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Archive for January 2009

Leaving day

Jan 31st, 2009 | By Georg | Category: Georg on Tour

Today I will leave my country for my big trip. First flight will take me to Nairobi Kenya at the other side of the equator. So it’s cold winter here, but there will be hot summer. So time to do the last preparations.
I started to plan this tri...



Day #1 Hamburg-Munich-Doha-Nairobi – Starting a prequel

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Georg | Category: Georg on Tour

Starting in Fuhlsbüttel Airport in Hamburg. Checked out my devices. I am walking blogging machine. I did some audio, video and photo and have no clue when I will have time to edit all of that. Maybe my videocast will have even months after the trip v...



Introducing a traveler

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Georg | Category: Georg on Tour

I am Georg from Germany. I will do a world travel, from Africa through Asia to Japan and back to Germany. This travel will include Kenya, Iran, India, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.So there will be a lot of things coming up on this t...



Old Macdonald had a farm

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Vitoria | Category: English

There are very few activities which bring as much joy as a group song – it’s really always fun. This one might be a little tough for me and my fellow lexiophiles contributors though, and there seems to be some discord regarding the noises made by...



Sports extrêmes en France et en Belgique

Jan 29th, 2009 | By Corentin | Category: Français

[English]
Le sport est l’espéranto des races. [Jean Giraudoux] Écrivain français 1882-1944

J’étais résigné à écrire un article soporifique encyclopédique sur les sports les plus populaires en France et en Belgique. Foo...



Extreme sports in France and Belgium

Jan 29th, 2009 | By Corentin | Category: English

I was resigned to write an encyclopedic article about the most popular sports in Belgium and France. Soccer, tennis, cycling, basketball… Überboring for me and for my lovely readers…
“Sports?” I decided to erase my first sleeping pi...



Superbowl Sunday for Dummies

Jan 28th, 2009 | By Ryann | Category: English

Before the Pittsburgh Steelers & the Arizona Cardinals face off on Feb 1st, I wanted to make sure that anyone interested has an easy-to-follow guide to one of America’s most beloved pastimes. Whether you plan to enjoy the ritual stateside for ...



Knowledge: “The Traditional Chinese Calendar” & “Gregorian Calendar”

Jan 27th, 2009 | By Yanghe | Category: English

Chinese people are now celebrating another “new year” this January. For us, the first month of 2009 is very interesting — in this month, we’ve had fourteen-day holiday, and celebrated two “new years”.

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知识:“中国农历”与“阳历”

Jan 27th, 2009 | By Yanghe | Category: 汉语

[English]

中国人正沉浸在过年的喜庆气氛中。对他们来说,今年的一月有点不平常——在这一个月里,他们放了14天假,过了两次“新年”。
一个是阳历的1月1日,即西方的新年。在...



A very special sport

Jan 26th, 2009 | By Maribel | Category: English

Who would have thought that it were possible to do sports while drinking beer? And not just beer, but also anise alcohol? I bet some people think it wouldn’t be possible since alcohol isn’t usually the best exercise buddy. Fortunately, for those o...