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Friday, January 19, 2018

Travel Day -> United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Country in the Middle East

The United Arab Emirates is an Arabian Peninsula nation settled mainly along the Persian (Arabian) Gulf. The country is a federation of 7 emirates. Abu Dhabi, the island capital, is home to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, with crystal chandeliers and room for 40,000 worshipers. Dubai is the site of ultramodern Burj Khalifa tower, enormous shopping centers and extravagant entertainment attractions.

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

Flight: NYC to Dubai - 12h 25m, $800

Area
Capital	Abu Dhabi 24°28′N 54°22′E
Largest city	Dubai 25°15′N 55°18′E
Official languages	Arabic
Recognised national languages	English Persian Urdu Hindi^[1]
Ethnic groups	27.15% Indian 12.53% Pakistani 11.32% Emirati 7.31% Bangladeshi 3.13% Sri Lankan 38.56% others
Religion	Islam


• Total	(32,300 sq mi) (114th) A little bit smaller than the state of Indiana

Population
• 2017 estimate	9,400,000 (94th) the state of NJ has 8.9 million


Currency	UAE dirham (AED)
Current time 9:15 pm (8 hours ahead)
CURRENT WEATHER	76 DEGREES & SUNNY

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by EXPLORE.org

Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park is the best place in the world to watch brown bears feasting on salmon as they swim upstream to spawn.

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Travel Day -> Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest. In San Juan, the capital and largest city, the Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos. Its Old San Juan neighborhood features colorful Spanish colonial buildings and El Morro and La Fortaleza, massive, centuries-old fortresses.

Capital: San Juan

Population: 3.411 million (2016)

President: Donald Trump

Official languages: Spanish 94.7%, English 5.3% - 78.3% do not speak English "very well".

Currency

United States dollar(USD)

Ethnic groups

75.8%	White
12.4%	Black
3.3%	Two or more races
0.5%	American Indian & Alaskan Native
0.2%	Asian
<0.1%	Pacific Islander
7.8%	Other^[3]

• Cession from Spain	December 10, 1898
• U.S. citizenship granted	March 2, 1917
• Constitution adopted	July 25, 1952

Roman Catholic (56%)

Protestant (33%)

Other (3%)

Irreligious (8%)

Flight From Newark Airport to San Juan: $289, 3h 50m

Current Time: 2:15pm, (1 hour ahead)

Current Weather: partly cloudy, 84 degrees 77% humidity

Puerto Rico is 1,150 miles from Florida

Puerto Rico is approximately 30 miles wide from north to south and about 90 miles from west to east. The land area is about 3,435 square miles. Puerto Rico is comparable to the state of Connecticut and bigger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island put together.