Are you bored and fed up? Are you thinking of getting away from it all? Come and visit Saransk!
History: Saransk is a wonderful city that's situated in Mordovian Republic. The city was a kind of a solitary place but currently it develops rapidly. A lot of buildings have already been built for the last few years. Moreover, many f
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I was in Yasnaya Polyana that is near Tula. It is the most fascinating place I have ever seen. I wandered with a surprised kind of amazement. What an innocent province, peaceful and charming. It’s difficult to have a good look at it in the pictures as the pictures distort an image and reality. If you have an opportunity, don’t lose it. Grasp it by no means. It was very interesting and instructive at the same time to learn more about Leo Nicholayevich Tolstoy and his life. Can you imagine that it
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You know I really love Greece! So this summer I have been there again, but on an island for the first time. Rhodes… there are many things to say about my journey. We rented a car and travelled all over the island, because it is not very big. [The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km long and 38 km wide, with a total area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres and a coastline of approximately 220 km (from http://en.wikipedia.org)]. Now I want to tell you about one of the
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Summer is coming and many people will visit Spain this year. I found a very interesting article about Spanish people and want to tell you about it.
First of all you should remember that Spaniards think only about their nation and any other nation is not interesting and important for them. Some people call them “nation egoists”.
Spaniards are very noisy and even nervous nation. We can see it even from their speech, that is very fast and loud and sometimes it seems that t
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Bulgaria is a small country with a lot of traditions. It is a good place to visit because the climate here is soft and nature is bright. The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. Sofia is a historical and modern center of a country.
Bulgaria is famous by its rose oil that perfumers add in different sorts of cosmetic such as soap, shampoo, shower gel and so on. Tourists buy it in order to present it their relatives and friends.
In Bulgaria you can find a lot of different clothes
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This amazing city in Italia was an inspiration for many artists, designers, actors, writers and so on. Venice is unique because now it looks like it was many centuries ago.
This town continues to live although with some difficulties. But some writers named Venice as “ disgusting green city with stinky canals.”. The canals are really stinky, the buildings there are really green but the biggest part of tourist stayed satisfied and happy , they liked it because it is natural to have gr
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Today and many centuries ago London is and was the most important city for world’s art, politics and economics. This is the capital of British empire - the biggest in the world. London’s City was a commercial centre of a city in Roman’s times. Now it is the first from three main financial centers of modern world.
The most popular London’s sights are: Tower of London, Big Ben, Tower’s bridge and so on. The history of London is so rich that every person in the world wants to visit it
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People always named Praha as a “Golden Praha” or “Paris of 30th”. It is really a very beautiful and gorgeous city. Praha is in the middle of Europe, it is its heart.
In spite of political and religious conflicts there Praha saved its sights and didn’t change much from ancient times. Only here you can drink a pint of beer in medieval pub and only here you can see ancient medieval architecture with modern buildings. “Praha is a city of contrasts” – said Thomas Cook, a very famous trav
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Last Sunday all people celebrated Shrovetide (a Pancake Week). In Russian Shrovetide is called Maslyenitsa. It is one of the most ancient festivals of Slavonic people.
People in Starozhilovo celebrated this festival too. They wore different costumes. Some people were on the stage and showed other people a funny performance. They sang Russian songs, organized different competitions like - who can lift a weight up. Peopl
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We can meet different people everywhere. Starozhilovo isn't an exception. Some people are very kind and helpful. They will help you any time. They can even leave their work and visit you when you need it. Most people are the youth so there are a lot of parties and discos in Starozhilovo. Actually people are very happy, they like to have fun with their families and friends during holidays. But most of the time they work and do things they like doing. While children study at school and adults
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Starozhilovo is located in Ryazanskaya oblast, European Region of Russia. It's the centre of Starozhilovo district. The population is about 5300 people. For the first time Starozilovo was mentioned in 1628. There are a lot of places to visit in Starozilovo.
For example, a Stud Farm which was built by baron von Dervis and was designed by Shehtel (a famous architec
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Today is the last day of Moscow international motor show in Crocus Expo. I visited this exhibition for the second time and didn’t waste time and money. It is really useful for people interested in the subject. But I think
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Disneyland Paris comprises two theme parks, a retail, dining and entertainment district, and four Disney-owned hotels. I lived in Disney's Newport Bay Club, ... Read more »
On the 11th of March Russia will celebrate the fest "Krasnaya Gorka”. The main place for it will be the park "Kolomenskoe” in Moscow. You’ll have the opportunity to listen to folk music, see or even wear folk dress, take part in different games, ceremonies, round dancing. The climax of the fest will be performance of bell-ringers.
British company Airport Parking and Hotels LTD make a list of things, people often left in hotels, rented car waiting rooms of airports. The most ‘popular’ became pieces of clothing and electronic devices. 17 % like to leave cell phones, mp3 – player, game devices or digital cameras. It is interesting, but only 4 % of tourists forget their documents. (I thought the index would be higher). There are some quite unexpected things in the rating, e.g. walkingsticks, prams, pets, dentures or ev
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Maslenitsa is one of Russia's best-loved religious/cultural festivals, and is the traditional pre-Lent festival in the Orthodox Christian calendar. Maslenitsa translates roughly as Butter Week, the aim being to consume as much buttery, rich food as possible before the Lenten fast begins. A typical Maslenitsa treat is pancakes (bliny) stuffed with caviar, honey and sour cream – washed down with an obligatory glass of vodka. In addition to the gluttony, the celebrations include mass snowball fight
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Everyone in Brazil dance, including pets! Rio's famed Copacabana beach looked more like a dog park on the 8th of February as thousands of canine lovers took part in the annual pet-parade. The parade is held every year just days before the official Carnival season begins. Unfortunately the animals didn’t perform samba, but they yielded to none in their dresses.
The term eco travel is being bandied about more and more as our environmental aware attitudes are embraced in all aspects of our daily lives. Though you may feel confident that you know what eco travel means for you, it’s goo
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The world's largest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas, has set sail for Miami from the Finnish shipyard where it was built. The 360 metre ship has a price tag of almost $1.5bn and was commissi
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National Geographic Traveler magazine has placed the Norwegian fjords, a highlight of Hurtigruten’s Coastal Voyage, at the top of its list of the world’s most celebrated travel destinations. This is the
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You no more have to look like a nurse just coming out of an operation theater while you are protecting yourself from Swine Flu. While the number of cases are rapidly increasing, some guys out there have found out a style statement in the Swine Flu masks too. The masks designed by Yoriko Yoshida, a Japanese designer, gives you funky looks while you avoid catching Swine Flu. ... Read more »
