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21-Dec-2009 19:45
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JeremyintheCzec... »
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If you translate 50 pages of English text into Chinese, approximately how many pages of Chinese text (of the same font size) will you get? I have no idea whether Chinese is more verbose or more concise.
TIA
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09-Dec-2009 23:47
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chickbabes »
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21-Dec-2009 22:13
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Hello All,
Me and my boyfriend are going travelling from Feb 7th. We have a round the world ticket and will be covering india, nepal, thailand, laos, cambodia, singapore, australia, NZ, chile, argentina, bolivia, peru, ecuador and brazil.
We have had our boosters for thyphoid, polio, tetnus, diphteria & hep A. We are getting our yellow fever and we will be getting anti-malarials, although we are struggling on which ones to take. The travel clinic recommended doxycilin but my doctors said not to take that one as it is the weakest. I have had a read up on them and I was thinking proguanil sounded ok but I am hoping someone who has taken antimalarials can offer some advice. Why are there so many?
We have also been recommended to get rabies, jap b, hep b, cholera and meningitis acwy (specifically for doing the everest base camp trip. Do you think these are all needed? I would...
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19-Dec-2009 14:44
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21-Dec-2009 22:02
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China Daily (An English-language Chinese newspaper) and the Environment Defence Fund recently conducted a bilingual survey on environmental awareness. I presume the respondents were Chinese.
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Some interesting results also come out from the unique "bilingual language" feature of the China Daily poll: On the same questions, people who respond in English are overall more optimistic and care more about climate change issues than people who responded to the Chinese version.
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Why the discrepancy?
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"This could be a self-selected bias as China Daily English readers tend to include more intellectuals (insert cynical aside -CZ) and also people who are more exposed to the internationally popular topics," an analyst of the survey from US based EDF said.
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I wonder if there are other reasons.
Perhaps a person is more honest in his native language?
Could using an inte...
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15-Nov-2009 21:05
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bensprudzans »
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21-Dec-2009 21:58
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Hi everyone, I am a 19 year old from Adelaide, Australia. I have opportunities to start an apprenticeship to be an electrician, and I am a Trades Assistant at the moment earning an average of $1400 a week, which I know is so much money for my age with no qualifications, I am going away to work and will be earning around 2500 a week so I have an opportunity to begin a successful career and life here in Adelaide. I live at home with my mum and sister, and have an amazing girlfriend of 2 years who is still in school. The thing is, I'm not exactly satisfied or happy with the life I'm currently living, I do not enjoy my job, but I do like the money, I feel as though something I need to do is to travel and explore the world, making amazing memories and meeting interesting people and just living my life and enjoying it where as if I live my life the way most do (Study, Career, House, Mortgag... more »
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02-Dec-2009 13:11
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21-Dec-2009 21:54
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Our family is spending about a week in HK in between Australia and Spain, and we might surprise our kids with a trip to the Disneyland there. Can anyone who's visited there tell me how it compares to the Disneyland in LA? If we spend one or two nights at a hotel on the park, which is the best?
I'm NOT a Disneyland person but know my kids would probably love it for a day or two!
thanks,
Sarah
http://away-together.com
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04-Dec-2009 11:24
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jasminethenomad »
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21-Dec-2009 21:49
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Just wondering where you guys hide your money when you're traveling? I usually pull money out of the ATM about once a week, but I don't like to carry all of it around. Does anyone have good ideas for where to hide the rest?
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21-Dec-2009 09:49
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wilmotd »
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21-Dec-2009 21:35
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Hey! First post here.
I'm planning on taking my first RTW trip in Jan 11 (early I know) I'm currently in the process of saving but am a little worried about flight taxes being beefed up this year. After going into STA a couple months back we were told we can't book flight tickets till the new season starts and were told that this could increase the orginal price of £1,250 pound on the STA travel website for the 'classic' ticket which is pretty much what we wanna do.
Anyone have an idea how much these taxes could increase the ticket prices in the coming year? The ticket looks like this...
London - Bangkok - Singapore - Australia - NZ - Fiji - USA - London
We'll be throwing a few flights in ourselves in SE Asia and maybe mix up a couple of things in the main ticket but nothing too drastic.
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14-Nov-2009 21:55
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clanline »
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21-Dec-2009 21:24
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Hello,
My wife and I are planning to go to the Red Sea next April for 2 weeks and would like some advice as to where we should go as she is a NON diver ( or it would be livaboards)!
She is happy on the beach as long as there is shelter and that I am not away all day diving so boat diving near the resort essential.
I am a bit old in the tooth for shore diving or strong currents and would rather do all diving from a boat..
I like wreck diving so a few wrecks in the area a bonus.
The higher the water temperature the better!
One or two trips to keep her happy would be useful even if it does waste diving time!
I have started looking at holidays on line and we like the quiet life so night clubs and discos banging away all night a definite NO!
We have never been before so no idea on costs of things, is it worth going all inclusive? We like a drink in the evening but th...
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21-Dec-2009 16:41
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paco1111 »
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21-Dec-2009 20:58
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I am assembling a new bicycle for my next trip through Africa rough roads.Planing to buy a whole Shimano groupset but still undecided which one.The options are Deore,Deore LX or Deore XT.
I can afford to buy the XT but I keep thinking if is really worth to spend the extra money
On previous bicycles travelling in Asia and America I use the Shimano SLX Special Edition and the Deore LX Groupsets and the truth both did the job well and lasted about the same time but the LX was bought for double the money.
On my thinking look,weight or color is not important but reliability and durability.
Suppose if you spend double the money what you get is going to be twice reliable and durable.Does really works like that?
Anybody who have use both cheap Deore and expensive Deore LX or Deore XT can share his/her experience?
Thanks.
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12-Dec-2009 08:43
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rorygemwriter »
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21-Dec-2009 20:55
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rorygemwriter »
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It's two weeks since my hernia op and I am beginning to feel better. I have my notes and the op was very simple with a 3cm hernia and only fat in the lump. The hospital does not want me back for a CT scan but just a follow up check in January.
So if anyone can help me over:
How soon can I have a bath and a soak without damaging the wound?
Can I do anything about the sensitivity in my lower abdomen? It is painful and irritating to wear trousers and I don't have a dress.
In terms of travel the consultant says there is a 5% chance of recurrance in general and this is very general because there are all sorts of hernia and other variables. What I did not ask is if it recurrs what is the chance of strangualtion which is the important thing I wish to avoid as I hope to be well away from any medical help next year?
In terms of insurance obviously I will declare it but does anyo...
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21-Dec-2009 20:53
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Katebol »
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21-Dec-2009 20:53
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Katebol »
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Hello,
We will be travelling to Thailand with our 10-month-old baby. I was wondering if baby food (in jars, I don't know what it's called in English) is available in Thailand and not only in tourist places? Or should we bring all our food with us from home?
I would be very grateful for any information.
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09-Dec-2009 10:40
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wanderingrachel »
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21-Dec-2009 20:52
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bibitu »
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Hi everyone,
My sisters and I are trying to surprise my parents on their anniversary with a vacation. They've never been out of Canada before, and aren't really the hostelling types. They don't have as much interest in beach vacations, and would be more interested in Europe - safety and comfort are priorities for them as they aren't so young anymore! They're in great shape and would be game for a lot of walking, but would want a comfortable private room at the end of the day.
Our budget, from Toronto, is about $5,500 Canadian dollars (currently about $5100 USD). Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut costs without sacrificing their comfort? Or can anyone suggest what a more affordable country would be?
We've decided to book and plan everything ourselves because we think it will be more affordable than a tour package - is this on the mark?
Thanks so much!!
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15-Dec-2009 23:19
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ozsqirel »
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21-Dec-2009 20:47
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Hi all,
I'm looking to cycle from UK to Oz in 2011, I'm sure these questions have been asked and answered before, so please humour me and give me your advice again
1. Mountain v road v hybrid bikes
2. normal v alloy v carbon frame
2. normal gearing or internal gearing
3. normal brakes v disc brakes
4. suspension v no suspension
5. what is the best route to take and consequently what time would you start the trip?? obvously safety is a great concern to me as I may be travelling solo?
Anyone wanting to join me on this trip is more than welcome
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17-Nov-2009 07:10
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kiteizenga »
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21-Dec-2009 20:46
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Allgau area in Germany has many ski resorts. What One is the biggest and has a good ski a school for kids?
Also if you know a good apartment to stay in let me know.
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21-Dec-2009 19:41
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aussie_nomad »
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21-Dec-2009 20:19
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hi all,
am heading off for three months in thailand and india in the new year and the only thing i'm having trouble deciding is whether or not to take my netbook.
will i get enough use out of it to make it worth while?
any and all advise gratefully received.
nomad
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