Laos Top destination for 2011

The International Herald Tribune has voted Laos as the Top destination for 2011 beating Lisbon and Tunisia.Laos is shaping up to be Indochina's next hot spot.

Ancient sites like the Wat Phou temple complex and the capital city of Vientiane are drawing culture seekers.Luxury teak houseboats are cruising down the Mekong.

And global nomads are heading to Luang Prabang to sample the Laotian tasting menu at 3 Nagas (www.3nagas.com) or hang out by the infinity pool at the seriously upscale Résidence Phou Vao (www.residencephouvao.com).

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Learn speaking thai..

Of course if you visit Thailand you want to know some basics about food to help you get what you want to eat. The list below gives you a little simple vocabulary for food:

Meat & Fish

Gai = chicken
Moo = Pork or pig
Nua = beef (and meat generally)
Plaa = fish
Poo = crab
Gung = prawn or shrimp
plaa meuk = squid/octopus

Fruit & Vegetables

polamai = fruit
appen = apple
strawberry = strawberry
Dtaengmoe = watermelon
Saparot = pineapple
Mameaung = mango
Turien = Durien
Pak = vegetables
Mercated = tomato
Man Falang = potato
Kawpoht = corn

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Plan your trip to Philippines

General Info

Filipinos often use their eyes, lips, and hands to convey a wide range of messages. Raised eyebrows and a smile indicate a silent "hello" or a "yes" in answer to a question. Fixed eye contact between men is considered an aggressive gesture. The proper method to summon somebody is with a downward wave.

Filipinos place great emphasis on polite language and gentle conversation. Voice tone is always soft and gentle, and direct questions should be avoided. Filipinos value their self-esteem, so never criticize or argue with them publicly.

Most men, when so provoked, will fight for the preservation of their pride or self-esteem. Avoid topics such as politics, religion, corruption and foreign aid. Filipinos enjoy conversations about their families.

What to Wear

People in the Philippines dress for the weather (HOT!) Casual attire during the day for women is light blouses and shorts. For men collared T- shirts worn over slacks. In the evening skirts are substituted for shorts and the T-shirts are tucked in.

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Dalat, Vietnam

At first glimpse, hilly and cool Dalat feels like a foreign country: locals go about in sweaters, berets and Sunday suits, and mist hangs over hilly neighborhoods with French villas lost in the mist.

That it’s so different is why it’s long been a place for French colonials, Vietnam kings and communist-era honeymooners have come to escape Vietnam’s heat and hassle.

In the last 15 years or so, guidebooks have put Dalat at par with other itinerary staples as Nha Trang and Hoi An, but to be honest not all visitors are equally swayed by its gentle green mountains, brisk temperatures and quirky take on what tourism means (like the ‘Dalat cowboys’ offering pony rides or the dream-like tree/cave hotel with red-eyed kangaroos in rooms you can tour all day).

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15,000 free seats for Kuala Lumpur and Singapore route

Low-fare airline Tiger Airways will offer 15,000 free seats, excluding taxes and fees, for its daily flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from the day it starts operating the route on Feb 1 until Oct 25, 2011.

The airline yesterday announced the offer of the free seats in conjunction with the launch of sales for the new route. Tiger Airways promises to consistently deliver the low, low fares that our customers are used to.

With such affordable air fares, flights will be very popular and consumers will benefit greatly. Affordable and convenient travel between the two cities will lead to development of trade and tourism, which is an important stimulator of economic growth.

Tiger Airways will operate from the low-cost carrier terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which is in line with Tiger Airways’ streamlined operations model that focuses on high efficiency to keep costs low.

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Hotels in Birmingham, England

Birmingham Hotels

Are you Looking for Hotels in Birmingham ?
 

Here is the List of Birmingham Hotels in England if you want to know number of rooms available in the hotels ...then please enter hotel name and room availability status in left side Google search for the getting latest status from search engine.

• Best Value Inn & Suites El Monte Birmingham  
• Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Birmingham  
• Andaz West Hollywood Birmingham
• Birmingham   Aqua Inn Motel El Monte
• Baxter 5 Apartments Birmingham
• Best Western Dragon Gate Inn Birmingham
• Best Western Eagle Rock Inn Birmingham Glendale
• Best Western Sunset Plaza Hotel Birmingham
• Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn Birmingham
• City Center Hotel Birmingham
• Birmingham   Days Inn Alhambra
• Pacific Palms Resort Birmingham
• Radisson Suites Hotel Buena Park Birmingham
• Ramada Hotel Birmingham
• The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa Pasadena Birmingham
• The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Birmingham
• Travelodge Birmingham South
• Wilshire Grand Birmingham  

Above List of Birmingham Hotels with number of rooms available in the Birmingham Hotels is updated on Jan 2011 on the eve of New Year.  

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How to register membership at TOPIK website

TOPIK has a new website:

http://www.topik.go.kr/

Click at 회원가입 - membership

Checked the box and press the button 회원가입.

Fill up your details.

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비밀번호 - password

비밀번호는 영문숫자 조합으로 6자리 이상 입력해 주십시오 - Use at least 6 alphanumeric characters for password.

비밀번호 확인 - confirm password

한글성명- name in hangeul letters

영문성명- name in roman letters

생년월일- fate of birth

성별- gender

국적- nationality

한국인 - Korean

재외국민 - Korean living in overseas

재한외국인 - Foreigners in Korea
외국인- Foreigners living in overseas
주소 - address
이메일- e-mail address
직접 입력 - direct input
전화번호- phone number
핸드폰 - handphone number
SMS 수신여부 - Agree to receive SMS
이메일 수신여부 - Agree to receive e-mail
예 - Yes
아니오 - No

After filling up all the information, press 등록 - register.

Do not press 취소 - cancel.

You will be prompted with 저장 하시겠습니까? - Would you like to save?

after you press 등록 - register, and press OK.

You can choose your own language preference on the top-right corner

of the website.



Useful information from TOPIK website:

• Test Introduction
• Test Information
• Application process
• Test results
• Past years' papers

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