World is shrinking. Borders are fading away and we are living in a global village. To move around in this global village we need accurate information about the time difference between cities and distance from city to city. We need to know the current local times in cities and various time zones in countries. The need to communication between nations, peoples and cultures has never been so important.

http://www.happyzebra.com is a useful site with plenty of time difference, distance calculation, international dialing codes, international voltage and sunrise and sunset time information.

http://www.beau-paris.com is useful site listing the short term apartment rentals in Paris by owners.