Google is a Great Travel companion...

Beyond researching destinations, tours, attractions, hotels and transportation's, there are many other useful things you can google.

• Check the weather anywhere:  enter the name of the city and "weather" in the google search box and you will get the current temperature and forecast for the next four days
• Track a flight:  you want to know if a loved one's plane has landed.  Enter the code of the airline and the flight number (E.g. AA209) to see the exact time and plane departed and landed
• Translate:  you received a hotel confirmation in a different language and you need the translation, go to translate.google.com
• Map it:  go to maps.google.com and enter your street destination in the search box to bring up a map.  To find restaurants or parking, add either word after the destination in the search box
• Convert Money:  enter the amount in the country's currency in the search box, followed by "into dollars", (E.g. 60 euros into dollars)
• Check the time:  to check the time anywhere in the world enter "time in" and the city name in the search box, (E.g. time in London)
• Convert metrics:  enter the number of Kilometers plus "in miles" in the search box (E.g. 40 km in miles)
• Happening now:  get fast information by visiting google.com/realtime and then type the name of the city into the search box.  You will be able to view twitter updates and links to the news.

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