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Learn 10 Mandarin survival words compliments of The Travel Linguist. For a full list of instructional language DVDs, phrasebooks, audio CDs and downloads, visit www.travellinguist.com
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France Travel France Tour Coach Holidays France Vacations – A stunning video of escorted tours in France by Trafalgar Tours, including Paris, Cannes, Monte Carlo and much more. Sit back, relax, and have every detail attended to.
France Travel – Trafalgar Tours offer escorted tours of France French coach holidays, France coach travel, coach vacations of France and coach touring across France and bus tours. Fascinating destinations on our France tours include:
Aix-em-Provence,
Annecy
Avignon
Bayeux
Beaune
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Cannes
Caudebec
Châlon
Chartres
Chateauneuf
Conflans Ste Honorine
Dijon
Dordogne Valley
Fontainebleau
French Riviera
Giverny
Grasse
Honfleur
Loire Valley
Lyon
Marseille
Monte Carlo
Montélimar
Nice
Paris
Pont du Gard
Provence
Rouen
St Paul
St Tropez
Tain L’Hermitage
Tournon
Tours
Vernon
Viviers
On our France tours you will also experience incredible sights including:
Prasse
Honfleur
Loire Valley
Lyon
Marseille
Monte Carlo
Montélimar
Nice
Paris
Pont du Gard
Provence
Rouen
St Paul
St Tropez
Tain L’Hermitage
Tournon
Tours
Vernon
Viviers
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Jim Rogers is the author of best sellers, Investment Biker, Hot Commodities, Adventure Capitalist and A Bull In China. Jim Rogers was named by John Train as one of the most successful money managers of all time. In 1999 and 2000 Jim and his wife Paige traveled around the world. Their adventure is documented here in The Millennium Adventure.
La Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Antigua Guatemala serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It also serves as the departmental capital of Sacatepéquez Department.
The city had a peak population of some 60,000 in the 1770s; the bulk of the population moved away in the late 18th century. Despite significant population growth in the late 20th century, the city had only reached half that number by the 1990s. According to the 2007 census, the city has some 34,685 inhabitants.
Homestead in ruins of a colonial Spanish building; Volcánes de Fuego and Acatenango visible in distance
A colonial church façade
La Antigua Guatemala means the “Old Guatemala” and was the third capital of Guatemala. The first capital of Guatemala was founded on the site of a Kakchikel-Maya city, now called Iximche, on July 25, 1524 -the day of Saint James- and therefore named Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Goathemalan (City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala). Naturally, St. James became the patron saint of the city. After several Cakchiquel uprisings, the capital was moved to a more suitable site in the Valley of Almolonga on November 22, 1527, and kept its original name. When this city, now named Ciudad Vieja, was destroyed on September 11, 1541 by a devastating mudflow emanating from the Volcán de Agua,[2] the colonial authorities decided to move once more, this time to the Valley of Panchoy. So, on March 10, 1543 the Spanish conquistadors founded present-day Antigua, and again, it was named Santiago de los Caballeros. For more than 200 years it served as the seat of the military governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, a large region that included almost all of present-day Central America and the southernmost State of Mexico: Chiapas. In 1566 King Felipe II of Spain gave it the title of”Muy Noble y Muy Leal” (“Very Noble and Very Loyal”).
On September 29, 1717, an estimated 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Antigua Guatemala, and destroyed over 3,000 buildings. Much of the city’s architecture was ruined. The damage the earthquake did to the city made authorities consider moving the capital to another city.
In 1773, a series of earthquakes destroyed much of the town, which led to the third change in location for the city. The Spanish Crown ordered (1776) the removal of the capital to a safer location, the Valley of the Shrine, where Guatemala City, the modern capital of Guatemala, now stands. This new city did not retain its old name and was christened Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (New Guatemala of the Ascension) and its patron saint is Our Lady of Ascension. The badly damaged city of Santiago de los Caballeros was ordered abandoned, although not everyone left, and was referred to as la Antigua Guatemala, or Old Guatemala.
Central Park (Parque Central) is the heart of the city. The reconstructed fountain there is a popular gathering spot. Off to the side of the Central Park, the Arco de Santa Catalina is among the many notable architectural landmarks of La Antigua.
The re-constructed Central Park fountain
La Antigua is noted for its very elaborate religious celebrations during Lent (Cuaresma), leading up to Holy Week (Semana Santa) and Easter(Pascua). Each Sunday in Lent, one on the local parishes sponsor a Procession through the streets of Antigua.
There are many Spanish language schools located in Antigua.
Tourism is a major part of the local economy. This tourism economy is centered around restaurants, bars, hotels and tour operators.
Important Ruins and other tourist attractions
La Merced Church
* Church and Convent of Capuchins
* Cathedral of San José
* Ruins of old San José
* Old weapons Museum
* Church School of Christ
* Church of San Francisco
* Museum of Santo Domingo
* Museum of the Old Book (El Libro Antiguo)
* Museum of Colonial Art, in the former San Carlos University Building
* The Jade museum
* Maria Eskenasy Fine Art, The Artist’s Studio and Gallery
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30 Days for a Million Voices
Principal Talent: Jason Schwartzman, Famke Janssen
Executive Producer: June Guterman
Associate Producer: Michelle Johnson
Producer: Kristin Hahn
Director, Writer: David Sussman
Director of Photography: Jason Lehel
Head of Production: Conn Reilly
Assistant Camera: Richard Garcia
Sound Recordist: Brad Craig
Hair: Gui Schoedler
Makeup: Garrett Gervais
Editor: Rachel Goodlett-Katz
Executive Producers: Jack Healey, Jeremy Woodrum, Dan Adler, Prudence Fenton,
John Solomon
Special Thanks: Dean Parisot, Chas Dabby at Vacations for Less, West Hollywood
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A breathtaking video of escorted tours in China and luxury Yantze River cruises, by Trafalgar Tours, including Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, The Great Wall, Terracotta warriors and much more. Sit back, relax, and have every detail attended to.
Trafalgar Tours offer escorted tours of China, luxury Yangtze cruises, China coach holidays, China coach travel, coach vacations of China and coach touring across China and bus tours. Fascinating destinations on our China tours include:
Shanghai
Tongli
Suzhou
Nanjing
Huangshan
Wuhan
Fengdu
Chongqing
Xian
Beijing
Hong Kong
Guilin
Tibet
Also visit Siberia & Mongolia on a China tour including Gobi Desert, Ulaanbaatar and the Trans Mongolian/Siberian Express.
On our China tours and Yangtze cruises you will also see the breathtaking sights including:
Terracotta Warriors
Grand Summer Palace
Forbidden City
Tiananmen Square
Great Wall Of China
Yangtze River
Daning River
Lesser Three Gorges Dam
Wu Gorge
Misty Gorge
Xiling Gorge
Qutang Gorge
Mingshan Hill
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Ships on our Yangtze cruises include:
Victoria Prince
Victoria Katarina
Victoria Anna
Victoria Queen
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Visit Trafalgar Tours at:
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Visit our video-channel at:
http://www.YouTube.com/TrafalgarWeb
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TenereSpirit.com: Motorcycle Adventure travel in SPAIN with Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré. Wonderful ride and scenaries.
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A look at the beautiful city of Vancouver and its famous sites and features.
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Dubai, China, the United States and globalization from the man who may know it best, Jim Rogers.
Called “The Indiana Jones of finance” by Time Magazine, Jim Rogers is one of the best global experts of our day.
A conversation with legendary investor, adventurer and more… traveler Jim Rogers. Mr. Rogers and George Soros were co-founders of the famous Quantum Fund, one of the most successful hedge funds of all time.
Mr. Rogers’s extraordinary track record and insights alone set him apart from so many peers but perhaps most interesting is his take on the global economy. Mr. Rogers has traveled around the world twice, most recently on an ambitious 152,000 miles journey to over 115 countries. This trip earned him and his wife Paige Parker Rogers a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Mr. Rogers was called “the Indiana Jones of finance” by Time Magazine and recently has focused on commodities and investments in China.
Jim Rogers is founder of the Rogers Commodity Index and a regular guest on CNBC and other programs. Jim Rogers is the author of Hot Commodities, A Bull in China, Investment Biker and Adventure Capitalist.
In this video interview Jim Rogers discusses his thoughts on American isolationism,. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Middle East, Africa, Asia, commodities and our changing world.
“If the middle of Africa blew up, we’d never know about it in the US. The rest of the world might, but we wouldnt.”
“Most Americans can point to Japan on a map, they cant tell you where it is or why they should know or why its important.”
“Dubai is working to become the best at everything.”
He is interviewed here by Bruce Fenton, editor of the Fenton Report online wealth management magazine.
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www.visitjordan.com ‘Adventure Tourism’ is expanding at a fast rate in Jordan, and promises to remain one of the most dynamic and innovative travel industry sectors for years to come. Several Jordanian companies have started to specialize in eco and action tourism, providing safe and comfortable facilities that make action tourism such an exciting proposition today. So, go deeper and discover a bounty of Jordan’s natural wonders, from camping in Wadi Rum to being treated like modern-day royalty at the Dead Sea.
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