Europe

Navigating the Czech school system typically tops the list of expat concerns. Czech state schools have traditionally been criticized for outdated and rigid teaching methods which emphasis rote learning and memorization, although a 2006 study by the US Department of Education found that Czech students excelled over their American counterparts ...

And they generally have the budget, the freedom and the time to do so. The baby boomer population — 55 to 75 years old — are healthier and wealthier than ever before, keen to tick their bucket lists and spend a bit of their kids’ inheritance. According to online travel ...

Dating back nearly seven hundred million years, the wildly varied and beautiful sea dweller known as coral has entranced—and confused—humankind. Ancient naturalist Pliny the Elder classed red coral as a plant. Some of his contemporaries tagged it as a mineral. Aristotle called it “neither quite one thing or another,” between ...

A new screening room, bar, and gallery has opened in a historic underground space on Prague’s Petrske náměsti. Screenshot Film House is “a hybrid space for Prague film connoisseurs and tastemakers, offering the atmosphere of a clean and cozy artistic space with professional drink mixing, film programming, and high-quality sound ...

CORK Airport has published a comprehensive guide for passengers relating to what will happen if a no-deal Brexit is to occur.  An increase in flight delays and cancellations are, at present, looking unlikely if the UK is to leave Europe without a deal. The airport has assured passengers flying into ...

Athens Acropolis Museum will offer a free concert with popular songs to visitors under the full moon at 9.00 p.m. on August 15. New singers will perform from the repertory of well-known Greek composers and singers, while the museum itself will stay open from 8.00 a.m. to midnight (free entrance ...

Miloš Zeman, Aleksandar Vučić, photo: ČTK/AP/Darko Vojinovic Czech President Miloš Zeman kicked off a two-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday by telling his counterpart Aleksandar Vučić of his affection for the Slavic country. In a hushed tone – barely audible over the sound of the Czech delegation’s plane, on the ...

This ‘arts and crafts’ museum is, in fact, Europe’s oldest science museum, founded in 1794 by constitutional bishop Henri Grégoire, initially as a means to educate France’s manufacturing industry in useful scientific techniques. Housed in the former Benedictine priory of St-Martin-des-Champs, it became a museum proper in 1819 – and contains a ...

We’ve touched on budget-friendly journeys through some of Europe’s most spotlight cities like Copenhagen and Paris, and now it’s time to offer some love to one of the continent’s most underrated gems – Prague. Apart from being rich in diverse history, showing off its centuries-old facades and culturally-rich timeline, the Czech ...

Australia’s older, bolder generation now seeks increasingly exotic holiday destinations to explore. And they generally have the budget, the freedom and the time to do so. The baby boomer population — 55 to 75 years old — are healthier and wealthier than ever before, keen to tick their bucket lists ...