Useful links for shopping on the Internet
A brief description of the various types of luggage that exists can be found on the luggage page on Wikipedia
Travel checklist from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office - a travel checklist to help you plan for your trip abroad and stay safe whilst you are there. We’ve got more advice for specific types of travellers in our Travel advice relevant to you section.
Health, passport and visa database showing the requirements for for visiting (including transit through) the countries of the world.
The CIA World Factbook is a mine of information covering every country in the world. Can be viewed online or downloaded for offline viewing.
Find out about entitlement for healthcare abroad for UK citizens and taxpayers fron the NHS website.