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Archive — June 2004

Inheritance from Abroad Money

Inheritance from Abroad

There are many of us, and we all descended from Adam and Eve or, for those who find it more convenient to think so, from the same monkey. So to some extent we are all relatives, but some of us are…

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Adriatic Breeze Tourism

Adriatic Breeze

If you have a single, energetic friend who is prone to adventurous undertakings, you must always be ready for all sorts of surprises. One day, with the first truly warm days, she burst into our…

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Mini-guide. Taste of Croatia Tourism

Mini-guide. Taste of Croatia

Whichever type of tourism you prefer - beach, sightseeing, active - you cannot avoid getting acquainted with the national cuisine, which, no less than art and culture, reveals the country's identity…

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A Breather Before the Start. Sports Events for July Sport

A Breather Before the Start. Sports Events for July

July is traditionally a vacation month for representatives of many popular sports. In most of them, the seasons have already ended, and the awakening from the summer hibernation will begin only in…

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Between Yin and Yang. Chinese walk crickets, play the pipa, and give paper diamonds to the dead. Country guide

Between Yin and Yang. Chinese walk crickets, play the pipa, and give paper diamonds to the dead.

Over the past twenty years, China has taken its place among the world's most developed countries, writes Voyage and Leisure. The country is on the rise and has a huge foreign exchange reserve…

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Wedding Tourism, or A Wedding in the Clouds Curiosities

Wedding Tourism, or A Wedding in the Clouds

Germans increasingly believe in symbols. Therefore, the more refined the wedding ritual, the more pompous it is, the stronger the faith in the sacred bonds of marriage during times of family crises…

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News

Favorite places of Russian tourists

Unlike boring Europeans, who absolutely love planning and booking, our compatriots prefer, having made a decision to travel in the evening, to set off there the next morning. And therefore the…

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Immigration

The Challenges of Immigrant Assimilation in Israel

High school students who immigrated to Israel between 2000 and 2002 feel detached from Jewish-Israeli society and have difficulty learning Hebrew. According to InoSMI.Ru, this is one of the…

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Tourism

Clara stole from Karl... a carnet. Documents that ease the pains of car travel.

The holiday tourist season is open! Despite the weather, thousands of our fellow citizens dream of a full, well-deserved rest. Many plan to spend it abroad, and some even plan to go there in their…

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Choosing between Canada and Australia. Comparison of immigration programs Immigration

Choosing between Canada and Australia. Comparison of immigration programs

At present, the most preferred countries for immigration are Canada and Australia. They have established and well-proven immigration programs, and they have advantages that distinguish them from the…

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Immigration

Germany will not become a classic immigration country

Representatives of Germany's ruling and opposition parties have finally agreed on the text of the future German immigration law. Highly qualified specialists will now be able to obtain permanent…

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Romania introduces visa regime News

Romania introduces visa regime

Starting July 16, Romania introduces a visa regime with Ukraine. This was announced on Tuesday at a briefing in Kyiv by the head of the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Markiyan…

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News

New rules for applying for a visa to Canada

Persons applying for visas to Canada must follow new rules if they pay for the services of a representative acting on their behalf. A paid representative is any person who accepts payment for…

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Fedot the Archer: made in Ukraine. The first Ukrainian hockey player won the Stanley Cup Sport

Fedot the Archer: made in Ukraine. The first Ukrainian hockey player won the Stanley Cup

The final series of the most prestigious club tournament in the world - the North American Stanley Cup - was followed in Ukraine with particular tension. No wonder! Playing for the team from sunny…

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Voyage into the Subconscious Country guide

Voyage into the Subconscious

Strange things started already at the airport. This was not yet mysticism, rather something like an insinuating but persistent interweaving of sleep into reality. First, the flight to Delhi was not…

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Driving Through Turkey Auto tour

Driving Through Turkey

Many of our tourists going on vacation to Turkey rent a car there - to drive around and see the sights without the rush of excursions. Gazeta.Ru reminds compatriots of the basic rules of Turkish car…

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A Truly English Vacation Education

A Truly English Vacation

Summer vacation is a long-awaited holiday for any child and a headache for their parents, who have to organize their children's leisure in a hurry. But there is one solution to this problem -…

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The Dutch are tired of newcomers Immigration

The Dutch are tired of newcomers

The slogans and political course of Dutch right-wing populist Pim Fortuyn, killed in May 2002 by a lone terrorist, have been adopted by the country's government without unnecessary fuss or bravado…

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My Gendarmerie Protects Me Law zone

My Gendarmerie Protects Me

Successful fight against crime, ensuring order on streets and highways in many European countries is often associated with the effective activity of such an ancient institution as the gendarmerie…

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How I got a British driving licence Personal experience

How I got a British driving licence

To acquire a car in almost any part of the world, you don't need much time. A driving licence is a different matter. As Rockefeller asserts, you cannot get one outside your own country so easily.

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News

Expensive cities of the world in monetary terms

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has published a list of the world's most expensive cities. According to researchers, the most expensive city in the world is Tokyo. In second and third places are…

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European Parliament: Where is Europe Heading? News

European Parliament: Where is Europe Heading?

Europe is expanding and, as usually happens with expansion, is simultaneously losing its ‘European identity.’ It is not only about geographic expansion at the edges, but also internal expansion…

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How Not to Get Burned on a Last-Minute Tour Tourism

How Not to Get Burned on a Last-Minute Tour

People invariably strive to save - and first of all this concerns time and money. Therefore so-called last-minute tours will always find their buyer.

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EUROPE TO BE DRAGGED THROUGH THE COURTS. AMERICANS ALLOWED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE OLD WORLD AT HOME. Curiosities

EUROPE TO BE DRAGGED THROUGH THE COURTS. AMERICANS ALLOWED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE OLD WORLD AT HOME.

The US Supreme Court has made a decision that could start a new wave of property redistribution in Europe. Now any American judge has the right to set the limits of sovereignty of European states and…

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