Nada Matas-Runquist

eBook, PDF

Laos - Culture Smart! (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Culture Smart! Laos offers in-depth information to visitors seeking a genuine experience, including essential insights and advice on local customs and lifestyle. The information, collected through research and the experience of living and working in this beautiful country, is also of great use to businessmen and prospective investors. Once known as "e;the Kingdom of a Million Elephants under the White Parasol,"e; Laos is a landlocked country of great contrast and beauty in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula. Visitors quickly relax and enjoy the vibrancy and color of bustling marketplaces with their aromatic spices, tropical fruits, and huge wicker baskets containing many varieties of rice. You may glimpse a group of monks of all ages wandering past in flowing orange robes, and later hear their chanting emanating from within the temple walls. Passing a line of children in school uniform, chattering and laughing noisily, you will always be greeted with a gracious bow and "e;sabaidee."e; Whatever the purpose of your visit, in Laos you will always be greeted with warmth, courtesy, and hospitality, and feel completely safe.

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• Geräte: PC
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• Größe: 3.78MB
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Autor

Nada Matas-Runquist is an academic, interpreter, teacher, consultant, and international project manager. She has worked in languages, science, bioethics, law, and civic education, and she has held academic posts in eight different countries, including the National University of Laos.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kuperard
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787029347
• Artikelnr.: 66289635

Rezensionen

Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers, Sunday Times Travel - the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries, Global Travel - full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas, Observer - as useful as they are entertaining, Easy Jet Magazine - offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, New York Times.