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Linked to this page are several general information sites on topics related to overseas travel. If you are a Stanford student, you may want to visit the Overseas Resource Center on the third floor of the Bechtel International Center to review some of the information and services which they can provide.
Here, thanks to Suzanne Frasca, is a comprehensive collection of packing tips. Thanks, Suzanne!
PASSPORTS AND IDENTIFICATION
- Passport Information
- A very helpful publication of the U.S. State Department, including Frequently Asked Questions.
- International Student ID Cards
- What they are and how to get one.
HINT: If you are student, you should get one.- Consular Information Sheet for the United Kingdom
- The State Department's official information sheet on our destination.
HEALTH AND INSURANCE
- Travel Health Online
- A very comprehensive source of answers to questions. Country profiles include the United Kingdom.
- Health Information for Travelers to Western Europe
- If you weren't feeling bad before, this Center for Disease Control site will do it.
- Travel Medicine Clinic
- A service of Stanford's Cowell Student Health Service
- Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad
- A State Department publication
SAFETY (US State Department sites)
- A Safe Trip Abroad
- Tips about packing, security, money, and how to get assistance.
- Tips for Students
- What the U.S. State Department thinks you should know before you go overseas, including a special release on travel safety
- Services and Information for U.S. Citizens Abroad
- Including emergency services.
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW
- Currency Converter
- A service of OANDA, this site lets you convert the US Dollar into any other currency. Scroll down to British Pound to see what a dollar will buy today.
- The weather in London
- A "Weather.com" site.
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