Our Favourite Links for Canadian Travelers
Many experienced travelers have a few favourite websites which they use when preparing for a trip or during their journey. Below are some links that we hope you will find interesting. Please email us your favourite links and we will be happy to add them to this list.Staying in touch with Canada
CBC - cbc.caGlobe and Mail - theglobeandmail.com
Canada.com - canada.com - with links to many dailies
The Toronto Star - thestar.com - which is not part of canada.com
Financial Markets - bmoinvestorline.com - if there is a better non-branded source let us know
Department of Foreign Affairs - travel.gc.ca - information, consular and registration services for any travelling Canadian
When traveling
Current time worldwide - worldtimezone.comCurrency exchange rates - xe.com
World weather - worldweather.org
Search for an internet cafe - netcafes.com
If you love to eat - chowhound.chow.com/boards
TV from many countries - including Canada - wwitv.com
Free translation - freetranslation.com
Real-time flight tracker in North America - flightview.com
Real-time flight tracker - flightradar24
Flight status - world airlines - from OAG - oagtravel.com
World airport codes - world-airport-codes.com
112 - Europe-wide tourist emergency phone number - 112.eu
Travel planning
SpottedByLocals.com - experience cities like a local - hand-picked bloggers share their favourite spots in European citiesvirtualtourist.com - travelers and locals share real travel advice and experiences
livemocha.com - global language learning community of "language buddies" + online lessons
raileurope.ca - Rail Europe (entry page for Canadian residents) - for all purpose train information
nationalrail.co.uk - UK railway system covers most train operators in the British Isles
bahn.de - train information covering 87,000 stations in continental Europe - based in Germany
seat61.com - for train travel enthusiasts... from a European perspective
aircanada.com - our biggest airline - domestic and international
westjet.com - covers many North American destinations, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, etc.
luggagelimits.com - shows the ever-changing airline baggage policies in one place
oagtravel.com - authoritative data about airlines, timetables, airports + flight status of world airlines
airlineroutemaps.com - routes of major and minor airlines around the world
Cheap airfares - a sample of websites
CanuckAbroad.com - travel bookings and destination guides + info on living abroadFlightNetWork.com - Canadian source of cheap flights
FareCast.com - choose flight destinations+dates and receive an alert if the price drops
FareCompare.com - compares more airlines than most & provides cheap getaway deals
etn.nl - directory of world's discount airlines
AirFareWatchdog.com - alerts you when prices fall, checks seat availability, and lists Web-only fares, unadvertised and short-lived fares as well as “error” fares (usually incorrectly entered fares by humans) which airlines frequently honor.
FirstClassFlyer.com - the art and science of business & first class air travel
ryanair.com - flights within Europe
easyjet.com - flights within Europe
SeatGuru.com - the ultimate guide to airline seat selections
SeatMaestro.com - airline seat maps - 184 airlines