OCTOBER 30, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 17

Web Crawling

TRAVEL WATCH Surfing in the Sky: The Net Takes Flight Technology keeps making it easier for business travelers to be constantly productive—and harder for them to claim they can't be reached. Web Crawling Need a city's worth of information in your Palm Pilot? This site offers one of the most comprehensive collections of Palmable city guides. Detour Since dawn, the tiny contestants have been fluttering around in their dome-shaped cages, which hang from tall metal poles. Travel Watch Archive: Browse hundreds of Asian travel tips

Neohand
(www.aramis-inc.com)

Handy Dandy Need a city's worth of information in your Palm Pilot? This site offers one of the most comprehensive collections of Palmable city guides. Aramis' Weissmann City Profiles put critical destination information right in your handheld. For $12.95 you can download a complete city guide, or for $59.95 you can get an entire continent. The information in the guides is reliable and insightful, and is updated regularly.

Action Asia
(www.actionasia.com)

Wild Life Asia's adventure-travel magazine is finally available on the Web. The site's archives include several years of stories on everything from diving in the Maldives to hiking in the Himalayas to surfing in Indonesia. While the site seems aimed at hard-core adventurers, there's a lot of useful information for the average traveler, including health tips and regularly updated news items. Still under construction, the site plans to add an e-commerce function soon.

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