The only difference between traditional links and navbars is their apperance:
<p class="link"><a href="http://www.scriptingok.com">ScriptingOk</a></p>
<style type="text/css">
.link{background-color: #88af4f; color: #fff}
</style>
And you can then fix them to be altogether
<div id="navbar">
<p class="link"><a href="http://www.scriptingok.com">ScriptingOk</a></p>
<p class="link"><a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a></p>
<p class="link"><a href="http://www.yoursite.com">Any Site</a></p>
</div>
<style type="text/css">
.link{background-color: #88af4f; color: #fff; display: inline; float: left}
</style>
Hth,