Being the largest country in the world with the vastest landmass area coverage, Russia owns the wildlife that is spread across twelve time zones. Geographically, this area begins with tundra from the northern coast to 420 kilometers to the south which then gradually turns into dense forests that covers the majority of Siberia and then […]
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Dressing right is one of many ways to respect the people and country that host us when we come as a guest or visitor. Learning about the host’s culture and custom is how you would find out how to dress correctly for the occasion. Usually when people travel, they would only check the weather and […]
Only two days before this article was written, an earthquake with magnitude of 6.4 shook Kamchatka peninsula. The epicenter was only around 100 miles from a city. And it was only one of four earthquakes with magnitude of 3.0 or greater that happened around the area within the last 10 days. Thankfully, no victims were […]
People give certain names to their children for various reasons such as to honor someone like a favored relative or famous person; maybe like your uncle Michael or late president John F. Kennedy because the name itself translates to something special, to provide a sense of uniqueness in the world or to be frivolous as […]
Russia is one of the countries with the most muslim population in Europe. The majority of Muslim-populated territories exist in the Northern Caucasus region. In these areas there are many Islamic heritage sites that are still a favorite historical destination. Moscow Memorial Mosque, Memorial Museum Mosque, Moscow mosque Memorial, Memorial Mosque in Poklonnaya Hill, Memorial […]
Russia has the fourth longest coastline in the world after Canada, Greenland, and Indonesia. The country’s fishing industry covers 7.6 million square kilometers of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) that includes access to twelve seas, three oceans, and two million rivers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) mentioned that in 2005 Russia […]
Do you plan on going on vacation to Russia in the near future? Making use of your holiday by going out of town or abroad is exciting. You can enjoy the atmosphere, learn about culture and also culinary tours in the places you visit. Enjoying a holiday by doing many things in a place is […]
Are you going to move in the near future? Are you moving to another city or maybe to another country? As a newcomer in the future, you have to make preparations in advance before moving on. One of them is to learn about how life will be in the place where you will move later. […]
If you are a music lover, the chance is you know almost everything about the most common musical instruments. You must have known that a piano is technically a string instrument, that the buzz of your mouth can make an embouchure sing and even everything about those trippy and rare double-reed instruments such as the oboe […]
There is an unspoken agreement that takes place the moment you receive an invitation to someone’s house for meals which is the host agrees to make you feel comfortable while you, as a guest, agree to be polite and appreciative throughout the occasion. When both of these aspects are in sync, good times over good […]