South Asian history of 1000s years, the silk road, ethnic tribes and people make it one of the most interesting destinations to see and experience - Yet many cities and places are very modern -

Activities to choose, from Himalayas Mountains, Mt. Everest, trekking and mountain climbing to the Maldives island beaches, water activities, diving or just relaxing in the sun and sand - plus everything inbetween - Everything you want to know about traveling here - and more -

The Countries / Capitals are Afghanistan / Kabul - Bangladesh / Dhaka - Bhutan / Thimphu - India / New Delhi - Iran / Tehran - Maldives / Malé - Nepal / Katmandu / Kahtmandu - Pakistan / Islamabad - Sri Lanka / Sri Jayewardenepura / Colombo - Tibet / Lhasa - This is a trip you won't forget - Enjoy !! -
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The order of information on this web page:
1. South Asia General Information Web Sites -
2. Individual Countries Travel Information - Afghanistan (middle east?) - Bangladesh - Bhutan - India - Iran - Maldives - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka - Tibet -
3. Embassies/Consulates/Tourist Offices in and outside South Asia - Travel Advisories -Visa Requirements - Shot Requirements - Medical Advisory -
4. Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Southern Asia -
5. Jet Lag  -- Air Fares -- Hotels -- Car Rentals --
6. Currency - Credit Cards - Time in South Asia - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

1. South Asia General Information Web Sites -
-- http://www.south-asia.com/ - Airlines/Courier/Cargo - Health/Sports - Art/Architecture - Hotels/Guest Houses - Internet - Business - Schools - News - Embassies in Nepal - Culture - Entertainment - Travels/Trekkings -

2. Individual Countries Travel Information - Afghanistan(middle east?) - Bangladesh - Bhutan - India - Iran - Maldives - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka- Tibet -
 

3. Embassies/Consulates/Tourist Offices in and outside South Asia - Travel Advisories -Visa Requirements - Shot Requirements - Medical Advisory

Embassies/Consulates/ in and outside South Asia:
-- http://www.embpage.org/ -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm - In the 2 boxes insert Whose Embassy and In What Location -
-- http://www2.tagish.co.uk/Links/embassy1b.nsf/ - Embassies World Wide: Listing by Host Country and Listing by Country of Origin -

Travel Advisories:
-- By Canada - http://www.voyage.gc.ca/destinations/menu_e.htm -
-- By USA - http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html-
-- By Britain/England - http://www.fco.gov.uk/ - Click on Travel -

Tourist Offices in and outside South Asia:
-- http://www.efn.org/~rick/tour/ -
-- http://www.towd.com/ -

Visa Requirements:
-- Contact Each Countries Travel Agents Listed on This Page:
-- Asia Tourism - http://www.asiatour.org/ - Visas to South Asia -

Shot Requirements:
-- http://www.tripprep.com/ - Health and climate issues - shot requirements and health issues in over 200+ countries -
-- http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ - Requirements and recommendations about vaccinations, and country-specific health information from the Centers for Decease Control and Prevention -
-- Travelers Medical And Vaccination Centre - http://www.tmvc.com.au/ - One of the largest providers of travel medicine services in the world, have designed a website to educate travelers on how to minimize health risks overseas - country by country vaccination guide -

Medical Advisory:
-- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/travel-links.html - A ton of Travel/Medical Information - Something of interest here for everyone -
-- World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/ - What's New - Governance - Health Topics - Information Sources - Reports - About WHO - WHO Regional and Other Offices - Related Links -
-- http://www.masta.org/ - Before You Go - Immunizations - Antimalarial Drugs - Whilst You Are Traveling - Staying Well Away From Home - Disease Descriptions - Travelers with Special Needs - Travel Products - Useful Links - Site Map -
 

4. Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From South Asia -
Country Holidays -
http://www.HolidayFestival.com/-
Country Religions -
http://www.holidayfestival.com/ -

Telephone Use:
-- Dialing from South Asia:
----- ATT - http://www.att.com/traveler/ - Access numbers to dial FROM South Asia - http://www.att.com/traveler/global/ -
----- MCI WorldCom - http://www.mci.com/worldphone/english/accessnoalpha.shtml-

Telephone Codes:
-- http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm -
-- http://www.construction-site.com/int_dial.htm - Plus time zone -
-- Country Dialing Codes - http://dial-a-code.com/ -

Long Distance To/From Central Asia:
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/global_telephone.html - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -

International Dialing Instructions - From A Specific Country To A Specific Country
http://www.aglobalworld.com/cgi-local/codes.pl - and From/To some Countries - w/instructions on how to dial the numbers -  Explains the Whys/Dos of International Dialing and has 2 pull-down's - One for the Country FROM which you want to Dial - 2nd pull-down is for the Country you want to  dial TO - the site then gives you the dialing instructions from that Country pairs -

5. Jet Lag -- Air Fares -- Hotel Bookings -- Car Rentals --

Jet Lag:
-- http://www.nojetlag.com/ -  Jet lag - what is it? Jet lag - what causes it? Who gets jet lag? Techniques for reducing jet lag -
-- http://www.visiteurope.com/Guide01.htm - Click on Jet Lag -
-- http://www.outsidein.co.uk/jetlag.htm - also click on " Do-it-Yourself Jet Lag calculator for your next journey "  - 2/3rds down the page -
-- Jet Lag Cures - National Sleep Foundation - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/travel.html -

-- Air Fares --

-- Car Rentals --

-- Hotel Bookings --
 

6. Currency - Credit Cards - Time in South Asia - Weather - Climate - Maps - Flag - Newspapers - Magazines - Genealogy -

Currency:
164 Currencies Converted in 4 languages - http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc - by far the most complete Currency site after reviewing 11 currency sites. Check it out and you'll be pleased as it converts both ways(your currency to another - another currency to yours) with just a click -

Credit Cards:
-- American Express -
----- http://www6.americanexpress.com/shared/scripts/tsoserve.asp?travel - Offices Worldwide -
-- Visa -
----- http://www.visa.com/globalgateway/gg_selectcountrys.html- Worldwide Locations - or - http://www.visa.com/atms/-
-- Master Card -  http://www.mastercard.com/cardholderservices/atm/ - ATM’s  Worldwide Locations -
-- Diners Card - http://www.dinersclub.com/traveler.cfm - Worldwide Offices -

Go Global - http://www.go-global.com/ - Global Weather - Time Zones - Distances - Dialing Codes - Power Voltage - Global Holidays -

Time in Southern Asia:
-- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp -
-- http://www.timeticker.com/ - Lists Current Time and All Countries in that Time Zone -
-- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ -

Time between Two Cities:
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ -
-- http://www.vtourist.com/cgi-bin/tconverter.cgi?lang=0 -

World Time Zone Map - http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm -

World Time/Sunrise/Sunset - http://www.worldtime.com/- World globe showing current world daylight and night darkness -

Weather:
-- http://www.weather.com/ - Click on World - Enter City in Box for City - 3 Day and 10 Day Forecast -
-- http://www1.accuweather.com/- Click on World Forecast - Choose country - then choice of many many cities -

Maps:
-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html - .
-- Buy Maps - http://www.omnimap.com/- Very Good Selection of Maps to buy -
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South Asia travel information and tourism guides will give the traveler the opportunity to choose which country's to visit and what to see / do - This area of the world is a very unique destination - It history of 1000s years, the silk road, ethnic tribes and people make it one of the most interesting destinations to see and experience - Yet many cities and places are very modern - Activities to choose, from Himalayas Mountains, Mt. Everest, trekking and mountain climbing to the Maldives island beaches, water activities, diving or just relaxing in the sun and sand - plus everything inbetween - Everything you want to know about traveling here - and more - the Countries / Capitals are Afghanistan / Kabul - Bangladesh / Dhaka - Bhutan / Thimphu - India / New Delhi - Iran / Tehran - Maldives / Malé - Nepal / Katmandu / Kahtmandu - Pakistan / Islamabad - Sri Lanka / Sri Jayewardenepura / Colombo - Tibet / Lhasa - This is a trip you won't forget - Enjoy !! -