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Cuba: A Leap into the Past Country guide

Cuba: A Leap into the Past

Cuba evokes contradictory feelings among tourists from the former USSR. Some are delighted to recall the recent socialist past: life with a dream of a bright future, unrealized plans, but with…

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Technology

Sleeping Bags – Warmth That's Always Nearby

In any trip, equipment plays an important role. And no hike is complete without a sleeping bag. Especially if overnight stays in the open air are planned. A tent can successfully protect against…

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Tourism

Three-star Hotels in St. Petersburg

There are cities in the world that are a must-visit because they provide the most complete picture of important historical events and help understand the country's features and the mentality of its…

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Routes for a European Diploma Education

Routes for a European Diploma

You do not have to go to Oxford or the Sorbonne for a prestigious and high-quality education. There are options that are closer and more affordable. And even free. In addition to England, France…

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Illegal Immigrant's Dream Comes True Immigration

Illegal Immigrant's Dream Comes True

The Senate of the General Assembly of the highest legislative body of the state of Illinois approved a law called the 'Dream Act'. According to it, children of illegal immigrants enrolled in…

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Education

Boarding School

Schools and gymnasiums that provide comprehensive training and excellent education exist in our country. However, even they practically do not teach their students to make important or not so…

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Lazy or Learn? Education

Lazy or Learn?

Even before receiving the report card with their child's annual grades, parents are already dragging them off to some enrichment courses or an educational summer camp. Is it really, as in the old…

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Malta decides on divorce Everyday life

Malta decides on divorce

The only European Union state that prohibits divorce has made a compromise. At the referendum held at the end of May, the majority of Malta's residents (53.2%) voted for the right to divorce…

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Summer by Interest Education

Summer by Interest

In Europe and the United States, camps today are generally divided into two categories – classic and educational. The educational category includes language schools. There are also camps organized on…

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The Country of Unhappy Germans Everyday life

The Country of Unhappy Germans

Germans work less than residents of many other countries, but earn more, have a better environmental situation, larger apartments and lower unemployment than their neighbors – but they are still…

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Chador vs. Shorts Curiosities

Chador vs. Shorts

Thousands of police officers have taken to the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities to monitor compliance with Islamic moral norms and principles. They are to detain and fine Iranians, both men…

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European comes from Africa Immigration

European comes from Africa

In 2009, 776 thousand people acquired citizenship of European Union countries through naturalization. Most of the new Europeans come from Africa – this migration flow repeats the direction set by…

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Schengen didn't let the East in Visas

Schengen didn't let the East in

Members of the European Parliament (EP) overwhelmingly voted in favor of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area. However, according to procedure, this decision also required the…

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