Comments for Exploring the Globe http://www.exploringtheglobe.com A travelblog written by and for people with a passion for travel. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:42:45 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on SURVEY: USA WORLD’S MOST UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY TO VISIT by Mark http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616&cpage=1#comment-92459 Mark Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:42:45 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616#comment-92459 Unfortunately, at U.S. Customs, it's almost as bad for Americans (especially if you don't fit the typecast) as for foreigners. These border agents/guards, whatever you call them, are a disgrace. Rude, crude and nasty is the rule, not the exception. When traveling overseas, I almost expect other countries to be the same way, but they are usually professional and polite in the several foreign countries that I have visited. This being uncivil problem in the U.S. has been going on for decades and nobody in charge has improved things much, assuming they even tried (and that's assuming a lot). Unfortunately, at U.S. Customs, it’s almost as bad for Americans (especially if you don’t fit the typecast) as for foreigners. These border agents/guards, whatever you call them, are a disgrace. Rude, crude and nasty is the rule, not the exception. When traveling overseas, I almost expect other countries to be the same way, but they are usually professional and polite in the several foreign countries that I have visited. This being uncivil problem in the U.S. has been going on for decades and nobody in charge has improved things much, assuming they even tried (and that’s assuming a lot).

]]> Comment on THE AMAZING CHIANG MAI, THAILAND by Cooking School In Hong Kong http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=785&cpage=1#comment-89558 Cooking School In Hong Kong Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:52:54 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=785#comment-89558 I will sing your praises from the hills. What a truly great site you have here. Thank you for all the information - Exploring the Globe » Blog Archive » THE AMAZING CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - which is exactly what I was looking for. Jill Rambers I will sing your praises from the hills. What a truly great site you have here. Thank you for all the information – Exploring the Globe » Blog Archive » THE AMAZING CHIANG MAI, THAILAND – which is exactly what I was looking for. Jill Rambers

]]> Comment on OMAN RESORT OFFERS SECLUDED TRANQUILITY by Greg http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1324&cpage=1#comment-58091 Greg Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:49:59 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1324#comment-58091 I stayed at Six Senses Zighy Bay and it was the best hotel experience I have had in years. The whole place is just pure rustic chic. Amazing food and service, the villa's are to die for, the beach white sand. It really is worth every penny and more. I stayed at Six Senses Zighy Bay and it was the best hotel experience I have had in years. The whole place is just pure rustic chic. Amazing food and service, the villa’s are to die for, the beach white sand. It really is worth every penny and more.

]]> Comment on TEN GLOBALLY CHALLENGING RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS by Reservierung nur für Profis: die zehn begehrtesten Restaurants der Welt | molekularkueche http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1191&cpage=1#comment-42082 Reservierung nur für Profis: die zehn begehrtesten Restaurants der Welt | molekularkueche Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:56:28 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1191#comment-42082 [...] Obwohl: “weltweit” ist etwas übertrieben. Entweder die amerikanischen Restaurants machen es einem besonders schwer oder die Forbes-Kritiker verlassen die USA zu selten. (Via Exploring the Globe) [...] [...] Obwohl: “weltweit” ist etwas übertrieben. Entweder die amerikanischen Restaurants machen es einem besonders schwer oder die Forbes-Kritiker verlassen die USA zu selten. (Via Exploring the Globe) [...]

]]> Comment on CARNAVAL FEVER! by carnivalservice http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-31700 carnivalservice Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:30:14 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=98#comment-31700 Dear Sir/Madame, You are announcing in this site a link for a ticket scalper (www.rio-carnival.net) that, illegally, commercializes tickets and costumes for Sambódromo, in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. Many companies, as ours, are prejudiced for practices as this, because we pay our imposed while these people work on the illegality and some, however few, sites endorse these illegal practices. We just ask to ascertain, at least, the number of register in EMBRATUR (responsible Brazilian organ for the tourism regulation) and CNPJ (number of Brazilian companies cadaster) before keep announcing sites as the rio-carnival.net. -- Yours Faithfully, Toni Henriques Team of CarnivalService.com http://www.carnivalservice.com Dear Sir/Madame,

You are announcing in this site a link for a ticket scalper (www.rio-carnival.net) that, illegally, commercializes tickets and costumes for Sambódromo, in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.
Many companies, as ours, are prejudiced for practices as this, because we pay our imposed while these people work on the illegality and some, however few, sites endorse these illegal practices.
We just ask to ascertain, at least, the number of register in EMBRATUR (responsible Brazilian organ for the tourism regulation) and CNPJ (number of Brazilian companies cadaster) before keep announcing sites as the rio-carnival.net.

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Yours Faithfully,

Toni Henriques
Team of CarnivalService.com

http://www.carnivalservice.com

]]> Comment on SURVEY: USA WORLD’S MOST UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY TO VISIT by Mike http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616&cpage=1#comment-28371 Mike Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:00:43 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616#comment-28371 There needs to be strict hiring standards for immigration and customs officials. Only people with very long and extensive experience in customer service / relations should be allowed to be hired. Trust me....there are 10's of thousands of QUALIFIED customer-oriented people out there who could do the easy job of being an immigration officer or customs officer. I really don't know why most immigration and customs officers act like jerks...perhaps our government encourages it....which is stupid, since a country's initial impression is done by these people. The US government needs to do something IMMEDIATELY to improve the immigration/visa/customs experience, as foreign travel to the US is so important to our reputation and economy. We can still be secure, but go about it in a more positive way. Seeing how rude the the US is to foreign travelers makes me ashamed and embarrassed to be an American. Perhaps crusieship and Disney employees being hired to do the job of the current immigration and customs officers is the best way to improve the entire process. There needs to be strict hiring standards for immigration and customs officials. Only people with very long and extensive experience in customer service / relations should be allowed to be hired. Trust me….there are 10′s of thousands of QUALIFIED customer-oriented people out there who could do the easy job of being an immigration officer or customs officer. I really don’t know why most immigration and customs officers act like jerks…perhaps our government encourages it….which is stupid, since a country’s initial impression is done by these people. The US government needs to do something IMMEDIATELY to improve the immigration/visa/customs experience, as foreign travel to the US is so important to our reputation and economy. We can still be secure, but go about it in a more positive way. Seeing how rude the the US is to foreign travelers makes me ashamed and embarrassed to be an American.
Perhaps crusieship and Disney employees being hired to do the job of the current immigration and customs officers is the best way to improve the entire process.

]]> Comment on RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED AT GALACTIC SUITES SPACE HOTEL by John Jackson http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1014&cpage=1#comment-28239 John Jackson Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=1014#comment-28239 I'm surprised how much play this story is getting considering how little evidence there is that this is little more than someone's joke design project for fun. Especially when there is another, more legitimate company like Bigelow Aerospace that also intends on having a private space station by 2012 but can back that up with TWO test modules actually in space and actually has a manufacturing facility. I mean, the reporter takes their word for it when they say some American who they can't name is giving them $3 billion. I figure I could got to the same reporter and say someone is giving me a couple billion to build the world's biggest saussage and it will make the headlines the next day. Not sure how much competition to Bigelow they really are, and I also have doubts about their $3 billion funding figure. I think we need more proof than their word. Bigelow has: - A manufacturing plans currently building the modules for its stations - A corporate structure - Two test modules currently in space - A concrete business plan - More than 100 employees Galactic Suite has: - A Web site with nice illustrations. Though its strange title font looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint. This seems like little more than a nice Web site and fancy illustrations. Galactic Suite also seems to indicate it would use the Space Shuttle for construction, which would be news to NASA, which plans to put the orbiters in the Smithsonian by 2010. Seems like more vaporware to me. I'd rather put my money on Bigelow to build the first private space station. Bigelow put up some cool, REAL pictures from space on this page: http://bigelowaerospace.com/out_there/view_photos.php. I’m surprised how much play this story is getting considering how little evidence there is that this is little more than someone’s joke design project for fun. Especially when there is another, more legitimate company like Bigelow Aerospace that also intends on having a private space station by 2012 but can back that up with TWO test modules actually in space and actually has a manufacturing facility.

I mean, the reporter takes their word for it when they say some American who they can’t name is giving them $3 billion. I figure I could got to the same reporter and say someone is giving me a couple billion to build the world’s biggest saussage and it will make the headlines the next day.

Not sure how much competition to Bigelow they really are, and I also have doubts about their $3 billion funding figure. I think we need more proof than their word.

Bigelow has:

- A manufacturing plans currently building the modules for its stations

- A corporate structure

- Two test modules currently in space

- A concrete business plan

- More than 100 employees

Galactic Suite has:

- A Web site with nice illustrations. Though its strange title font looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint.

This seems like little more than a nice Web site and fancy illustrations. Galactic Suite also seems to indicate it would use the Space Shuttle for construction, which would be news to NASA, which plans to put the orbiters in the Smithsonian by 2010.

Seems like more vaporware to me. I’d rather put my money on Bigelow to build the first private space station.

Bigelow put up some cool, REAL pictures from space on this page: http://bigelowaerospace.com/out_there/view_photos.php.

]]> Comment on SURVEY: USA WORLD’S MOST UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY TO VISIT by haroldzenner http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616&cpage=1#comment-23485 haroldzenner Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:53:22 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=616#comment-23485 Rory your comment is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. There is simply no justification at all for the behaviour of the bulk US immigration officials. If they're underpaid then lobby your government instead of taking it out of visiting travellers. The perception of their bad behaviour is almost universal in blogs and surveys. It really reflects very badly on your country (as your remarks reflect very badly on yourself). I'd always been well disposed to Americans and America in the past, excusing the occasional behaviour of the loud Yank as an aberration. I'm rapidly changing my mind and have started wondering if the attitude of the average American to other people (you know, those you and your kind dismiss as foreigners) is just typical of your arrogant hubris. Rory your comment is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. There is simply no justification at all for the behaviour of the bulk US immigration officials. If they’re underpaid then lobby your government instead of taking it out of visiting travellers. The perception of their bad behaviour is almost universal in blogs and surveys. It really reflects very badly on your country (as your remarks reflect very badly on yourself).

I’d always been well disposed to Americans and America in the past, excusing the occasional behaviour of the loud Yank as an aberration. I’m rapidly changing my mind and have started wondering if the attitude of the average American to other people (you know, those you and your kind dismiss as foreigners) is just typical of your arrogant hubris.

]]> Comment on HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, GHANA by Alexandra Ashalley-Anthony http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=191&cpage=1#comment-23223 Alexandra Ashalley-Anthony Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:37:12 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=191#comment-23223 I love reading positive things written about Ghana, although it will not excuse us from continuing to Strive for perfection and the happines including Health, Education and Jobs for our People - Come on Kuffour!! I love reading positive things written about Ghana, although it will not excuse us from continuing to Strive for perfection and the happines including Health, Education and Jobs for our People – Come on Kuffour!!

]]> Comment on CHARMING, VIBRANT BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA by Miro http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=379&cpage=1#comment-19873 Miro Wed, 30 May 2007 14:41:14 +0000 http://www.exploringtheglobe.com/?p=379#comment-19873 Thanks for nice words, just small correction: Czechoslovakia split into two parts (Czech republic and Slovakia) in 1993, not in 1998. Thanks for nice words, just small correction: Czechoslovakia split into two parts (Czech republic and Slovakia) in 1993, not in 1998.

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