International Travel Guide

The Handbook of the traveler and the tour: the International Travel Guide runs 480 pages in the list of all the countries of the world, recorded in the information sheets that follow each other in alphabetical order, for a consultation and immediate. Each card includes a wide range of useful information on the country and constitutes an important support for a conscious and safe journey. 





The guide provides for each country in the world some indication of the maximum on three key issues for a proper assessment of the trip: 

- Level of Security: A list of risk areas, zones or circuits considered safe, any environmental risk (typhoons, earthquake zones ...) 

- Level of transport: overview of the status and function of local transport (roads, rail network, availability of air and maritime national and international). List of airports and main ports. 

- Host system: analysis of the quantity, quality, variety and distribution on the territory of accommodation (hotels, residences, B & B, farmhouses, apartments, resorts, guest houses, motels, etc..), Sports and restaurants. 

Some technical data and information devoted to issues of travel and residence in the country: 
- Location and geographical boundaries, time zones and daylight saving time; surface 
- Capital, population, religions, languages 
- Systems and units of measure used 
- Currency exchange and limitations of import / export 
- Credit cards: distribution and types in use 
- Electricity: voltage, shape and type of electrical sockets 
- Documents: passport and visa, expatriate children, guide and car documents 
- Communications and telephony: telephone area codes; GSM network (areas of coverage and local), Internet (level of dissemination and quality of service, web extension) 
- Emergency number (police, ambulance, rescue ...) 
- Rules, laws and behaviors: information on local legislation in relation to drug use, prostitution, crimes against minors, drunk driving, homosexuality and the legal age for sexual relations. 
- State health: vaccination requirements and recommendations, specific health risks and diseases are endemic, and the dissemination and accessibility of local health facilities, availability of medicines. 
- Civil and Religious Holidays 
- Opening hours of post offices, banks, shops, closing days 
- Climate: Climatic description of the type of country, season (dry season and rainy), geographical variations, tables of minimum and maximum temperatures, monthly days and monthly rainfall mm 
- Useful Addresses in Italy and abroad: embassies, consulates, offices of tourism 

And much more: 
- Customs 
- Traveling With Pets 
- Tipping 
- Photography and photographic material 
- Common rules on respect cultural and religious 
- Maps of all continents 
- Tour Operators specialists (information sheets with contact details, web destinations and proposals)