posted Mar 22, 2008 7:58 PM by Kaspars Melkis
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updated Mar 23, 2008 4:40 AM
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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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posted Mar 16, 2008 10:43 AM by Kaspars Melkis
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updated Mar 16, 2008 10:43 AM
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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. |
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