I belong to those who always wonder *what kind* of February do we get this year - 28 or 29 days? All this because our solar system refuse to follow our logical system down here.
The ancient Egyptians had some 5000 years ago their 12-month year - each month with 30 days. Same year five extra birth-days for five of the main gods. The last 1/4th of a day did not fit in (then either) and was collected in a gigantic "year". Meaning that every fourth year the beginning of the year was moved one day. The cycle through the year was then done in 4 x 365 years. A large 1460 years *year* completed, and the New Year was once again where it was 1460 years ago. Nearly that was...
Today Egyptians have 3 calendars to organise the year. The Islamic calendar following the moon, the "agricultural" calendar with roots in the ancient Egyptian year - and "our" calendar. Mind you, the ancient Egyptians had both a sun and a moon calendar. The sun calendar for the *normal* year and a moon calendar for the religious...
Why do I start an article about organiser software with this?
Expect it somehow have connection with that I some weeks ago read an Editorial Director of a leading online PC site - complaining that there where no perfect organiser and PIM software around. "Perfect" he wrote, and made me think about defect children born by average parents and the many calendars of Egypt...
But as travellers we need a bit organisation, if not for anything else than put the flight times in a place we trust we can be reminded from. Before we go out and enjoy being disorganised that is...
As a travel agent you need it even more. We handle dreams of people, their long life dream of seeing the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty or Atlantis. But dreams are soon as lost as last destination if no flight or hotel room are prepared...
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