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Official punctuality statistics can be found via the website of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS):
http://www.sbb.ch/en/corporation/the-company/facts-and-figures/punctuality-and-safety.html
The interpreration is left to you.
Punctuality statistics are often meaningless. Rail companies can too easily fine tune them. Moreover they are often ...
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According to historvius.com, among the oldest structures you can visit are the Mamertine Prison, dating back to the 7th century BC, as well as the Temple of Vesta (wikipedia link) on the Forum, which dates from the same period.
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The "left" side of the plane is usually referred to as the Port side. The term most likely comes from terminology as used for Ships (Fore, Aft, Port, Starboard, Up and Down). I would say it is convention that ships dock such that the Port is on the left, from which the term for the side gets its name ("The side of where the Port is").
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Nate is correct, because the Galley is loaded from the right (and on a 737 is on the right hand side (centre for bigger planes)
Page 6 of the this PDF shows Boeing 747 design specs and how a plane is serviced while on the ground under normal circumstances. You'll notice that the cargo is also loaded on the right hand therefore if a plane was being unloaded ...
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I expect it's because most airplanes are designed for boarding and deplaning on the left.
Next time you're on an airplane, take a look around as you're boarding. In my experience, the area around the boarding door on the left is relatively spacious and designed to direct passengers into the cabin. The corresponding space on the right is usually a galley. ...
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There are lots of places in Japan. Here is a list on wikipedia. Among others, this mountain is one of the most strict one.
From the wikipedia article:
Traditionally, women in Japan were not allowed to climb mountains
sacred to the Shinto religions. [...] a sign at the entrance to the
mountain proclaims "No Women Admitted," in English and ...
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my name is Brando Yelavich. I'm 19 and I'm simply walking around New Zealand without using roads, so on the beaches and coastlines living off the land. You can watch my progress here http://wildboy.co.nz (facebook page).
I'm 78 days in and just about at the bottom of the north island. It is going to take me about 1 1/2 years. I'm doing it solo, so no ...
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All stadiums in Iran are man-only places and women do not have a permission during a game like Football,Volleyball,Basketball and etc to come in and watch the game if it is between men teams.
All beaches of Persian Gulf and on Iran side of the Caspian sea are man-only for swimming except for women who have complete Islamic cover. There are also some small ...
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As you may know Iran is being managed by Islamic rules so there are many separated parts for men and women in mosques and buses and woman and man-only schools and nowadays classrooms are being divided according to the sex of students at universities too!
In order to tourism aspect it is interesting to know there are woman-only beaches for women in Persian ...
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The Herbertstraße "Herbert street" in Hamburg (only in German). It is a street where prostitutes are offering themselves to suitors, sitting in the windows. The street itself has screens so noone outside can look into the street.
There are red signs which prohibit to enter the street for minors and women. While in former times both minors and women were in ...
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Sabarimala, a Hindu pilgrimage/temple in Kerala, India, does not allow women between the ages of 10 and 50 (or more precisely the entry of the women in the menstrual age group) to enter the temple. Essentially, this is due to the fact that Ayyappan (the God of Sabarimala) is a Bramachari (Celibate).
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There is an article on exactly that on Fox News: No Women Allowed. In addition to the Mount Athos there is Mount Omine and a few others.
I am not sure where this is but it's still prohibited to women
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The Melbourne Club is a private men's only club in Australia. This is not the kind of thing you would visit as a traveller though. But, considering the people who have been a part of this club, it does highlight how sexism affects the power-balance even in a relatively enlightened country like Australia.
There are undoubtedly hundreds of other similar ...
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Mount Athos, in Greece, does not permit women to enter. Wikipedia explains the rationale behind this prohibition as
Monks feel that the presence of women alters the social dynamics of the community and therefore slows their path towards spiritual enlightenment.
However, you may want to refine your question. For example, most restrooms are divided on ...
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