Skiurlaub in Tirol

"Skiurlaub Tirol" is a German word that literally translates to skiing holiday in Tirol. Tirol is a region of Austria and Italy as well as a village in the province of of Bolzano-Bozen.

For those who have never heard of this place and why I am mentioning skiurlaub tirol is because it is the perfect place for a skiing vacation.

As a professional traveler and skier, I am always looking for new places to go relax and have fun in the snow. I have to admit that I had never before heard of Tiro until a friend of mine from Austria visit him for an invigorating vacation in Tirol for some, "skiurlaub".

At first, I was a bit skeptical due to it being located a continent away. It seemed like a lot of money to spend just to go on a sky trip when I can just go to Colorado which is only a few hours away from my home in Las Vegas.

After doing a bit of research, I found out that Tirol is a great little place in Austria that offers many historical attractions and is perfect for as they say, skiurlaub as well as enjoy a rich culture ingrained in medieval history.

Once I arrived in Tirol, I was breath taken by the beauty and charm of this quaint village. The people were very friendly and most knew enough English to facilitate my stay.

I stayed in this great skiing lodge where the employees were very helpful in pointing me in the right direction as to what to see. Things like:

1. Market Day in Tirol´s Old Town
2. The Kasermandl
3. Kaunergrat Natural park
4. and many more

If you are looking for a skiing vacation abroad, I highly reccomend that you consider going to Tirol for some Skiurlaub!

Starting a Sportsbook in Costa Rica

Starting and owning a sportsbook in Costa Rica has been a question that many people have emailed me about lately. I am not a sportsbook owner so I am not sure why people have been asking me about it but I do have some knowledge about what is necessary to open a sportsbook in Costa Rica.

The first thing you will need is money. 

Owning a sportsbook in Costa Rica is just like any other business and you will need starting capital. How much you will need will depend on many factors such as:

1. Betting Limits
2. Post Up or Credit
3. Hours of Operation
4. Full Juice or Reduced Juice
5. Staff
6. Office
7. Cost of Server
8. Cost of Software
9. Website Designer
10. Programmer
11. Banking Options

The Second thing you will need is a website and the sportsbook software.

There are several different types of sportsbook software available online but be ready for a heavy price tag. This is because unless you make a sports betting software from scratch you cant really by a betting software. It is more like you are leasing it from another company. Therefore, you will have to continually pay a leasing fee.

There are also other alternatives like using a white label sportsbook or a bookie pay per head service to get access to a betting software. A white label sports betting solution will cost several thousand per month but it comes with a license. On the other hand, a pay per head sportsbook solution costs a few dollars per week for each active gambler.

The third is a dedicated Server to host your sportsbook. 

A regular server will only take you so far and the software needed needs a lot of space as well as a database.

The fourth is a good banking system. Its useless to own a sportsbook if you can´t take money in and out.

The Fifth is the staff. If its a small sportsbook and you intend to do all of the customer service by yourself then you can get away with just a lines manager and a programmer.

The Sixth is you need to register a company.

These are all of the things I can thinnk of right off the top of my head but since I wanted to make a decent post I actully did some research on how to open a sportsbook in Costa Rica and found this company that can help get you started. So here is the link to get you started on your way to Owning a Sportbook in Costa Rica.

From what I understand, this company offers consulting on how to open a sportsbook in Costa Rica and can provide you with the software, help you with getting the company registered in Costa Rica, getting office space, banking, website design and everything involved in opening your own sportsbook in Costa Rica.

Finally, I found the right marketing company for me!

A few weeks ago, in a blog post titled, "Online Marketing Professional Services on the internet", I wrote about looking for an online marketing company in costa rica. My main issue was finding an affordable company that could handle the website design programming and SEO located in Costa Rica.

They are plenty of companies in Costa Rica but only a few where they have a staff that understans and speak perfect English. Communication is key when hiring a marketing or web design company because how will you know that they understand what you want if there is no communication?

Well, this is what I got out of BlindMonkeyMedia. After a week of getting to know them and discussing my website plan. They came up with a great concept that met all of the criteria I was looking for along with some great insight from them as to how to make my future website more competitive.

I was impressed by the amont of time they spent with me even though I was not even a client of theirs yet. So I must say that I give them 2 thumbs up and will reccomend them to anyone willing to listen to the rantings of an old man.

2010 World Cup Qualifying Starting with CONCACAF

For the 2010 World Cup, three or four teams from the CONCACAF Region will make it to South Africa to take part in the 2010 World Cup and represent their country´s pride and honor.

There are 35 countries in CONCACAF, but only three or four of those teams will advance thru 4determining rounds to see which teams will make the cut

The first two rounds being a single-elimination format.

The first round consists of eleven games between the teams ranked #35 to #14 by the official FIFA Rankings. The winners advance to the second round to play another single-elimination game agains the remaining 13 teams.

The twelve winners of the second-round matches advance to the third round. Here, the twelve teams are divided into three groups of four, where each team plays the other team one at home and once away. The top two teams in each table advances to the fourth and final round.

The final round consists of the six remaining teams in a single table. Once again, each team will play a home and away match against every other team in the group. The top three teams get an automatic birth to the World Cup. The team that places fourth has a home-away playoff with the fifth-place team from the South American Region for a spot in the World Cup.

This year, the top three teams according to the May 2007 FIFA Rankings were Mexico, United States and Costa Rica. All three of those teams advanced. USA and Costa Rica advanced rather easily, while Mexico struggled in the third round and ended up advancing due to goal differential.
Honduras (ranked #4) and Trinidad & Tobago (#6) also advanced to the final round. #20-ranked El Salvador was the surprising final team.

The dates for the final round have been announced, with the first games of the round being played on February 11th. Asian sportsbooks will no doubt have USA and Costa Rica as heavy favorites throughout. Mexico will also be favored the majority of the time, but their spotty play may worry some online football bettors.

Costa Rica has looked the sharpest of the remaining countries, winning all six games in the third round and finishing with a goal differential of +17. The United States finished with five wins and one defeat, while Mexico struggled with three wins, two losses and a draw.

The matches set for February 11th have Costa Rica opening at home against Honduras, USA hosting Mexico, and Trinidad & Tobago travelling to El Salvador.

The World Cup is the most watched event in the sporting world so don´t let people fool you when they say the Super Bowl is the most watched event.

Pearland Photography Studio Services

Pearland photography studio services are hard to find if you are looking for quality customer service. Why in the world am I writing about pearland photography services?

ha ha ha, well, its because I happen to be in Texas right now and in the Pearland area which is where my cousin lives. I happen to be there to watch a basketball game but I will get into that later.

Anyway, I happen to mention photography services because I thought that since I rarely visit Texas and when I do I rarely visit my cousin that I would get them all a nice professional family portrait.

I wandered the streets of the Pearland area for hours lookig for a decent photography studio and every shop I went into, the customer service was awful or the prices where outrageous. Desperate to find a good shop, I turned to the internet and found this website for Pearland Photography, called, Kayumangi. What a name I tell you but I found out through the, Marius Lardizabal that it means the brown race and is a philippino word.

So after finding his site, I made an appointment to meet him and after talking shop with Marius, he gave me an excellent rate and even added a 10% discount since I was an out of towner and it was for a gift. He appreciated that and when it came down to the photography shoot with my cousin´s family he was very professional and very patient. Especially with the little one.

I reccomend to anyone in the Pearland area that is looking for a photographer to visit his shop. You can find more information about the photography services that he offers by going to www.kayumangi.com. Whedn you do go for a photgraphy session, let him know that Frank sends his regards!