Sunset Pictures from Tropical Places
May 7th, 2010 by Janet Junior
Vacation guides, reviews and pictures of tropical places.
May 7th, 2010 by Janet Junior
May 5th, 2010 by Ralph McMillan
If you need a daily trip from Venice or Murano, you can choose this small island in the Venetian lagoon. Island of Burano is 35-40 minutes by ferry from Venice. You feel like travelling in a “Lego City” by the inspiration of the houses with delicious colours and the size of the houses. It is said that the houses were painted different colors out of the fishermens’ aspiration to see their own houses far from the sea.


Lacemaking is the one traditional occupation of the Burano people. They also gain their living almost totally from the Fishing, but before tourism boost.
May 2nd, 2010 by Janet Junior
Alphabetic List of “Welcome” in Different Languages
As a guest writer, I think, this post will be the best introduction for my first article.
Janet Junior
Abenaki (Maine USA, Canada) Kolipaio
Achi (Baja Verapaz Guatemala)[come in] Cat oc lok paja
Adyghe (Middle East) Keblar
Adyghe (Middle East) Fesapshi
Afrikaans (South Africa) Welkom
Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan) Ahup yan
Aklanon (Philippines) Mayad-ayad nga pag-abot
Alabamu (Texas USA) [to one person] Ont&iaacute;
Alabamu (Texas USA) [to several] Ontitoka
Alabamu (Texas USA) [to several] Ontitokaaha
Alabamu (Texas USA) [to several] Ontiibíyoka
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Mirë se vini
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Mirë se erdhët
Aleut (Alaska, Siberia) Aang
Alsatian (Alsace France) Willkomme
Altai (Russia) Jedip kelgeneerle utkďp turum
Altai (Russia) [come in] Kirzeer
Amharic (Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt) Selam
[Anishinaabe, see Ojibwe]
Apache (Arizona USA) [to man] Skee-kizzen
Apache (Arizona USA) [come in] Ha’ándáh
Arabic (Middle East, North Africa) Merhaba
Arabic (Egypt) Marhaban
Arabic (Egypt) Ahlan wa sahlan
Arabic (North Africa) MarHaban
Aragonese (Aragon Spain) [to group] Biemplegaus
Aragonese (Aragon Spain) [to a male] Biemplegau
Aragonese (Aragon Spain) [to a female] Biemplegada
Aragonese (Aragon Spain) [fem. group] Biemplegadas
Arberesh (Sicily Italy) Mire se vini
Arberesh (Sicily Italy) Mireserdhet
Armenian [Western] (Armenia) [formal] Pari yegak
Armenian [Western] (Armenia) [inf.] Pari yegas
Armenian [Eastern] (Armenia) Barev hyer
Aromunian (Greece, Balkans) Ghini vinishi
Arrernte (Australia) Werte marda
Asante (Ghana) Akwaaba
Asturian (Spain) Afayaivos
Asturian (Spain) [to man] Bienveníu
Asturian (Spain) [to woman] Bienvenida
Ateso (Uganda) Karibu
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Purintaxa
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Uinuinirutau
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Suma-uthma
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Jawilla
Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan, Iran) Xosh gälmìsän
[Aztec, see Náhuatl]
Mar 6th, 2010 by Ted Liptak
Nov 15th, 2009 by Ted Liptak
Oct 5th, 2009 by Ted Liptak

The Mardan Palace, a $1.4 billion luxury resort, was unveiled just the other night at an opening party in Antalya, Turkey. The turnout of the party included over 600 international dignitaries, as well as celebrities. The guests were able to dine on top of the Mediterranean’s largest swimming pool and enjoying some great performances from Tom Jones and Mariah Carey. Some guests that showed up at the grand opening of Mardan Palace included Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, and Richard Gere.
Jan 10th, 2009 by Ted Liptak

Qatar Background: Ruled by the Al-Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the Amir, who had ruled the country since 1972. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al-Thani, overthrew him in a bloodless coup in 1995.

In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, oil and natural gas revenues had enabled Qatar to attain the highest per capita income in the world.

Nov 27th, 2008 by Ted Liptak
Mumbai: earlier known as Bombay, is the largest city in India and the capital of Maharashtra state. Mumbai was originally a conglomeration of seven islands on the Konkan coastline which over time were joined to form the island city of Bombay. The island was in turn joined with the neighbouring island of Salsette to form Greater Bombay. The city has an estimated metropolitan population of 17 million (2005), making it one of the largest cities in the world. Mumbai is the only major city in India which has the largest slum population. Mumbai is also one of India’s largest port cities and looms large as the commercial capital of India. Mumbai’s nature as the most eclectic and cosmopolitan Indian city is symbolized in the presence of Bollywood within the city, the centre of the globally-influential Hindi film and TV industries.

Nov 23rd, 2008 by Ted Liptak
Great Sunset Pictures and Photos from Flickr artists;
Nov 6th, 2008 by Ted Liptak
The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, UA Emirates. It is the third one in the World’s Tallest Hotels list:
| # | Building | City | Height |
| 1. | Rose Tower | Dubai | 333 m |
| 2. | Ryugyong Hotel | Pyongyang | 330 m |
| 3. | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 321 m |
| 4. | Jumeirah Emirates Towers | Dubai | 309 m |
| 5. | Baiyoke Tower II | Bangkok | 304 m |