Resources for the Student Traveler

BOOKS & OTHER PRINTED RESOURCES

General Travel/Adjustment

• Do’s and Taboos Around the World by Roger Axtell, Parker Pen Company, 1985
• Do’s and Taboos of Using English Around the World by Roger Axtell, John Wiley & Sons, 1995
• We Europeans by Richard Hill, Europublications, 1997
• Survival Kit for Overseas Living by L. Robert Kohls, Intercultural Press, 1979

Travel Series

• Berkeley Guides, published by Fodor’s Travel Publications, New York, and written by students, for students, with very specific tourist information
• Culture Shock!, published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, Oregon, usually written by US citizens living abroad; the books discuss deeper cultural issues rather than travel
• Eyewitness Travel Guides, published by Dorling Kindersley, London, are glossy guides with a mix of photos, graphics, history and tourist information
• Fielding’s, published by Gielding Worldwide, California, are designed for the older traveler and are updated every year.
• Frommer’s Complete Travel Guides, published by Macmillan Travel, New York, cover much the same tourist information of the other series listed here.
• Let’s Go, published by St. Martin’s Press, New York, is a series written by students, for students, as a classic tourist guide with very specific and accurate information
• Lonely Planet, published by Lonely planet Publications, Australia, has an eye for the local culture and mixes cultural background with practical tourist tips; not updated every year
• The Rough Guide, published by Penguin Books, is primarily text; don’t look here for photos, but do consider this as a primary source of in-depth information

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Travel Resources & Web Sites

• Are You Two . . . Together? A Gay and Lesbian Travel Guide to Europe by Lindsay Van Gelder and Pamela Robin Brandt, Random House, 1991
• Ferrari for Men: Worldwide Travel and Entertainment Guide for Gay Men, Ferrari International Publishing, 1995
• Ferrari for Women, by Marianne Ferrari, Ferrari International Publishing, 1995
• Gay and Lesbian Legal Guide for Overseas Travel, available from My Yarabinec: my_is@stsu.edu
• NGLTF: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: www.ngltf.org
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators Lesbigay Special Interest Group: www.indiana.edu/~overseas/lesbigay
• PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: www.pflag.org
• NASPA: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ Network on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns: http://www.naspa.org/networks/gayle.htm.

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