Archive — April 2006

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 328)

Nobody wanted to leave

Immigration has always been one of the eternal questions of American politics, both foreign and domestic. The midterm elections to the United States Congress approaching in November of this year once…

Singapore Sling

The history of Singapore is like an adventure novel. Here reality is intertwined with legends, like liana with liana in the jungles, in impenetrable tropical forests under the hot equatorial sun…

Who the West will let in, and who it won't

The emigration sentiments of our fellow citizens have long been known. However, if a person has decided to leave, that does not necessarily mean they will actually leave. First of all, because they…

Sky-high menu

Few airline passengers are able to limit themselves to a sour candy on the way. Most require a full meal of three or four courses, and if hours separate landing from takeoff, then also additional…

Olympic traditions and more

The history of the ancient Olympic Games spans almost three millennia. The modern Olympic Games continue the tradition of athletic competitions that took place in Ancient Greece in 776-393 BC and…

A Walk Across Three Continents

When specially equipped for Arctic expeditions Briton Karl Bushby, with an electronic navigator in his hands and a Colt Magnum .44 caliber pistol in his bosom, set foot on Russian soil from the…

Emigration News (Abroad No. 328)

Visa department news

Visas to seven EU countries may become paid for Ukrainians, and short-term Schengen visas will become more expensive.

How to See the Sky in Timeshares

When I told my acquaintances that I was writing about timeshares, everyone was terribly surprised: are they really still alive? Not just alive, but immortal, note Financial News. After all, timeshare…

Estonians have become citizens of Europe

Estonia has harmonized its legislation with European legislation, for example, in that part concerning the right of the country's residents to choose their place of residence within a unified Europe…

Germans Will Smoke Using Cards

The war against nicotine, which has engulfed Great Britain and deprived many pub patrons of the right to take a drag, seems to be gradually engulfing Germany as well. True, it has not yet come to a…

Chasing Wonders

A collection of non-boring routes for curious travelers from «Вояж и отдых». For those who prefer to travel by rented car and bicycle, along rivers, on elephants or horses. And on foot, of course…

Main news of the issue (Foreign No. 327)

Dutch accent of hospitality

It would not be an exaggeration to say that in the Netherlands, the 'pursuit of knowledge' is elevated to a cult. This small country has 214 higher education institutions. The Dutch Ministry of…

Awaiting Resurrection

In March, advocates of post-mortem freezing suffered a heavy loss: French pioneer of anabiosis Dr. Raymond Martino was cremated, after his body had to be removed from a cold storage chamber when the…

Protest under the Stars and Stripes

“We are Americans too!”, “America is us!” — under such slogans immigrants took to the streets of American cities. They are protesting against a proposal to tighten immigration legislation put forward…

Applicant's language readiness

To study at a foreign university, you do not need to take exhausting entrance exams. It is enough to provide a certificate that meets the admission requirements and the necessary package of…

Airline News (Abroad No. 327)

Park of Culture and Torture

Romanian authorities do not want to attract tourists with Dracula-themed attractions.

Apolitical Instinct

From German shops, at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a scandalous brochure, "A Guide to Germany for Women," has been withdrawn, published by the German Society for Technical…

To Russia – as guests, for work

Guest workers are almost the only thing that connects Russia with the other republics of the former USSR. Political alliances in the post-Soviet space are fragile, and the CIS countries simply have…

The whole truth about charter flights

Every year, charter flights take hundreds of thousands of tourists outside their homeland and bring them back. At the same time, passengers often reproach charter carriers: they say flights are…

World Cities Ranking Published

American consulting company Mercer Management Consulting (MMC) has published another annual ranking of the world's cities based on quality of life. New York is taken as the unit of measurement: the…