Everglades Resource and Travel Links
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Attractions and other local activities links on our Attractions page
Local Recources
Hostels and Hostel Guides
Transporation Options
Friend's Stores
Organic and Tropical Fruit
Travel Guides
Free and Open Source Software
Misc Favorites
Local
Resources
Everglades National Park
@ National Park Service
website (Backcountry
Camping)
@ AreaParks.com
website
@
GORP website
Big Cypress National Preserve
@ National Park Service
website
@
GORP website
@ AreaParks.com
website
Biscayne National Park
@ National Park Service
website
@
GORP website
@ AreaParks.com
website
Tropical
Everglades
Visitors Association
Greater
Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce
City of Florida
City
Miami-Dade
County web site
NBC6
- Local News
Miami
New Times - local info paper
Everglades
Digital Library -
The
Living Everglades -by South Florida Water Management District
Everglades Info
- by Clydeskeywest.com
Exploring
Florida - Social Studies resources for students and teachers
A
Paddler's Guide to Everglades - excellent guide
by Johnny
Molloy
EvergladesDiary.com
- resource for wilderness waterway trips
Saltwatertides.com
- get some tide charts
Online
Guide to Snakes of Florida - University of Florida's web site
Jets Florida
Outdoors - nearest decent outdoor recreation supplies
Knight
Bikes - nearest decent bike shop
Hostels
and Hostel
Guides
FloridaHostels.info
- Our New Listing of Florida Hostels
Hostel
in the Forest - Brunswick, Georgia
Deer Isle Hostel - Deer Isle, Main
Pirate
Haus Hostel - Saint Augustine, Florida
Floyd's
Hostel & Crew House - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Backpackers
Beach Hostel - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Clay
Hotel and Hostel - Miami, Florida
The
Tropics Hotel and Hostel - Miami, Florida
South Beach Hostel
- Miami, Florida
Gram's
Place - Tampa, Florida
Angelina
Guesthouse - Key West, Florida
Cypress
House - Key West, Florida
Sea
Shell Motel - Key West, Florida
The
Hostel Handbook for the USA and Canada
Hostelz.com
VIP
Backpackers
Transportation
Options
Miami
International Airport - Flight
Information (Real Time)
Fort
Lauderdale International Airport
Tri-Rail
- rail from West Palm Beach to Miami
Amtrak
- train
Greyhound
- closest station is Miami Cutler Ridge
Drive
Away - drive someone else's car for them
SuperShuttle
- drops off from the airport for around $30-40
Miami-Dade Transit
Air
Hitch
Enterprise
(local
office) - 305.246.2056 free pick-up/drop-off
Friend's
Stores
- help support some friends that have come through over the years
MPE
Band - great band with tons of music.
Check out their myspace site
Richard's
Kitchen - some fine Dinning in Franklin, Indiana (local
review)
Tramping
Through Mexico - A book by Bill McLaughlin (includes his
everglades adventure)
Nimblewill Nomad
- A book by a thru hiker that's done a lot of walking
Hostel
in the Forest - Brunswick, Georgia
Organic,
Tropical
Fruit etc.
Schnebly
Redland Winery - New Tropical Fruit Winery
FairChild
Tropical Botanic Garden - currently with Chihuly blown glass
exhibit
Norman
Brothers -
r.f.Orchids
-
Bamboo Grove -
Tropical
Fruit Photos -
Redland
Organics - Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Travel
Guides
Lonely
Planet
Rough
Guides
Fodor's
Travel Guide
BakPak
Guide
Back
Packers Guide
Eco-Florida
Magazine
Tropical
Adventure.com
Great
Free and Open
Source Software for Windows
Mozilla Firefox
- (open source) browser that is better then MS Internet Explorer
CCleaner
- free system optimization and privacy tool
RocketDock
- free dock for your desktop
Rainlenar
- free desktop Calendar
PDF
Creator - (open source) make pdf from any program that prints
GIMP
- (open source) graphics editor like photoshop
OpenOffice
- (open source) office suite alternative
VLC-
(open source) media player
AVG
- free virus protection
Comodo
Firewall - free firewall
Spyware
Terminator - free spyware protection and removal
InfraRecorder
- (open source) CD/DVD burning
Launchy
- (open source) open file, programs, folder with just a
few keystrokes
7-Zip
- (open source) archive software like WinZip
aMSN
- (open source) replacement for MSN messenger
NVU
- (open source) web authoring alternative
Ubuntu
- (open source) or go all the way with this really easy to use and
install operating system
Some
Favorite Sites
Monolithic
Dome - my favorite construction style
Google
News
WatchingAmerica
- translated news reports about US from other Countries
Free
Will Astrology