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27-Nov-2009 05:44
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Just wanted to share a great experience I had on a Wild Planet Adventures wildlife viewing tour in July 2009. I was there for 10 days, and the group was comprised of 9 of us, plus our guide and driver. My tour brought us to the following areas: Cauhita (Carribean side), the Sarapiqui River, Arenal, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio (Pacific side). We had a wonderful, knowledgeable guide, Koky. Thanks to his expert eye, we were able to see a diverse amount of wildlife, including all four types of monkeys found in Costa Rica, a multitude of birds (including several Resplendent Quetzals!), Army & Leaf-cutter ants, and various bugs, lizards, arachnids, and some frogs. Unfortunately, I could not go on the last 4 days of the full tour into the Osa Penninsula, but I am planning to return. It was a great experience, one I can fully recommend.
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25-Nov-2009 10:27
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27-Nov-2009 05:24
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Are robin redbreasts a type of finch?
i wonder because the french for finch is supposed to be "pinson" and when i google that i get the same pictures as for the german "rotkehlchen".
the english language robin redbreasts and finches however look different, not only from each other ( that may be because they are american species?)
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29-Sep-2009 19:14
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jasper007 »
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27-Nov-2009 05:17
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As I get older I find I stick out more with other travellers, do other people find this? I travelled around Australia and stayed in backpackers and all the other people seemed really young, I am 34 so getting on a bit, and felt i did not fit in anymore.
Are there places where the age difference doesn't show up so much? I am off to Latin america soon, will i stick out there?
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27-Nov-2009 05:09
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homeopathusa »
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Can someone try to translate this for me?
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18-Nov-2009 23:51
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27-Nov-2009 05:08
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Evening. I'm having some difficulty with learning Chinese characters (who doesn't, right?) and I was wondering if someone could recommend a learning style or method that has worked for them.
Here's some background. I'm an American living in Korea. I started taking a Mandarin Chinese course about a month ago. Prior to this, I had done some self-study of characters, but it was mostly limited to 2-7 stroke characters. Anyhow, now I'm in this class with a bunch of Koreans (its also taught in Korean, surprise surprise).
I'm hardly new to learning languages- I'm a language teacher and I am literate in several languages with non-Roman script (Korean, Hebrew, etc.). But I have to admit that I'm really struggling with Chinese. The first problem is that the other students in my class learned several hundred Chinese characters at part of their schooling. I, of course, did not . . . I am pi...
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25-Nov-2009 22:44
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27-Nov-2009 05:01
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Import Taxes for US car?
I plan to remain in Asia for a number of years after my first teaching job in Korea. I am considering importing my car, which is registered in the USA. My shipper will ship into Busan, then I'lll drive to Seoul--at least that seems to one of the options open. I am free to import in other countries, if it makes economic sense.
Any English web sites which might give an indication of the import tax for a used automobile? If it is based on " value " of the car, who exactly establishes the value, and on what basis?
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27-Nov-2009 04:41
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TallTravel »
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27-Nov-2009 04:41
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It seems there are an abundance of country roads which might be perfect for travel in this country. Am I expecting too much to safely bike through some of these remotes roads?
How about bike shops? Can I expect to find repair and maintenance for a 29er?
Sorry for the basic question, but there is no better way find out than on this site, eh? :-)
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25-Nov-2009 06:42
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27-Nov-2009 04:32
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I am travelling to KL, Malaysia in late January. I would like to avail massage services at Senjakala Spa.
Has any one of you used their massage services?
Can you tell me of good n hot masseur that i may book?
Are their any extra services being offered? Though their website says no such services at all...
Thanks for the help
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26-Nov-2009 23:14
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salva2africa »
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27-Nov-2009 04:28
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hello,
i am 3 days from bangkok and i need a good new rear wheel. i do need a welldone wheel, i carry about 50 kg and heading to chinese mountains. i do not want to have problems with spokes.
does anybody know any reliable bike shop in bangkok?
thanks everybody
salva
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18-Oct-2009 04:49
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27-Nov-2009 04:24
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I'm restricted to about two weeks in Europe next year, late April, and would like to do some hiking.
I know there are any number of long distance paths to pick from but I'm wondering which are recommended.
I've been wondering the Pennine Way, Corsica or the Camino Santiago, but I'd love the voice(s) of experience to offer up other choices or ideas.
Cheers.
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20-Nov-2009 16:46
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27-Nov-2009 04:24
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I'm looking for advice and opinions on bike maintenance on a long tour.
First set of questions relates to the drive chain:
There seems to be two schools of thought on this - one appears to be change the chain often and try to get maximum life out of the rings and cassette and the other is ride it all into the ground and replace the lot (the logic being that all those chains add up to the same cost over time). Is the second option sheer laziness? How long can you get out of a cassette and rings (on a pretty heavily loaded bike travelling on dirt and gavel about, maybe, 30 - 40 % of the time)? Or is that question a bit like asking how long is a piece of string?
I've ridden something approaching 9000 kilometres over the last 5 and a half months and I have to replace my cassette and two smaller rings now - they were brand new when I started - could I have done better than that?
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26-Nov-2009 08:22
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docbrown »
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27-Nov-2009 04:19
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tonya001 »
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I've always been fond of the word "duh", and I find myself using it rather too frequently (although never seriously, I hope). Its cousins "dur" and "doy" and the related phrase "no duh" are also acceptable, especially if you're 8 years old.
Do other languages have synonyms for "duh", or, as American Heritage defines it, and interjection "used to express disdain for something deemed stupid or obvious, especially a self-evident remark"? And has "duh" spread throughout the English-speaking world?
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
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niandles »
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27-Nov-2009 04:19
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Hi all,.
Any suggestions for a gay/gay friendly hotel in Chapinero... we will be stayin there from end June for a week...
any other suggestions on what to do/places to see appreciated....
cheers guys..
Ni & Les...
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22-Sep-2008 07:18
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asdsrfr »
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27-Nov-2009 04:18
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I have just stayed at a great gay hotel in Bogota called the High Park Hotel. It is the first, and only gay hotel in Bogota and bills itself as 100% Gay an Lesbian. Ironically it is run by a very charming and nice older straight couple. They make you feel entirely at home and you will do everything to help make your stay wonderful-though the proprietor speaks only limited english and his wife doesn't speak any. They will arrange for an english speaking guide if you like--but I didn't use this service I and got around Bogota just fine on my own with my very limited Spanish.
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02-Sep-2009 13:10
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michael_bear »
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michael_bear »
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I was in Bogota in july 2009 in a great hotel located in the gay neigborhhood chapinero called chapigay, the hotel is very close to the best gay places in the city like: Theatron the biggest club in the city only open on saturdays, Chase a nice bar to enjoy at night, Bogota it's a wonderful city with a nice weather all year, the hotel is small 10 rooms, Jose is the tourist guide (he works in the hotel) Jose provides great tours in english and free transportation from the airport, definitely if i return to Bogota i return to this excellent Gay Hotel
Bogota it's a safe city and the colombian people is very friendly !
The rates of the hotel are average.
If you are interested in this hotel you can contact Jose, in his e-mail: Colombiatravels@gmail.com
Greetings from Gibraltar !
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