Tools and Fun Stuff:

Foreign Entry Requirements--fresh from the US Department of the State.  It is a country-by-country blow of what is required to visit other countries around the world.

Flight Tracker--View on a map the location of a specified flight at any given time.  See the plane move, check its arrival time, airspeed, and more.  By far the bet way to see where your loved one is, and when they'll be home!

Multi-Language Translator--Translate between English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.  Just type in the word, phrase, or even the website address, and watch it go!

Learn Language Basics--This guide from Fodor's teaches you basic language expressions in French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and let's you hear them spoken.  It is useful to begin learning a foreign tongue before travel, but a phrase book would still be in order when you go.

BootsnAll--An excellent compendium of various travel and adventure related links and resources.  Take a minute to visit them.  

Fodor's Smart Travel Tips--Travel safe, have fun.  All the tips to having a better trip.

Travels with Bud--See a slide show of a mannequin who has been traveling the world since 1983.