New Zealand has abolished the visa regime for citizens of the Czech Republic. Thus, from January 1, 2003, Czech tourists can stay in New Zealand for three months without a visa, reports Radio Prague.
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China has become more accessible to tourists from all over the world. As NEWSru reports, the Chinese government has amended the rules for…
Starting from the new year, a new system for checking passenger baggage has been introduced at US airports. Now, to avoid trouble, foreign air travelers will have to pack their suitcases and bags the…
In Nikita Mikhalkov's film "The Barber of Siberia" there is a scene of a romantic meeting between a Russian cadet and a young American woman in the carriage of a train traveling through the Siberian…
Tourists who came to Austria this year for Christmas and New Year were surprised that Austrians strolling along the streets were paying for all sorts of small items like mulled wine or sausages not…
President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Dutchman Wim Duisenberg, believes that "sooner or later, the three European Union member states that have so far not wanted to introduce the euro will…
According to a survey conducted among a thousand British schoolchildren aged 7-16, the young generation knows much more about the Internet than about books.
Oxford University Press intends to make available online all of its linguistic dictionaries and reference books on the disciplines studied at Oxford.
The transition from the old year to the new 2003 has happened. The fact has taken place - if, of course, one ignores the old styles, the canons of Eastern and other exotic calendars. This transition…
The British government has announced radical measures to combat truant schoolchildren. And also with their parents, reports the BBC.
Polish visas, which are supposedly to be introduced for Ukrainian citizens in the summer of 2003, will be cheap, multiple-entry, and accessible, and the visa regime itself will be flexible. This was…
By a decision of the French government, tobacco prices have been increased by 15%. This is the most significant price increase in the last ten years. An ordinary pack of cigarettes now costs four…