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Sociology of consumption: how much Germans earn, spend and save

German ministers take aim at tourists and refugees

Last week, two German interior ministers - the Bavarian and the federal one - were in the spotlight of the press. As reports Russkaya Germania, both made statements that could not go unnoticed.

European Commission has drafted a tourist memo

"The customer is always right, especially when on holiday," - that's how one can summarize the content of the document prepared by the European Commission to help Europeans going on vacation. The…

Visa for Yemen Can Be Obtained on Arrival

Visa for Striptease

Canada has introduced new rules for entering the country. However, they apply only to foreign strippers. As BBC reports, women of this profession, delicately called “exotic dancer”, who wish to…

Social assistance for Germans abroad

Not so long ago, this topic occupied the front pages of the German press. It concerns the payment of German social assistance to citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany permanently residing…

To Strasbourg for Protection

In May, the 114th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at the level of foreign ministers was held in Strasbourg. It approved a package of measures designed to improve…

Eternal Buzz, or a City Named Jazz

The airport we flew into turned out to be named after an unlucky aviator, and the main street in the business district bears the name of a bankrupt broker. As Voyage i otdykh writes, this is a city…

Sporting August: Olympics and Others

Sporting August is primarily the Olympic Games, which will take place in the Greek capital, Athens. Four years have passed since the previous Games, held in Australian Sydney. Much water has flowed…

Turkish Coast Becomes Explosion-Prone

August is traditionally the peak of the vacation season. And according to representatives of travel agencies, for many of our compatriots the word “vacation” is still firmly associated with the word…

Robin Hood and Bloody Tomatoes

In August, those traveling through Europe will be able to take part in a grand tomato battle and several Caribbean carnivals. Tourists are unlikely to suffer during these festivities, but the…

Where gnomes guard the gold

When the world-famous author of detective novels, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, decided to 'kill' his cunning hero Sherlock Holmes, for greater dramatic effect he moved the action from prim London to the…