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| Local Information Sources: |
| Houston Information Network Centre |
| Expatriate information network centre serving Shell employees and families posted to Houston. Contact OUTPOST for further information. |
| Big Easy Information Group (BEING), New Orleans |
| Expatriate information network serving Shell
employees and families posted to New Orleans. Contact
Anna Stewart for further information: Tel/Fax: +1 504 394 6631 EMail: [email protected] |
| Guide to New Orleans (from the New
Orleans BEING Committee) Masses of useful information for the newly arrived expatriate - housing, schools, healthcare, utilities, consumer information, security, weather and bugs, volunteer opportunities, shopping, and more ... updated in June 1997. Plus a guide to work and education in New Orleans, and links to websites for New Orleans and elsewhere. Click here to access this useful expatriate resource. |
| Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing Club, Houston. The only club of its kind in Texas! For further details, contact Brian Goldman at email address: [email protected] , or refer to their website http://web2.airmail.net/cvar1/ |
| The Scottish Council in Houston
maintains a 24-hour phone line (+1 713 871 0061) and can
provide information on the Heather and Thistle
Society (events include Burns Supper and Ball in
January), and the Houston
Highland Games Association (games held in May). Contact Mel Douglass of the Scottish Council at email address: [email protected] |
| Please let us know of other clubs suitable for mention here. |
| Books: |
| Houston, Simply Spectacular by Ron
Stone and Maria Moss, published by Towery Publishing. |
| The Houston Area Guide to Great Places to
take Kids, by Linda Coe and Daine McNulty (of
general interest, not just for families). |
| 147 Fun Things to Do in Houston, by
Karen Foulk |
| Texas Handbook, by Joe Cummings,
published by Moon Publications. |
| The Hikers Guide to Texas, by
Laurence Parent, Falcon Press Publishing Company |
| Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: Texas
and the Arkansa River Valley, published by
Stewart, Tabori and Chang. |
| (More Houston titles available from the Houston Information Network Centre.) |
| New Orleans on a Half Shell, by
Graham & Taylor, ISBN 1-56554-058-1. |
| Louisiana Dayride, by Holl, ISBN
0-87805-822-2. |
| Roadside Geology of Louisiana, by Spearing, ISBN 0-87842-324-9. |
| Cajun Country Guide, by Fry and Posner, ISBN 0-88289-831-0. |
| Confederacy of Dunces, Kennedy
Toole, ISBN 0-8021-3020-8. A work of fiction with a real insight into life in N'awlins - hilarious and caused outrage when it was published. |
| The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson,
ISBN 0-349-10056-x. A funny travel book whose expat-American author is quite well-known in the UK. |
| Websites: |
| US Cities | Enter city and state into
one of these search engines or
look in a directory such as CityNet or Yahoo. http://www.city.net/regions/north_america/ http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/ |
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| 50 States of America | Facts and figures on the American States listed
alphabetically. http://www.50States.com |
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| US House of Representatives | Information about the US
Government with links to the White house, Capitol Hill
and the Washington DC area. http://www.house.gov/Welcome2.html |
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| The White House | The official website of the
US White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html |
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| Boston.com | Comprehensive general
information about Boston, presented by the Boston Globe
newspaper. http://www.boston.com/ |
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| Massachusetts | Masses of links to
information about Massachusetts , including "Boston
On-line" with tips for residents and tourists. http://ftp.std.com/NE/mass.html |
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| Big Book Yellow Pages | Your
guide to things commercial in the US, searchable by
category, name or location. http://www.bigbook.com/ |
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| Employee Relocation Council (ERC) | An
association of professional organisations concerned with
international job related relocation, focussed on the US. http://www.erc.org |
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| Adventurous Traveler Bookstore | On-line
database of more than 3000 outdoor travel books, maps and
guidebooks to destinations throughout USA, with special
National Parks section. Searchable by keyword, location
or activity. http://www.gorp.com/atbook.htm |
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| USA Today Weather | All
about the US weatherscene, including hurricane update,
ski reports, and today's temperatures. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm |
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| CNN International | Daily
online news/broadcasting updates from the US media giant. http://www.cnn.com |
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| USA Today | Daily
national newspaper, published in Arlington, VA. http://www.usatoday.com |
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| Wall Street Journal | Daily
financial newspaper, with business news and company
reports from around the world, from Dow Jones Inc. with
selected articles online. Two weeks' free trial of full
interactive edition, but then you need to subscribe. http://www.wsj.com |
|
| Rough Guide to the USA | This is the HotWired Rough
Guide Website with many links and loads of information http://www.hotwired.com/rough/usa |
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| South Carolina Information Highway | This site provides links to
all sorts of general information about South Carolina http://www.sciway.net/ |
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| City of Los Angeles | The official site of the LA
City Government http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ |
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| Yellowstone National Park | An incredible amount of
information about Yellowstone National Park. Also
includes screen savers to download, and wallpaper! http://www.yellowstone.net/ |
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| Frugal Travel News | Skiing or snowboarding while
you are in the US? There's plenty of information here on
this comprehensive site for business travellers, students
and holiday-makers. http://www.ftns.com/ |
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| Guide to New Orleans | BEING's comprehensive guide
to life in New Orleans - incl. housing, schools,
utilities, work and volunteer opportunities, and much
more. Masses of useful information for the newly arrived
expatriate. Guide to New Orleans |
|
| Time
Magazine, Fortune |
Your
link to Time Magazine, Fortune, and other US media. http://www.pathfinder.com |
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| Houston Chronicle | Daily
local newspaper, which includes link to local community
websites in Houston. http://www.chron.com |
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| Houston Resources | Useful list of Houston
information, collated by the University of Houston. http://info.lib.uh.edu/houston.htm |
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| Houston Sidewalk | A quick guide to what is happening in this lively
city. http://www.houston.sidewalk.com/ |
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| Houston Traffic Report | An up-to-the- minute report on Houson traffic http://traffic.tamu.edu/traffic.html |
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| The Airports International Houston Area Directory | Details of airport services in and around Houston. http://www.airportsintl.com/iahlist.html |
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| Visit Galveston Island | A listing of what is on and when on Galveston Island.
There is something for all the family. http://www.galveston.com/events/events.html |
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| New York Times | Free
registration. (This site does not currently seem
accessible to Internet Explorer browsers - use Netscape
if possible!) http://www.nytimes.com |
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| American English | Explains some of the
differences between America and England in the spelling
and usage of common words - you may be in for some
surprises! http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/wwlib/american.html |
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| MapQuest | Interactive Atlas pinpoints
addresses or sites of interest on detailed US city maps,
and TripQuest gives driving directions. Also lists other
countries around the world, but with limited detail. http://www.mapquest.com/ |