Word of mouth

I'm not sure about you but when I travel I always try and learn a few words in the native language. So I thought it might be fun to post a few.
Today, Portuguese. Please correct me if any of these are incorrect. I'm sure all my Brazilian and Portuguese friends will have a great laugh over this!
1. hello=olá!
2.good bye =adeus
3. please =por favor
4.your welcome = sua boa vinda
5. excuse me =desculpe-me
Next will be French as I prepare for another trip to Paris in February!

List of top 15 February festivals around the world

Start packing! Here is a list of the top 15 festivals going on around the world in February!

1. ITALY: February 7,14,16,17 Viareggio Carnival

2. FRANCE: February 13-28 (Wednesdays and week-ends) Nice Carnival

3. ITALY: February 6-16 Venice Carnival

4. SPAIN: February 11-17 Sitges Carnival

5. BELGIUM: February 14-16 Carnaval de Binche

6. PERU: (Puno) February 2-11 Candelaria Festival

7. MALI: February 3-7 Festival des Masques et Marionettes

8. JAPAN: February 5-11 Sapporo Snow Festival

9. CANADA:(Ottawa) February 5-21 Ottawa Winterlude

10. THAILAND: (Chiang Mai) February 5-7 Chiang Mai Flower Festival

11. BRAZIL: (Rio) February 13-16 Rio Carnival

12. EGYPT: February 22 Abu Simbel Festival

13. TRINIDAD: February 15-16 Carnival

14. INDIA: February 14-16 Goa Carnival

15. AUSTRALIA: February 19- March 7 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

on the right track

Here's some news to kick off 2010.
To assist the growing number of woman who are joining the workforce in India the state Railroad has introduced woman only cars in their trains. The train cars, known as "Ladies Specials" are now running between India's largest cities, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta.
Japan, Egypt, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Belarus, the Philippines and Dubai are other countries who have had similar problems with men behaving badly during the daily commute and have jumped on the right track with similar programs.