«Cheap» does not mean «awful». At any rate, Times has found 20 hotels worldwide where for relatively little money you can get service and comfort comparable to those offered by boutique hotels.
In September, Europe as usual drinks beer and wine by the hundreds and thousands of liters (in Germany and Hungary), roars with engines (in Austria), watches cartoons (in Spain) and listens to music…
The traditional season of grand European sales this year has been hit by powerful inflation. Most stores in the Old World have, as has been their habit for many years, opened their doors to fans of…
The Beijing Games are in full swing: just have time to see athletes off for tests and analyze the tests. If 3,600 tests were conducted in Athens, then in Beijing 4,500 are planned, or even more…
For traveling in Europe, you don't need luxury hotels - a simple two- or three-star one where you can spend the night and have a cup of coffee in the morning to go explore the world is enough…
A year ago, the European Commission obliged mobile operators in EU member states to switch to a single 'eurotariff'.
Education
We have one national trait, which, fortunately, is gradually being replaced by new norms of life. We do everything at the last moment, sometimes with strain and losses of both time and money…
Over the past seven years, more than 26 thousand foreigners have obtained Czech citizenship. According to the Czech Statistical Office, more than 40% of them are citizens of neighboring Slovakia. The…
Tourists heading to Slovakia are trying to figure out which currency is more profitable to use. And although prices in crowns and euros were officially supposed to appear in the country on Sunday…
Forbes magazine decided to create a rival to the only ranking of American colleges, which is prepared and published by U.S. News & World Report.
The lower house of the Czech Republic's parliament has passed a new version of the employment law, which provides for a reduction in the duration and amount of unemployment benefits. In addition…
This summer, Riga apartments were preferred for rent rather than purchase. According to Lenta.ru citing BizNews.lv, the number of rental transactions increased by 50%.
In terms of demographic indicators, East Germany ranks last in the European Union. This is evidenced by data from a study by the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, published on August…
Europe's second largest travel company, Thomas Cook, has named Turkey and Egypt as the most popular destinations among its clients. Company experts predict a real tourism boom in these countries next…
Work
Summer is a time not only for vacations, but also for a pre-planned labor surge. Thousands of our students traditionally use their holidays to earn some extra money. In this case, we are not talking…
Immigration
Starting next year, the northernmost kingdom of Europe may lose its image as a 'paradise for immigrants' that it has acquired in recent decades. According to Novye Izvestia, the reason for tightening…
Immigration
Most Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel feel discriminated against by the native population of the Jewish state. According to Vremya Novostei, this is evidenced by the results of a survey of…
Work
An acute crisis of skilled labor forces Germany to soften its immigration legislation. As «Expert» notes, the entire European Union is ready to follow its example.
If you, dear readers, from time to time visit exhibitions dedicated to foreign real estate, you have probably noticed that, despite the large number of offers from various countries around the world…
Visas
At the beginning of the current tourist season, residents of the Old World were actively discussing the prospects of vacations in the USA, since the dollar exchange rate is falling, and therefore the…
The overwhelming majority of Russians (79%) would not want to leave Russia and live in another country. As reported by RIA Novosti, this is evidenced by the results of a survey by the All-Russian…
In the last month of summer, Europeans will play bagpipes in Glasgow and Strakonice, participate in all sorts of folklore festivals, throw mobile phones in Savonlinna, launch hot air balloons in…
As reported by Homes Collection magazine, there are many wealthy people in Panama who love money, traveling the world, and simply living beautifully. Panama's middle class is growing very rapidly…
Technology
Mid-summer. Vacation season. And those of us who are tired of depending on the whims of fickle weather are purchasing tours to foreign resorts. Fortunately, there is no shortage of offers; everyone…