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Some Kindle Books Are Not Available in Japan

Avi Telyas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:07:54 +0000

I love my Kindle.

I read more, especially on business trips. I do all I can to carry less when I travel, so carrying a book always seems to me like a burden. With Kindle, I could eliminate the problem. Fixed (rather small) size and weight and can carry many books.

Yesterday, I was surprised to find that not all Kindle Books are available to me, since my kindle is associated to my Japanese address. I am thinking very hard, but still can’t find a reason.

If I can purchase the book (Hardcover) from Amazon and ship it to Japan, how come I can’t buy the Kindle version and receive it over a Wireless connection?

Japanese Companies/Brands in China

Avi Telyas — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:57:39 +0000

During my (short) trip I have noticed that there is noticeable presence of Japanese companies in China:

Kirin and Suntory in an Airport vending machine:

Hitachi ad in the Airport bus:

Shibuya 109 (Sorry for quality, taken while in Taxi):

Sharp :

The Long Way to Nanjing

Avi Telyas — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:43:19 +0000

No, I didn’t walk to Nanjing, I flew… but it took a while:

Since there aren’t daily flights from Narita (Tokyo) to Nanjing, I had to connect in Shanghai.

Air China service is reasonable, but the meal… less than reasonable:

The connection involved going through immigration, getting my luggage and then take a bus to another terminal (told you it was long). The good part was the small Embraer plane:

First Visit to Mainland China

Avi Telyas — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:05:05 +0000

Seems almost impossible, but today I will start my first trip to Mainland China. Have previously been to Hong Kong (twice) and Macao (once), but I am sure this is going to be a different experience.

My trip is to Nanjing (Nankin), in Chinese Characters it is 南京　, which means the southern Capital, which it was in the past. Since there are no daily direct flights to Nanjing, I’d have to connect through Shanghai (on my way) and Beijing (coming back), which makes the trip very long.

My twitter account (@telyas) is the best way to follow my updates and quick pictures I am taking with the blackberry, but I will do my best to update this Blog as well.

Indian Visa Anomaly

Avi Telyas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:06:08 +0000

As I am planned to visit India next month for business and my previous Visa expired, I visited the Indian Visa Application Center website to understand what I need to arrange beforehand.

As I was browsing, I found a strange anomaly in the Employment visa section:
Visa for Israeli citizens cost 10 (6 months period) to 5 (1-5 years) times than a Visa for US citizens.

I wonder why? Is it because Israeli are richer than US citizens? Do Israeli application requires a different and more expensive process?

See below (and on the website):

Venetain Macau photos – Some more photos

Avi Telyas — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:22:12 +0000

Venetain Macao photos – Room

Avi Telyas — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:23:10 +0000

Some photos I took in the Venetian Macau about a week ago.

Room:

In the Venetian, Macau

Avi Telyas — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:19:20 +0000

I am attending the WiMAX Forum Member conference in Macau, held in the amazing Ventian hotel.

Will post some photos in the near future. This place is busy! and definitely not for me. Superb room and facilities, great service, Casino I don’t use and nowhere else to go.

Welcome to Japan – Okaerinasai

Avi Telyas — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:57:18 +0000

Before arriving to immigration in Narita, a sign welcomes everyone to Japan in English. However, the Japanese sign says “Welcome back”. Interesting, isn’t it?

Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía

Avi Telyas — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:12:50 +0000

Two pictures from the Parque Technologico de Andalucia.
I enjoyed the atmosphere and nature around the office buildings.