The format of free walking tours started in 2004, and now is popular in Europe and the USA. The right name would be "pay-as-much-as-you-want" tours – there is no obligatory fee, but the guides are earning money on tips from participants. In the large European cities the free walking tours […]
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Book Review: Pringles, Visas and the Glow in the Dark Jesus by Sharon Cracknell
Pringles, Visas and the Glow in the Dark Jesus – on Amazon A writing rule says – first phrase should be catchy. "I knew something was seriously wrong when four policemen entered my classroom and signaled me to leave with them" was catchy enough for to continue reading Sharon Cracknell's […]
The Shrine of the Book in the Israel Museum: from ancient scripts to nanotechnologies
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Travelling to Nepal is mostly associated with trekking to Everest base camp or around Annapurna. So people tend to think that it is does not make sense to go to Nepal, if you do not have 20+ days to spend in the mountains or you just do not like trekking. […]
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