for Explorers / Travellers

It's always difficult to categorise stuff like this, so I hope these ones are easy enough to browse through. I've found all the links useful at some point or another. Some will take you to sites that require registration to make the most of them.

As with all the pages, your feedback is welcomed and appreciated. See the sidebar for contact details.

Places

Bhutan Trails - tour company we used to visit Bhutan
Into Asia - information on many Asian countries
Best Singapore Vacation - a wealth of information on the island nation
Stewart Island - accommodation, transport and info on this small island off the south of NZ

Organisations

Blue Dragon Children's Foundation - Hanoi-based charity educating street children
Tiger Temple - Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Buddhist temple run by monks where tigers are raised by hand

Activities

Black Dog Surfing -
Deep Sea Divers Den -
Dive Shed -
Down Under Dive -
Lucky Divers -
Taupo Tandem Skydive -

Accommodation

AsiaRooms - Asia region only and mainly hotels, but worth checking for some good savings
Hostelbookers - Search for, check availability of and pre-book hostels worldwide. No fees charged
Hostelling International - tied to the YHA
Hostels.com - More hostels
Hostelworld - Same as above, but with different hostels and a small commission fee

Financial

Mastercard - details of ATM availability
Nationwide - only UK bank to not charge ATM fees abroad
Visa - includes details of ATM availability worldwide
Universal Currency Convertor - work out how much your currency is worth at current rates

Cheap flight search engines

I've listed a load of these and it's worth checking them all for the area you're flying within. None is better than any other, but they all have different searches of different airlines. Often you can look at three, then checking a fourth will give you an enormous saving.

eDreams - cheap worldwide flights. English not the first language of the site at the time of writing, but still easy to use
Flightcentre (Oz) - easiest way to check the three main Oz air carriers
FlightChecker - search engine for budget flights to/from the UK
Kayak - worldwide budget flights
Sidestep UK - superb checker for many flight providers, even obscure routes within Europe
Sidestep US - same site as above with prices in US dollars
Skyscanner - multiple airline flight checker for Europe
WhichBudget - catches a lot of budget airlines the others miss

Transport

Bus:
Eurolines - European bus tickets
Knight Rider (NZ) - overnight bus service from Christchurch to Invercargill

Rail:
Queensland Rail - timetables, news, fares and so on

Airlines:
Air Arabia - the Middle East's answer to RyanAir
Air Asia - Asia-only budget airline
Air New Zealand GrabASeat - last minute, stupid cheap seats
Jazeera Air - another cheap Middle East airline
Tiger Airways - based in Singapore and covering Asia and Australia. Very cheap and always have some kind of deal on

Other:

Adventure Tours Australia - used them a lot in Oz. Great staff, great fun
AusTravel - 4x4 adventures, buses and the like across Austalia
Stewart Island Experience - ferry or plane from Invercargill to Stewart Island

Friendship / Contacts / Travel Info

CouchSurfing.com - a global network of likeminded people who may well offer you a spare room or a couch to sleep on. Also great for chatting and finding out information about other places.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office - travel advice by country
Lonely Planet - discussion groups and forums are worth checking out for information
Project Visa - lists visa regulations for every country.
Wikitravel - Free and up-to-date travel information.