Curiosities

A Little About the Eccentricities of the Japanese

Traveling through different countries, it is impossible not to notice that the age-old traditions of different peoples, their way of existence, and mentality directly influence the formation of the…

How Google Captured 'Dead Body' in England

Interesting Laws of the Beach World

If you want to go on vacation and have already decided to spend it on the beach, sunbathing and swimming in the warm sea, you will certainly be interested to learn about some curious rules regarding…

Gestures Not to Show in Some Countries of the World

Travelers who enjoy trips to distant countries can tell a lot about how easy it is to get into trouble there just because of one gesture. For example, in a number of Muslim (and not only) countries…

Paris 'hares' unite

A new category of fare evaders has appeared among Paris metro passengers – 'hares,' convinced of their right to unpaid travel. According to statistics, about four percent of public transport users in…

Japanese calligraphy: how to 'draw with the heart'

Since ancient times, the Japanese have called hieroglyphic writing a 'drawing of the heart'. As for the concept of 'hieroglyph' itself, it denotes a simplified but deeply meaningful image of a…

Tibetan Incense: Breath of the Himalayas

In Asia, the art of creating incense has been revered for many centuries. The making of Tibetan incense consists solely of natural oils, fruits, resins, roots, spices, and various aromatic herbs…

A trip to Turkey or a visit to a hammam?

In St. Petersburg, there are many Russian baths and Finnish saunas that are in great demand among residents and visitors of the city. However, today Turkish baths are also in high demand. And if the…

Culinary conflict

In Europe, English cuisine is considered the worst, but the Queen's subjects themselves will stand like a wall behind the island's culinary traditions, claiming there is no dessert tastier than…

There is never too much cheerful news

The April Fools' joke about 'chalk on the back' lost its relevance long ago. This is confirmed by today's news we fished out of the Internet. We offer a selection of reports that may be useful to…

A Year Later, Abramovich Punishes Italian Newspaper

Owner of Chelsea FC, governor of Chukotka, Russian oligarch and billionaire Roman Abramovich recently won a court case against the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

Everything you need to know about Germans

When traveling around Germany, everyone notices that Germans have quite specific communication rules. If you don't want to seem strange in a new place, you need to remember the main features of local…