Jason's Meanderings » travel http://www.rte.ca/blog Jason's musing and meanderings about travel, web design, usability, programming and a lot more Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:49:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 100 Open Lectures All About Africa http://www.rte.ca/blog/2009/10/100-open-lectures-all-about-africa.html http://www.rte.ca/blog/2009/10/100-open-lectures-all-about-africa.html#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:11:00 +0000 Jason http://www.rte.ca/wordpress/?p=95 When I have some time, I plan to go through this fabulous list of open lectures about Africa.
“As the world become an increasingly interconnected and truly global marketplace, it becomes ever more important to learn and understand the history, culture and economic roles of nations around the world. Africa is no exception, and this collection of lectures, many from renowned scholars, researchers and innovators, will help you better understand the many varied regions of Africa and the continents changing role in the world marketplace.”

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Source: http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/info/trivia_e.php

Most Common Place Names in Canada

Rank Place name #
1. Mount Pleasant 16
2. Centreville 15
2. Lakeview 15
3. Pleasant Valley 14
4. Fairview 13
5. Rosedale 11
6. Salem 10
6. Bellevue 10
6. Springfield 10
6. Glenwood 10
6. Richmond 10
6. Riverside 10
6. Westmount 9
7. Maple Grove 9
7. Greenfield 9
7. Victoria 9
7. Sunset Beach 9
7. Sunnyside 9
7. Little Harbour 9

Most Common Feature Names in Canada

Rank Place name #
1. Long Lake 203
2. Mud Lake 182
3. Long, Lac 164
4. Long Pond 152
5. Rond, Lac 145
6. Green Island 132
7. Long Point 125
8. Big Island 120
9. Narrows, The 118
10. Truite, Lac à la 113
11. Round Lake 109
12. Otter Lake 108
13. Black Rock 103
14. Long Island 101
14. Perdu, Lac 101
14. Moose Lake 101
15. Little Lake 100
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You always expect for your luggage to be treated badly when putting it onto an airplane, but check-out this picture and video of a luggage container stuck in the engine of a Japan Airlines flight out of LAX. Crazy.

Source: BBC

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I know that we don’t need yet another reason to get an iPhone, but Google has just added a great reason – Google Earth is now available for the iPhone.

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April 2008 – Malaysia Trip (145 pictures)
April2008-LuangPrabang (65 pictures)
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November – Beckham, Abbotsford, Canning (18 pictures)
Rainbow Madley Trail Hike (24 pictures)
August trip to Campbell River (12 pictures)
Jasons 30th Birthday (10 pictures)
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