Dneprovoy Alexey's Blog – August 2011 Archive (15)

Country of the rising Sun

Japan is one of the most magnificant and fascinating countries: http://tours-tv.com/en/japan

Japanese landscapes are even more beautiful than it is on Japanese paintings. The distinctive ancient country will charm visitors in any time of the year. …

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 31, 2011 at 7:02am — No Comments

Flamenco's world

Spain is an eclectic and beautiful country. Spain was ruled from 1939 to 1975 by Dictator Francisco Franco. This regime wanted to unify Spain and outlaw regional languages and promoting the Roman Catholic Church. He also wanted to cut off Spain from other countries. After his death in 1975, King Juan Carlos 1 returned to democracy. So began a night culture called La Movida and artistic expressions including music, art and fun.



The currency in Spain is the Euro.



Spain has 4,964… Continue

Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 30, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Paraguay's Fairy Tale

Going on with searching for interesting facts abour Paraguay, that is very interesting country in South America: 

http://tours-tv.com/ru/paraguay

  • Paraguay got independence from Spanish rule on May 14, 1811
  • Before the arrival of the Europeans, Paraguay was inhabited by a native tribe called Guarani.
  • Paraguay derives its name from an eponymous river, which divides the country into two regions,…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 25, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

Traditional European Culture - Austria

Today's look into some interesting facts about some well-known travel destinations is dedicated to Austria...one of my favourite countries for travel: http://tours-tv.com/ru/austria

 

  • Almost 90% of the population speak German, which is also the official language.
  • In 1867, Austria and Hungary joined together to create the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This joint empire ended at the end of World War I (1918).
  • Austria…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 24, 2011 at 7:41am — No Comments

Brazil pace

Hey, I'd like to go on with collecting interesting fact about world countries. and Latin America. So, let's go to Brazil today!

 

  • Almost 200 million people live in Brazil. This makes it the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population.
  • The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
  • Brazil declared independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822.
  • Most of the country has a tropical climate.
  • Scientists have estimated that…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 23, 2011 at 7:54am — No Comments

Argentina's dream

One can find everything in Argentina: infinite beaches and mountains, endless steppes, impassable forests, incredible beautiful waterfalls, ski resorts and huge megacities: http://tours-tv.com/en/argentina

Perhaps you'd like to know it:

  • Argentina declared independence from Spain on the 9th of July,…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 22, 2011 at 7:20am — No Comments

USA today

USA is one of the most sttractive country for tourists today: http://tours-tv.com/en/united-states

 

It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to the New World.

During the American revolution, inflation was so great that the price of corn rose 10,000%, the price of wheat 14,000%, the price of flour 15,000%, and the price of beef…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 19, 2011 at 4:03am — No Comments

Something about Botswana

Did you know- Present-day Botswana - former Bechuanaland-was a protectorate under the United Kingdom from 1886 to 1966, when it became an independent nation within the Commonwealth. In the subsequent decades, inspired by Great Britain and the United States of America, Botswana became a democratic society, making it Africa's best democracy. Since the 1970s, it is home to some of the world's…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 18, 2011 at 3:36am — No Comments

Kengoroo's country: Australia

Australia Immigration

Almost 5 million people born overseas live in Australia. More migrants move to Sydney than any other Australian city.

Australian Citizenship Facts

After immigration, you need to spend two years as a permanent resident in Australia before you can apply for Australian…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 11, 2011 at 4:55am — No Comments

Unknown Russia

Today I'd like to introduce my own country - Russia http://tours-tv.com/ru/russia   and some interesting and unfamous facts for tourists:

 

  • Arbat is the first reserved street among the reserved zones of the capital. “Alexander and Natalie” is the only Moscow fountain with drinking water. 
  • Now in S.-Petersburg there are 221 museums, 2 000 libraries, more than 80 theaters, 100 concert organizations, 45 galleries,…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 10, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Interesting facts about Canada

I am going on sharing facts about different countries. Today I have chosen Canada: http://tours-tv.com/ru/canada

  • Canada is over 40 times bigger than the UK and 18 times bigger than France.
  • Canada has more inland lakes and rivers than any other country in the world.
  • The largest group of freshwater lakes in the world belongs to The Great Lakes. This group is consisted of Superior, Michigan, Huron,…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 9, 2011 at 3:37am — No Comments

Tanzania: Tarzan's world

Studying the unusual tourist destinations, such as some African countries, I have discovered some interesting facts about some countries. In this blog post and several others I will try to share the most fascinating infrmation:

 

Interesting and Funny Facts About Tanzania http://tours-tv.com/en/tanzania
  • Mt. Kilimanjaro, which is the tallest African peak, is located in…
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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 8, 2011 at 3:00am — No Comments

Fogg's capital

I have recently found an interesting list of 10 unfamous facts about amazing Britain's capital, London: http://tours-tv.com/ru/london

Interesting and Fascinating Facts About London

1. There are more languages spoken in London than in any other city in the world. (I truly believe that after living in Shepherds Bush, English is a foreign language there).

2. Believe it or not, If London was a…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 5, 2011 at 4:29am — No Comments

Untouched stones of nature

 

The history of Madagascar began 160 million years ago, as the island “broke up” with the African continent. At that time mammals did not even exist (they appeared ca 100 million years later), that is why we miss the typical African fauna in Madagascar. With the remarkable exception of bats, which could fly from the continent, there is not a single Madagascar mammal species which we can find in any other place of the world. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is one of…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 4, 2011 at 4:29am — No Comments

Criminal tourism

Today I'd like to share some interesting facts that I have found about Benin, one of the most considered criminal countries, that tourists go to...

 

Geography http://tours-tv.com/en/benin

Area: 116,622 sq. km. (43,483 sq. mi.).

Cities: Capital--Porto-Novo (pop. 295,000). Political and economic capital--Cotonou (pop. 2 million).

Terrain: Mostly flat plains of 200 meters average elevation, but the…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on August 3, 2011 at 6:57am — No Comments

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