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All my Articles on HubPages
This is collection of all my hubs. I have found what started off as a set of travel articles with some technology has headed off in all sorts of directions and I am having trouble keeping track of them all, so here is my hubography!
Thanks to the recent HubLove competition I have now got some really out there topics, for me, and I need a catalogue - so here it is!
Australia and New Zealand
- New Zealand Property Investment
Why invest in New Zealand property? New Zealand is a stable, western democracy, a member of the British Commonwealth, a tiny country of 4 million people in the South Pacific. Property has always been New... - January 2008 holiday calendar - Australia
Australia's public or statutory holidays are determined at state rather than Federal level. So each state has slightly different holiday's. Some cities even have different holidays as well but I have left... - Australia Day
Australia Day is Australia's National Day - it commemorates the arrival at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1738 of the first white settlers, the fleet of convicts, dispatched from Portsmouth, England. The group... - January 2008 holiday calendar - New Zealand
New Zealand has 11 public or statutory holidays. Although many locals will get a paid day off, many services especially those for tourists will still run. The only days where almost all shops will close are : ... - Waitangi Day
Waitangi Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It has become an important for New Zealanders and Australians where ever they are in the world whether they are attending a dawn service in Australia or New Zealand or participating ... - ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is celebrated in Australia and NZ on the 25 April remembering a military defeat 1/2 a world away where the ANZAC spirit was born and arguably the new Australian nation was formed in blood... - Rugby - New Zealand's National Game
Rugby, or Rugby Union Football, is arguably one of the oldest forms of football still played by significant numbers of people. Mayan Football may be one of the earliest forms, but the practice of including... - Rugby Sevens
In the last few years there is a general tendency to catering to the shorter and shorter attention span. We used to have feature articles in newspapers than ran for pages - now its rare to have anything...
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Travel
- Italy Travel – Information, Tips & Advice
Italy is a long time favorite of tourists, 2000 years ago during the Roman Empire there were plenty of tourists, and the Pope in Rome ensured a steady stream of pilgrims for the last 1000 years. - India Travel – Information, Tips & Advice
India is one of the world's most exotic travel destinations. In can be beautiful and ugly - the two go together in India. Tips and advice on how to enjoy a trip to India and leave knowing you will return. - Map of Europe
The map of Europe was rewritten in 1989 when the Berlin War came down and Europe was re-united. This is great news for the traveler as the new atlas of Europe allows vacationers to travel from far northern Scotland to Turkey without ... - Vacation Packing List and Tips
Packing for a vacation doesn't have to be stressful. Be a little organized, plan what to take and repeat the golden mantra: less is more! Traveling light will not only reduce your back strain but also lead to more shopping opportunities on holiday! - Air Travel Tips
Air travel can be a big concern for inexperienced travelers, but there is lots of great information out there to calm the reassure nervous passenger prior to take-off. A little bit of planning can make... - Top Religious Sites of the World
Religion is some form or other has been around for a long time. It is hard to separate religion from for our cultural heritage in terms of art and architecture. All of the major religions: Islam,... - Travel Guides : Best Guide Books
How many do you have on your shelf? I have a fantastic collection of guide books, most of which I haven't used. Don't get me wrong I always have at least a guide book per country with me when travelling -... - Should I Take a Laptop Backpacking
One of the common questions beginner questions on the travel forums is whether to take a laptop when travelling. I've done both and my advice is to definitely think carefully and be aware of your options. Why... - Internet Access for your Laptop when Traveling
The Internet is becoming ubiquitous - especially in the Western World and taking a laptop traveling with you should make it easier to access cyberspace. Unfortunately this is not always the case! Your... - Kindle - A Solution for Travelers?
Is the new Amazon product the Kindle the answer for travelers? So what the hell is a Kindle? Its another nonsense product name thought up by the marketing department which might, just might, be as common as... - Pre-Trip Health Tips
Before heading off on the trip of a life-time or even of a few weeks there are few health issues you should consider. For any trip remember to check that you have: an adequate supply of any pills they take... - Jet Lag Tips and Tricks
Today's modern jets can have you landing before you depart. Your mind may find this confusing but your body is in an even worse state! Lunch is happening in the middle of the night and its dark when we... - Avoiding Sun Burn on Holiday
Quick question: assuming the beach is in Australia, in February, which of the beach goers on the right are most sensibly dressed? Well for my money to the 2 girls, one wearing a headscarf, both with trousers... - Avoiding Food Poisoning on Vacation
Announcing that you are heading off to an exotic location for a few weeks will undoubtedly make you the recipient of much unsolicited advice on how to avoid Delhi Belly or Montezuma's Revenge. Don't eat... - Driving on Vacation: How to Avoid Accidents
Many holiday makers under estimate the risk of driving in an unfamiliar or overseas cities and countries. In Australia and New Zealand is a fairly common news story that a tourist has driven off the road and... - Saving Money for a RTW Trip
A RTW trip is a dream to many but the most common lament is "I couldn't possibly afford it". Yet at the end of the tax year how often to look at your net salary and wonder where all that cash went? You can a... - Managing your Travel Money
So you have saved your money and are now off on your trip of a life time, or even just the 4 week vacation in Europe you've dreamed of..You've saved your money, you've bought your air tickets. You are in... - Travelling Overseas with a Weak Dollar
Managing your currency risk becomes more important if your currency is weak. You can reduce your exchange rate risk by spreading when and how you buy your foreign currency - Which Language is Easiest for an English Speaker to Learn?
Unfortunately in Australia and New Zealand it appears that fewer and fewer students are studying foreign languages at school or tertiary level (college). Australian's appear more bemused than proud that their... - Learn a Foreign Language - Tips
Language learning is scary for many adults - but it's just another skill which with the right motivation and application anyone can attempt. Learn some English grammar. One of the big disadvantages for... - Budget 4WD Travel
When planning our recent trip around Australia I struggled to find information on cheap but safe off-road or 4x4 travel. Certainly there was lots and lots of information on expensive caravans, off-road... - Overland Budget Travel for the Over 30's
Overland from Europe to Asia was the original 1960's hippies travelling route. Along the way they invented that backpacking craze which has grown to a huge international phenomenon supporting many publishing... - How to explain gaps in your resume
When people travel for extensive periods of time you end up with gaps in your resume. A gap in employment history for any reason is not a disaster unless you were really have something to hide...
Technology and Gadgets
- Nokia 6310 Phone with No Features
Attempting to buy a simple cell phone which just makes and receives voice calls and text messages seems a simple ask. However in today's ever complex gadget world your average cell phone will soon offer to make you an expresso if you know which ... - GPS Receivers - Top 10 by Performance Price
GPS Receivers can be of great use to drivers, mariners, walkers, golfers, geologists and many other outside workers. A GPS can be a function of your PC or cellphone or PDA. Or you may spring for new Garmin, Magellan or Tom Tom the range is - MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro - Comparison
Billed as the world's thinnest laptop the Apple's MacBook Air is a mere 0.76-inch thick at its thickest part tapering to 0.16-inch. Otherwise the MacBook mimics the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook... - Light Notebooks - Review of 5 Lightest Laptops
Whether you want a fashion accessory or a robust light laptop for school. Whether your budget is $3000 or $300 there is a light laptop for you. These notebooks weigh in at less than approx. 3-pounds - but you get so much these days regardless of yo
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HubPages and Blogs
- HubPages for Internet Marketing
I have seen some comments recently about using Squidoo and increasingly HubPages for Internet Marketing - there is more and more talk about HubPages in the Internet Marketing forums so I thought I would get in... - How To Write a Flagship Hub
Hubpages have announced a program encouraging hubbers to contribute high quality hubs which include a minimum of 1500 words of original content plus relevant photos, videos and links. Now in academia 1500... - Create an Attractive Hub Page
Designing an attractive article using HubPage's tools isn't too hard, even for the design-challenged like myself. However you do need to know a few tricks to avoid the frustrations... - Making Money on HubPages
To be honest I don't remember how I came to HubPages! I started fulltime on the web, trying to earn an income, in September 07 and within a month I found HubPages. At the same time I revamped my existing... - Free WordPress Themes: Site Reviews
So you want a new theme for your WordPress blog? There are lots out there just be aware of the pitfalls and don't waste your time on the WordPress theme's that don't do what you need. A new theme can really make you blog look sharp - How to move a blog from Blogger to Wordpress
Form many people their first blog is on blogger however as you develop your internet presence there are lots of good reasons to move to the more sophisticated WordPress blogging platform. - Setup a WordPress Blog to Promote your Articles
Recently I was reviewing WordPress theme sites and decided along the way to setup a new blog for the sole purpose of pointing at my various pieces of writing which are not on my own websites or blogs. ... - How to run Google ads on your blog
When people talk about Google Ads they really mean Google's Adsense program, which now includes video and image ads as well as the well-known classified ads. It is fairly straight forward to add Google...
Music
- Chicago The Musical
Chicago the town is synonymous with prohibition,gangland killings and jazz. Chicago The Musical is based on the original story by a reporter covering the trials of 2 women accused of murder. The story was... - Monty Python: Life of Brian - A-Review
The Life of Brian has become the most critically praised and well-loved pieces of work from the Monty Python team. It is side splitting funny and controversial and has become a classic, voted the best comedy... - The Best 10 Protest Songs
For as long as people have sung there have probably been songs of protest! There is something incredibly moving about a group singing with passion as any English football fan will tell you! Well this is a...
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Dancing
- Competitive Ballroom Dance - Dancesport
The popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" has been a huge hit across the world, has also brought a surge of popularity of a form of dance which is definitely NOT your mother's ballroom dancing! - Preparing for a Dance Competition
I am specifically talking about a Ballroom Dance competition but I suspect the same basic steps will work for any type of dance competition be it ballet or tap dance! Now I am assuming that you are doing... - Ballroom Dance Music
Ballroom Dance's music used to be strictly boring. Many people probably still expect to hear gorgeous dancers to be accompanied by the ever-green light orchestra which somehow manages to make everything from... - New Vogue Style Dance
New Vogue is a uniquely Australian version of ballroom dancing. The New Vogue style is recognised in Australia and New Zealand dancesport along with International Standard (Ballroom) and Latin styles. ... - Competitive Wheelchair Dancing
So you think you are too old, to fat, too unfit, too inflexible to compete in ballroom dance? You're worried about competing against the young and beautiful ? I think you should check out some of these videos:... - New Vogue Dances: Waltzes
For an Introduction to New Vogue Dance see: New Vogue Dance Style There are 5 recognised competition waltzes in the New Vogue style of dance. In approximate order of level of difficulty they are; ... - New Vogue Dances: Tangos
For an Introduction to New Vogue Dance: New Vogue Dance Style There are 3 recognised competition foxtrots in the New Vogue style of dance. The approximate order of increasing difficulty they are: ... - New Vogue Dances: The Foxtrots
For an Introduction to New Vogue Dance: see my article here Introduction to New Vogue Dance Style There are 5 recognised competition foxtrots in the New Vogue style of dance. The approximate...
Investment and Money Management
- Property Investment as a Business
If you are considering investing in property one of the key concepts to remember is that you are in fact going into business. Buying property is not the same as buying shares and putting them in the top... - How to get out of debt and save money
Credit card debt is a serious prolem for a lot of people. You can't save money and get ahead financially if card debt is holding you back. This article describes the simple steps anyone with debt can take to take back control of their finances and t - Employee to Independent Contractor
It's a big decision to give up a permanent job and take on the uncertainity of contracting but for many people its the perfect combination of ...
Opinion
- An Atheists Guide to Religion
Unfortunately people who have previously either not been interested in religion or only vaguely spiritual often come to religion due to the efforts of many religions and sects who actively recruit new members.... - Global Warning Environmental Disaster?
It's all over the news - this is the hottest summer ever, in the decade, in the last 5 years. So is the world getting warmer and what, if anything can we do about it. Global Warning has become a Religion... - List of the Greatest Inventions of the 20th Centurary
Well I can make a personal list which reflects the inventions that have made the biggest difference for me personally: the contraceptive pill: I wouldn't be childless without it! the internal combustion... - How to tell my 19 year old daughter that I disapprove of her boy friend?
Harrison asked how he should tell his 19 year old daughter that he disapproved of her boyfriend. Perhaps Harrison should consider that at 19 his daughter is : old enough to marry without his permission old...
Miscellaneous
- Oldest Living bug
Recently we travelled through Western Australia and got to see the oldest living thing on earth - the stromatolites. OK they look like black coral in the flesh, so to speak, and are in fact cyano-bacteria so... - Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is an interesting American phenomena. Building on from the Black Friday of shopping madness the Americans indulge in the day after Thanksgiving, the following Monday has now been dubbed Black...
So all you hubber out there with hundreds of hubs - why don't you try catalloguing your hubs too!
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Comments
Great catalogue. Will you continue to add to as you add hubs?
Yes - I was going to start a spreadsheet and thought why not a hub! Now you've got a whole lot more to do though whitney!
Hi Lissie, this is a great idea. It takes a lot of time to go through the hubs looking for the topics (esp. for people like me who have a limited time to be on the net.) I also made a hub similar to this one (but with a slightly different format) but haven't published it yet because I have less than 20 hubs LOL :-)
Nah go for it ripplemaker - publish it and then you can add to it ! Its also quite cool to see the topics laid out and then think of more hubs to fill the gaps!
Haha okay, I will work on it. It just seems kind of empty ... oh well, but you are right, that will prod me to write more. Thanks Lissie. LOL
Gee that a great idea. I havent written thousands but it would probably be easier to find than lookingdown our list, because I find it sor of blurs up and keep going up and down to find one. Thanks
Hi Lissie, thanks for the push. I just published it. This is the link. http://hubpages.com/hub/Ripplemakers-Hubs
Would you be kind enough to check it out if it's okay. Thank you so much. Now I'm off to your India hub. :-)
It should be interesting to see what the score of this 'hub of hubs' does! Maybe it'll be higher than most of your hubs simply because people will visit it more frequently!
Yes I am curious too! I don't think it will go much above 90 because internal hubpage traffic counts less than external search engine traffic, at it won't rank in google because my name is searched on as often as Paris Hiltons and b is not very well focussed - I seem to write on too wide a range of topics!
Lissie, I love this! I did not realize how many of your hubs I have not yet read, so this is really helpful. You have been a busy lady :)
HubLove has a lot to answer for! I mean I don't believe I wrote 2 hubs on Rugby!
Lissie,
This is a great idea. I love it. Thanks for the suggestion, I may follow suit.
Wow, Lissie, what a great picture of Australia! Makes me want to go there sooner! (It's one of my life's TO-DOs).
Do you not have a hub on Australia? You should make one, complete with pictures.
very nicely done...you can put this much more easily by using rss capsules for your respective tags..that would need a bit less effort i think ..
IntheDogHouse I will be watching for your hubofhubs!
WeddingConsultant if you check out my HOliday Calendar 2008 Austraila hub all the pics in that one are mine - there are also quite a few on my blog http://continuingadventures.com but you have to skip over the internet stuff and the dancing stuff!
Hi Soya - I tried using RSS capsules and have used them before - but you can only get a feed of best or hot or latest - dont subdivided by category which is what I wanted!
Lissie, Good idea and I like the layout. I think I may follow suit (when I have a little more time).
Actually, Soya is right. When you put the RSS Capsule in, you can link to your own writings (or anyone elses) by subcategory depending on what you (or the author) tagged them...
http://hubpages.com/author/belief713/breastfeeding
See where I put breastfeeding in? You insert any tag there and it can display I think up to 10 articles that are tagged whatever keyword/tag you put there. Of course if you need more than 10, the way you did it may be best, unless there's another trick I haven't figured out yet!
So one of yours may be...
http://hubpages.com/author/lissie/travel/best?rss
You can also replace best with hot or latest depending on the order you want your articles to show. Also, you can use the same link to encourage subscribers to specific topics and that way they won't get all of your articles, just the ones regarding travel (or whichever tag) that interests them. You can use the link on your hubs or anywhere else you may write.
Give it a try! It saves a lot of time! Hope this helps!
Lissie,
This is a lovely idea! Although the majority of my Hubs are on Mormonism, I too feel this type of indexing is a great idea.
Belief - BRILLIANT idea! Thank you also for being kind enough to not only share your ideas for organization, but for giving a great example of what you mean. As a newbie, perhaps I am easily impressed. LOL
But... that was like MAGIC clicking those links and seeing the organization and availability of each of the Hubs. Now, as a reader or subscriber of Lissie or yourself - I have one of the categories for each of you that I did not previously know were even published.
Brilliant! You both are now a part of my Google reader RSS feed:-) and oh so organized now!
Piece of cake! I am all over this system. Thanks. I love that so many are helpful on HP:-)
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To Australia? About 12 hours to Auckland, NZ another 3-4 hr to east coast Australia then another 4 hours to Perth, WA
I do Lissie, but I'm debating on just doing individu hubs similar to this with a collective topic. Instead of putting hubs of different topics all on one- IE someone looking up dog training may not be interested in a video game that's on the hub. I was thinking maybe more like dog training on one, pet rats on one, etc. Just a way to keep collective topics all together, but I'm still debating... :-\
Wow, Lissie! You've been very busy. Great idea.
Great idea Lissie! You have invented a new specie of hubs ;)
Not quite - Idon't tink I was the first here and I was inspired by lensographies over at the other place!
That's really great and a good idea, just now started but going to go for it now itself .thanks Lissie.
That's really great and a good idea, just now started but going to go for it now itself .thanks Lissie.
Its good fun - though now Ive let this get out of date so I better update it :-)
This is a great idea Lissie, and I like the way you've organised your topics. I need to get on and write some more hubs until eventually I need one of these myself!
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ahmu says:
7 months ago
nice topic i like it :)