After climbing 508 metres up the Taipei 101 tower, the highest structure in the world, it can be seen easily from anywhere in the city, one can look down on the genuine Taipei amidst all the modern buildings: temples, markets, the National Palace Museum and in between them, the many old streets and lanes where [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2008
The Wonderful Lithuanian City of Vilnius
December 30, 2008 – 11:46 am
The Lithuanian city of Vilnius exudes southern charm under the northern sun. Positioned in the natural amphitheatre of the surrounding Lithuanian hills, Vilnilus has much to offer visitors besotted with classical buildings. Vilnius, which can look back on a thousand years of Lithuanian history, can boast one of the largest historical town centres in Eastern [...]
Bustling Mumbai: Home of Asia’s Oldest Stock Exchange
December 29, 2008 – 12:36 pm
Mumbai, once known as Bombay, is one of the most populated cities in the world. In 1533, when the Portuguese set up Bom Bahia, which means “good bay”, no one could have thought what Mumbai would end up like. In India there is no official system in place to register people and addresses. This makes [...]
Vienna: Beautiful Baroque Centre of Europe
December 28, 2008 – 4:54 pm
Located in the centre of Europe, Vienna is both a bustling city and a city known for its coffee houses, historic districts, beautiful parks, elegant squares and romantic courtyards. Vienna means cafe culture, music and wine. Where else can one so happily spend all day sitting in a cafe, reading a magazine, sipping a Viennese [...]
The Link Between Player Anxiety and Sporting Results
December 27, 2008 – 9:52 pm
The book titled The Mental Game Plan, describes the three main types of worries experienced by anxious athletes in precompetition: worries about the task (“This is a very difficult course” or “These guys look huge”), about their own ability or readiness (“I do not have my best stuff today” or “I feel slow” or “My [...]
Copenhagen: Capital of Denmark and Home of the Little Mermaid
December 27, 2008 – 3:06 pm
Almost everyone who comes to Copenhagen visits the little mermaid harbour. Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale is about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. Love is capricious. In the end, [...]
Tehran – Capital of Iran – City Profile
December 26, 2008 – 3:11 pm
Tehran is currently among the most densely populated capitals on the planet, yet for many centuries Tehran was nothing more than a small, insignificant city on the stage of world history. Aga Muhammed Khan, founder of the Qajar dynasty, chose Tehran as the capital of the Persian Empire in 1795, largely because of its location [...]
Visit Goa and be Amazed by it’s Historical Wealth and Beauty
December 25, 2008 – 9:57 pm
Goa may be Southern India’s smallest state, but it’s also one of the country’s most popular travel destinations, and historically, culturally and socially it offers a lot. The former Portuguese colony has beckoned travellers for many years with its palm-fringed beaches, liberal attitudes and tourist-friendly locals. Times are changing for India’s laid-back holiday destination, though. [...]
Want an SEO Training Course, Here’s What to Look For ?
December 25, 2008 – 9:50 pm
Now that search engine optimisation is a mainstream marketing activity for a lot of online and offline businesses, demand for formal classroom training courses from sales and marketing professionals, web designers and small business owners is increasing. But how do you know if you are getting value? How do you choose the best local SEO [...]
Dear Senator Stephen Conroy – Open Letter about Australian Internet Censorship
December 23, 2008 – 1:35 am
Senator Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Level 4, 4 Treasury Place Melbourne Vic 3002 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Dear Minister Conroy, I have never written to a government minister before, but I have serious concerns about the Rudd Government’s mandatory Internet filtering plan. Given the importance your Government has attached [...]
Good Reasons to Pay Your Suppliers on Time
December 21, 2008 – 10:30 pm
Many small businesses spend far too much time on debt collection rather than their core business. Over the last 2-3 months I’ve noticed an increasing lag in payment cycles. If you are in any sort of operation that uses small businesses as service providers or product suppliers it’s well worth your while to pay your [...]