in Australia

New Zealand

• Driving in New Zealand
• Golf in New Zealand
• Renting a motorhome in New Zealand
• Tramping in New Zealand