Travellers' Tools in Useful Information @ Tucan Travel

Travellers' Tools
Handy websites to help you plan for your ultimate adventure tour
Please note: Tucan Travel provides these external links as a guide only and has no influence on the content of these sites, so cannot guarantee the accuracy or currency of this information.

Find a cash machine worldwide
http://www.visaeurope.com/personal/findacashmachine/main.jsp
http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/cardholderservices/atmlocations/index.html

Change your money - currency conversion
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
http://www.oanda.com/

Check the time anywhere
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Check the weather forecast anywhere
http://www.worldweather.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Find travel insurance
Compare travel insurance quotes
Compare over 450 quotes to find the best deals around at moneysupermarket.com.

Find a flight
If you know when and where you want to fly, use a screenscraper like:
www.travelsupermarket.com
www.skyscanner.com
www.kayak.co.uk

For long haul, try flight brokers such as:
www.expedia.com
www.travelocity.com
www.opodo.com

To look for very cheap flights from the UK, try:
http://flightchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/

Find an airport
If you need to find your airport, try these handy sites:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/international-airports/index.html
http://www.worldairportguide.com/

Travel Agencies
To find a travel agent, visit our website

Power and voltage
Find out what kind of electric plugs are used in which countries at:
www.escapeartist.com/global/World_Electric_Power_Guide.html
http://www.escapeartist.com/global/photos.html
http://www.escapeartist.com/global/Plug_Adapters1.html

Find an embassy or consulate
Australia - http://www.embassy.gov.au/index.html
Gives Australian embassies and consulates around the world.

USA - http://usembassy.state.gov/ 
Gives a list of USA embassies around the world

New Zealand - http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/1-NZ-Embassies/index.php
Gives a list of NZ embassies around the world

Canada - http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/foreign/fordest/foreign_view_client-en.asp
Gives a list of Canada embassies around the world

UK - http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029395231
Gives a list of UK Embassies overseas

Test your travel knowledge with a Traveller's IQ game
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

Get an internationally recognised student ID card
http://www.isiccard.com/default.asp