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Tourism

More and more tourists visit the Czech Republic

From January to September 2004, the Czech Republic was visited by 6.33 million foreign tourists. Compared with the same period in 2003, an increase of 22.8% was recorded. Along with good advertising…

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Where should a tourist go after the tsunami

Shortly after the New Year, the radio station “Echo of Moscow” asked its listeners whether they were ready to go on holiday to Southeast Asian countries. According to the voting results on air, after…

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Scarlet on White

In winter, Lapland is even quieter than in summer. As "Voyage and Rest" notes, the main inhabitant of the white silence is the reindeer, from which there is no more noise than from falling snow. Much…

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Should you go on vacation now to disaster regions?

Just a few days after the disaster in Southeast Asian countries, tourists are already sunbathing on the beaches. As Deutsche Welle notes, tabloid newspapers publish such pictures. Drinking beer and…

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Casanova, Celts, ale and other temptations

At the beginning of the year, besides the famous Italian carnivals that are starting (their peak will fall in February), an inquisitive traveler can get to the Celts and the ale festival, to a…

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Southeast Asian regions safe for tourism named

The Pacific Regional Association of Tourist Organizations (TATO) does not recommend canceling tours to Southeast Asian regions outside the zones affected by the earthquake and the resulting tsunami.

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Asianness, or How Not to Travel in India and Nepal

If you are attracted by 30-hour rides in an overcrowded bus, if you cannot imagine traveling without a 20-kilogram backpack that you will have to carry on your back for a month in 40-degree heat in…

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On an Elephant after a Rhino

The word "safari" (in Swahili – "journey") was first used by white people to refer to hunting animals, and then they expanded its meaning to include observing wildlife in national parks. Usually…

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Vacation in the Minoan Era

Crete is an opportunity to visit two or three seas at once and several eras, claims "Путь и водитель". They say that thanks to zero crime, you don't have to lock your car here. But we didn't check…

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Spain Loses Interest in Bullfighting

The management of Spain's state National Television has decided to no longer broadcast bullfighting in its programs. The decision has already caused discontent among businessmen whose business is…

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Getting to the Mad King's Castle

Three years ago I happened to be on a journalism internship in Nuremberg, Bavaria. Nearby, in Munich, there was another intern from my group who persistently urged me to go see Neuschwanstein Castle…

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East Germany has its own 'Wild West'

The vast and sparsely populated spaces of the state of Brandenburg, which surround the German capital on all sides, attract investors specializing in tourist services, reports Deutsche Welle…

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