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| Buddha birthday is celebrated in Hong-Kong (12 May. 2008) - The Birthday of Buddha is celebrated in Hong-Kong with marvelous festivities and contests. The picturesque and colorful events attracts lots of tourists from the whole world. |
| USA airports offer comfortable "rest" at the customs (6 May. 2008) - The airport security madness continues. The terrorists can be easily figured out in a chilly SPA atmosphere. Such idea will result that the security and customs check points will look like SPA-salons and the officers will wear "pop-star" hats. |
| The most brutal countries of the world (17 Apr. 2008) - There are various customs in the countries of the world. Some of them allow death penalties, some not. Here are the most brutal countries of the world, where the death penalty is a common practice in the legislation. |
| Europa will drown till 2100 (16 Apr. 2008) - The latest ecological research shows that the expected world ocean level rise is more significant as it was thought before. It will make one and half meters instead of the previously expected 30-40 centimeters - what will lead to serious problems in many European states. |
| New sight of Paris - Informatics Museum (16 Apr. 2008) - Paris has got now one more sight to see - the Imformatics Museum at the top of the Arc in the Defense business district, where the visitors can have a look at unique items of the computer and internet history. |
| California will be destroyed by a strong earthquake (15 Apr. 2008) - California will have bad luck according to the prognoses of the scientists. A powerful earthquake will destroy it till the year 2037 - these are the calculations of a seismologist in Pasadena. It is one of the most seismically active regions of the world. |
| The most famous sights of England (9 Apr. 2008) - The inhabitants of the Great Britain were questioned about the most popular sights of their country. As expected, the Big Ben takes the first place among these. |
| Naomi Campbell banned from the British Airways flights. (8 Apr. 2008) - Naomi Campbell, the 37-years old British supermodel has been banned from the flights of the British Airways company because of her scandal about her luggage and an attempt to assault a police officer. The representatives of BA do not give detailed comments, stating that this case is personal and each of that kind is being investigated separately. |
| In the western Iceland tourists are offered to watch the whales (5 Apr. 2008) - The social interest to whales was pretty low in the 90-s. Not more that 100 tourists got to the western coast of Iceland to watch them in 1991. Nowadays, with the growth of the popularity of the ecological and nature preservation topics, the whales watching became a more popular activity and in 2007 already 104 thousands of tourists got the whale watching places and some countries even see touristic and surely commercial use in this activity. |
| Rio-de-Janeiro city beaches have been cleaned. (3 Apr. 2008) - Lots of the popular beaches on the most attended resorts of this planet are totally dirty, because the tourists bury their garbage in the sand, thinking that if it is not seen at first sight - it does not exist. Well, let us tell the truth, most of us have already stumbled upon a bottle cork on the beach or occasionally with the toe dug a cigarette filter out of the sand and that was surely not a very pleasant event, wasn't it? Well, in Rio-de-Janeiro the citizens have decided to clean up the beaches themselves, and also to explain to the present tourists the importance of keeping the sea ecosystems in a clean state. |
| 28 thousands of bags have been lost in Heathrow (1 Apr. 2008) - The Heathrow airport has it's worst time with the new fifth terminal, where already about 28 thousands of passenger bags have been lost. British Airways will have to spend more than 100 million dollars for the compensations to the passegners. |
| In Istanbul crime is combated with noise. (31 Mar. 2008) - Turkey, where the climate is hot and blood boils in the veins, the police work is one of the hardest ones. And recently the police officers in Istanbul have got new equipment - that would let them to combat the aggressive crowds without making a single shot. |
| International cannabis fair in Bern (31 Mar. 2008) - Cannabis - is not only the narcotic weed, but also a very useful raw material for the various industry branches. This is the idea that is being populated by the organizers of the "CannaTrade" fair in Switzerland, that gains popularity with every year and is being held already for the 8-th time. |
| Britain will build ecologically clean towns. (25 Mar. 2008) - The British government has decided to earn also some money according to the latest mode for the ecology. They are going to build a couple of ecological towns and are already creating a list of requirements that these towns should fulfill. |
| The Favorite Vacation Spots of Europeans are Majorca and Minorca (14 Mar. 2008) - The touristic rating of the European countries has shown that the favorite vacation places of the Europeans are the Spanish islands Majorca and Minorca. The second place occupies Turkey, though the quality of the hotels in Turkey has taken the second worst place in this rating. |
| Now you can have sex in Dutch parks without worries (12 Mar. 2008) - Netherlands are one of the most tolerant countries in the world. A recent instruction to the police officers states that they should not disturb people having sex outdoors of course in case if these are not disturbing the public order. |
| At once two Greek islands were recognized the best (11 Mar. 2008) - Islands are attracting people who are looking for a seaside vacation. Here is the rating of the most wonderful islands of the world. Of course they are not only wonderful but also popular - so if you are the one who would like to rest peacefully and if possible - away from crowds of tourists - these are not really suitable for you, but a tip would be - to visit these in the low season. |
| The London women have arranged a parade on the 8-th of March (9 Mar. 2008) - The international woman's day is being celebrated not only in the post-Soviet countries, but also in all other. The difference is that the percent of people that know about this holiday varies from country to country. That is why sometimes women try to attract attention to this holiday even by means of demonstrations. |
| Budget airlines are losing when it comes to children transportation (6 Mar. 2008) - When families travel with their kids, their choice falls often to the good old-fashioned airlines, that cost pretty much, but have all the necessary conditions for a comfy travel with small kids. The statistical research tells us that the budget airlines are pretty suitable for people traveling on alone, for short city breaks or business, like a bus from A to B. And if it is a family travel - the families choose another gates. |
| ‘East’ Festival Glorifying East and the East-End in London (6 Mar. 2008) - The "East" festival will take place in London, covering multiple sides of the Eastern London culture and traditions including cuisine, fashion, cinema and theater. |
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