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 Tourist at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A '''tourist''' is someone who travels at least eighty kilometres (fifty miles) from home for the purpose of recreation, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations body).
The terms ''tourist'' and ''tourism'' were first used as official terms in 1937 by the League of Nations.
Until the first tourists appeared, the Swiss thought of the long snowy winter as being a time when the best thing to do was to stay indoors and make cuckoo clocks or other small mechanical items.
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 Tourism in China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of China (Taiwan) also has many options for tourists, including the cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung, but travel between Taiwan and Mainland China is still restrictively regulated due to diplomatic tensions.
Hainan Island, sometimes referred to as "Hawaii of the Orient" is located off the south coast of mainland China.
It hosts most of China's tropical resorts, and because of this, is extremely popular with mainland Chinese, as well as those from Hong Kong and nearby Asian countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tourism_in_China   (439 words)

  
 Tourist attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Tourist attractions are also created to capitalize unusual and unexplained even perhaps sensational phenomena as a supposed UFO crash site near Roswell New Mexico and the alleged Loch Ness monster sighting near Inverness Scotland.
Local ethnic community leaders may attempt to ethnic communities as tourist attractions as well increase revenue and cultural venues such as Vietnamese community of Little Saigon in southern California in the United and the fl British neighborhood of Brixton borough of London England.
Tourist attractions tend to overprice their and services (such as admission food and in order to exploit and profit from tourists.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > List of reference tables
List of size, measurement and conversions topics[?] (these could easily be cross-referenced under other relevant categories as well)
List of crewed space missions alphabetically by programme
List of rivers: Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, CH
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 Learn more about List of reference tables in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
List of accidents and incidents on commerical airliners grouped by airline
List of accidents and incidents on commerical airliners grouped by year
List of songs in which the title pretty much sums up the entire point of the whole song
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 tourism
A tourist is someone who travels at least fifty miles from home, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations body).
He was soon followed by others, with the result that the tourist industry developed rapidly in early Victorian Britain.
Regional tourism Tourism bundle of few country in the region, using one of the country as the transit point.
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 List of reference tables
List of terms relating to algorithms and data structures
List of fictional apes (and other non-human primates, excluding Monkeys)
List of songs which have the word Song in title or lyr
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 propaganda - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The actual Latin stem propagand- conveys a sense of "that which ought to be spread." Propaganda techniques were first codified and applied in a scientific manner by journalist Walter Lippman and psychologist Edward Bernays (nephew of Sigmund Freud) early in the 20th century.
During World War I, Lippman and Bernays were hired by the United States President, Woodrow Wilson to participate in the Creel Commission, the mission of which was to sway popular opinion to enter the war on the side of Britain.
Obtain disapproval: This technique is used to persuade a target audience to disapprove of an action or idea by suggesting that the idea is popular with groups hated, feared, or held in contempt by the target audience.
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 List of reference tables - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
List of mountains on Io List of craters on Mars
List of windmills: UK List of watermills: UK List of the world's tallest structures
List of Judicial Committees of the Privy Council and House of Lords cases
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 LESSER POLAND
Lesser Poland (Latin Polonia Minor) is an historical and ethnographic region in south-eastern Poland.
Not less popular with tourists are the 43 glacial tarns (traditionally called stawy) with emerald-blue waters and a total area of about 160 ha.
The Gorce is a mountain group in the Western Beskidy, embraced by two rivers, the Raba and the Dunajec, with the Beskid Wyspowy to the north and the Podhale region to the south.
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 Lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
List of city nicknames (with a separate list of city nicknames in the United States)
List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland
List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition
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 One Bag: The Packing List
Even the venerable Universal Packing List is intended to be exhaustive; author/maintainer Mats Henricson uses a much shorter list for his actual travels.
Popular wisdom states that iodine should not be ingested on a long-term basis (more than six months), but I have never seen any reputable data that confirms this.
The two most popular prescription drugs for dealing with TD are Lomotil [diphenoxylate atrophine], which essentially blocks your plumbing for a day or two, and Cipro [ciprofloxacin hydrochloride], an antibiotic to kill the bugs that are causing the problem.
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 Tourist Attractions in Spain, Tourist Places in Spain, Popular Tourist Attractions in Spain, Monuments in Spain, ...
Tourist Attractions in Spain, Tourist Places in Spain, Popular Tourist Attractions in Spain, Monuments in Spain, Entertainment in Spain, Adventure Sports in Spain.
These sites not only play host to descending tourists and curious travelers, they also shield the raw beauty of unexplored regions and unique fests from the rest of the world.
From traditional to contemporary, from religious to the bizarre, events in Spain showcase the folklores and cultural heritage of the region with a dash of Spanish enthusiasm for parties.
www.tsiholidays.com /spain/tourist-attractions-in-spain.html   (265 words)

  
 List of popular tourist regions - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
List of popular tourist regions - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Herceg Novi - sea resort, popular in Russia, Germany, Poland
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 Tourism
Typical combinations are a package to the typical mass tourist resort, with a winter skiing vacation or weekend break to a city or national park.
On the surface of the ocean tourists will be welcomed by ever larger cruise ships and floating cities such as Freedom Ship (with construction start planned for 2005).
As computer technologies advance sufficiently, virtual reality tourism is likely to become extremely popular and affordable (around 2010-2015).
www.askfactmaster.com /Tourism   (2264 words)

  
 List of popular tourist regions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These entries should be merged usefully into the parent articles, then cleared from this list, leaving only the Tourism in X header.
Gorski Kotar mountain region, with its breathtaking wild nature
Saimaa and the rest of the Finnish lake region
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 Attractions :: Travel and Tourism
Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act.
Tourists are people who are "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited" (official UNWTO definition).
Mountains of Greece - Alphabetical list of the mountains of Greece, with their height, location and picture if available.
regional.gourt.com /Europe/Greece/Travel-and-Tourism/Attractions.html   (256 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Business : Arts and Entertainment : Amusement Parks and Attractions
Some of the tourist destinations, including the Costa del Sol, the Baleares and Cancun have lost popularity due to shifting tastes.
Attempts to move towards "quality tourism" are difficult given competition from cheaper, unspoilt holiday destinations on the one hand and the legacy of decades of over-exploitation on the other.
On the ocean tourists will be welcomed by ever larger cruise ships and perhaps floating cities.
www.directopedia.org /directory/Business-Arts_Entertainment/Amusement_Parks_Attractions.shtml   (3248 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tourist Trap: DVD: David Schmoeller,Chuck Connors,Jocelyn Jones,Jon Van Ness,Robin Sherwood,Tanya ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Nothing seems amiss at first, as the owner of the tourist spot hands out drinks to the exhausted travelers and promises to help them fix their car.
TOURIST TRAP is the most frightening movie ever made about mannequins, and a classic example that a low budget can be a horror film's greatest asset.
Tourist Trap is a fairly unusual film dressed up as a slasher flick, but in fact it's more imaginative than that.
www.amazon.com /Tourist-Trap-David-Schmoeller/dp/1573471046   (3394 words)

  
 Popular Mechanics - Peering Into The Dark Zone
A new orbiting telescope that looks at the cosmos with technology akin to night-vision goggles promises to give astronomers their first look at the most mysterious part of the universe, the so-called dark zone.
Since the human eye is tuned to the 0.35- to 0.8-micron region, the light is invisible.
Observations currently being made by Hubble, for example, suggest that stars are being born in the constellation of Orion and in the Eagle nebula.
www.popularmechanics.com /science/space/1282471.html?view=month   (1460 words)

  
 Plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Plant fossils include roots wood leaves seeds fruit and amber (the fossilized resin produced by some Fossil plants are relatively less important than fossils in geology although pollen and algae used for dating some rocks.
The remains fossil plants are not as common as animals although plant fossils are locally abundant many regions worldwide.
Early fossil plants are well known from Devonian period chert of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire Scotland.
www.freeglossary.com /Plant   (1686 words)

  
 Vietnam travel destinations,vietnam travel places,vietnam places,vietnam regions,vietnam map,vietnam destinations,north ...
Binh Dinh is located on the coast of Central Vietnam and is divided in four clear-cut regions: highlands, midlands, plains, and coast.
It is surrounded by Cambodia on the north and north-west, Dak Nong and Lam Dong provinces on the east, Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces on the south and Tay Ninh Province on the west.
It is here between the early 1940’s and mid 60’s that the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong built the main sections of tunnels that became a vital catalyst in their victory over the...
www.vietnamimpression.com /destination-list.asp   (1785 words)

  
 SBF Glossary: PO to PPVT
It was invented by the tourist office many years ago, after a marketing study to determine what kind of accent and colloquialisms are thought colorful by people who don't already think that koalas are cute enough to visit.
Always in mixed or lower case, because that way `m' is almost indistinguishable from `rn.' This misunderstanding is probably the principal reason for the popularity of postmodern whatnot.
`Popular Party of Prostitutes' is the typical translation, and it has the virtue of identical initials, but I think that pute has a tone more like `whore' (see Pav).
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 Popular Cities & Regions links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Michigan's Dutch region, home of the famous annual "Tulip Festival." Complete with cobblestone sidewalks, wooden shoe factories and the 275 year old DeZwaan windmill, this city is rich in sights and activities.
The Grand Traverse region is one of Michigan's richest cultural areas as well as one of its most popular tourist destinations.
This college town is one of Michigan's richest cultural areas, as popular with Michiganders as with out-of-state tourists.
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 Tourism in Mexico
Mexico is most notable to tourists for its many ancient ruins, popular beach resorts, generally warm-to-hot climate, and unique culture.
On the Yucatán peninsula, one of the most popular beach destinations is the resort town of Cancún especially among university students out on spring break.
On the Pacific coast is the notable tourist destination of Acapulco, once the destination for the rich and famous.
www.askfactmaster.com /Tourism_in_Mexico   (943 words)

  
 Slovenia - Official Travel Guide \ Regions & Towns |
Lying between the two rivers is Triglav National Park, which protects numerous endemic animal and plant species in a region of high rocky mountains, deeply cut river gorges, high-mountain karst shafts, and attractive low mountains as well as the traditions of the once difficult life of mountain farmers and alpine dairymen.
Its rays are infatuated with the beauty of the Karst region planted with olive groves and vineyards, with peach orchards and cherry trees.
Wherever travellers come from, the Pohorje region, the green specialty of Slovenia’s mountain world, greets them with remarkable peat moors with lakes, extensive grassy plains and slopes that in winter become attractive ski areas, mighty forests and gigantic trees, well-marked mountaineering and hiking trails, hospitable inns, and inviting sporting and tourist centers.
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 ListNewsArticleDtl
The Canadians are quite interested in tourist dollars; couple that with polite and laid back customs officers you will find the experience quite pleasant.
A list of ports of entry and associated phone numbers is at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/.
Remember that the airport you plan to enter via may be a subsidiary operation of another port, with your airport listed under "supplemental information".
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 List of reference tables
What we have in mind is listings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
For an alphabetical archived listing of reference lists (though it is imperfect, and does not list all lists), you can visit AllPages List 1 (http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpagesandfrom=List_of), AllPages List 2 (http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpagesandfrom=List_of_New_York_counties), AllPages List 3 (http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpagesandfrom=List_of_colleges_and_universities_starting_with_G), or AllPages List 4 (http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpagesandfrom=List_of_oil_companies)
List of Topic Headings below: (make as links to anchors below if available)
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