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Top 5 Shopping Destinations in Eastern Europe

2012-06-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Prague shopping.

If shopping is your thing, and Europe is your chosen destination this Summer, then what lies to the East is simply a must see for any stylish traveler. Paris, Rome, Milan, Budapest, Bucharest, and Bratislava, not many people make such parallels. But, for a unique look at chic places to be a clothes horse, check out these top shopping hot spots in Eastern Europe.

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A Top 10 for Business Travelers to Bucharest

2012-04-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Muzeul Satului

Business travel is not always as entertaining as it could be, it’s not even a vacation, after all. But, with good time management, business travelers to Bucharest should find ways to soak up of the local culture and to explore the city’s main attractions when not at the board table.

Tags: Athenaeum, Bucharest attractions, Bucharest Botanical Garden, Bucharest Old Town, Bucharest parks, Bucharest shopping, Cotroceni Palace, Herestrau Park, Lipscani street, Mogosoaia Palace, Palace of Parlament, Romanian Athenaeum, Romanian culture, Romanian food, Snagov, Snagov Lake, Snagov Monastery, The Village Museum, Village Museum

Sun Plaza Mall: Sunniest Mall in Bucharest, Romania

2012-03-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Claiming itself to be the largest shopping center in Eastern Europe, Sun Plaza Mall was inaugurated on February 25, 2010 and since then, has received two CIJ Awards in the categories of “Best Shopping Centre Development” and “Best Overall Development” and it has also achieved an official record, accepted by the Guinness Book – In 2010, it created the world’s largest indoor Christmas display, using 449,658 lights.

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