Education
Every year, language tours are becoming more popular. The reason is their high efficiency. Practice shows that complete immersion in a language environment, even for a couple of weeks, completely…
Tourism
The history of Cyprus is rich in events. Various states constantly fought for this island, as it lay at the crossroads of trade routes between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Now the island is divided into…
Everyday life
The latest data from the European Statistical Agency (Eurostat-Jahrbuch 2011) show that the share of Europeans getting married is decreasing, the number of children born out of wedlock has reached a…
Country guide
A day in Amish Country traditionally ends with dinner. Along the roads there are many family restaurants. We chose the largest one with the appetizing name 'Good and Plenty'. In the large hall there…
Analysis
Despite the fact that the leaders of 26 European countries solemnly proclaimed an agreement to create a fiscal union within the EU, national parliaments are in no hurry to ratify the new treaty…
Visas
Chinese authorities are planning to 'make life easier' for tourists and speed up border and customs checks. To do this, they will take fingerprints from travelers. According to China.org, the new…
Immigration
The flow of immigrants to Germany from other European Union countries in the first half of 2011 grew by an average of 19%. The record belongs to people from eurozone countries: as Russkaya Germaniya…
Country guide
Of course, the most common animal in Amish country is the horse. The most photogenic after horses turned out to be mules. We also encountered them in abundance in all villages. Mules are a cross…
Integration
German sociologists have derived an integration index. The leaders in this indicator are ethnic German repatriates, while the outsiders are Turks living in Germany.
Country guide
Externally, Amish houses are no different from those of other Americans. They are only given away by the laundry drying on the line, as they have no electric dryers, and the unhitched buggies…
Country guide
The first thing that catches the eye of a modern city dweller in the Land of the Amish is, of course, the abundance of horse-drawn transport. And this despite the fact that, as the residents of the…
Country guide
I think not even everyone in America knows that in the United States in the 21st century there live tens of thousands of people who prefer the horse to the car and tractor, practically do not use…