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Brussels' Double Burden. The capital of Belgium and the EU bears it gladly.

Of Brussels' thousand-year history, about eight centuries were under foreign rule: the Burgundian dukes, the Spanish and Austrian emperors, Napoleon, the Dutch neighbors, not to mention two German…

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A journey through the land of the pharaohs

For most of our compatriots, Egypt is the beaches of Hurghada, the annoying shouts from shops of unpretentious souvenirs (“Zahadi! Natasha! Natasha!”), long night transfers to places where…

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BEDOUIN CODE. How Muslim canons influence everyday life

Let the ultra-modern vistas of Dubai not deceive the traveler; the descendants of the Bedouins, who founded semi-fabulous states on these shores, are still persistently trying to preserve in their…

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A Journey through Latin America

Uruguay is called the Switzerland of South America. The fashion for South America came to us with the literature of Marquez, Borges, Amado and Carpentier, and in a broader sense, with endless TV…

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Kutná Hora with a silver history

Cities are born like people - by desire, by plan, by oversight. And like children, loved or not, their own fate awaits them. The Czech "gingerbread" towns are living proof of that. They are scattered…

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Three Colors of Thailand

Thailand is a fairly large and diverse country. In two weeks - the optimal length of stay here - you won't see everything. The route proposed by the magazine «Вояж и отдых» is good because you can…

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In the land of unafraid Pokemon: Tokyo - a city of contrasts

Having settled into the seat, the main thing is not to recall how long you are destined to spend in it. Ten hours of flight. Enhanced - twice-daily - meals. Plus the steward's angry whisper: "If you…

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Satellite dish on a mud hut

Autumn Iraq is not at all like Ukraine. Even in November, this Middle Eastern country lives at the temperature of a deep European August. However, temperatures fluctuating from +15 to +18 degrees…

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The Ambiguous Street of a Merry City

Remember the old saying: they say, in Moscow it is interesting to live, in St. Petersburg - necessary, and in Hamburg - fun? I don't know how they look at this in Russia now, but the fact that a…

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Will Czechia dissolve?

Will Czechia dissolve?

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Secrets and tricks of Thai cuisine

Thai cuisine is unlike any other, even the cuisine of its neighbors - Vietnamese, Malay, Khmer, Cantonese and Sichuan. Moreover, not a single Thai dish has been borrowed by other peoples, and not a…

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Impressions of Greater Hamburg

Preparing for a trip to Hamburg, I read a lot of interesting things on the Internet about this city, its history and attractions. To my surprise, I discovered that this northern city is the second…

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