Travel Selections' blog wishes to celebrate its 2nd month of blogging activity with a contest.
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One on the contestants will be the winner and proud owner of this Kensington mini Battery pack.
The 2009 Web 2.0 Summit will take place from October 20th to October 22nd, in San Fransisco, CA.
The schedule published in the
official Summit site, is the following:
October 20th:
Opening Welcome: Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media, Inc.), John Battelle (Federated Media Publishing)
A Conversation with Brian Roberts: Brian Roberts (Comcast Corporation), John Battelle (Federated Media Publishing)
High Order Bit: Mary Meeker
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup match scheduled has been announced. The games will be played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 July 2010.
For further information on the venues and the programme visit the
original FIFA World Cup site.
Photo by bigfoto.com
The 2009 F1 calendar for the rest of the year is the following:
- SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)25-27 Sep.
Fri 25 September 2009
Friday Practice 1 18:00 - 19:30
Friday Practice 2 21:30 - 23:00
Sat 26 September 2009
Saturday Practice 19:00 - 20:00
Qualifying 22:00
Sun 27 September 2009
Race 20:00
- FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 02-04 Oct.
Fri 02 October 2009
Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 03 October 2009
Saturday Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 04 October 2009
Race 14:00
- GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paolo) 16-18 Oct.
Fri 16 October 2009
Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 17 October 2009
Saturday Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 18 October 2009
Race 14:00
- ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) 30 Oct-1 Nov.
Fri 30 October 2009
Friday Practice 1 13:00 - 14:30
Friday Practice 2 17:00 - 18:30
Sat 31 October 2009
Saturday Practice 14:00 - 15:00
Qualifying 17:00
Sun 01 November 2009
Race 17:00
Source : http://www.formula1.com/
Reference posts:
Formula One 2010 Schedule Announced « The Lowdown Blog
http://f1.indivibes.net/south-korea-136/
Oktoberfest is the famous beer festival in Munich, Germany. This year it will take place between Sep.19th and Oct.4th.
According to Wikipedia "Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September (and running to early October). It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an enjoyable event with an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event..."
The 2009 important times and dates are the following
:
■The festival tents open at 10:00am on weekdays and close at 11:30pm. On the weekends, the tents open at 9:00am.
■Beer is served until 10:30pm.
■The only exceptions are "Käfer's Wiesnschänke" and the "Wine Tent": The close at 1:00am.
■Please be advised, that it is very likely that you may not be allowed to enter the festival grounds with a buggy, pushchair, pram or the likes on very highly frequented nights, such as Fridays, weekends and holidays.
■Official family days are always Tuesday from 12:00am to 6pm with reduced prices all over the Oktoberfest (Source: http://www.oktoberfest.de/)
Reference posts
Thursday 24th September, 2009 « Out Of Bavaria
Oktoberfest Diva - a list by MeganInMunich - ThisNext
Munich Oktoberfest 2009 « Yellerbelly Abroad
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Are you a golf expert? Or not? Even if you are not a golf expert you have probably visited Germany. And if not, there is a very good reason to do so.
Golf holidays (golfreisen) are a very good reason to visit Germany and play your favorite sport. The golfshop
Golfakademie, the specialist in golf holidays and the biggest golf shop in Germany, is there to assist you with all the details.
Golfakademie offers almost unlimited online shopping possibilities and covers all major brands. As its title says “Golfshop, Golfkurse & Platzreife am Chiemsee, Golfreisen Weltweit”. The web site covers the areas of Golfkurse, Golfshop and Golfreisen. Moreover, there is a contact phone, infos (Gutschein, AGBs, Impressum), service (Startzeiten, Anfrage, Anfahrtsplan) and custom fitting (Custom fitting Center, Professionelle Beratung, Golfnews, Golfschlager and online custom fitting). And there is more: Golf platzreife, Handicapkurs, Golfreisen - Aldalusien “Vejer de la Frontera“ im Marz 2010, Platzreife mit Einzeltrainerstunden, Golfwochenende and of course, Golfshop.
Of course, in oder to play golf in Germany, you will need
the necessary golf license. The specialist web site to help you with it is Golfkurs Platzreife. The website covers the following areas: Golfreisen, Die Platzreife, Trendsport “Golfen” - Jede Menge Golfkurse, DGV Platzreife Richlinien, Handicapkurse, Die Golfakademie in Ising, Golfkurs in Osterreich, Golfkurs in Italien.
Another interesting web site in German, covering the area of golf is Golfkurse. The article categories in this site are: Aktueller Golfbetried, Allgemeines, Uni-Kurse and Videos. The alle seiten includes: Video Center (Golf Regel Videos, Golf videos, Golf training, Beruhmte Golf Turniere, Historische Dokumentationen, Golf in der Rezession), Golfartikel (Golfartikel bei ebay USA, Golfartikel bei ebay Deutchland), Startseite, Impressum, Datenschutz.
As mentioned, the Golfshop is the biggest in Germany. And after all this online information, someone might feel ready to play golf in Germany.
by Nick Ball
The island of
Lanzarote is best known as a beach holiday destination. Thanks to a great year round climate and the fact that there are over ninety great stretches of sand for visitors to enjoy.
But Lanzarote has much more to offer than just sunshine and sun loungers alone. As despite measuring just 58km by 38km the island boasts a whole host of impressive visitor attractions. Many of which have been developed under the aegis of a highly creative local artist called César Manrique.
The Timanfaya National Park
Lanzarote´s undisputed star attraction is the Timanfaya National Park. Scene of a series of huge volcanic eruptions that lasted for six years during the 1730´s.
Leaving around one third of the island looking very much like the surface of the moon.
Today the 300 plus volcanoes are now all thankfully dormant. But visitors can still enjoy watching their lunch cooked by the heat emanating from the ground below on giant grills .
The Timanfaya National Park is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00 and admission costs €8 for adults and €4 for children.
The Jameos Del Agua
Cesar Manrique´s first major work on Lanzarote was to convert this huge collapsed lava tube, part of the Atlántida Tunnel, into a subterranean grotto. Replete with sea-water fed lagoon, tropical planting and a concert auditorium.
He was seeking to show his fellow islanders that it was possible to work in harmony with Lanzarote´s volcanic terrain in order to create ecologically friendly attractions for visitors. As an alternative to golf courses and water parks.
Open daily, 10.00 -19.00, admission €8 for adults and €4 for children.
Jardin de Cactus
Another magnificent Manrique creation, the Jardin de Cactus is a celebration of the plant world’s spiniest and spikiest species. Located in the village of Guatiza – once the heart of Lanzarote´s cochineal industry. Which amongst other things kept the British army supplied with dye for their soldiers red coats
during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Open daily, 10.00-19.00, admission €5 adults and €2 for children.
Mirador Del Rio
The Mirador del Rio started life as a naval gun battery. Sited overlooking the Rio straits beween Lanzarote and the neighbouring island of La Graciosa during the disastrous Spanish war with the US during the 1890´s.
Today it has been transformed intro a breathtaking lookout point, granting visitors great views from some
450metres up the Risco de Famara cliff face.
César Manrique Foundation
Manrique created his own incredible home and studio over five bubbles in the lava flow. Creating the most unusual
property in Lanzarote in the process as well as a lasting legacy for his philosophy of fusing art with nature.
Today the site is a house museum and art gallery – and its design never fails to blow visitors away.
Open daily, 10.00-19.00, admission €8 adults, children under 12 years free.
Reference list:
http://www.munsterpubs.com/2009/04/lanzarote-pub-reviews/trackback/
