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We at US Democrazy love to travel (even if it is just to get away from our editor).

One of the big challenges for aspiring globetrotters face is… where to go?

Well, luckily our friends at the Central Intelligence Agency have their wonderful World Factbook telling you everything one could ever want to know about countries around the globe.

If you are not “game” for CIA travel, how about an online game that tests your travel chops!  TravelPod.com has an entertaining (and yes, educational)vgame testing worldly know-how.

Now getting anywhere can be expensive.  To help you find the best prices on airfare try kayak.com.  This site compares the prices of a number of travel sites to find you the best price.

There’s more to traveling than just deciding what country you’re heading to.  You need to decide what you’re going to do there (of course you could always just sit in your hotel room and watch the Simpsons in a foreign language).

Lucky for the global (or local) traveler the internet is full of sources.  Lonely Planet, the makers of some excellent guide books on budget travel, have a website that is chock full of information.  If Web 2.0 is more your style give Wikitravel a shot.

What’s the hardest part about traveling?  Jet lag?  Home sickness?  No, it’s packing.  Try as you might a traveler always seems to forget something.  The Universal Packing List is a great place to start on deciding what to bring as it changes to meet your traveling plans.

What’s the last thing you should do if you want to travel?  Get our address so you can send us a post card from your wonderful trip.