How do you prepare for travelling to another country?

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If you are planning to travel to another country there are several options of which you can chose to prepare for your trip. You can either buy a travel guide, ask friends or search the internet. I moved to Finland last year and I found Online Communities a quite good source of information (e.g. for Finland www.finlandlive.info). The topics in those Online Communities range from travel preparation to detailed stuff like which cell phone provider you should chose. What experiences did you made with Online Communities?