Student & Budget Travel
Studying & Working Abroad

STUDENT AND BUDGET TRAVEL

• Visit the International Student Travel Identity Card home page to find out where to get a card and what you can get for it.
• The Internet Guide to Hostelling has lots of info for hostel-bound travellers.
• With branches in London and Toronto and tales from all round the world, the Globetrotters Club is a good resource and sounding board for trips, tips and plans.
• Shoestring Travel is organised strangely but has good feature articles, travel tips and a comprehensive list of travel-related Web sites.
• The Internet Traveler Information Service has on the road backpacker reports and a nice community feel. It's in English and Japanese.
• If you really want to sleep on the cheap, check out The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports
• Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door is full of advice, stories and information about Europe for the American on a budget.

• Escape Artist is a massive resource for 'expatriates and freedom seekers'.
• Worldwide Classroom's Library of International Programs lists schools and programs in almost 100 countries. You can find out how your prospective school fares at the 'ask the student' section.
• ISTC'S International Study and Travel Center has a hefty voluntary work database and over a thousand study opportunities.
• Amerispan runs volunteer internships in several Spanish-speaking countries, and also has a Spanish-language program.
• Studyabroad's World Wide List of Study Abroad Providers is a good place to start. Its experiential programs include internship and au pair listings as well as straight academic stuff.
• Voluntary Work Information Service is a non-profit organisation which helps volunteers find postings all over the world.
• The Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service is an international NGO which, unsurprisingly, coordinates voluntary agencies all over the world, although they don't conduct any activities themselves.
• Find the kibbutz for you in The Jerusalem Post's supplement to travel and study in Israel. Courses are open to all denominations and religions.