Chapter 16

Images Canada

www.imagescanada.ca
See page 239 in The World Today.

Canada in pictures! The Images Canada website lets you search for pictures from many different picture archives in Canada, simultaneously. Most of the photos are historical, but they cover a huge range of subjects: landscapes, people, and more. The site also has on-line photo exhibitions on different themes, such as the Arctic or the railroad.

Fresh Tracks

www.freshtracks.ca
See page 239 in The World Today.

Discover all the great vacations you can have in Canada (and Alaska, too). Canada is a land so huge, it is hard to decide where to start, or even how to travel. This site gives you lots of options: trips by train, by canoe, by ferry, by car. There is a special section for family trips, or maybe you would rather take a fantastic virtual adventure. Heli-skiing in the mountains, anyone?

Government of Canada:
Provinces and Territories

http://www.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html
See page 239 in The World Today.

This page of the official Government of Canada website links to the websites of all of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments. Explore all the information and services offered by your home province on the web, or find out a bit more about the people at the other end of the country.

USA Tourist

www.usatourist.com
See page 241 in The World Today.

This travel guide to the United States offers photo galleries, current news, and articles about featured cities and regions in the United States. There is information about adventure tours, road trips, skiing holidays, cattle drives, car races, Native American culture, and so much more! The U.S. is a huge, diverse nation, and so there is a lot to explore on this website, and a lot of decisions to make when planning your virtual trip.

USA tourism

www.usatourism.ca
See page 241 in The World Today.

Click on the interactive map on this American tourism website to learn a bit more about each American state (and about the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, too). You will learn about the unique landforms, people, history, and climate of each state.

Let’s Go2 Mexico Mexican Travel Guide

www.go2mexico.com
See page 243 in The World Today.

Start planning your trip to Mexico on this travel site. An interactive map lets you click on different towns and cities to learn a bit about each one. Be sure to check out the “articles” link at the bottom of each city’s page, where you will find many more links to more in-depth information on specific topics, from humpback whales to the Day of the Dead festival (it is kind of like Halloween).

Visit Mexico

www.visitmexico.com
See page 243 in The World Today.

This official Mexican tourism site suggests themes or activities you can choose for your virtual Mexican visit. Are you interested in archaeology, scuba diving, or sitting on the beach? The site lists all the towns you should consider, depending on the theme of your trip.

Chile: A Natural Inspiration

www.visit-chile.org
See page 244 in The World Today.

Use the interactive map on this web page to get more information about the different regions of Chile, or use the pull-down menu to choose what you want to do (horseback riding? mountaineering? photography?) and where to do it on your virtual visit.

Isramworld/Latour

www.isram.com/latournew/index.htm
See page 244 in The World Today.

This tour company’s website has information on tour packages all over Central and South America. These are the kind of deluxe tours most people can only dream about—but since you are planning a virtual tour, you can take as many as you want. The sky is the limit. Go on the Argentina and Brazil Luxury Journey, or on a Galapagos Islands Cruise, or climb to Machu Pichuu.

Peru

www.peru.org.pe
See page 244 in The World Today.

On this “Tourism, Travel and Official Promotion Website” for Peru, choose from a menu of Peruvian cities and other destinations to learn more about each of them. Or, you can read about specific topics like national parks, traditional dress, or music and dancing.

Safari Brazil

www.safaribrazil.com
See page 247 in The World Today.

If you wanted to tour the Amazon rainforest, you would probably want a guide to help you along. Safari Brazil is the web page of Chuck Scott, a man who loved travelling in the rainforest so much that he decided to lead other people on expeditions there. Read a bit about the kind of trip you could go on with him on his web page.

Brazil – brol.com

www.brol.com/index.asp
See page 247 in The World Today.

Click around this Brazil travel site to find the different kinds of tours and vacations you can take. If you click on “Brazil guide,” you will find a list of cities to choose from, each with its own web pages full of photographs and information about the city’s history, weather, tourist attractions, and places to stay and eat.