Monthly Archives: August 2020

Laos Culture

Laos Literature The Laotian literature has much in common with the Thai and Cambodian. The written literature is kept in the temples in the form of palm leaf manuscripts. By far, most of the manuscripts are religious texts from the Buddhist canon. Most popular are the tales of Buddha’s earlier existence, the so-called jataka. In… Read More »

Fishing and Forestry in China

Forestry in China China has relatively little forest. Nevertheless, the country is one of the world’s largest producers of forest products. According to official figures (2003), the forest covers 16.6% of the area. In the course of time, large forest areas have been destroyed by predation, and modern forest management is still in short supply.… Read More »

Flags of Central America

Grenada The flag was established in 1974. The design has no equivalent among the world’s flags. In the color symbolism yellow stands for the sun, green for vegetation, red for courage and vitality. The nutmeg marks the country’s main source of income, the stars corresponding to the island’s seven districts. El Salvador The flag began… Read More »

Transportation in Eastern Europe

Belarus The physical infrastructure of Belarus is among the best in the former Soviet Union. In total there are 94 800 km of public roads. It is also car-borne transport that accounts for the majority of freight and passenger transport. Since 2005, tolls have been applied to foreign vehicles. The rail network, with a total… Read More »

Transportation in Western Africa

Benin The country is considered to have a well-developed road network, with 16,000 km of roads. Benin is an important transit country for neighboring Niger. The railway network covers 580 km. Burkina Faso The total road network in 2008 included 92,500 km of roads, of which 4,300 were paved. However, the quality of the roads… Read More »

City Tours and Excursions in Dubai

City tours Boat tours Coastline Leisure offers a one-hour dhow tour of Dubai Creek three times a day at 11.30am, 3.30pm and 5.30pm, dinner tours (Tue and Sun) and the option of chartering larger boats. All boats leave from Deira. Arabian Adventures organizes a variety of tours on Dubai Creek. An alternative option is to rent an abra from… Read More »