Iceland is a hot destination these days. Did you know that Icelandair offers you a free (up to 7 nights) stopover service on your transatlantic flight en route to Europe? Well, you should take advantage!
And what's more, starting soon Icelandair will offer a complimentary buddy service for you to utilize on your trip. What does this mean? It's an...
In the Adriatic Sea near Zadar, Croatia, this amazing Sea Organ (Morske Orgulje) plays music when the wind from the waves comes through the pipes.
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Poland is a country in Central Europe with a rich and eventful history, colourful heritage reflected in the variety of monuments from different periods and very varied landscape, extending from the long Baltic Sea coastline in the north to the Tatra Mountains in the south. In between you will find lush primeval forests featuring fascinating species of animals including bisons...
There are no border controls between countries that have signed and implemented the treaty. This includes most of the European Union and a few other countries.
Likewise, a visa granted for any Schengen member is valid in all other countries that have signed andimplemented the treaty.
Please see Travelling around the Schengen Area for more...
Fluids
Ensure that you drink plenty of water: Egypt has an extremely dry climate most of the year – a fact aggravated by high temperatures in the summer end of the year – and countless travellers each year experience the discomforts and dangers of dehydration. A sense of thirst is not enough to indicate danger – carry a water bottle and...
Hoard your small bills!
Egypt has a perpetual shortage of small bills and change: even banks are reluctant to break too many bills. Vendors will also perpetually say they do not have change. Hoard your small bills as much as you can, be prepared to make bank runs for change, and break your bills in the easiest situations such as large...
Poland is on the border of European "vodka" and "beer culture". Poles enjoy alcoholic drinks but they drink less than the European average. You can buy beer, vodka and wine. Although Poland is known as the birthplace of vodka, local beer seems to have much more appeal to many Poles. Another traditional alcoholic beverage is mead. Polish liqueurs and nalewka...
The European unified emergency number 112 is being deployed in Poland. By now, it certainly works for all mobile-phone calls and most land-line calls. There are also three "old" emergency numbers that are still in use. These are:
Ambulance: 999 (Pogotowie,dziewięć-dziewięć-dziewięć)
Firefighters: 998 (Straż Pożarna,dziewięć-dziewięć-osiem)
Police: 997 (Policja,dziewięć-dziewięć-siedem)
Municipal Guards: 986 (Straż Miejska,dziewięć-osiem-sześć) it is a kind of auxiliary Police force found only in...
History
The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world’s great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose around 3200 B.C. and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians...
