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Russian Rope Jumpers Set Record

2012-09-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Rope Jumping

If wacky events are your thing you just missed one in the Russian Federation. One hundred thirty five people leaped into the record books “rope jumping” from a bridge.

Tags: bridge jumping, bungee, extreme sports, Rope Jumping, Russia sports, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russian Federation, world record

Who’s Rocking Travel Now? Slovenia’s Tourist Board

2011-07-14 by Phil Butler

You rock as a tourism ministry when...

Travel blurbs from Argo News, Slovenia’s Travel Board rocks while most other European travel ministers must be asleep at the wheel of their tourism engagements. If a country of 2 million, about the size of New Hampshire can rock this hard online… It looks like some emulation is in order here in Europe.

Tags: Argo rocks, Easter Europe travel, Europe tourism, Feel Slovenia, Janez Bogataj, Maja Pak, online engagement, Russian Federation, Russian tourism, slovenia, Slovenia travel, travel websites

Russian Bulgaria Sinking Reveals Systemic Problem

2011-07-12 by Phil Butler

The Volga at Tatarstan

The sinking of a Russian Federation tourist boat in the Volga is the second transportation catastrophe there in as many days. The death of at least 24, with more than 100 still missing, prompted President Medvedev to begin a wide scale safety blitz.

Tags: An-24s, Bulgaria, Bulgaria sinking, President Medvedev, Russia tourism, Russia's infrastructure, Russian Federation, Russian Federation travel, Siberia crash, sunken tour boat, Tatarstan travel, tour boats, Tu-134s, Volga tours

Not Just Rotten in Denmark – Nationalism Surfacing

2011-07-05 by Phil Butler

Greeks protest austerity cuts to no avail

The news that the Danish parliament moved on Friday to reintroduce limited border controls, should not really come as any surprise. With one segment of the EU pushing hard for austerity measures on the other side, and the Russian Federation being nixed at every turn on free visa travel, and general upheaval increasing overall, isn’t it clear more than one border crossing is at risk?

Tags: Belgium, Belgium tourism, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark tourism, EU, EU Travel, European Union, free travel, German tourism, germany, Greece tourism, Russian Federation, Schengen agreement, Spain tourism, strikes, visa

Guardian Leverages Google Power for Trip Advisory Map

2011-04-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Guardian Fusion Tables FCO Travel Advisory

The Guardian News Datablog has come up with an interesting way to display travel warnings issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), using Google’s Fusion Tables.  “The world according to Britain’s diplomats” gives you a visual picture of the world’s most troubling travel hotspots, at least according to the UK government. The most dangerous […]

Tags: British citizens, embassy, FCO, Guardian, hotspots, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Russian Federation, travel advisory, United States, Venezuela, warnings

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