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The BBC Profiles provide an economic, historical, and political overview, with a section on current leaders. The Profiles also list the media outlets, which include television and radio stations and the press.

National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Travel + Leisure Magazine's guide to the greatest hotels worldwide as selected by its team of reporters and editors.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

Destination Stuttgart
If it's illegal, it must be fun, right? Patrick Abboud gets a taste for underground Stuttgart.

From website: Situated at the very heart of Europe, Germany's diversity astounds the visitor. Travel to Germany and discover fairytale castles, picturesque villages, crystal-clear lakes and snow-capped mountains, the mystical Black Forest, stunning Rhine River cruises, traditional Christmas markets and of course the world-famous Oktoberfest. Germany's elegant cities, including the hip and stylish capital city of Berlin, are vibrant cultural and historical centers and their sidewalk cafés are the perfect place to sit down, relax and watch the world go by. Now is the time to travel to Germany and experience this beautiful and historic country in all its splendor...click for website

Up-to-date information provided by the State Department on matters such as passport and visa requirements, safety and security, crime, health and medical issues, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. It also links to Travel Warnings for that country, if there is one.

Frommer's Forums are divided into countries, and all the messages relating to a country are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

Asiarooms.com Travel Guides provide information on topics such as Culture, Tourist Attractions, Festivals, Things to do, How to get in, and Where to Eat.

Concierge.com destinations guides include information on getting there, getting around, lodging, places to eat, see and do, ... etc. Although Concierge.com may not have as many hotel recommendations as some guide books, they provide hotel photos along with the recommendations. The destinations guides also have links to articles about the destination published by Concierge.com or Conde Nast Traveler.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

USA Today's Country Guides have information on topics such as Money, Health, Accommodations, Entertainment, Top Things To Do and See, Getting There, Getting Around, Climate, and Map. You can also select the topics you are interested in and create a mini guide that puts all the information on one page for easy reading.

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published June 2004
In an ambitious restoration, Augsburg recalls the glory of a moment

A cheerful Bavarian village, Augsburg has always had imperial connections. Augustus founded it around 14 B.C., and Holy Roman Emperors liked to visit the burg's great merchant families whenever they needed a loan. As medieval times gave way to the Renaissance, Augsburg was ideally situated to broker trade between the northern countries and Italy, never mind the vast economic opportunities opening up across the ocean. ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published December 2004
The Saar and Ruwer valleys are the riesling grape's spiritual home-which might just explain why the wines there are so sublime, says Joseph Ward ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published June 2005
Being the European education of an American spa lover, in which Dana Dickey surrenders to the therapies of water-from the subterranean to the Mediterranean. Who says old Europe has nothing to teach us? ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published August 2007
Unrivaled access, special connections, destination savvy-these are just some of the tools each of these uber-agents can deploy to bring the most to your next big trip. In parsing the day-to-day events of an actual itinerary, Consumer News Editor Wendy Perrin demonstrates how the intuitive maneuvers of a great travel planner can turn any journey into a smoothly orchestrated, magical experience. ... click for full article

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

Gayot's 72 Hour Vacations describe a 3 day itinerary with suggestions of where to eat, what to see, and where to stay.

Alternative Berlin After Dark
The Berlin scene screams to be seen this summer. Come on, let us introduce you to the in-crowd.

Podcasts of Traveler Magazine's selection of the world's greatest walking tours. The podcasts last about 20-30 minutes.

From Lonely Planet
Like its history, Berlin's soundscape is a complex web of influences bound together by a unique sense of place, creating the most dynamic and restlessly inventive music scene in Europe....click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published June 2004
Guy Martin's mission was James Bondian: To fly, drive, eat, sleep, talk, shop, and even ski his way around Europe, assiduously tracking who, in this age of antiterrorist vigilance, knew what about him, when they knew it, and how ... click for full article

From Lonely Planet
I find myself outside the mother of all German techno clubs at the tail end of my first 24 hours in Berlin - and at 6am the day already looks like being an absolute stinker, akin to someone blasting a hair dryer in your face as you walk around....click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published October 2003
Even in Berlin, where revival is rampant, one building stands out

Just what the Communists had in mind when they blew up the Berlin Stadtschloss in 1950 is anybody's guess. As a political statement it was obscure-not least because at about the same time, they began rebuilding other historic sites. But Berlin's castle, which for 500 years had been the architectural heart of a thriving city, was reduced in a single moment of political folly to a heap of rubble. ... click for full article

Gayot's Travel Guides provide a short description of the destination along with a list of restaurant reviews.

From Travel + Leisure Family
Published March 2004
Syndicated columnist Dan Savage leads the way to the land of parks, palaces, and beer gardens with playgrounds...click for full article