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Main Street Amherst, New Hampshire
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(603) 673-2288 |
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| Hours Mon-Thurs: Fri- Sat: Sunday: |
9:30 - 8:30pm 9:30 - 5:00pm 1:00 - 5:00pm |
Summer Hours June 16 - Labor Day |
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Sports, Recreation & Travel
DATABASES
Lands and Peoples
SUGGESTED WEBSITES
Sports
Appalachian Mountain Club
CNNSI – CNN and Sports Illustrated sports site
ESPN
GolfWeb
Iditarod
National Parks
NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sport Server – check scores or game schedules
Guidebooks
Citysearch – in-depth details on 34
Fodor’s
Frommer’s – budget travel online
Insight Guides – features visual travel guides
Lonely Planet – for the traveler craving authentic cultural experiences; concentrates on third world regions
Rick Steves – includes transcripts of his television series; compares leading budget guides for European trips
Rough Guides – for outdoor trekkers
Government Sites
U.S. State Department- travel warnings & consular information
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration – Lists
Travel Planning
Away.com – travel interest categories – couple, cultural, eco/nature, etc. with personal narratives
BUG - Backpacker’s Ultimate Guide
Conde Naste Traveler – provides the affluent tourist with consumer news and insider guides
Elderhostel – 55 and over affordable, educational adventures, online catalogs and more
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP) – national/international park list, customized travel planner
Hostels – contains worldwide hostels directory; tips on inexpensive travel options
International Travel News – accommodation reviews, news briefs and cruise critiques
Let’s Go – provides young, thrifty trekkers with Yellow Jacket travel articles and e-forum
National Recreation Reservation Service – 49,500 camping facilities in 1700 locations; online availability calendar
Tourism Offices Worldwide – contains links to government & other tourism offices and visitor bureaus
Recreation.Gov – campground reservations, national weather service forecast, customized travel planner
RVers Online – “RVers HELPING RVers”
Quikbook – gives you the lowest rates in quality hotels
U.S. National Park Service – information about fees, operating hours, directions, reservations, and more
Travel Malls
(Folds all phases of planning and purchasing inot one site. Low airline tickets, lodging and rental car reservations)
CheapTickets - flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, specials
Expedia - worldwide destination information for vacation and business travelers
Orbitz - airline-sponsored travel and reservations site
Travel Hub - cheap airfares, travel specials & package deals
Travelocity - powered by Sabre, Inc. reservation system with email tracking/updates of fare changes
Trip.com - airline, hotel & car reservation options, plus a flight tracker (check the status of an airborne flight)
Ecotourism – The United Nations has designated 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism
Clean Beaches Council – features beaches that haave received the Bluewave Campaign seal for water
quality
Ecotel Certified Hotels – environmentally friendly hotels worldwide
Green Hotels Association – hotels worldwide that utilize environmentally conscious devices and products
World Tourism Organization – lists publications on ecotourism and related issues
Special Needs Resources
Access-able Travel Source – useful to physically challenged and mature travelers
Youth Hostels
International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) – international travel site for youth
Translation
Gate2Home - multilingual keyboard emulator, instant access to the keyboards of sixty-five languages
TRAVLANG - provides translation of common terms, numbers, shopping, dining, travel, directions, etc.
Oanda – current rates for 164 currencies
Xe.com – current rates for over 180 currencies
Time
TimeTicker – find out the correct time at your house and around the world
World Clock – current time in many cities worldwide
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Amherst
Town Library 14
Main Street Amherst, NH 03031 |
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