The following is a selection of sites to help with a variety of travel-related items, as well as some of a more general interest.

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Travel Fundamentals
Passports, Visas, Medical Services, etc.

Passports for Canadian Citizens Canadian Passport Office.
Canadian Consular Affairs Govt. services for Canadian citizens abroad.
Travel Medicine & Vaccination Centres A full-service travel medicine center serving British Columbians.
Visa Information Visa requirements worldwide.
Tourism Offices World Wide Directory Government Tourism Offices, Chambers of Commerce and similar unbiased agencies.
Foreign Entry Requirements for US Citizens Passports for US Citizens The US State Department. Contains a downloadable passport application.
Visas for US Citizens Visa requirements for US citizens; from the US State Department.
Travel Warnings US State Department's Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets.
Embassy World Directory & Search Engine of the World's Embassies & Consulates.

Currency Exchange & Availability

Currency Convertor How many of their currency you can buy with yours...
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Weather, always a favourite topic!

Intellicast Check weather conditions & forecasts worldwide.
Weather Underground Check weather conditions & forecasts worldwide.
US National Weather Sevice
European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts European weather forecasts.

Miscellaneous Travel Sites

Onebag An excellent site, covering pretty well every packing-related question you could ask. If you’ve ever wondered what to take, what to pack it in or (especially) why you ever brought it, this site is for you.

Associations, Clubs, etc.

Rotary International Vancouver
Natural History Society
Nature Trust of British Columbia
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society

Just for Fun...

Epicurious - for people who Eat! Seasonal recipes, food preparation tips, more.

Dave Barry or DaveBarry.com Humour columnist from the Miami Herald.

Tidbits a weekly newsletter about all things Macintosh.

Public Services...

GlaxoSmithKline Immunization and disease prevention advice from a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Virus myths A respected and non-commercial site for updates on authentic and false computer virus claims.
Virus Bulletin An international publication on computer virus prevention, recognition and removal.
Urban Legends Alligators found in sewers? I can get paid just for forwarding an email? The truth is here...