«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.
A year ago, the European Commission obliged mobile operators in EU member states to switch to a single 'eurotariff'.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As reported by Natalya Sizova, regional manager for agency relations in Russia and CIS of the Switzerland Tourism Office, the country plans to enter the Schengen Zone on December 6. This information…
A ban on the preparation of the famous Chinese dish, Peking duck, has been introduced in the European Union. The reason for such a harsh measure taken by the European Commission is the significant…
The European Commission recognized as legal the decision of low-cost airline Ryanair to refuse transportation to passengers who bought tickets through third-party sites instead of its own. Starting…
The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) is conducting a survey among clients, staff and any interested parties to analyze the work of the visa department.
Curiosities
A Russian illegal immigrant has been discovered in Buckingham Palace. According to Vremya Novostei, 32-year-old Igor Golovanov spent more than a year and a half almost daily near members of the royal…
As is known, among all European countries, the Catholic Church has the greatest influence in Poland. Therefore, two innovations spreading here that are directly related to the institution of family…
“Three wives is a beauty, say what you will!” was the conviction of the hero of the Soviet film hit “Kidnapping, Caucasian Style.” However, as “Vremya Novostei” notes, in the Soviet Union one could…
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…
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…
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…