Posts Tagged ‘Europe’

Keep Your Cool

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The HoliHoliday Weather Guideday Weather Guide is a jazzy little flash app that allows you to view the which countries fall within a monthly average maximum and rainfall. You can view, at a glance, which countries and regions are mild and dry in July, for example. Clicking on a country brings up more detailed climate information and the most popular sights.

A zoom function would be useful, but it’s enough to give provide some initial ideas if you want to want to avoid the heat or the rain.

The Best Travel Forums

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Thought that I would add some content before we leave by sharing some of the best resources we’ve found while planning.

These are the best forums I’ve found for trip planning and travel-related bargain hunting. Please suggest others and I’ll check them out!

Australian Travel Forums

Australian Frequent Flyer
Sydney Airport Message Board – Much more aviation geekery than travel, but still may be of some interest.

Australian Forums with Travel Sections

Vogue
InTheMix
Whirlpool – ‘Lifestyle’ section appears only for registered users.

General Forums

Flyertalk – We scored some great hotel deals on here.
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