Useful Links

On Eastern Europe, Traveling and Our Worldwide Home

A random directory of Web resources, expanded and enhanced with more Web links to come as time, energy, discovery and interest allow. You'll also find links about our hometown of Seattle and Global Views.

Europe/Eastern Europe

European Headlines for Travelers--provided by Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door
Europe--from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traveling in Europe 2007--The European Union
22 Nights and Dazed in (Western) Europe--Gary and Donna Larson, summer 2004
Understanding Yugoslavia--Cameron Hewitt, co-author of two Rick Steves guidebooks
The "Gypsy Question"--Cameron Hewitt, co-author of two Rick Steves guidebooks
EU Membership and the "New Europe"--Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt

Croatia

Croatia--from Wikipedia
Croatia--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Croatia's Picturesque Plitvice Lakes National Park--Rick Steves
Croatian National Tourist Board
Music of Croatia

Czech Republic

Czech Republic--from Wikipedia
Czech Republic--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Hitting Prague's Highlights--Rick Steves
Prague--from Wikipedia
Music of the Czech Republic

Hungary

Hungary--from Wikipedia
Hungary--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Enchanting Eger--Rick Steves
Budapest--from Wikipedia
Eger--from Wikipedia
Music of Hungary

Poland

Poland--from Wikipedia
Poland--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Charismatic Krakow--Rick Steves
Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Music of Poland

Slovakia

Slovakia--from Wikipedia
Slovakia--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Music of Slovakia

Slovenia

Slovenia -- from Wikipedia
Slovenia--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
Laid-Back Ljubljana--Cameron Hewitt, co-author of two Rick Steves guidebooks
Ljubljana--from Wikipedia
Kick Back in Bled--Rick Steves
Bled--from Wikipedia
Music of Slovenia

Rick Steves Tours

Europe Through the Back Door, Edmonds, Washington
Tour Members' Evaluations--Rick Steves' Best of Europe tours
Tour Alum Scrapbooks--entries and winners in the past annual contests

Seattle, Washington

Seattle--from Wikipedia
Art Access--Galleries, Theater, Dance, Music
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The Center for Wooden Boats
City of Edmonds, Washington--about 14 miles north of Seattle
City of Seattle Visitors Guide
Experience Music Project
King County Metro Transit
King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park--Seattle Unit
Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Kaplan English Programs
Literacy*AmeriCorps Seattle and King County
Log House Museum, West Seattle
Mount Rainier National Park--about 85 miles south of Seattle
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument--about 120 miles south of Seattle
Museum of Flight
Museum of History and Industry
Nordic Heritage Museum
Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
Pacific Science Center
Pike Place Market
Pioneer Square
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Seattle Center
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Times
Seattle Underground Tour
Seattle, Washington: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Seattle Weekly
The Space Needle
The Stranger
Tillicum Village--Northwest Coast Native American Cultural Center
University of Washington
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Washington Park Arboretum
Washington State Ferries
Wing Luke Asian Museum
Woodland Park Zoo

Global Views

"A United Europe in the 21st Century: Eclipsing the American Dream?"--Rick Steves
"Travel can help mend a fractured world"--Rick Steves, USA Today, Oct. 17, 2004
"Feeling the heat, through the back door and beyond" -- Rick Steves, Seattle Times, Oct. 13, 2004
How Has Travel Changed You?--Rick Steves' Graffiti Wall
Agence Global
American Civil Liberties Union
American Friends Service Committee
Amnesty International USA
Bread for the World
The Carter Center
Clinton Foundation
English Style Guide--The European Union
The EnviroLink Network
Fellowship for Reconciliation
Fourth Freedom Fourm
Free Text Translation Service
Global Exchange
Global Issues That Affect Everyone
Global Policy Forum
Greenpeace International
The Guardian
Human Rights Watch
Idealist.org--Action Without Borders
The Independent--Europe News
The International Committee of the Red Cross
International Freedom of Expression Exchange
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
The International Save the Pun Foundation
The Institute for Policy Studies
Madre
The Man in the Arena -- Theodore Roosevelt, Paris, April 1910
Mercy Corps
National Geographic
National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws
The ONE Campaign
OneWorld.net
Oxfam America
Peace Corps
The Plain Language Association InterNational
Reporters Without Borders
Sensitive Language -- Random House Reference
Speaking Out: Your Right. Your Responsibility.
Teachers Without Borders
Tolerance.org
The United Nations
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Words can and do break bones
Words Without Borders
World Wildlife Fund

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