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Baltic Countries Embrace Nordic Identity

2011-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Baltic national identity will surely merge into a Nordic identity within the next twenty years, said the prime ministers of both Latvia and Lithuania at the Lennart Meri Conference last weekend. “We are emphasizing in our development strategies for the next twenty years the need for Baltic countries to catch up and become more […]

Tags: Andrius Kubilius, Baltic, Baltic countries, Baltic identity, Lennart Meri Conference, Nordic identity, Riga, Valdis Dombrovskis

Vesak Day in Singapore: A day of Enlightenment

2011-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

the Buddhist Vesak Day ritual - Bathing the Buddha

Vesak Day is the most auspicious day of the year for Buddhists the world over, the day that commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It is a time of immense joy, reflection and peace, and nowhere is it embraced with more passion than in Singapore. In Singapore, thousands of Buddhist faithful flock to the […]

Tags: Buddhist, buddhists, Geylang Temple, Mahayana Buddhism, Phor Kark See Temple, Singapore, singapore buddhists, Singapore celebrations, singapore vesak day, singapore's Buddhist community, Sri Lankaramaya Temple, Theravada Buddhism, vesak day

Building on its Potential – The Crimea

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crimean countryside road

With its virtually sub-tropical climate, its seaside location, the health-resort potential and now, with backing from the local government, the Crimea is set to become the capital of Eastern European tourism. These ambitious dreams were voiced by Vasyl Dzharty, the Prime Minister of the Crimea during a recent two day trip to Brussels and London. […]

Tags: Black Sea, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, Crimea, Crimea beaches, Crimea climate, Crimea spas, Crimea summer, Crimea vineyards, Crimean government, Eastern European tourism, Stefan Fuele, Vasyl Dzharty

The Trouble with Russian Travel

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Moscow Kremlin

Despite Russia’s prominence as far as its proliferation of World Heritage listed cultural and natural sites goes, the country is struggling to have much of an impact on world tourism, with the travel industry accounting for just 3% of its gross domestic product. Compare that with say, Malta, whose tourist industry accounts for 35% of […]

Tags: Maslenitsa, moscow, Russia tourism, russia tourist industry, Russia travel, Russian Association of Tour Operators, Russian Union of Travel Industry, Siberia travel, Vladimir Kantorovich, world heritage listed sites, Yury Bazrykin

The Sorry State of India’s Leading Travel Portal

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Yatra, the leading travel portal for India.

Yatra.com proudly boasts they are India’s “leading online travel company”, offering a host of services that are designed to make the traveler’s life more convenient, such as hotel reservations, transportation bookings, holiday packages and the like. What’s more, they claim to be able to offer the best rates for Indian travelers on all of the […]

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