An information and analytics digest for everyone going abroad or staying home

Archive — August 2004

Real estate

Turkish real estate market learns to speak Russian

Once in December 2003, and to be quite precise, once in January 2004, domestic fans of Turkey woke up in a new reality. In December 2003, the country adopted, and in January 2004, a law came into…

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Tourism

Asianness, or How Not to Travel in India and Nepal

If you are attracted by 30-hour rides in an overcrowded bus, if you cannot imagine traveling without a 20-kilogram backpack that you will have to carry on your back for a month in 40-degree heat in…

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Tourism

On an Elephant after a Rhino

The word "safari" (in Swahili – "journey") was first used by white people to refer to hunting animals, and then they expanded its meaning to include observing wildlife in national parks. Usually…

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Sport

September: Calm After the Storm

In late August, the 2004 Olympic Games, which Athens was chosen to host back then, will conclude, and the sporting world, having vented its emotions in the Greek arenas, will take a short break. Is…

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Travel

Across India and Nepal with a Backpack

Asia, with rare exceptions, remains for Ukrainian citizens roughly the same as it was for contemporaries of Afanasy Nikitin. And if someone risks spending a vacation on Asian territory, they…

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Immigration

Migrant workers proposed to be legalized

In Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region, illegal workers – labor migrants from foreign countries – who are on their territory should be legalized as much as possible, and at the federal center…

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Work

Is it easy to earn money in Poland?

After joining the European Union, Poland was expected to shock other EU countries with the number of officially registered unemployed – in 2003, its unemployment rate already reached 18.7%. But it…

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Tourism

Vacation in the Minoan Era

Crete is an opportunity to visit two or three seas at once and several eras, claims "Путь и водитель". They say that thanks to zero crime, you don't have to lock your car here. But we didn't check…

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Immigration

Concentration Camps in the Sahara, or the European Union Has Grown Tired of Refugees

The EU countries consistently restrict access to their territories for immigrants, asylum seekers, and illegal refugees, without being scrupulous in their choice of means, writes IA Rosbalt.

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Everyday life

Germans preferred Goethe's language to Schröder's language

Several leading German newspapers and magazines immediately refused to follow the German language reform proclaimed by the federal government. According to Izvestia.Ru, at the head of the “rebels”…

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Travel

Through India and Nepal with a backpack (part 2)

Whether from the constant heat or for some other reason, Indians are very gentle and peace-loving. I have never seen brawling drunks in the final stages, although hashish, magic mushrooms, and other…

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Curiosities

Want a Green Card? Eat a Worm Pie!

A popular American television reality show offers illegal immigrants from other countries free access to the services of a legal company to obtain a green card, which grants the right to work and…

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Curiosities

Don't Forget Your Underpants

If, while in Scotland, you want to feel like a true Highlander and decide to at least rent a genuine tartan kilt – alas, you won't be allowed to wear it on your bare body, as a true son of the…

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Airbus

Berlin to Build New Airport and Close Old One

Berlin-Brandenburg is to replace Tempelhof, Berlin's largest airport, which closes in two months, according to Deutsche Welle.

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Everyday life

There Will Be Twice as Many of Us

The population of Germany, Russia, and other industrialized countries will decline rapidly, while states where hunger and poverty rage will grow no less rapidly, reports Deutsche Welle.

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Sport

Basketball innovations

The qualifying tournament for the European Basketball Championship among men's national teams, the final stage of which will take place in 2005, will this time be held under a somewhat unusual…

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Curiosities

Western and Eastern Germans quarrel over bare bodies

Western and Eastern Germany have entered into a conflict on the beaches of the Baltic coast, reports Lenta.ru. Citizens of the former GDR traditionally prefer to swim and sunbathe on the Baltic coast…

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Curiosities

East German prison awaits tourists

An exceptionally attractive route has been devised by the East German firm Artemis, reports Gazeta.Ru. The company has acquired about three hectares of land in the small town of Stolberg in Saxony…

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Education

Which country is better to study in

Going abroad to study is not difficult now. It is more difficult to choose an educational institution. And perhaps one should start with choosing a country, writes "Rockefeller".

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Sport

Rowing: From Academic to Slalom

Today, the Olympic Games program includes three types of rowing: academic rowing, kayak and canoe rowing, and rowing slalom. It is not hard to guess that academic rowing competitions appeared earlier…

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Auto tour

Croatia to tighten road traffic rules

A new road safety law has come into force in Croatia, imposing a ban on drinking and driving and a significant increase in fines, RIA Novosti reports.

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Tourism

Spain Loses Interest in Bullfighting

The management of Spain's state National Television has decided to no longer broadcast bullfighting in its programs. The decision has already caused discontent among businessmen whose business is…

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Work

Work in the land of a thousand and one nights

The United Arab Emirates... A land of golden sands, a boundless sea, fantastic hotels and oil sheikhs. A land where, according to rumors, every newborn baby gets a sum with five zeros deposited into…

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Education

The Longest Foreign Language Courses

Do you think your child needs a foreign education, but their knowledge of a foreign language is clearly insufficient? You could, of course, spend years mastering the language at home, sending your…

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