Learn Spanish

www.spanish.meetup.com  meets once a month at a local restaurant to converse in Spanish. Membership is free, but you must register at their Web site to R.S.V.P.

www.languagecafe.com/  offers 30 hours of instruction, including materials for up to eight students, for between $3,200 and $3,500.

www.liaisonlanguage.com offers 30-hour programs for up to 12 students for around $65 an hour, not including materials.

www.berlitz.com, one of the oldest language-learning programs, offers workplace programs that teach both language and culture. Prices vary.

www.amerispan.com offers a wide selection of programs in various locales. Although the company does earn a commission from the schools, it also offers an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

www.language-school teachers.com lets you search for tutors in your area, or you can work with a tutor online. Registration is free, and your e-mail address is kept hidden. Craig’s List www.craigslist.org is also a good place to find a tutor.

www.spanicity.com Have useful phrases, grammar lessons and vocabulary, with audio clips so you can hear how the words and phrases should be pronounced.

www.studyspanish.com Spanish Learning Resources sells learning materials, but they also have a section of free stuff including grammar and pronunciation tutorials, quizzes and a random Spanish idiom generator.

www.spanish.about.com Spanish area has free lessons, articles on a variety of Spanish topics and newsletters that offer mini-courses and a word or phrase of the day via e-mail.

www.spanish.bz/blog/blogger.htm On the Spanish Learning Blog, you can listen to free podcasts on topics such as Spanish slang and listening comprehension on the virtual iPod or sign up for a free newsletter featuring a different Spanish topic each week with audio clips.

www.rollingrs.com Junior high school Spanish teacher Larry Keim offers free mini-lessons in Spanish via video podcasts, making you feel like you're in the classroom. Expanded-content podcasts cost $1.

www.conjugation.org Will help you conjugate any Spanish verb in any tense with or without the subject pronoun and with or without the vosotros form (Spain only).

www.wordreference.com Will help you translate English words and phrases into other languages. But be careful, phrases and sentences don’t translate perfectly.

D.E.L.E: (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) are the official accreditation of the degree of fluency of the Spanish Language, issued and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Spain.

Transportation

On-Line European Rail timetables - schedules and prices for most W. European and some E. European destinations 

Council Travel - information on student discount airfares rail passes, travel guides, etc. 

Travel craft- information on student discount airfares rail passes, travel guides, tours, etc.

Documents/Government Information

U.S. Passport Applications -download application forms, instructions and requirements

Embassy World --Contact information and website addresses for embassies and consulates around the world, including foreign embassies in the U.S. and U.S. embassies worldwide.  Also includes a searchable database of tourist visa requirements (for student visa requirements contact the.

Travel Document System --gives you the opportunity to purchase or receive information on visas, passports to other countries.

Foreign Currency

Currency Converter -- provides current exchange rates for U.S. dollars into 164 currencies
Foreign currency - cash travelers' checks, bank drafts, and checks-check with your personal bank to see if they can provide these services; in Raleigh, Capital Travel also provides these services for a fee and can provide you with cash or checks in most major currencies - Capital Travel, 1101 Oberlin Road, 833-3254 (same day or overnight service for most currencies)

Travel Health and Safety

Consular Affairs Homepage -- The U.S. Dept. of State homepage includes US embassy and consulate contact information worldwide, travel warnings, tips for travel to various regions, etc. 

The Center for Disease Control -- Health precautions for travelers by country 

Guides/hotels/travel gear

Travel.org--has excellent information on traveling around the world. In my book its  #1

The Lonely Planet Guides- on-line travel guides for most of the world Student/budget traveler oriented.

Citynet -- an on-line collection of maps, tourist information, guides, links to other travel resources, etc. 

GoAbroad.com -- This site allows you to select a type of experience abroad (travel, volunteer, study,etc.) and a country you are going to, and produces a customized on-line travel guide based on these criteria.

The Internet Guide to Hostelling -- an on-line guide to using youth hostels, including general overview of what youth hostels are, searchable database of independent and affiliated youth hostels around the world, etc.  Also has links to on-line travel stores for rail passes, backpacks, guidebooks, etc.

Backpack Europe on a Budget -- an on-line guide to budget traveling in Europe; includes information on packing, choosing a good pack or suitcase, where to stay, keeping in touch, guidebook reviews, etc.

Cyber cafe Search Engine -- a searchable database of internet cafes and email kiosks around the world.

Kasbah-- a country-by-country searchable database including travel tips, cultural information, accommodation and transportation, etc.

Virtual Tourist is a comprehensive tour guide of the world.  Other travelers share the experiences.

The Budget Travel rates in the top 10 for travel information.