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Archive — May 2015

Tourism

Weekend in the Capital of Georgia (Part 1)

Hot and intoxicating Tbilisi is especially good in spring. It is warm, fresh, and the trees are blooming. As Focus writes, this city remains a mystery, even when it seems you have walked enough…

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Tourism

WEEKEND IN THE CAPITAL OF GEORGIA (part 2)

Mount Mtatsminda, which towers over the city, deserves special attention. On its slopes is the ancient fortress of Narikala, built in the 6th century. Once an impregnable citadel called Shuris…

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Everyday life

Funeral wreaths of artificial flowers

Flowers are an expressive symbol. With their help, one can express a wide range of feelings – love, care, attention or grief. Usually flowers greet a person's appearance in this world, and with them…

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Photo

Between Buda and Pest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary, a large European city, the only capital in the world that is also a balneological resort (with over 50 baths fed by thermal healing springs). It is a major…

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Personal experience

Hitchhiking through the Caucasus: Georgian Surprises – 2

The next morning we were supposed to set off for Zugdidi, and from there to Svaneti. But after a boisterous feast with our hostel neighbor, a Tbilisi native named Giorgi, this turned out to be an…

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Analysis

Drowning of a Shrew

The pearl of the Adriatic is literally being smothered by tourists, corrupt officials, and astronomical real estate prices. According to Expert Online, Venice has lost more than half of its…

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Photo

A View of the World Through the Hijab

In our world, many people almost constantly look at the world through the burqa or chador, the most conservative headgear of Islamic women. Associated Press photographer Hassan Ammar has created a…

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Immigration

Cameron takes on illegal immigrants

British Prime Minister announced new tough measures to combat illegal immigration. David Cameron, speaking at the Home Office with a statement on tightening migration policy, promised that the…

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Education

In Search of a Student City

Choosing a university in Germany is only half the battle. After all, it comes with the city where you will live for several years. What's bad about big cities? Can city rankings be trusted? Where…

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Personal experience

Hitchhiking in the Caucasus: Georgian Surprises

Hitchhiking through Georgia was a bit scary. We didn't know if it was safe enough or if hitchhiking is possible at all. But we took a chance. And it turned out that our worries were completely…

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Gourmet guide

Get Ready for French Cuisine

Hardly any tourist in France would fail to praise French cuisine as one of the most refined and diverse in the world. However, to truly appreciate it, one must set aside special time for the meal…

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Photo

Nail of Chinese real estate

"Nail house" is a neologism that came from the Chinese language. As a mass phenomenon, such houses appeared in China during the chaotic development of large metropolitan areas. Sometimes during the…

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Curiosities

Culinary Swinishness

The Supreme Court of Denmark made a decision that divided society. The country's highest judicial authority ordered to pay Muslim girl Menal Mustafa 40,000 kroner (about 6,000 euros) as compensation…

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Gourmet guide

The Modest Charm of Italian Cuisine

Italy is a country of contrasts. The national cuisine of this country, 'cucina italiana,' is just as colorful and diverse, just as rich in contrasts, and in fact, it does not really exist at all…

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Real estate

A piece of Italy for 1 euro

The mayors of three Italian villages – Gangi (Sicily), Carega Ligure (Piedmont) and Lecce nei Marsi (Abruzzo) have come up with a way to save these settlements from desolation. They offer anyone…

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Real estate

Buying Property in England

In England, a real estate market has developed that is one of the most expensive in Europe. However, the number of people who seek to buy property specifically in England is not decreasing. Why is…

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Culture

Movement is Life! Dance for Your Health!

Everyone, perhaps, loves to dance. Even if a person claims they cannot do it, they can learn to dance at any age, anywhere, and anytime.

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Tourism

New Routes of Old Countries

Although summer has not yet arrived, many are already preparing for their upcoming vacation. Tourists are diligently booking hotels for independent travel and buying tours, while travel services…

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Real estate

Advantages of Owning Real Estate in Turkey

Unstable economy, sharp currency fluctuations, sanctions, unfavorable analyst forecasts – all this makes many of us think about profitable and reliable investment of funds. Foreign real estate is…

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Education

Secrets of Learning French

French is rightly considered to be, although difficult, the most beautiful language in the world. Knowing French in our time is wonderful. Those who are determined to learn this difficult language…

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Integration

ADAPT WITHOUT STRESS (Part 1)

Many people think that moving from the former USSR to the Czech Republic brings only changes for the better. A happy, peaceful and cloudless life in a relatively quiet and stable Europe. However…

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Integration

ADAPT WITHOUT STRESS (part 2)

The second group of clients of Prague psychologist Alexander Kuzin, surprisingly, are young and energetic students. What problems could they have? After all, their whole lives are ahead... More on…

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Integration

ADAPT WITHOUT STRESS (Part 3)

The third group of emigrants in need of a psychologist's help are people whose husbands or children stayed in their homeland. They work in Moscow, Kyiv or another city and do not yet want to move to…

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Work

Ukrainians Abroad: Where and What They Work As

Programmer Artem Alekseenko hasn't been in his native Kyiv since last September. He came for the May holidays to visit relatives. In August 2014, after the advance of Russian-terrorist forces, the…

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