Links
Eric Baker
Azores map from Wikimedia
Here are some links to websites I have found interesting or useful.

Map and journey planners

Multimap - great for UK postcode searches
Google Local - for locating businesses
Google Earth - wonderful for flying anywhere (needs broadband)
On One Map - places UK properties for sale or rent on a detailed street map
Highways Agency traffic maps - these don't show current speeds but do give access to a lot of detail, even the roadside information boards on motorways
Mappy - good European route planning
Via Michelin - good European route planning plus lovely maps
Transport Direct - multi modal UK journey planner
Skyscanner - superb window on European flights, incl. RyanAir & EasyJet
Kayak - a great way to search for flights worldwide.  Excellent filters, eg max. stopover wait. Register to get date flexibility too.
The Guardian newspaper

News (incl. technology sources)

BBC - the best overall?
The Guardian - a superb newspaper
Popurls - an aggregation of news, videos etc from lots of sources
Reuters UK - they still have correspondants all over the world
Digg - readers vote to make stories rise to the top
Wired - an eclectic mix
Information Week - a technical news source