{"id":24,"date":"2013-11-05T21:27:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/majormischief.com\/?p=24"},"modified":"2013-11-09T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:01:51","slug":"favorite-5-websitesapps-for-international-travel-not-what-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/majormischief.com\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":"Favorite 5 Websites\/Apps for International Travel (not what you think!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. CIA World Factbook<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Factbook contains an encyclopedia\u2019s worth of information and statistics on 267 countries, regions and territories laid out for quick perusal. It includes not just history but also current events that are impacting the area, cultural information, and economics. The maps and flags are just cool.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Newseum\u2019s Today\u2019s Front Pages<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum of news on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC that you can visit on your next trip, but its website features the front pages of 800 newspapers worldwide which you can visit any time. The front pages give you a peak into real life at your next destination.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newseum.org\/todaysfrontpages\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.newseum.org\/todaysfrontpages\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0 Google Translate<\/strong><br \/>\nLearn to say please, thank you, hello and goodbye in the local dialect before you go and you\u2019ll be surprised how far that will take you. Test out some key phrases you might need like \u201cwhere\u2019s the bathroom?\u201d or \u201cdo you have wine?\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/translate.google.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0 Shoutcast<\/strong><br \/>\nShoutcast lets you listen to local talk, music, sports and community radio stations around the world. It\u2019s a great way to experience the local flavor before you even pull out your passport. It\u2019s also a great way to bring back some of the excitement from your last trip when you\u2019re having a less than stellar day.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shoutcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shoutcast.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Wikipedia<\/strong><br \/>\nA little wiki-surfing will give you some key conversation starters at your destination and will help make your wanderings more enlightening.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. CIA World Factbook The Factbook contains an encyclopedia\u2019s worth of information and statistics on 267 countries, regions and territories laid out for quick perusal. It includes not just history but also current events that are impacting the area, cultural information, and economics. The maps and flags are just cool. https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/ 2. 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