summer
Why would you learn Hungarian?
I could be daydreaming on the soft sand with a women’s magazine at my feet and a little sunburn on my shoulder. Unfortunately, it’s my Hungarian grammar book in the room I am sharing with two other students. They, too, decided to sacrifice their holiday month of July to improve their Hungarian
summer, university, languages, hungary, europe, debrecen, vacation
Europe's Latin men: summer's gone, sex non
Time to sling your beach towels over your shoulder and abandon your Mediterranean Casanova. Climate change doesn't mean that you have to change your sex life climate. We got cafebabel's lads to spend a night under the cover with sex toys, and examine the micro-penis phenomenon - after all, we've heard that the myth of the Italian stallion is dying down. Back in the urban city - take the German capital - having a wander around some more private entertainment spots might just be enough to get you exploring down under too. Boy talk from our modern saints (Image: Sergius and Bacchus (cc) radiant.baby/ Flickr)
German standards: men in speedos vs topless women
Summer might be over, the time when too many items of clothing are bothersome. Boys can jog around without a top, so why can’t women in their bikini tops? One woman rants
summer, lifestyle, feminism, men and women, discrimination, burqa, politics
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Dym and dozhd: useful vocabulary for a smog summer in Moscow
Two words have been used more than any others in Moscow this summer. The smoke that has been periodically engulfing Moscow from over 500 wildfires burning across Central Russia for the past few weeks, and the long-awaited rain. Today, the city resembles a scene from a zombie film; it'll be like this until mid-August, forecasters say
summer, moscow, health, smoke, cities, natural disaster, russian federation
Mediterannean road trip becomes Italian comic
Italian illustrator and writer team Giuliano Cangiano and Gianluca Ferro decided to spend a different kind of summer in a van driving along the western coasts of the Mediterranean. The pictures from 'Europe 2009 A.D' address stereotypes, the Basque omertà and the flames of Marseille
summer, italy, europa 2009 d.c., eta, comics, europe, culture calendar
South Italy tempts its tourists back
In recent years the South of Italy has witnessed a decline in its tourist industry. Now, tourists are returning to hidden spots such as the awe-inspiring Castelvenere grotto, said to be the birthplace of Cupid. A guided visit into oblivion
One night stands
For good or for bad, relationship patterns have changed. It´s more common to enjoy a brief encounter than to tie the knot, and having a one-off romance is no longer the taboo it was in the past. A look at the European language of love
Country life, the good life? Rural Italian holidays
The busy beaches of Ibiza, Polynesia or the Seychelles are no longer the obvious tourist destinations. Times have changed, and travellers are demanding something different from their holidays. What could be better than immerion in nature, with plenty of wine and farm-fresh food to hand?
summer, italy, lifestyle, tourism, italian way of life, countryside
Europe's political scandals: Alicante-gate, MP scandals and Berlusconi
Italy's playboy PM, Britain's MP guzzlers and Germany’s 'Minister Shameless' (according to the Berliner Zeitung) are sharing the heat: the lull in the traditional summer silly season has prompted mass media coverage of affairs and scandals
summer, money, italy, ulla schmidt, united kingdom, nicolas sarkozy, silvio berlusconi
European theatre tips of the summer
Sam Mendes subtitled in Greek, Oscar Wilde in the open air in Regent's Park and the British Shakespeare company with Czech director Jiri Menzel in a castle in Prague - the best music, dance and theatre doses in July and August
summer, barcelona, arts, greece, william shakespeare, europe, croatia
Calimotxo, Blonder Engel or Advocaat: European cocktails galore
What would the Coen brothers’ film 'The Big Lebowski' be without its revolting milk and vodka cocktails (White Russians)? Roundup of the zaniest European cocktails, plus a recipe for Poland's 'Mad Dog'
summer, recipe, best of cafebabel.com, alcohol, europe, party
Music: South London's Speech Debelle and Revolver
Two American musicians who play for a better world and are displaced in Scandinavia, the newest female London hip-hop sound, plus a trio of French heartbreakers named after a Beatles track. This month's music picks also feature Peter Broderick and Mark Johnson
summer, music, revolver, label, cultural agenda, multiculturalism, cd
Follow the German 'work and travel' slogan summer
The Germans use the term to emphasise an 'alternative kind of trip'. Getting to know the people and country whilst picking strawberries, lying on the beach, going to concerts and getting work experience all at the same time? The summer seems too just short to carry out all our plans. So how else is it possible to combine work and travel?
summer, university, europe, vacation, internships, job seekers, job
German nudists off Poland's Baltic beaches!
The nudists have always been there, but until Poland entered into the Schengen agreement on 1 January 2008, Usedom beach, which lies between the German and Polish towns of Ahlbeck and Swinoujscie, was divided by a wire-mesh fence
summer, schengen, feature, germany, vacation, poland, catholic
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