Pre-Trip Information

Cultural Dos and Taboos

1. Dress is casual but modest. Both men and women should avoid wearing shorts.

2. One is expected to haggle in the market.

3. The left hand is taboo and one should never eat anything with it.

4. Always ask permission to photograph people. Avoid taking pictures of anything dealing with the military or government.

Useful links for students of culture:

Foreign Language Phrases for Travelers

http://www.gorin.com/phrase/

http://www.dictionaries.travlang.com/otherdicts.html

http://www.linguanaut.com/

National Anthems

www.national-anthems.net <http://www.national-anthems.net/ > 

www.geocities.com/olusegunyayi

Holidays Around the World

http://www.oanda.com/cgi/world_holiday.pl?hdnAction=search_countries
 
www.earthcalendar.net/index.php

International Recipes

http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Kitchen/Recipes/Recipe_Indices/InternationalRecipesIndex.html

http://recipes.wuzzle.org/

http://members.tripod.com/~GabyandAndy/Internation_Rceipes.html