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January 2011 Blog Posts (162)

In Vietnam, Shouting Noodle Soup!

Weird isn’t it? But that’s what local people call it here in Hanoi (Phở Quát). It arises a big concerning about service culture in Hanoi and some other parts in Vietnam.

Let me explain a bit for someone who has not been familar with life here in Hanoi, ‘Shouting Noodle Soup’ stands for noodle shops (very popular breakfast dish in all over Vietnam) that the owner treat their staffs and customers by shouting at them with different level of bad language (sometimes they really swear to…

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Added by tran minh chau on January 28, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments

Vietnamese Are Not Ugly

Beauty is said to be ‘in the eye of the beholder”. Someone from the West may think Julia Roberts is charming. She certainly may be, but some of the older generation in Vietnam may think differently.

I have a friend who broke up with his girl just because of a comment from his Mum about his girl’s high cheekbones. The Vietnamese think that a girl like that will bring bad luck to her husband – and may even bring death to him! The round face shape represents…

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Added by tran minh chau on January 28, 2011 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

La Jolla Calendar of Upcoming Events

It's January, but the sun is shining and there's lots to do in San Diego's favorite seaside community.…

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Added by Elizabeth Hansen on January 27, 2011 at 10:23pm — No Comments

Valentines' Day romance in Branson, MO

http://www.goingonadventures.com/2011/01/valentines-day-romance-in-branson-mo.html

Special packages at Chateau on the Lake Resort & Spa

Added by Beverly Burmeier on January 27, 2011 at 9:54pm — No Comments

Mendoza's Gay Vendimia (Wine Festival) in March

Mendoza Winery

Located in the Andes mountain range of Argentina, Mendoza is a year-round vacation destination. Renowned globally for being the capital of Argentina's wine making industry----especially the…

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Added by Roy Heale on January 27, 2011 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Prague Nightlife: Marquis de Sade More Boho than Kinky

via Hg2

Despite its provocative name — from, as you’ll recall, one of history’s more notorious sex fiends — the Marquis de Sade, o…

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Added by EnLinea Media on January 27, 2011 at 2:15pm — No Comments

A Vacation in Egypt Has It All

by Jimmy Dunn

Spending your vacation in Egypt is a great value for money and you have a chance to experience and see 7,000 years of history and civilization.

Taking a moment to realize that Egypt is more than 7,000 years old and was home to one of the best documented civilizations of the world is breathtaking on its own. Across the centuries and millennia there have been…

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Added by Tour Egypt on January 27, 2011 at 10:21am — No Comments

South India Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wildlife Vacations in South India are dwelling place for more than 500 species of mammals, 1225 bird species, 1600 types of reptiles and amphibians and about 57,000 varieties of insects.

Periyar National Park, Kerala

Periyar wildlife sanctuary attracts visitors all over the world…

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Added by Travel Tips on January 27, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

Free Travel Medical Assistance

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Free Travel Medical Assistance

One of the best kept secrets of medical assistance programs for travelers may be the…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 26, 2011 at 11:23pm — No Comments

Thank You Tripatini and Athenaeum Hotel for a "Jolly Good Time" in London Town

Every year in November for the past 15 years, I head to London for the annual World Travel Market.

For those of you who do not know of the WTM. The World Travel Market is the second largest convergence of travel & tourism professionals in the world. Held the second week of November at Excel, I attend this travel show to gain knowledge and meet new vendors to join my World Travel List.

Have you heard the saying, "I never win anything." The way I see it, successful guys like myself… Continue

Added by Nicholas Kontis on January 26, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

University library to note four years of daily Civil War activities

http://stripedpot.com/2011/01/26/university-library-to-note-four-years-of-daily-civil-war-activities/

Find out what happened every day during the four years of the Civil War at this web site.

Added by Beverly Burmeier on January 26, 2011 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Egypt's Climate and Weather

Most of the time, Egypt's weather is very pleasant, if hot.

by Jimmy Dunn

Throughout Egypt, days are commonly warm or hot, and nights are cool. Egypt has only two seasons: a mild winter from November to April and a hot summer from May to October. The only differences between the seasons are variations in daytime temperatures and changes in prevailing winds. In the coastal regions, temperatures range between an average minimum of 14° C in winter and an average maximum of 30° C in…

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Added by Tour Egypt on January 26, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments

TripAdvisor Names The World’s Dirtiest Hotels

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TripAdvisor Names The World’s Dirtiest Hotels

It made the news at CNN a few hours ago.

Then Time NewsFeed picked up and amplified the story: TripAdvisor has just come out with its list of the top dirtiest hotels in the world.

And some of them are pretty… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 26, 2011 at 4:35pm — No Comments

The Nile River

by Marie Parsons

The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean. Studies have shown that the River (Iteru, meaning, simply, River, as the Egyptians called it) gradually changed its location and size over millions of years. The Nile…

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Added by Tour Egypt on January 26, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

What Is Authentic Luxury Travel?

When I first started writing about Authentic Luxury Travel no one seemed to know what I meant. Most folks thought that ALT was synonymous with five-star resorts and…

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Added by Elizabeth Hansen on January 26, 2011 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Where to Eat in Utah at the Sundance Resort and Park City

The Sundance Film Festival screens hundreds of films from January 20-30. Local insiders know that during the festival, the slopes are less crowded than usual. While filmgoers crowd the theaters, restaurants and bars, skiers enjoy shorter lift lines and…

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Added by David Latt on January 26, 2011 at 9:55am — No Comments

The Most Romantic Getaways for St. Valentine’s Day

To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day,

All in the morning betime,

And I a maid at your window,

To be your Valentine.

Then up he rose, and donn’d his clothes,

And dupp’d the chamber-door;

Let in the maid, that out a maid

Never departed more.…

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Added by Velimira Velikova on January 26, 2011 at 7:20am — No Comments

Bhutan Travel Tour Guide with www.bhutanvisitors.com

Bhutan Travel Tour offer Bhutan Tour packages on Bhutan cultural tour,Bhutan festival tour,Bhutan adventure,Bhutan pilgrim tour,Bhutan biking tour,bhutan family tour,bhutan botanical tour,bhutan family tour,bhutan luxury tour,bhutan meditation tour,bhutan photography tour,bhutan trekking,bhutan business tour,bhutan community tour,bhutan student tour,bhutan fishing tour,bhutan fliming tour,bhutan rafting tour,bhutan walking tour…

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Added by Bhutan Tour Travel Package on January 26, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

Hungary For a Little East Europop?

by Tripatini staff

Meet Gabriella, Ádám, and Zsolt, Budapest thirtysomethings who formed the electro-pop group Unique in 1997 — and who’ve been music-obsessed ever since they were mini-Madyars. Blonde Gabi, for example, made a splash way back in ’92 when she walked away with “best solo singer” on the Hungarian TV show Teenage Star…

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Added by EnLinea Media on January 25, 2011 at 7:16pm — No Comments