Whether you plan to spend a day, a week, 2 weeks, or longer in Virginia, you'll need to make many "where," "when," and "how" choices before you leave home. This section explains how best to plan your trip.
Online Traveler's Toolbox
Veteran travelers usually carry some essential items to make their trips easier. Following is a selection of online tools to bookmark and use.
Airplane Seating and Food. Find out which seats to reserve and which to avoid (and more) on all major domestic airlines at www.seatguru.com. And check out the type of meal (with photos) you'll likely be served on airlines around the world at www.airlinemeals.com.
Intellicast (www.intellicast.com) and Weather.com (www.weather.com) give weather forecasts for all 50 states and for cities around the world.
Mapquest (www.mapquest.com). This best of the mapping sites lets you choose a specific address or destination, and in seconds, it will return a map and detailed directions.
Universal Currency Converter (www.xe.com/ucc). See what your local currency is worth in more than 100 other countries.
Visa ATM Locator (www.visa.com), for locations of PLUS ATMs worldwide, or MasterCard ATM Locator (www.mastercard.com), for locations of Cirrus ATMs worldwide.
