Visitor Information
Online Travel Tools
All About Prague
Czech Tourist Authority. www.czechtourism.com.
Currency Conversion
Google. Google does currency conversion. Just type in the amount you want to convert and an explanation of how you want it converted (e.g., "14 Swiss francs in dollars"), and then voilà. www.google.com.
Oanda.com. Oanda.com also allows you to print out a handy table with the current day's conversion rates. www.oanda.com.
XE.com. XE.com is a good currency conversion website. www.xe.com.
Safety
Transportation Security Administration. www.tsa.gov.
Time Zones
Timeanddate.com. Timeanddate.com can help you figure out the correct time anywhere in the world. www.timeanddate.com/worldclock.
Weather
Accuweather.com. Accuweather.com is an independent weather-forecasting service. www.accuweather.com.
Weather.com. Weather.com is the website for the Weather Channel. www.weather.com.
Other Resources
CIA World Factbook. CIA World Factbook has profiles of every country in the world. It's a good source if you need some quick facts and figures. www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.
Visitor Information
Prague City Tourism maintains three helpful information offices—the most useful, and most overcrowded, is in the former Town Hall building (just to the left of the clock tower) on Old Town Square. The office can advise on walking tours, as well as answer basic questions and arrange accommodations.
Before You Leave
Czech Tourist Authority. www.czechtourism.com.
In Prague
Eurolines. Prague, Praha. 224–218–680; www.eurolines.com.
Prague City Tourism. Staroměstská radnice (Old Town Hall), Staré Mesto, Prague, Praha, 110 00. www.praguecitytourism.cz.
