Travel

From SJCPLSubjectGuides

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake."
--Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894

Local and Regional Links Amish Country of Northern Indiana Enjoy Indiana Indiana Department of Natural Resources Indiana DNR On-Line Reservations Indiana State Museum Indiana's State Parks & Reservoirs Potato Creek State Park St. Joseph County Parks Department Shipshewana.com South Bend Parks & Recreation South Bend/Mishawaka Convention and Visitors Bureau Visit Indiana.net National and International Links Ski & Snow Condition Reports City Guides by Citysearch 1st Traveler's Choice Hostelling International Hotel Chains and Affinity Groups National Park Service Roller Coaster DataBase State Tourism Websites Travel and Living Abroad WhatOnWhen.com Zoos Worldwide Online Maps and Directions Google Local How Far Is It? MapQuest Yahoo! Maps Online Travel Reservations Expedia Travel Orbitz Travelocity Transportation Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites Amtrak Coach USA (United Limo) Greyhound Indiana Road Information O'Hare and Midway Airports QuickAid Airports Guide South Bend Regional Airport South Shore Line Travel Tips and Help Currency Converter Help for World Travelers International Travel Information from the U.S. State Department My Travel Rights Translations from AltaVista Travelers' Foreign Language Page Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates

Contents 1 In the News 2 SJCPL Travel Resources 2.1 New Travel Books 2.2 Classic Travel Books 2.3 Browsing Our Collection 2.4 Travel Magazines 2.5 Maps 3 Language Learning Help 4 Local Travel Events

In the News

• Torino 2006: News from Torino, Italy as it prepares for the Olympics

SJCPL Travel Resources

New Travel Books

Barrier-Free Travel	Extremes	Field Guide to Getting Lost	Solo Traveler	Walking the Bible

Classic Travel Books

(Series, Annuals and Old Favorites)

• Eyewitness Travel Guides
• Fodor's Road Guides
• Frommer's . . . (Alaska to Yosemite)
• Great Indiana Touring Book
• Indiana Travel Guide
• Insiders' Guide
• Mobil Travel Guides
• Off the Beaten Path Series
• Traveller's History of . . .

Browsing Our Collection

(Dewey numbers for travel books and videos)

910 - 919 Travel 912 Atlases and Maps 913 Ancient World 914 Europe 915 Asia 916 Africa 917 North America 917.1 Canada 917.2 Central America 917.3 - .9 United States 917.72 Indiana 918 South America 919 Oceana, Pacific Islands

from World Book Online Database

Travel Magazines

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Bestfares.com Chicago Reader Conde Nast Traveler

Consumer Reports Travel Letter Indianapolis Monthly Midwest Living National Geographic Traveler

Ohio Travel and Leisure Travel Holiday Where to Retire

Maps

• Fold-out maps can be checked out. They are available in a travel book section.

• City maps are available in many out-of-town phone books at Main.

• Many kinds of atlases are available throughout the library system.

Language Learning Help

• Mango Languagesis an online language learning system available for FREE to everyone. Learn at your own pace with a suite of features that make language learning more engaging and fun. You will need to sign up for your own account using your e-mail address. Languages covered are: Spanish, Russian, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, German, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Greek, English for Spanish Speakers, & English for Polish Speakers.

• The Library also has many language learning books and audio kits available to checkout.

Local Travel Events

• If you are age 50 or over, you can "Travel Around the World" in 10 sessions at Forever Learning Institute. For more information, call 282-1901, or pick up a course guide at the library.

Last updated on 10/23/07. Feel free to leave comments on the discussion page.