THE WORLD’S MOST COMPLETE TRAVEL INFORMATION

One of the main reasons for starting a travel blog was the constant questions about how I plan, organize, and execute my many travels – especially since I’m a woman, and I’m going solo. Well, countless solo trips as a flashpacker and poverty jetsetter made me an enthusiastic and experienced planner and organizer of worldwide travel. And since I’ve worked as an author and journalist practically my entire life, it made sense to share my travel experiences and thus encourage, inspire, guide, and support others with my tips and hacks.
One of the basic tools for successfully planning a trip is comprehensive information, obviously. Therefore, I’ve compiled links to create the World’s Most Complete Travel Information. And because you can find them all in my clearly structured list, you can just skip the tedious and time-consuming task of searching for all the relevant details online from scratch.

In this one-stop shop, you’ll find essential information on entry requirements and required documents, practical tips on flight and hotel bookings, and extra information that may not be quintessential but will definitely make travelling more pleasant and enjoyable. Just click through the pages and let me know what you think—and what you might still be missing.
Either way, I wish you great travels and look forward to meeting you somewhere on this planet!

Catering to Everyone’s Needs

Since I’ve decided to write my blog in English, the target group is quite multitudinous. That makes it difficult to write information and give recommendations when it comes to legal and practical aspects of travelling:
Do you need a visa to go to Chad? How can I know that, I don’t know which nationality you have.
Do you need a certain vaccination? Maybe yes, maybe no, it also depends on which countries you’ve recently visited.
Which adapter do you need? No idea, I don’t know where you’re coming from or going to.

I might be able to answer all these questions for people coming from Germany, but not for the rest of the world’s population.

Well, while I cannot answer these questions personally, I still want to inform and assist.
Therefore, I’ve put together a list of links to sites where every question that might occur to anybody in any country around the world will be answered.
It doesn’t get more complete!

No matter if it’s legal stuff or health-related.
Whether it’s about the weather or money.
Wanna know about public holidays around the world or check the UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
No problem, just click on the link and follow the instructions there.*

So, my dear fellow travellers, I hope you’ll find as much useful info for your travels as possible. If something is missing, please let me know, and I’ll make an effort to find it for you. And if you happen to know a good link that might help others, please be so kind as to send it to me – so that this post remains for ever and ever

THE WORLD’S MOST COMPLETE TRAVEL INFORMATION

I’ve been travelling for many years now and therefore have had to face complicated situations and resolve minor and major problems. What really helps my travels go smoothly is my passion for planning and organizing. While my first trips were still organized with the help of books, brochures, info material from tourist boards, and a generous share of luck, in the times of this new thing called the internet that everybody is talking about, it became much easier – yet, also a bit less exciting.

Anyway, the first section of this post is dedicated to various tools that will help you with the first steps of planning a trip.

The first step is still quite comfortable. You’ll probably be sitting on your sofa, spinning a globe, dreaming a little bit, and finally picking a destination, and here is a map that will inspire you:

Map of Planet Earth

In forums such as Facebook, I often read the question of whether it is safe to travel to certain regions.
Well, is it?
I certainly do not want you to get panic-stricken, but here is an overview of health and travel security:

Travel Risk Map

I hope the travel risk map did not make you decide on vacationing at your local park. However, here is a site that provides you with info on how interesting, inspiring, and beautiful the destination of your choice is.

Tourist Info on Every Country Worldwide

What’s missing on this really great site is the financial aspect. I assume that you don’t own a diamond mine and that money is a factor that has to be considered, too.

There is a webpage giving you a rough estimate of how much your trip will cost. Obviously, everyone has different needs and preferences, so your personal travel can be a bit cheaper or much more expensive. However, it gives you a general idea of doing the math.

Estimated Costs Per Country

Wrapping up the first chapter of this World’s Most Complete Travel Information, here is a how I plan and organize my travels from scratch: HOW TO PLAN A TRIP FROM SCRATCH.

So you made up your mind and decided on a destination? Great! Do you have your passport ready? Which papers do you need to go to your destination – only your passport, which, by the way, has to be still valid for another six months and there have to be enough empty pages for all those pretty stamps that you might get? Or will you need additional documents?
Well, here you get all the visa and embassy information by country:

Visa And Entry Information for All Countries

And here, in addition to the above info, is a calculator especially for the Schengen territories. It helps all visitors from countries where the 90 respectively or 180-day rule applies:

Schengen Visa Calculator

Besides getting your documents in order, vaccination is not only a prudent precaution, but you have to have proof of certain shots, very often against yellow fever, to be able to enter certain countries.
Here is a complete list of which shots are advisable and which are mandatory:

Vaccination Requirements And Recommendations

It’s an absurd thing with insurance: You basically have to hope that the money you pay for them is completely wasted; since the opposite would mean that something really bad happened to you, be it loss of valuables or – even worse – of your good health.

Anyway, let’s just hope that all the money that you are paying to the insurance company is a big, big waste of money; but make sure to get covered, anyway:

Global Travel Insurance

As the weather can have a major impact on your stay in a country, you might want to check the perfect season for your trip – depending on what you are planning to do:

Climate And Weather Everywhere

For me, part of the fun of travelling is researching the best hotel option, inquiring and booking. Sometimes I think I could even do without actually going there – just the process of evaluating hotel websites is already satisfactory.

That, of course, is just a joke, I love everything about travelling, but actually, researching the best deals, too.

Booking.com

No matter what advertisement tries to tell and sell you, there is no such thing as the one website that has it all and compares all the prices. Actually, you have to do your own research. This being said, I arrange the vast majority of my bookings through booking.com*:

Accommodation*

Nevertheless, before you book, you might want to check what other travellers have to say about the accommodation you are about to book. Although it’s always a very subjective comment. However, when 90 percent of former guests were happy, chances are that you will be satisfied, too:

Comprehensive Travel Advice And Rating

Especially when you are travelling to Asia, booking ahead might cost you more than if you just walk in and negotiate a price for the room. In some Central and South American countries, it’s the same. Then, of course, you always run the risk that your favorite place might be booked out or that during high season it can get really difficult to find something convenient at all. So you have to decide from case to case what’s more important: saving a couple of bucks or saving some time.

Time to book your flight – or any another means of transportation.
And joining another sort of lottery: Where to find the cheapest flight.
Funny enough, it seems to me that the more kerosene is wasted on your trip, the cheaper the ticket gets – which is ecologically scandalous! When you fly crisscross around the globe and have five stopovers per routing, you pay less than for a direct flight that needs much less kerosene.

However, usually booking pages show you all this: The price, the number of stopovers, and the duration so that you can easily choose what’s right for you.

Like hotel booking sites, the air travel sites seem limitless. Here, too, I recommend checking what booking.com* has in store:

Note that practically every European country has its own low-cost airline. They offer flights around the continent but also to some distant destinations at really good prices. However, you should book well ahead and don’t expect to be pampered:

Flight Search*

Every member airline of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has a code consisting of three letters:

IATA Member Airlines

While the member code of the airlines might not be that important to you, their airport code can be really helpful when booking flights. Especially domestic flights in countries you’re not that familiar with. Sometimes, cities are spelled differently, so the three-letter code of the airport you are looking for can be a better indicator.

This site is very simple. You just key in the city you are looking for and it gives you the code; and vice versa.

All Airports by IATA Codes

Before arrival, it’s advisable to check the airport website: They often tell you which services like e. g. ATM you find at the airport and they have great tips on how to go downtown and much more.
You can search for the airport you need on this site by typing the name or country or city or IATA-code in the search field. From there you can click through to the actual airport website.

Airport Website Worldwide

You’re not necessarily flying but first want to check different options such as trains or buses? These sites show you all the possibilities of how to get from A to B.

Routes And Means of Transport

Trip Planner Worldwide

Finally, decided on going by bus? Here you have all your…

Bus Connections Worldwide

Rather want to take the train? There is this guy who actually put together train connections from all over the world – just check out his site:

Train Travel Around the World

And finally, there is the opportunity – and in certain cases necessity – to take a ferry. Here are your options:

Ferries Across the Seven Seas

Did you book the cheap flight with a handful of layovers? Well, especially if you have to spend a couple of hours at the airport, you might want to check out what to do there and how to make the break a comfortable one

Layovers at Airports the Cozy Way

I guess you’ll need internet access while waiting for your next flight. Already because you want to write to your friends how annoying it is that you are waiting. So before you walk around trying to find someone who can help you with the password, check out this totally cool – but also a bit crazy

Passwords to Airport Wireless Worldwide

So you’ve arrived, made it from the airport to your hotel, and just crashed. The next morning…what time is it? What time is it back home? Is it still the same date?
Take a quick look at this map to set your phone and call your parents at a convenient time:

All the Timezones

Ready to explore the city? Sure; but what should you wear? Do you need sunscreen or an umbrella? Check the

Weather Forecast Everywhere

What, the museum is closed? Why? You’ll probably won’t miss Christmas, but make yourself familiar with all the other 

Public Holidays Worldwide

Need to charge your phone? Thank god the times are over when you blew your gadgets because you didn’t pay attention to the voltage. It happened to me coming back from the Caribbean where they operate on 110V while in Europe it’s 220V – the radio did not forgive me. However, the variety of plugs and sockets is vast. Check here for what you need to stay tuned:

Plugs, Sockets, And Voltage by Country

So you – and your gadgets – are all set? Then nothing should hold you back from exploring the greatest sights and sites.

Here’s a list of what Unesco thought it’s worth visiting – and preserving:

World Heritage Sites Worldwide

With these charts, you can convert things I haven’t even heard of before, like, for instance, Lumen seconds in Lumen hours.

Well, I’m positive you might spend your trip without worrying about Lumen seconds. But you might need to know how tall you are in Europe – as tall as in the States, yes, but you measure it differently – or which size of shirts and shoes you need:

Conversion of Temperatures, Measurements, And More

As I said: In these charts, you’ll find even figures that you won’t need. 

So now you know which size you need and you have found these darling shoes and they cost 199 €uro.

Hm, how much is that in your national currency?

Here you can check all the currencies – and  even download their app

Exchange Rates

You leave the store with your brand new shoes in the size you need. Not without saying goodbye to the lovely salesperson – in her language, of course.

Everybody is making fun of the google translator, and it certainly is not advisable to translate longer, more complex texts with it. But to check some words, it’s working just fine.

Translator

Although everything was going smoothly and you had a great time, a little mishap got in your way, and you need assistance? Here is a list of

Embassies And Consulates Around the World

They will be happy to help you, for instance, with your lost passport and other major mishaps.

But you still need money, right? Your mom will pace to the nearest Western Union bureau or go online and wire you whatever you need. Here is where you can pick up the cash:

Money Transfers Worldwide

Yes, there is a lot that can happen – and probably there is very little that actually will.

In any case, with this World’s Most Complete Travel Information, you’ll be prepared and know where to turn in the event of an emergency.

I wish you carefree travels!

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*Important disclaimer:
I did lots of research for this post and put only links here that look trustworthy. However, these links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. They do not constitute an endorsement or approval of any of the products, services, or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual.
I bear no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the external site or for subsequent links.
This post is being regularly completed, edited, and updated – last in April 2025

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