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1) Dates
The conference lasts from June 25 till 27. The travel is planned for two weeks around this time. Suggested dates June 14-28 or June 23 – July 7. 2) Air tickets Aeroflot is the cheapest but it has very long overlay in Moscow. Not worth it. Finnair is the second cheapest: Flying to Tokyo on Tue, Thu(*), Sat, Sun, returns on Mon, Wed, Fri 611 Ls = 1364 USD Nagoya on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, returns on Tuesdays only 573 Ls = 1279 USD Osaka on ?? 3) JR pass Should be bought outside Japan and exchanged to actual pass in Japan upon arrival with tourist status. 7 day ordinary 28,300 YEN = 283 USD 14 day ordinary 45,100 YEN = 451 USD 4) Hotels Can be searched here: http://reservations.bookhostels.com/ 5) Itinerary (places to see) 6) Japanese phrases hajimemashite – pirmo reizi iepazīstoties un sveicinot (j izrunā kā dž). Atbildi ar hajimemashite. dōzo yoroshiku. ohaiyō gozaimasu – labrīt konnichiwa – sveiki! konbanwa – labdien, labvakar ja mata ashita – uz redzēšanos līdz rītdienai sayonara – uz redzēšanos (uz ilgu laiku) sumimasen = atvainojiet gomēn nasai = piedodiet ratubia kara kimashita = es esmu no Latvijas nihongo wa dekimasen = es nerunāju japāniski eigo ga dekimaska = vai jūs runājat angliski? |
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Greeting to everybody reading this. Namaskar!
Life in India is great. The climate currently is perfect, food is tasty, rent is low, people are amicable. The negative sides: 1) infrastructure is lacking. Internet speed is inadequate. In big cities it is better but who wants to live there? 2) Time zone differences are bummer. I get calls from USA in the middle of the night. 3) Service can be of a low quality. It seems that I will stay here by the end of May. One distinctive feature is that Airtel, the local cell phone operator offers prepaid card with very low prices for international calls. Most destinations (USA, Latvia, Ukraine) cost 6.4 Rs/min (approximately $0.16). That's even cheaper than prepaid cards in Latvia for local calls only, including within the same network. The service can be flaky at times, especially at night. They are probably still coping with cable cuts at at Egyptian coasts and steep subscriber growth. |
