Around The World
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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The climate zone in Venezuela is tropical wet and dry.
Photo by Nouhailler
Historical facts
- 1521-Spanish colonization begins on the north-east coast.
- 1749-First rebellion against Spanish colonial rule.
- 1810-Venezuela patriots take advantage of Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Spain to declare independence.
- 1811-Independence Act was signed.
- 1998-Hugo Chavez elected president.
Photo by michael_d_beckwith
PRICE OF TICKET
from Dallas to Venezuela
$1,682
Photo by thebarrowboy
what sights will i see?
- Angel Falls ($320)
- Los Roques ($30)
- Mochima National Park ($20)
- Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art ($18)
Photo by skoeber
The best time to visit Venezuela is during the dry season that runs through December to April.
Photo by danielito311
special events and festivals
- Feria del Sol
- Carnival
- The Burial of the Sardine
- Velorio de la Cruz de Mayo
- El Hatillo Music Festival
- San Benito El Moro
Photo by carloscASTROweb
shots that are needed
- Routine Vaccines
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Hepatitis B
- Malari
- Rabies
- Yellow Fever
Photo by Kerri Lee Smith
food i shouldn't eat
- Food served at room temperature
- Food from street vendors
- Raw or soft-cooked (runny) eggs
- Raw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish
- Unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables
- Unpasteurized dairy products
- ”Bushmeat” (monkeys, bats, or other wild game)
Photo by Still_life88_second
historical facts
- 1500-Portuguese land in the area and claim it to the Portuguese crown.
- 1822-Son of Portuguese king declares independence from Portugal and crowns himself Peter I, Emperor of Brazil.
- 1888-Slavery was abolished. Large influx of European immigrants over the next decade.
- 1889-Monarchy overthrown, federal republic established with central government controlled by coffee interests. Brazil produces 65% of world's coffee by 1902.
- 1939-45 - Brazil initially declares itself neutral but in 1943 joins Allies in World War II.
Photo by Ian Sane
PRICE OF TICKET
from Venezuela to Brazil
$1,796
Photo by thebarrowboy
The best time to visit Brazil is during the spring season of September till mid November.
Photo by Jeff Kubina
special events and festivals
- Festa de Iemanja
- Lapinha
- Carnival
- Boi Bumba
- Festival of St Benedict
- Virgin of Nazareth Festival
- Children’s Day
- Christmas of Light
Photo by VancouverDoug
shots that are needed
- Routine Vaccines
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Hepatitis B
- Malaria
- Rabies
- Yellow Fever
Photo by Daniel Paquet
food i shouldn't eat
- Food from street vendors
- Unpasteurized dairy products
- Don't drink tap or well water
- Raw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish
- Unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables
- Food served at room temperature
Photo by chefranden
what sights will i see?
- Tijuca Forest ($FREE
- São Paulo Museum of Art ($11.50)
- Chapada Diamantina National Park ($FREE)
- Ibirapuera Auditorium ($FREE)
Photo by Mj. Logan
The climate zone in Sudan is Arid and Semiarid.
Photo by David Bygott
historical facts
- 1881-Revolt against the Turco-Egyptian administration.
- 1899-1955-Sudan is under joint British-Egyptian rule.
- 1956-Sudan becomes independent.
- 1958 - General Ibrahim Abboud leads military coup against the civilian government elected earlier in the year
- 1962 - Civil war begins in the south, led by the Anya Nya movement.
Photo by Hammonton Photography
PRICE OF TICKET
from Brazil to Sudan
$1,128
Photo by thebarrowboy
what sights will i see?
- Pyramids of Meroe
- National Museum of Sudan
- Sudan Presidential Palace Museum
- Great Enclosure of Pyramids
Photo by Morten Diesen
The best time to go to Sudan would probably be spring/winter.
Photo by Jean-Phi92
The climate zone in Egypt is Arid and Mediterranean.
Photo by SimonSaysYes
historical facts
- 1517 - Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman empire.
- 1798 - Napoleon Bonaparte's forces invade but are repelled by the British and the Turks in 1801.
- 1805 - Ottoman Albanian commander Muhammad Ali establishes dynasty that rules until 1952, although nominally part of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1859-69 - Suez Canal built, but it and other infrastructure projects near-bankrupt Egypt and lead to gradual British takeover.
- 1882 - British troops defeat Egyptian army and take control of country.
Photo by khowaga1
The climate zone in the United Kingdom is Moderate, it mostly rains in the summers.
Photo by byronv2
historical facts
- 1914 - Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Gruelling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
- 1918 - War ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
- 1921 - UK agrees to the foundation of the Irish Free State. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK.
- 1924 - First UK government led by the Labour party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
- 1926 - General Strike arising from coal dispute.
Photo by flavio.leone
The climate zone in Italy is mostly Mediterranean, Alpine in the far north, and hot and dry in the south.
Photo by zilverbat.
historical facts
- 1915 - Italy enters World War I on side of Allies.
- 1919 - Gains Trentino, South Tyrol, and Trieste under peace treaties.
- 1922 - Fascist leader Mussolini forms government after three years of political and economic unrest.
- 1926 - Suppression of opposition parties.
- 1929 - Lateran Treaty creates state of Vatican City.
Photo by Lorenzoclick
historical facts
- 1894 - Japan goes to war with China. Japan's better equipped forces win victory in just nine months.
- 1895 - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and permits Japan to trade in China.
- 1904 - Japan goes to war with Russia. Japanese victory in 1905.
- 1910 - Japan annexes Korea after three years of fighting. Japan is now one of the world's great powers.
- 1914 - Japan joins World War I on the side of Britain and her allies. Japan has limited participation.
Photo by Pavel ahmed
