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Bangalore to Pondicherry on Car
Maps don't tell the ground realities. I found that out on my road trip to Pondy and Mahabalipuram. I have documented my experience in my blog with pictures of landmarks that fall along the way. The description is written here in detail. If interested visit my TRAVEL BLOG.

Pondicherry Ahoy!!

We were planning for this trip for quite a while and then it happened. This blog would be very useful to all those who intend to drive from Bangalore through Pondicherry to Mahabalipuram and back.

Good Friday morning. Sleepy and tired after a long week, we (my wife and myself) woke up at 3 am and by 5 am we were ready to hit the road. I decided to wait for another 30 mins as I was reluctant to drive on highway in the dark.

At 5:30 am, it was still dark but we started.

Car: A-star VXI. Tacho: 4890 km (Second servicing done a day ago). Fuel: HP Petrol normal. (Full tank) Tyre pressure: 38 PSI. A/C: ON with regulator at 2 except for the first 60 km on NH 7 at dawn. (It was quite warm thereafter).

Took Madiwala route, turned left on Total Mall, tool Silk Board Flyover, went up E City flyover, and hit NH 7 at 5:40 am.

Sleepy-eyed but wide awake, I wasn't trying to zip. The engine had to do a lot of kilometers and I wanted it to perform well.

As usual, NH 7 was silky smooth. We were doing around 90 km/h.

Sunrise as we approached Krishnagiri. I was looking forward to an early break as I knew there there would not be any restaurants available of NH 66. After traveling for around 60 km on NH 7, we stopped at Sri Krishna Inn/ Cafe Coffee Day. 'Twas needed.

Ten minutes break and we headed towards Krishnagiri Toll gate.

Paid Rs 35 and then wife started reading to me the map. From toll gate we went for 4 km. We could see the second flyover from the toll gate. Went below the second flyover and turned left onto the NH 46. After one kilometer, I turned right onto NH 66.

I did not expect much from NH 66. I had read blogs and knew that NH 66 was not good. There were lot of pot-holes. Lot of patch-works and even more pot-holes. Speed came down from 110 km/h to around 80 km/h. Still I found cars shooting ahead at over 120 km/h at least. I played safe, as I did not want a puncture or a broken wheel or suspensor.

Just kept driving on NH 66. This is the only straight route to Pondy.

Arrived at Samalpatti railway crossing (140km from Koramangala). The gate was closed, had to stop behind approximately 15 vehicles. But no sooner had I stopped, than gate opened and we went ahead.

After another 40 km approx, we reached Chengam. There wasn't any good restaurant or dhaba on the wayside. At least none that caught my eyes. We carried on our way.

Temple town of Tiruvannamalai:

From Chengam, we travelled east for another 36 km to arrive at the temple town of Tiruvannamalai. I never knew that this town was so famous. There were lot of Europeans in this town.

Caution: NH 66 is under construction and you will have to take a de-tour before the Arunachaleshwara Temple. When you see the temple ahead, you will have to take a right and then take left to re-join NH 66. Drive carefully. Roads are very congested.

This picture was taken on our way back from Pondy.

You should be crossing Tiruvannamalai in 2 km. Tiruvannamalai railway crossing would be the last landmark at the east end of the town.

Gingee: We reached Gingee in another 25 mins. On the right, we saw Gingee Fort pass by. Didn't stop.

Entry into Tindivanam: Tindivanam is the last town before you arrive at Pondicherry. Be very careful as you enter Tindivanam. NH 66 divides in two. Take the left road to proceed towards Pondy. The straight road is one way and you will see only on-coming traffic. I made a big mistake in taking the straight road and got mouthful from the sabjiwala, bus drivers, bikers and police. Again, the flyover at the end of Tindivanam was very confusing for me. An auto driver pointed out the right direction to me.

West gate of Pondy should be another 40 km approx from Tindivanam. The stretch of NH 66 from Tindivanam to Pondy was again under construction and we had to take frequent diversions. I hit two hard bumps on the way as the newly laid road and old road were not seamlessly integrated. There was a height difference and at 115 km/h, small difference in height on the surface of the road can result in a nasty jerk.

Pondicherry: Reached the West Gate of Pondy at 11:45 am. The city traffic was bad. I am used to city driving but I would have to say the Pondy traffic was really bad. People just didn't care about indicators and they didn't stop even after adequate hand signals. City traffic signals were set at 20 seconds. So if you are not lucky enough you will have to stop at the same signal twice.

Hotel Surguru: S.V. Patel Road - East Coast Road Junction. Ordinary hotel. Tarriff a bit high. Double Bed: 1600 INR per night. Amenities: A/C, TV, Hot/ Cold water, etc. (very basic). Remarks: It was neat and clean. Restaurant: Veg. (This was a let down). Parking: Ample available given the size of the hotel.

The hotel was right on S.V. Patel road and you just couldn't miss it.

Enough parking space inside the hotel. You wouldn't have to worry about your car.

Hotel Surguru Restaurant: All veg. Rates moderate. Tasted ok. Nothing exceptional.

After a shower we headed for the beach. The weather was very uncomfortable but we braved the heat and the sun to see the Pondy beach. Rocky beach was again a big let down. We were there for hardly 5 mins before we decided that it was best to take rest and come back in the evening. Headed for the hotel.

Rocky as it could get...

View of Goubert Road... The one that travels along the beach.

The hotel room was clean and cool. It was tempting given the hostile climate.

In the evening, we were back on the beach. Entire Pondy population was on the beach with us. Visited Aurobindo Ashram. Unfortunately could not take any snaps. Not allowed to.

Sights and sound surrounding the Aurobondo Ashram:

Ganesh temple near Aurobindo Ashram.

Elephant inside Ganesh Temple.

Sunset... but no relief from the heat.

We really missed sandy beach....

Gandhi Statue and lot of people monkeying around it...

Day 2: Saturday:

Had breakfast and started for Mahabalipuram. East Coast Road was good. Paid Rs 35 as toll. For the next 94 km, the road was really smooth. It took us about an hour and twenty minutes to reach Mahabalipuram. I did not push to car too much because I was on this road for the first time and was not really sure about the turns. There were quite a few turns and you just would not be able to make those curves and stay on road at 120 km/h (at least not in A-star), so be careful.

Some moments on ECR:

Mahabalipuram: 94 km on ECR and then we took right diversion towards Mahabalipuram. A world heritage site and just as we were about the enter, a man came running from the side of the road and stopped our car. Took Rs 20 (for what I never found out). And we proceeded towards shore temple.

I was recollecting the chapters from the history books of eight and nineth standard. Happy that I was about the see the piece of history that I had read years ago.

Parking: Rs 20. Restroom: Rs 5. (The most expensive public lavatory that I have been to. Probably it is a price to pay for relieving at a world heritage site.) Shore Temple Entry Fee: Rs 10 (for Indian) and Rs 250 (for foreigners). The sign board looked Racist to me.

And then .....

The first ray of the sun rising from the Bay of Bengal enters the Garba Griha through this east facing gate.

At last we found a sandy beach. And it was right beside the shore temple. We headed straight for the beach... We didn't have any change of clothes, what a pity. Bathing was ruled out. It was very sunny and warm and humid... we had to cut short the beach saunter.

Mahabalipuram beach with the Shore Temple in the backdrop...

Lost in thought...

The heat was getting too uncomfortable and we headed straight for a beach resort ...

We found some shade... the resort was green and had all the amenities but we were only looking for a restaurant. It was called Pongamiya.

Lunch was served at 12:30 pm. We had eaten our fill (and our fill wasn't much) by 1 pm and by 1:30 pm we were headed for Pondy. The return journey was surprisingly fast. Probably I had got a hang of ECR. We covered 94 km in just about an hour.

Evening at Pondy was pleasant. We took a rickshaw and went to the French Colony... the stone road was nostalgic...

We spent some more time at the beach munching ground nuts...

Pondy lighthouse... could not get in.

Wife wanted to shop... and we headed for some handicraft stores...

Sunday morning and our holiday in Pondicherry was in its last leg... I wanted to have lunch and then start for Bangalore but wife insisted on starting early. (There can only be one winner in this kind of an argument.)

We finished our brunch, packed couple of sandwitches and started for Bangalore at 10:30 am sharp. Drove non-stop until we reached Cafe Coffee day on NH 7 at 2:45 pm. Driving for 270 km without a break, was the worst part of the journey.

NH 46: We travelled for one km on NH 46 before taking a right turn for Bangalore on NH 7.

Reached Koramangala at 4 pm.

Vehicle looked very dirty. Cleaning it up would be a hard job but will do that later. I was satisfied at its performance. No mechanical problems.

Total journey: 900 km approx. Milage: 22 km/ liter with A/C on at level 2 throughout the journey. Fuel price in Pondy: A mouthwatering Rs 46.15.

PS: All en-route snaps were taken by wife. I was occupied with driving. She doubled as my on-road photographer and navigator.

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Gaya is one of the important holy places for Hindus and thousands of devotees throng this small town every year for pilgrimage. The main pilgrim center in Gaya is the Vishnu temple. Legend has it that this temple was built on Lord Vishnu’s footsteps and is thus considered very sacred by the devotees. It is also believed by Hindus that if the final rights are performed in Gaya, the departed soul goes to heaven. Location Gaya is located in the central part of the state of Bihar, in the northeastern part of India. It is a part of the great Gangetic plains. It is located to the west of the Falgu River, which is a tributary of river Ganga. It is 13 km north of Bodhgaya and 100 km south of Patna city. The climate of Gaya is tropical. Summers are generally hot (April’June), while winters are cool (October’February). It experiences southwestern monsoon rains from July to September. Best time to visit The best time to visit the Gaya is during winter. How To Get There Gaya have an airport of its own. There is a small railway station, which is located on the northern part of the town. As Gaya is on the main Delhi’Calcutta railway line, there are a number of trains to Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Puri and Patna.There are two bus stands in Gaya, on either side of the Falgu River. The Gandhi Maidan bus station is on the west side of the Falgu River and there are a number of buses to Patna (4 hours) and Ranchi (7 hours), from here. One can catch buses for Rajgir (3 hours) from the Gaurakshini bus station to the east of the Falgu River. There is good bus service for the holy towns of Bodhgaya and Varanasi. Auto-rickshaws ply between Gaya and Bodhgaya, but they are overcrowded, most of the time.

One can move around the city in auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws. History There are references to the town of Gaya in the Hindu epic of Ramayana. Sita, the wife of Lord Ram, one of the principal Hindu deities, is said to have cursed the Falgu River. Gaya was a part of the ancient Mauryan Empire in the 3rd century bc. Inscriptions belonging to King Ashoka, the great Mauryan ruler, have been found near Gaya. The small town of Gaya was the part of the great Mughal Empire in medieval times. After the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, it came under the rule of many regional kingdoms. In 1787 Queen Ahilyabai Holkar, who belonged to the ruling Holkar family of Indore, built the Vishnupad temple (Vishnupad, footstep of Lord Vishnu) in Gaya. Festivals Important Hindu religious festivals are celebrated in Gaya and a hoard of pilgrims descends on this small town to take part in the rituals associated with these festivals. Excursions There are a number of small shrines near Gaya and pilgrims usually visit them to complete the ritual circuit. Thirty-six km north of Gaya are the ancient caves of Barabar, which belong to the 3rd century bc. These caves are famous for their inscriptions dating back to the time of King Ashok, the great Mauryan ruler. The town of Bodhgaya is 13 km south of Gaya. As Gaya is an important place for Hindu pilgrims, Bodhgaya is one the four holiest places of Buddhism, as Lord Gautam Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment here. The historic town of Rajgir is 50 km east of Gaya. Bodhi Sarovar: Situated in an attractive place, this pond is towards the west of Bodhi temple and it is believed that before going in for meditation Buddha took bath in this pond.Bodhi Tree: It was here that the Sakya prince (then known as Gautama) first saw “light” under the Bodhi tree and became “Buddha”, the enlightened one. It still holds a very important role to Buddhists of all traditions and acts as an inspiration and a symbol of peace.

Chankamana: Chankaramana or the Jewel Walk is a raised platform with foot impressions of Buddha. It is believed that Buddha pondered here on whether to reveal his knowledge to the world or not. Inside it is a Tibetan monastery with a large Dharma Chakra or the Wheel of Law.Maha Bodhi temple: Situated about 13 kms from Gaya, it is one of the important places of worship for the Buddhists and is also a significant archaeological site. It is 15 metres square and rises to a height of 52 metres. There is a big statue of Lord Buddha inside with his hands touching the earth.

Pretshila Hill: This hill is about 10 kms from the Ramshila hill and just below the hill is the Brahma Kund. After taking bath in this pond people go for the Pind Dan (involving performance of some religious rites and rituals. This is done for peace of the departed soul of the ancestor.) The temple is an attraction for the tourists due to its unique architecture and magnificent sculptures. Surya Kund: West of the Vishnu temple is the pond, Surya Kund. Here in the Hindu months of chaitya (March-April) and Kartikya (September-October) the festival of Sun God is held and a fair is also organized on these occasions at the KundThe Museum (Bodh Gaya): There is a large collection of stone sculptures and other artifacts in this museum maintained by The Archaeological survey of India. The bronze statues in the museum are very attractive. It also has a small collection of Buddha statues and pillars.

Rajgir

Rajgir, which means ‘house of the king’, was the ancient capital city of the Magadha kings until the 5th century BC when Ajatsatru moved the capital to Pataliputra. Forty-six km from Bodhgaya, the town is sacred to the memory of the founders of both Buddhism and Jainism and houses historical remains like the cyclopean wall and marks engraved in rocks.

Rajgir is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site since the Buddha spent 12 years here, and the first Buddhist council after the Buddha was hosted here at the Saptaparni caves. Lord Buddha often went into retreat at the Jivkamaravana monastery in a beautiful orchard. One of his most devoted and prosperous devotees, surgeon Jivaka also lived here. The rich merchant community here soon became the Buddha’s followers and built many structures of typical Buddhist architecture.

Lord Buddha converted the Mauryan king Bimbisara, one of his most celebrated followers, to Buddhism at the Griddhakuta hill, where he delivered many of his sermons as well. The Japanese have built a Stupa on top of the Ratnagiri hill, linked by a rope way. It was here that the teachings of Buddha were penned down for the first time. Rajgir is also an important place of pilgrimage for the Hindus and Jains. Other places to be visited are Bimbisara ka jail, Jarasandha ka akhara, Venuvana, Karand tank, Maniyar math, Swamabhandar cave, Pippala cave, Viswa Shanti Stupa, the famous hot water springs and ruins of an old fort.

Location and History The Buddha lived in the sixth century BC Mahavir was born in 567 BC and the traveller in Bihar will encounter them both constantly. Rajgir is 10 kms. south of Nalanda and sacred to the memory of the founder of both Buddhism and Jainism Lord Buddha spent many months of retreat during the rainy season here, and use to meditate and preach on Groddhkuta, the “Hill of the Vultures”. Lord Mahavir spent 14 years of his life at Rajgir and Nalanda.

It was in Rajgrih that Lord Buddha delivered some of his famous sermons and converted king Bimbisara of the Magadh Kingdom and countless others to his creed. Once a great city, Rajgir is just a village today, but vestives of a legendary and historical past remain, like the cyclopean wall that encircles the town and the marks engraved in rock that local folklore ascribes to Lord Krishna’s chariot. This legend, like many others, associates Rajgir to that distant time when the stirring events recorded in the epic Mahabharat were being inacted.

Pilgrimage Attractions of Rajgir

Griddhakuta or Vulture’s Peak This was the place where the Lord Buddha set in motion his second wheel of law and for three months every year during the rainy season, Preached many inspiring sermons to his disciples. The Buddha Sangha of Japan have constructed a massive modern stupa, the Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda), at the top of the hill in commemoration. A bridle path leads up to the hill but it is much more fun to take the Aerial Chairlift which operates every day except Thursday. One way ride takes 7.5 minutes and the view is splendid over the hills of Rajgir. Jain Temples On hill crests around Rajgir, far in the distances one can see about 26 Jain temples. They are difficult to approach for the untrained, but make exciting trekking for those in form. Hot Springs At the foot of the Vaibhava Hill. A staircase leads up to the various temples. Separate bathing places have been organised for men and women and the water comes through spouts from Saptadhara, the seven streams, believed to find their source behind the “Saptaparni Caves”, up in the hills. The hottest of the springs is the Brahmakund with a temperature od 45 degree Celsius. Pippala Cave Above the hot springs on the Vaibhava Hill, is a rectangular stone sculpted by the forces of nature which appears to have been used as a Watch tower. Since it later become the resort of pious hermits, it is also called Pippala Cave and popularly known as “Jarasandha ki Baithak” after the name of the King Jarasandha, a contemporary of Lord Krishna described in the epic Mahabharat. Venuvana Site of the monastery Venuvana Vihar built by King Bimbisara for Lord Buddha to reside. This was the King’s first offering to Lord Buddha. »

Other Places of Attractions Other archaeological sites including the Karnada Tank where Lord Buddha used to bathe, the maniyar Math that dates from the 1st century AD, the Maraka Kushi where the still unborn Ajatshatru was cursed as a patricide, the Rannbhumi where Bhima and Jarasandha fought one of the Mahabharat battles.

The Chariot Route and shell inscriptions are worth a visit for the strangeness of the phenomenon, two parallel furrows cut deep into the rock for about thirty feet giving credence to the local belief that they were “burnt” into the rock by the speed and power of Lord Krishna’s chariot when he entered the city of Rajgir during the epic Mahabharat times. Several shell inscriptions, undeciphered characters current in central and eastern India from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, are engraved in the rock around the chariot marks. Virayatan -a Jain temple and Museum.

Excursions

Swarajpur - Baragaon 18 kms.the lake with its temple of Surya, the Sun God, is a pilgrim destination twice a year in “Vaisakha” (April-May) and in “Kartika” (October-November) during the Chhath Puja or Sun Worship. Kundalpur The Digamber sector of the Jains believe that Lord Mahavir was born at Kundalpur, 18 kms. from Rajgir. A Jain temple and two lotus lakes -the Dirga Pushkarni and Pandava Pushkarni mark the spot. Pawapuri 35 kms. A sinless city, It is a great pilgrimage centre of the Jains. Mahavira Teerthankara, the greatest profounder of Jainism had delivered his last sermon here, took Mahaprinirvana here and was cremated here. Jalamandir and Samosharan are two beautiful temples. Bihar Sharif 25 kms. away, this little town on the top of a craggy rock, attracts thousands of pilgrims of all religions who visit the tomb of Makhdum Shah Sharif-ud-din, a Muslin saint of 14th century. Bihar Sharif was once the capital of Muslim Governors of Bihar between the 13th and 16th centuries when the city was an active cultural centre and an important seat of Muslim thought and learning. Nalanda 10 kms. where ruins of the great ancient University have been excavated. The University of Nalanda was founded in 5th century AD, this great seat of learning flourished until 12th century. Once 2000 teachers and 10,000 students crowded its portals. King after king built monasteries and temples here. Other Attractions of Rajgir

Malamasa Mela Rajgir celebrates the Malamasa Mela when a fair is held here every three years. The Indian calendar every three years has a 13th month which is considered auspicious. Makar Sankranti Another festival specific to Rajgir is the Makar Sankranti Mela, held on the last of the lunar calendar month “Paus”, around middle of January. Devotees make flower offering to the deities of the temples at the Hot Springs and bathe in the holy water. Rajgir Dance Festival Department of Tourism, Bihar organises every year, this colorful festival of classical and folk dances at Rajgir from Oct. 24 to 26. How to Reach There

Air The nearest airport is Patna (107km) Rail The nearest railhead on Delhi-Howrah main line is Bhaktiyarpur, 54 kms., though the loop line connects Rajgir. Road Rajgir is connected by road to Patna, Gaya and Delhi/Calcutta

The Barabar Caves Barabar Caves (41 km): It is an important archaeological site. The caves carved out from solid rocks bear details of the life of the Buddha. The interior of these caves is chiseled to a wonderful polish. The carvings in the caves reflect the skill with which these caves were carved out. These caves were built in the 3rd century and are fine examples of the skill which the Indian mansion had attained at that time. These caves of Mauryan period are rightly considered to be the origin of Indian cave architecture. It was here in these caves where the Buddha had meditated for some time and concluded that the ultimate knowledge can not be attained through mortification of the flesh.

Location The Barabar Caves are some 35Km north of Gaya, in the state of Bihar. The 22Km rough track leading to the caves turns east off the main road to Patna at Bela, (30m minutes from Gaya, 2 hrs from Patna) where buses stop.By Bus it will take 1 hour and 3o min. Click http://gaya.freeblogsite.com Please feel free for any queries by e-mail: Adb.travel@gmail.com

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Thanks for adding information about Greenfield Village. As a general rule, we prefer to include this kind of information in the article for the city an attraction like this is in, rather than putting it in a separate article. That way someone visiting Dearborn can see all the basic info about Greenfield Village, and someone interested in visiting can find information about hotels in the area on the same page. The only exceptions we make for this are for very large amusements parks with on-site lodging, where people are likely to spend the night (e.g. Disneyland). - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 10:42, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

 * Ok, I deleted the content and made a note of it on the vote for deletion page. - (WT-en) amssports06 11 April 2007

 * Thanks! - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 16:05, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Travel chat board
Wikivoyage isn't meant to be a chat board, and I would guess that several of the questions you have left on talk pages may never be answered. If I were you I would check out the forums on Trip Advisor where you'll be much more likely to get responses from locals. If you do find the information you are looking for, it would be great if you could update the article. -- (WT-en) Fastestdogever 15:55, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

 * OR! Check out the brand new forums on Wikivoyage Extra! (WT-en) Maj 16:29, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

Ok, good advice, thanks! (WT-en) Amssports06 20:43, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Amstell

Does anyone know anything about the campground in Zermatt, left of the train station. I will camp there soon. Facilities, Etc.? Thanks for any help. Joe in Texas

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Nice work on all these Albanian destinations! --(WT-en) Peter Talk 13:20, 25 August 2010 (EDT)

Re: Blackouts in Albania
Hi. I've started a discussion about that here. Please chime in if you'd like. – (WT-en) Vidimian 10:11, 30 August 2010 (EDT)

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Thanks a bunch for your work on Isle Of Palms, I've added some suggestions in parenthesis on how it could be expanded. If you need some inspiration our stars is a good place to start. Otherwise Plunge Forward!. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 02:05, 15 October 2009 (EDT)

 * Are you sure those flexiride buses are suspended? they are still on the CARTA website complete with schedules and everything. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 16:14, 18 October 2009 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Amusicalmitch

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Thanks for your good work on Indore! But it would be extra nice if you could please be just a bit more careful about following our Manual of style. Also, please don't change the headings - they are uniform throughout Wikivoyage, and finally - you should only sign your posts on talk pages, not in the guides themselves.

Hope to see more of your work in the future --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 20:01, 26 June 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Amwsmith

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User talk:(WT-en) Amy11q

Hello, everybody, this is Amy. I am a well-experienced interterpretress, based in Shanghai, fluent in English, Chinese, and some French. With both business & technical background, having good knowledge in mechanical sketch and plastic area, deeply understanding Chinese culture, history and the way of modern life, I am good at escorting foreign expats  in attending trade fair, visiting manufactories, business negotiations, documents  translation, sourcing, purchasing, quality control ; available to travel everywhere around country & worldwide; skillful in dealing with arrangement of expats’ holiday trip, accommodation, transportation, shopping, catering and other relaxing programs…….etc; and I also enjoy teaching  mandarin very much. If you are looking for an interpreter, business assistant, leisure guide, mandarin tutor, your mails and calls are most welcome!

Email address: Amy11q@yahoo.com Telephone:0086 (0)21 63082100 Cell phone: 0086 13661763055

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User talk:(WT-en) Amyaimi

Welcome
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User talk:(WT-en) Amy.bendekovits

Hello, Amy.bendekovits! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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 * Okay, see this? Don't do that.  We have a manual of style that our guides must follow; the changes I made were to bring the article in line with our house style.  Don't revert it again; if you have specific suggestions or problems, bring them up on the talk page.  Thanks.   (WT-en) LtPowers 21:32, 7 April 2011 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Amyharmony

Tapiche O'Hara's Reserve
Hi. Why do you think this reserve doesn't deserve its own guide, separate from the Iquitos guide? I don't want to fight an editing war with you, but I don't understand why you're just reverting my edits. This reserve is 340 km upriver from Iquitos, as your entry states. It's too far away to be a thing to do in Iquitos but sounds very interesting as a destination in itself. So isn't a separate guide for the reserve the logical solution?

(WT-en) Ikan Kekek 15:49, 26 June 2011 (EDT)

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Hello!

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User talk:(WT-en) Anabelle

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Thanks for your contributions to Yatsushiro! (WT-en) Jpatokal 21:05, 16 December 2008 (EST)

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Welcome
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User talk:(WT-en) Anand Ashram

Hi! Please don't tout, read wbo and tour. We welcome ashram but not marketing language. (WT-en) Jc8136 13:38, 2 May 2012 (EDT)

 * It seems you are not paying attention to why your edits are being reverted, please read the links supplied above, and look over this website's MoS and please do not be so assumptive, maybe try regulating your breathing before you do any more editing... (WT-en) felix 11:34, 4 May 2012 (EDT)

 * Your entries are looking better, but Please Don't Use Unnecessary Capitalization. When you do, the choice volunteer editors have is either to revert (delete) your entries, or to do edits that you should do yourself. Please enlighten yourself about the style of writing that is used on this site, the better to enlighten those who use your services. Namaste. (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 06:26, 5 May 2012 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) AnandKumria

Hello AnandKumria!

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Thank you for contributing to Sydney/City, Zurich and Karlsruhe. -- (WT-en) Huttite 09:27, 10 Dec 2005 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Anarnold

Welcome
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Thanks for all of your good contributions to North Kingstown! -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:27, 3 March 2011 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Anasha01

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Thanks for your efforts on Miraflor. Looks like an interesting place. If I can be of any help, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. -- (WT-en) OldPine 12:10, 19 February 2008 (EST)

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Hello!

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User talk:(WT-en) Anatman75

Hello!

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Thanks for your contributions to Jingdezhen!! Your contributions are greatly appreciated. (WT-en) AHeneen 06:13, 9 December 2008 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Anca

Bine aţi venit la Wikivoyage, Anca! Este şi un proiect Wikivoyage în limba română (de fapt, al doilea Wikivoyage dupa engleză), deci România şi limba română sunt foarte bine reprezentate aici! Ar fi excelent să contribuiţi aici la articole despre România, sau despre alte locuri din lume, şi nu uitaţi să vizitaţi şi Wikivoyage în limba română, unde puteţi scrie articole despre destinaţiile favorite (de exemplu, Lake Tahoe), în limba română! Sper să auzim mai mult de la tine, (WT-en) Ronline 19:00, 19 Jan 2004 (EST) (administrator Wikivoyage în limba română)

Welcome, Anca
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Romanian articles (reply)
Thanks for the quick response - that's OK if you can't write Romanian all that well, and we'd appreciate your help with translating articles from Romanian to English. Other than that, thanks for your help, have a good time at Wikivoyage and most of all, have fun! (WT-en) Ronline 22:36, 19 Jan 2004 (EST)

Czechia translation/Tirana
Thanks again Anca for involving yourself with Wikivoyage - it's good to see Romanians from all parts of the world in this project, especially since now the Romanian Wikivoyage is becoming a source of articles for the English Wikivoyage. By the way, the article on English Wikivoyage on Tirana (at Talk:Tirana/To translate) needs translation from Romanian to English. I'm working on it, but if you have some spare time or would like to work on it too, feel free too. Cheers, (WT-en) Ronline 03:00, 30 Jan 2004 (EST) (PS: Have you been to Cluj recently?)

Approach to translation
My personal approach to translations is that they should maintain roughly the same information, but other than that, it would be great to make them more natural to English speakers (by the addition of things such as idioms, language-particular usage, etc.) and also more relevant to the English Wikivoyage. Also, it's absolutely fine (and much appreciated :-) if you go ahead and translate any article from Romanian - the latter approach that you mentioned is what I prefer too! (WT-en) Ronline 05:12, 12 Feb 2004 (EST)

Hi Anca,
I noticed your great contributions to Wikivoyage and also how you are such an avid traveler (I just went to South Lake Tahoe, and I also love snowboarding). I just wanted to invite you to a new free travel planning website located at TripTie.com. TripTie is very web 2.0 where people can edit any of the information, yet also very different from Wikivoyage, in the sense that TripTie serves as a trip planning website that allows users to customize and edit itineraries, item descriptions and upload photos. We are currently in beta right now, but you can email me at karl@triptie.com and I will be happy to send you an invitation into the beta, or feel free to go to the website and invite yourself. Please check us out, I would love to know what you think of our website.

Thanks so much, Karl Sung TripTie.com Founding Partner & Manager

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Hello, Andelicek.andy! Welcome to Wikivoyage. Thank you for your contribution to the China articles!, --(WT-en) ClausHansen 07:54, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

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 * Thank you very much for your edits to Xinjiang, Turpan, & Sayram Lake National Park! We'd greatly appreciate any more info you have for destinations in this region! (WT-en) AHeneen 21:15, 16 August 2010 (EDT)

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Welcome
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Nice work on Memmingen article, please keep it up! – (WT-en) Vidimian 07:29, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Hi! Just one note concerning your additions. Please don't enter postal/zip codes for listings like hotels and the city name. We only allow listings in the corresponding cities. E.g. hotels in Memmingen are only allowed in the Memmingen article and there it is irrelevant. Thank you for your good work. Regards, (WT-en) jan 08:45, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Anderson

"Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability...", your edits have been reverted. Take a long look at the don't tout and Welcome business owners pages, if you want future edits to escape the same faith. In particular I find that SHOUTING ANGRILY AT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS is a rather perplexing approach to business. Other than that, welcome to Wikivoyage. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 10:33, 13 January 2010 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andhikarentcar

Hi! Please don't tout, see wbo and tour. (WT-en) jan 06:16, 19 September 2011 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Ando228

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You might also want to read our Welcome, Wikipedians section, since I saw in your edit summary you merged some content from there, basically our licences are incompatible, but thanks for the effort! --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 18:51, 16 February 2009 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) AndonicO

Hello! Welcome to Wikivoyage. Thanks for plunging forward so far. If you're going to continue working on Wikivoyage, you may find the tips for new contributors helpful.

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreakkk

Welcome to Wikivoyage
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User talk:(WT-en) Andrea mexigo

Welcome
Hello, Andrea mexigo! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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Thanks for your edits, but please see our external links policy - links to other travel guides are discouraged for the reasons outlined in that policy. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:22, 7 May 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreas84

mega ayu homestay
"hello, why you edited and then deleted my entry for lovina / mega ayu homestay?

with 50 000 rupiah (around 6-7 us dollar) it belongs definitively to budget." from your message on my Talk page on 19 November...

 * I am a bit mystified as to why you think I deleted it, I only removed a line break from the mark-up. I have edited it now though as the listings details for Mega Ayu homestay in Lovina are a bit confusing. Is this music in the night truly "silent music" If so maybe it is not really music, that would possibly be best described as a mime act. I will edit it to read "quiet music'' as I assume that is what you mean.

 * Also Andreas84 please use ~ to sign your name when you leave a message so that it is clear who you are. It is a bit of a mystery who you are otherwise and requires a look through the edit histories to find out. Did you perhaps check the article before leaving this message. I looked through the edit histories and no one, including myself has ever removed the mega ayu homestay listing or moved it elsewhere from the Budget section. I think the phone contact number has too many digits. This looks like a telkomsel number +62 88 133 803 0275. Maybe that is one too many 8s I have changed it to read  +62 813 3803 0275 as that seems to be more likely to be correct. (WT-en) felix 11:23, 19 November 2010 (EST)

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 * I did register now to ask about this i had this account not as i wrote the article...

I did not see the article later so i taught it was removed. I am new to wiki travel (as writer) so i did not read the history proper maybe. I think your edit is good, thank you :) Btw i think the small number for homepage is a bit misleading as newbies just might don't see it and think there is no homepage attached... Allready had this problem. (from 13:50, 20 November 2010 Andreas84 at felix)

 * Yes, I agree the URL link represented by the number is probably not understood by a lot of people. If you think this is something that needs some enquiry then perhaps raise it at Project:Travellers' pub. Currently is is the mandated style for URL display. Don't worry I understood you were probably new to wikivoyage and had not understood the listing had not just  'disappeared'. Thanks for getting back to me. Terima makasih ya. (WT-en) felix 11:04, 21 November 2010 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) AndreasAndreas

Hello, AndreasAndreas! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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German and Scandinavian
I speak Danish and Swedish, I can do a Norwegian accent, I'm quite fluent in English and have some command of Japanese, and would in general claim to have some flair for languages - yet despite 5 years of German in school, I still struggle when someone talks to me in German at normal speed (mostly because I never use it). I also work at an alarm central in the travel insurance industry, with around 50/50 mix of Swedes and Danes, and nearly without fail, German speakers are required to switch to English, or wait till a German speaking operator is available, for them to be understood, and they most certainly don't understand us. Furthermore I have friends from Flensburg, and they all have to speak Danish, in order to be understood, since none of the Danes in the circle understands German well enough to have a halfway descent conversation.

when I think back to the German lessons in school and high-school, and how everyone struggled, the concept of the Swedes being able to understand German as a standard, frankly seems rather preposterous, especially since Danish is much closer to German than Swedish is. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:21, 2 June 2010 (EDT)

German
Hi Andreas, as you have seen Killerduh's debate with me, i strongly urge you not to start the same edit warring like him. German ist understood by everyone i encountered in Vienna and most speak the standard German with Vienniese in their daily life. I'm quite often in Austria (Vienna and Upper Austria) and have quite a lot of Austrian friends. Yes, Austrians use different words and have a distinct accent but even northern Germans understand the general context. If you want to start this discussion (several times discussed here!) then on the talk pages.

May i ask you two points in the technical way: Thank you, (WT-en) jan 07:18, 3 June 2010 (EDT)
 * 1) Please sign all your edits on talk pages with ~ . The button is below the summary field and is marked with Sign your name: It makes life much easier and allows easier reading for others (it automatically generates you signature).
 * 2) Please refrain using words like swear words like idiots. We are based on consensus and capital letters are seen as shouting.

Recent edits

 * Scandinavians don't understand German without prior training, we might understand bits and pieces since the languages belong to the same language group, but claiming conversations can be conducted with any sort of fluency, without either parties having substantial training in the said languages, are simply false and misleading:

 * Please don't introduce spelling mistakes in pages, as you did here:

 * Claiming Northern Norwegians have notably poorer standards of education than virtually the rest of the world is frankly preposterous:

 * While I know very little about this, other than the little German I know worked just fine in Zell am See, Imst, Vienna and Munich for that matter. A brief look at the relevant wikipedia pages certainly seem to make the Austro-Bavarian discussion look very academic considering this Wikivoyage version mainly caters to English speakers. And so, your ventures into the arts of linguistics, might be better directed towards Wikipedia.

Austro-Bavarian
Hi Andreas, as other users and i already explained to you, Wikivoyage is not Wikipedia and Austro-Bavarian is rather academic even on Wikivoyage. Please refrain from changing German to Austro Bavarian. The national language of Austria is German and everyone understands and writes papers in it. Austria has a rich culture that is different to Germany but they share the same language (with the German speaking Switzerland),too. This discussion is of no use for traveller who are aware that Austria and German-speaking Switzerland is different to Germany. Here the Project:The_traveller_comes_first so don't blow differences out of proportion. (WT-en) jan 10:26, 16 August 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreasegde

Greetings, Andreasegde! Welcome to Wikivoyage. Please take a second to look at our copyleft and policies and guidelines, but feel free to plunge forward and edit some pages. Scanning the Manual of style, especially the article templates, can give you a good idea of how we like articles formatted. If you're new to the whole wiki community look at the Wiki markup to get an idea of how to use the wiki markup. If you need help, check out Project:Help, and if you need some info not on there, post a message in the travellers' pub.

Thanks for your contributions to Linz. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 14:33, 28 May 2006 (EDT)

OK guys, I´m with you; no problem. I like Wikivoyage and I hope to contribute more (and not just about Linz - laugh...) If that´s what you want then so be it. I don´t agree with the style, but that´s my problem. (It´s still much better than all the other confusing stuff on the Web.)

I think the Linz page (here he goes again) has to be rejuvenated, and I will try to do it. I will not change the Headers (laugh...) and I hope I can improve it.

I apologise if it seems that I insulted anyone, but words in black & white can be read as not being the way they were written.

(WT-en) Andreasegde 12:19, 31 May 2006 (EDT)

Learn
I know you just started out on Wikivoyage, but if you have any questions just ask me, or anyone else. We'll be glad to help. The reason I bring this up is because apparently no one's let you in on the secret that all you have to type to sign your name after each post is ~. That will look like this: (WT-en) Andrew Haggard (Sapphire) 21:58, 30 May 2006 (EDT)

Thanks; I have just copied it over from Wikipedia, because it´s not on the Wikivoyage page. It seems that you guys do things differently over here. It would be nice to not have the aggravation that seems to permeate through the Wikipedia pages, and actually get on with people (even though I don´t agree with your Header style - laugh...:)

I have to look at the way one can put a picture on the page, because I´m not sure about pixel size and so on...

(WT-en) Andreasegde 12:19, 31 May 2006 (EDT)
 * The best thing to do regarding images is type this in the section: [[Image:PLAC.JPG|thumb| 300px |The heart of Warsaw (or any caption)]]

Where the bold text is the text that is responsible for sizing images obviously if you change the text to read "200px" the image will appear smaller, or if you enter to read "600px" it will be enormously large. - (WT-en) Sapphire 17:15, 31 May 2006 (EDT)

Thanks, Sapphire! What nice people you all are on Wikivoyage.

In my own satirical way, I have changed the header from "Tutoring" to "Learn", as that reflects the "consensus"! Yes, I still don´t agree with it...laugh :)

(WT-en) Andreasegde

Pub deletion
I notice you deleted an Irish pub in the Linz article. Why? Checking their website, I find it is still up; they even seem to be expanding since it mentions two pubs. (WT-en) Pashley 07:47, 13 December 2008 (EST)

 * They are both closed/bankrupt now. As I live in Linz, it pains me to delete them, as I drank in them both on a regular basis.(WT-en) andreasegde 14:25, 12 July 2009 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreas Hofmann

Hello, Andreas Hofmann! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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 * Thanks very much for your edits at Phonsavan. One style note, please Wikilink only places and never people, rivers, political parties, tribe names etc.  I had taken all these out once and then they re-appeared. Excellent work, and if you have any questions at all, please do ask. Cheers. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 01:05, 4 March 2010 (EST)

contact
hi burmesedays

ah okay I misunderstood the function of "contacts"... however where would I include a list to the local tour operators and travel agents... that 7 or so I posted would be all of them with noone left out and in the case of Phonsavanh it is difficult to get information beforehand, so it would be important information for people who plan to come to the Plain of Jars...

cheers,

Andreas

 * Please read the Wikivoyage policy on inclusion of tours. You will see that normally we do not include any tour or travel agents. If tour organisers are appropriate then the listings should go into the Do section. The Plain of Jars is fairly difficult to organise without a formal tour, so I think including tour operators is OK in this context. These must though have full contact details, and I suggest just selecting perhaps two or three of them that you know are the best.  Cheers. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 02:41, 4 March 2010 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreas.poeschek

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Thank you for your contributions to Vienna. One problem though: your picture Image:Gasometer-hyblerpark-2001.jpg states "GNU FDL" as the license, but Wikivoyage uses CC-by-SA 1.0. Could you relicense it? (WT-en) Jpatokal 10:15, 14 May 2005 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andreasschellenberg

Hi! Immediately stop touting our spanish articles. ead first about our policies welcome, business owners, Don't tout and Project:Content_guidelines. I reverted all your edits. (WT-en) jan 07:06, 22 June 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:AndreCarrotflower

Happy New Year, Wikivoyagers - hopefully a better year than the last one. Talk page messages for me should be left here, or else please see the archives (right) for older discussions.

-- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 05:47, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Warning box for US
It is pretty much incontrovertible right now that people have died during the capitol protest on Jan. 6 in DC, since there are multiple, reputable media reports on such. Not accusing anyone of anything here, but we should present the truth everywhere, even when it looks bad. Kiteinthewind (talk) 07:17, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

 * Why not discuss at Talk:United States of America, where updating the warning box already was suggested, but deemed not necessary. –LPfi (talk) 08:07, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Account imitation
Are you having many issues with this git doing account name imitation? Ping me if it is problematic, as we can do things at the metawiki system level. Billinghurst (talk) 04:05, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

"really embarrassing typos in edit summary"
I'm not sure that this is a valid reason for deletion - I don't know if we have a specific policy about revision deletion, but Deletion policy doesn't seem to allow it. Would you be willing to revert yourself? We all make typos DannyS712 (talk) 06:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I figured that was pushing the envelope. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 06:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Hidden revision on Travellers' Pub
Hey, Andre? Is the user whose abusive edit you revdeleted on Travellers' Pub a long-term vandal? I thought revdelete was only for persistent long-term vandalism. (I'm also not sure it qualifies as "vandalism" but that's a different question.) Powers (talk) 23:00, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

 * Yes, it does bear some similarities to the edit pattern of one of the vandals that we use revdel against, specifically the one who uses anonymous IP addresses to launch unprovoked attacks against some of the WMF stewards. Though the tone of the comment was remarkably similar, admittedly it's not a perfect match; obviously I'm not a steward. But even barring that, there is also a precedent, unrelated to the clause at Deny recognition related to long-term abusers, for using revdel against slanderous attacks on users mentioned by name - a phenomenon that happens from time to time here, and the reason why "Inappropriate comment" is one of the options on the pull-down menu. I see the revdel has been reverted already, I will revert the reversion citing this user talk page conversation. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 15:23, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

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New bureaucrat inactivity policy
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Docent
Hi, sorry to bombard you! Are you still available to answer questions as docent for Buffalo and districts? I'm just going through the list of docents again to make sure we're up-to-date. Hope you're keeping well, mate. Best wishes, ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 11:30, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Salut encore. J'ai désormais effacé ton pseudo de tous ces articles-là (+ Clarence (New York), d'après Docents. Bien à toi, ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 16:57, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrej59

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrejerwitz

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrew80

Hello!

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P.S. Might I ask where you found Image:Langtengah.jpg? Thanks! - (WT-en) Andrew Haggard (Sapphire) 21:31, 5 June 2006 (EDT)
 * I got it from a website. Anywho, I changed the image to an image I took myself when I was on the island.(WT-en) Andrew80 04:49, 6 June 2006 (EDT)

Lang Tengah
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User talk:(WT-en) Andrewconrad

Hello!

Andrew, thanks for the help with the climate box issues. I couldn't figure out what was causing the template to be a little larger than it was supposed to be, but you seem to have fixed it. -- (WT-en) Sapphire • (Talk) • 23:07, 10 March 2007 (EST)

Saphire, not a problem. my apologies on the other changes, such as abreviating everything. next time, I'll propose a change before the disrupting everything. (WT-en) Andrew 02:00, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrew Groff

Welcome
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Thanks a lot for your contributions to Foça—it's great to see the blank outline I've created a few months ago filling up! By the way, do you mean Aliağa by "From the airport in Izmir, you can take the tram to its final stop. From there you can catch a bus to Foca."? If so, let's add that to the article, to clarify things for users. – (WT-en) Vidimian 10:48, 16 July 2012 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrewjamesmorgan

Hello!

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrew.macaskill

Welcome
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User talk:(WT-en) AndrewMcDonald

Hi Andrew! Welcome to the travelwiki... it's great to see another fellow Australian contributing, and I love what you're doing with New South Wales and Sydney so far! (WT-en) KJ 05:09, 15 Sep 2003 (PDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) AndrewRH

Hi AndrewRH! Thanks for your edits on Malta, they are much appreciated!

I thought I'd just drop by and welcome you to Wikivoyage. If you want to specialize your experience you may want to consider editing your preferences.

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrewrutherford

Hello!

Welcome to Wikivoyage. You can edit your preferences to change how the software works for you. Please take a second to look at our copyleft and policies and guidelines, but feel free to plunge forward and edit some pages. Scanning the Manual of style, especially the article templates, can give you a good idea of how we like articles formatted. If you're new to our wiki software, MediaWiki, look at the Wiki markup to get an idea of how to edit a page. If you need help, check out the help desk, and if you need some info not on there, post a message in the travellers' pub.

Thanks for your contributions on Korea and the Southern Alps! One thing to watch: we're very picky about which external links we use. --(WT-en) Evan 10:39, 30 November 2006 (EST)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andrewsyria

Hello Andrewsyria! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

To help get you started contributing, we've created a tips for new contributors page, full of helpful links about policies and guidelines and style, as well as some important information on copyleft and basic stuff like how to edit a page. If you need help, check out Project:Help, or post a message in the travellers' pub.

Thank you for your very useful edits to Saint Petersburg! That airport taxi tip is, IMHO, particularly valuable. One thing that did strike me as odd, though, was your recommendation to avoid gypsy cabs in all circumstances. When I lived there in 2003, I and everyone I knew took the частники everywhere we went as a matter of course. Has this changed over the past several years? Unless there has been some sort of crime wave, I would think that the gypsy cabs are a godsend to Russian-speaking travelers on a budget. You are definitely right, in any rate, to advise against any kind of interaction with locals outside expat bars/clubs. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 15:40, 27 December 2007 (EST)

Kazan
Hey, great edits to Kazan! It's always killed me that we had no information about this city, so thanks for helping to change that. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 13:44, 23 February 2008 (EST)

Syria
Great work on Syria! Keep it up. (WT-en) Jpatokal 06:13, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

Your photos at shared
Please, draw attention to wts:User talk:(WT-shared) Andrewsyria.

NB: I was already fix a your photos descriptions of Kazan, Novgorod, Murmansk and Damascus. -- (WT-en) Sergey kudryavtsev 08:50, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andri.wardhana

Hello, Andri.wardhana! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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 * Thanks Andri for the great work on Wonosobo. Really impressive. If you want to turn your hand to any other Central Java articles, there is plenty of work to do! Thanks again.--(WT-en) Burmesedays 12:06, 19 April 2010 (EDT)
 * Thanks (WT-en) Burmesedays. This is my first contribution to wikivoyage. let me see if I can help improving Central Java article. However, My experiences are limited to Yogyakarta and Semarang.(WT-en) Andri.wardhana 02:08, 20 April 2010 (EDT)

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User talk:(WT-en) Andromeda321

Welcome
Hello Andromeda321! Welcome to Wikivoyage. Thanks for plunging forward so far. If you're going to continue working on Wikivoyage, you may find the tips for new contributors helpful.

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Thanks for your contributions within New Hampshire - I was born there, but moved away at too young of an age to remember much more than spending weekends at Lake Winnipesaukee and Sunapee Lake. Welcome again, and hopefully we'll see more contributions from you! -- (WT-en) Ryan 03:24, 24 Oct 2005 (EDT)

 * Glad to hear you'll be sticking around, and I agree that New Hampshire can use some work, as can a lot of the site. Also, from your Wikipedia page it looks like we're both fellow Case alums, although it's been a while since I've been back there -- surfing in California definitely beats dealing with lake effect snow. -- (WT-en) Ryan 23:32, 24 Oct 2005 (EDT)

 * One additional note, when uploading images you may want to explicitly note that the image is being licensed under the CC-SA license (as well as any other license you want to use). It's not strictly required, but in cases where there's any question of proper license the image will be deleted, so it's best to avoid ambiguity. -- (WT-en) Ryan 01:10, 25 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Travel topics
Skiing would be a great travel topic. See Fields of pursuit for the current, very extensive list of two (2) topics. Apparently lots of editors of the site scuba dive, many fewer ski. I'm sure however that once something gets started that it will probably take off -- there have been a number of discussions about how best to handle ski resorts lately (see Talk:Colorado for one). -- (WT-en) Ryan 01:03, 25 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Image licensing
Thanks for adding the "Released under the CC-SA license" comment to your images. Sorry you got picked on here, as the image licensing policies can be kind of vague, and aren't always enforced except in the case of copyright violations. Anyhow, the images you've contributed are much appreciated, as is the work you've done to comply with our sometimes-difficult-to-understand policies. -- (WT-en) Ryan 16:23, 4 April 2006 (EDT)

 * Seconded on all counts, particularly the "much appreciated" part, and thanks for rising to the bait I left on your WP userpage. It's great to have you back contributing, the more so since by doing so, you've identified a systematic issue that should (and, I believe, will) be addressed. -- (WT-en)  Bill-on-the-Hill coming to you from a different computer than I usually use, hence "Anonymous user", but it's really me, I promise. :-) 128.165.144.60 16:48, 4 April 2006 (EDT)

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