Planning
- The Rough Guide: First-Time Around the World: a great book for trip planning
- U.S. Department of State Travel Information: good place to research necessary visas, vaccinations and any travel advisories for traveling internationally
- World Nomads: travel insurance
- Guidelines for Producing High Quality Photographs for U.S. Travel Documents: info for DIY passport/visa photos
- ePassportPhoto.com: DIY passport/visa tool
- Trip Advisor: good resource for hotel/hostel reviews
- Kayak: a great place to search airline tickets
- The Man in Seat Sixty-One: a really good site on traveling by train
- WikiTravel: a good travel resource
- cleartrip: a site to prebook train tickets in India (as well as flights and hotels)
