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Fasten your seatbelts

Where is the invisible line that separates real facts from the fantasies of disaster film creators?

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Visual Contact

Most of our tourists get visas to foreign countries through travel agencies together with a tour package. But sometimes citizens have to get visas themselves, and this procedure terrifies them…

A Wish Made on Charles Bridge

Ah, Prague! Whimsical enchantress, seductive sorceress... Probably, in the number of loving couples who have found their happiness in this charming city, Prague can boldly compete with Paris. How…

A Leap into a Fairy Tale

Who among us hasn't dreamed as a child of flying into space, having lunch with Mickey Mouse, or becoming a real cowboy? Now these dreams are quite achievable - just buy a plane ticket and head to one…

Abroad, Clouds Are Gloomy...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, receiving an invitation from abroad for a Soviet footballer meant only one thing: a chance to earn decent money and live in human conditions. But not for everyone…

Airlines blacklist

France will soon publish a list of airlines whose aircraft are banned from entering the country's airspace for failing to comply with flight safety standards. The blacklist will be posted on the…

Eastern Europeans flood England

Almost a quarter of a million people have come to live in the United Kingdom from Eastern European countries since the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May last year. Releasing these figures…

How I Got a Fiancée Visa

Before the visa interview, I was more nervous than ever in my life. What if they refuse? Joel, my fiancé, was perfectly calm: "There must be serious reasons for refusing a fiancée visa, because in…

Europe through the Back Door

I was traveling in a tour bus through Andalusia. “Look to the right, look to the left,” the guide said. We looked. They were showing us Spain. A voice from the radio panels told the story of the town…

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Linguistic talent

Some people cannot even read a single chapter of a textbook on a dare, and listening to language tapes puts them into a deep sleep. They can learn a foreign language only by practical means…