Archives: 2009 January
  • Sweden: ski Ore to be the best in the world

    January 31st, 2009

    At the end of 2008, the Swedish ski resort Ore led a top-10 best ski resorts in the world ranking, which is annually held authoritative international magazine Condé Nast Traveller, overtaking on the popularity of such well-known resorts like Courchevel, St. Moritz and Verbier - the agency Intrefaks . In the top 10 included resorts Ore (Sweden), Aspen (USA), Courchevel (France), Fernie (Canada), Himashal Pradesh (Himashal, India), Sierra Nevada (Spain), St. Moritz (Switzerland), Taos (USA ), Verbier (Switzerland), Whistler (Canada).

    In terms of correspondent TURIZM.RU, visited Ore during the Christmas holidays, the resort truly deserves the highest praise. In addition to the slopes, ideal for skiers of different levels of skating and winter sports fans are waiting for the race at the dog sled, toboggan, skating, snoumobili, ice fishing. Not far from the resort is beautiful waterfall Tannforshen, you can also visit the neighboring Norway.

    Long wanted to have a dog, but you buy it? To go on a bird? But the fact that there sold a healthy puppy. But now the wife likes decorative dogs, but I do ohotnichie. Stopped a taxi, and the like and then. And I decided to see what I propose to the Internet? And indeed found a good site, which not only sells puppies taxes, and even a pile of useful information. Some kind of club interests: where and pick up the dog and tell you how to contain, feed and heal if that priklyuchitsya. So for birdie and the way I forgot.

  • Europe because of the frost has played in snowballs and the abolition of flights

    January 30th, 2009

    On the territory of Europe in recent days settled frosty weather. For example, in Italy frosts have hit records. The temperature in some areas fell to minus 30 degrees. And on the north of the country hit by unprecedented snowfall.

    Germany, too, ended up in the snow captivity. Within a few hours there has fallen about half of precipitation. This greatly complicated the movement of high-speed highways. Some of them even had to stop.

    The same picture and in France. Paris literally zavalilo snow. Before the rough work of Charles de Gaulle Airport - canceled dozens of flights.

    Vesti.ru

    Maybe turnover at the firm does not depend on the conditions of work, but from the fact that the head does not know How to find the right employees? and how they obschtsya.

  • Aeroflot starts flights to Eilat, but did not sell tickets

    January 29th, 2009

    The airline Aeroflot has published the adjusted schedule of flights on the new route Moscow - Eilat, which will be opened on 15 January. Flights will be performed twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays on the plane Airbus A320. Departure from Moscow to 10.35, having arrived in Eilat at 14.00. The return flight at 15.00, arriving in Moscow at 20.25, said sob.korr. Travel.ru.

    Airport arrival in Eilat will Ovda, rather than the city airport, which can not take large and medium-sized aircraft. Ovda is about 60 kilometers from Eilat. Through the airport every hour shuttle bus runs Eilat - Beer-Sheva, the cost of travel to Eilat 23 shekels ($ 6).

    The company said that the start of the free tickets, but in reality it is not - to buy them or the company’s website or on other sites are still not, despite the fact that flights are opened tomorrow. It is likely that all or nearly all the passengers of these flights will be organized by tourists, obtain travel within the package tours.

  • The star, entering the Russian Federation as a tourist, is not entitled to a fee

    January 28th, 2009

    Foreign pop stars who come to Russia on tourist visas to the corporate parties have no right to receive royalties, says in the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia.

    “Certainly, he (the actor - IF) can not engage in activities or work on their main profession, makes profit or receive any remuneration, and if they give concerts, the non-commercial nature”, - said Head of the Office of the visa and registration work MBF Russia Alexander Aksenov in an interview published on the website MBF.

    According to him, “there is only one thing: to identify the facts, documented and brought to justice.”

    Aksyonov said that the foreigners to participate in the corporate parties are usually entered on the various types of visas - from tourism to business and human, and their activities are not always consistent with the objectives of the artist said at the stage of obtaining a visa.

  • Thai strangled turistku from Germany for harassment

    January 27th, 2009

    In Thailand, tattoo salon worker killed zhitelnitsu German who came to celebrate the full moon parties. Dead, for the recognition of the murderer, did not pass and insulted him in front of other tourists.

    Police Thai city of Surat Thani, a local resident, were arrested on charges of murder of foreign tourists, who were allegedly to blame her intrusive courtship. In recognizing the detainee himself, who, along with the motive and other details revealed crime.

    29-year-old Tivat Kasemchouk worked as a master tattoo, a 45-year-old deceased was held on the island courses iskusnomu applying tattoos. The man was summoned for interrogation by the police after detectives investigating the murder of a resident of Munich, found that shortly before the tragedy, tourists went to the beach Hadrin Beach in the company Kasemchouka.

    Last weekend islanders celebrated the traditional holiday favorite, and foreign visitors - a party full moon. As a result, a significant event, attracting thousands of tourists, was overshadowed by news of the violent deaths nemki, which could result in international scandal.

    The accused Kasemchouk justified by the fact that the deceased Astrid Al-Asaad Shahmer donimala him his advances and so tried to make his attention and the location that is not gnushalas to let the insults to the object of their passion and defame him.

    “She often told other foreigners that I am not mad about it, and that even allegedly tried to rape her several times,” - told in the interrogation of Tivat. He argues that these charges were groundless, and therefore strongly zadeli his self-esteem.

    “I had planned the killing,” - continued to share details of prisoner.

    Master tattoo turistku invited to his cabin to the alleged party to celebrate with her, and suggested that after a walk on the beach. There treacherous avenger and lashed out at his victim. “I hit her fist and then strangled,” - the man confessed.

    As is evident from the case, the body of 45-year-old Shahmer was found last Sunday about 11 am. The corpse floated near the shore in the vicinity of villages Thongsala. From clothes to the deceased were only jeans, but on the left cheek, neck and right arm vidnelis bruises from blows.

    “But no bruises caused the death,” - commented on the results of the investigation police colonel Sosmak Nhurod.

    In addition, the light has been found dead water, which only confirmed the initial assumption about the violent nature of the death of the woman. There were no signs of a corpse and rape.

    Despite the fact that Shahmer was poluobnazhena on her body and trousers police found traces of not fighting. This confirmed a forensic medical examination. These investigations have failed сыщиков to the conclusion that the unhappy was killed first and then dropped into the water. The murderer also did not rob his victim: in short pockets of tourists had been found 600 baht (17 dollars).

    Is noteworthy that after the identification of the deceased police officers have filed information about it in the German representative office in Hong Kong, but officials were unable to find any information about the deceased.

    According to police, a citizen of Germany, arrived on the island of 10 December 2008 to take courses tattoo. At a training Shahmer and met with local tattoo salon and its future killer Tivat.

    Shahmer regularly visited Thailand throughout 2008, sometimes through several weeks in anticipation of the full moon and the grand celebrations on the occasion.

    “Paradise Corner” with criminal records
    The area where the killing occurred loud tourists, is very popular among holidaymakers as there are beach parties, among which are especially popular meeting of the full moon.

    Each month, the bank Hadrin Beach are 24-hour festivities, which many use drugs and alcohol. In those days, the island attracts about 10 thousand people. In these days of pages of local newspapers pestryat reports of looting, rapes, murders and drug overdose.

    Despite the status of “a paradise for vacationers,” Cohn-Phangan has received a serious blow to its reputation after a series of killings of foreigners. For example, in March 2008 in Thailand was killed tourists from India, and in April 2007 - Israeli.

    The Chief of Police Co Phangana acknowledges that the new offense would further damage the reputation of the island and its tourist appeal. The accused, in turn, apologized to local authorities and fellow for what, and said that he is willing to receive the punishment they deserve.