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Canada Lifting Visas for Czechs, a Matter of Weeks

2013-10-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Good news for Czech citizens, as the rumors about a potential lift (actually a re-lift!) of visas for those wanting to go to Canada seem to be based on actual facts. Canada’s newly-appointed ambassador to Prague Otto Jelinek, confirmed to the Czech News Agency that Canada abolishing visas for Czechs is a matter of weeks. […]

Tags: canada, Canada lifting visas, Czech Republic, Czech travel Canada

Last Orders for Cheap Czech Beer?

2013-01-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

For holidaymakers it probably sounds like a dream that’s just too good to be true, but in many of the Czech Republic’s bars beer really is cheaper to drink than water.

Tags: beer cheaper, cheap beer, Czech beer, Czech Republic, Dr. Leos Heger, Pilsner

Favorite Christmas Shopping Destinations: Prague Christmas Market

2012-11-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wencelas Square Christmas Market

The Christmas Market in Prague is one of the best in Europe, boasting countless stalls, locally produced gastronomic delights and the chance to escape and experience a completely different festive season.

Tags: Christmas, Czech Republic, Europe, Prague, travel

Corrupt Tour Exposes Graft Problems in Prague

2012-03-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Few can deny that Eastern Europe’s favorite city break has everything going for it. With its combination of cheap, great-tasting beer, its stunning medieval architecture and its beautiful women, Prague is one of the few cities that really doesn’t exaggerate when it claims to have “something for everyone”

Tags: Corrupt Tour, Corrupt Tours, corruption, corruption tours, Czech Republic, graft, Pavel Kotyza, Prague, Prague tours

Eastern Europe Cold Snap Deaths Top 650

2012-02-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russia cold snap

The death toll for Eastern Europe’s bone-chilling cold snap has exceeded 650 people, as authorities in the Czech Republic blamed the extreme weather for two huge pile ups on the country’s roads that resulted in several serious injuries and reduced traffic to a standstill.

Tags: big freeze, blizzards, bone-chilling cold, Czech Republic, death toll, Eastern Europe Cold Snap, extreme weather, russian authorities, snow and ice

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