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Time again for the bulls to run

The 9-day long San Fermin festival kicked off in style on Thursday at 8am, with the first run of the bulls. The run was a success, with only two people being injured with cuts and bruises. The run lasted two minutes and thirty seconds, and the experts say that the bulls behaved impeccably and ran [...]

By |2011-07-12T10:03:16+01:00July 12th, 2011|Articles|

Rugby tickets selling out fast

The Rugby World cup ticket sales have hit the one million mark this week, leaving just a third of the tickets available. Three matches have already completely sold out. The surge in ticket sales comes as the final ticketing phase took place, and the remaining tickets went on to the market. The organisers of the [...]

By |2011-07-12T09:59:25+01:00July 12th, 2011|Articles|

Turtles cause runway shutdown

The John F. Kennedy airport in New York certainly had love in the air this week, when over 150 turtles crossed the busy runway as part of their mating season journey. According to Carol Bannerman of the US Department of Agriculture, the diamondback terrapins were on their way to an ideal location to lay their [...]

By |2011-07-06T15:26:36+01:00July 6th, 2011|Articles|

Bulgarian building goes green

They say that a crisis presents opportunities, and one Bulgarian company is hoping to prove that saying right. Following growth on sales of its products in foreign markets, drug maker, Sopharma is hoping that its real estate affiliate can do the same thing. Sopharma Business Towers is one of just a handful of projects that [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:11:37+01:00July 6th, 2011|Articles|

Visiting Portugal? visit a castle

If you are planning a trip to view Portugal property this year, why not research the various castles dotted around the country. The castles of Alfaiates, Sortelha, Vilar Maior, Sabugal, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Bom, Castelo Rodrigo, Penamacor, Monsanto and Pinhel are to name but a few of these historic monuments! The majority of these beautiful [...]

By |2011-07-06T15:01:40+01:00July 6th, 2011|Articles|

Entertaining your children in Italy

Italy might not be the most ideal holiday destination for children. It is rich in culture, history and heritage, and swanning around museums and churches may well bore most children to tears. There are however, lots of things that you can do to help to get your child excited whilst you are searching for Italian [...]

By |2011-07-06T15:01:32+01:00July 6th, 2011|Articles|

Could Greece lose the Euro?

With Greece’s debt spiralling rapidly out of control, many Eurozone countries have already poured money into its economy in the hope to prevent a default. Unfortunately however, it seems that that may not be enough, as Greece is still struggling to repay its debts. If it does default, this will have a huge impact on [...]

By |2011-06-30T09:45:52+01:00June 30th, 2011|Articles|

Good news for French holiday home owners

Last month saw the proposal of a new tax in France which would hit those who own a holiday home there, including French nationals. This week it has been confirmed that the plan has been scrapped. The tax would mean that anyone who owned a second home in France would be forced to pay 20% [...]

By |2011-06-30T09:30:49+01:00June 30th, 2011|Articles|

Bulgarian minimum wage set to rise

The minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria is set to increase by BGN 30 as of September 1st of this year. The current BGN 240 will rise to BGN 270. The President of the Confederation of Independent Syndicates (KNSB), Plamen Dimitrov, announced the plans last Thursday following a meeting of the Three-Way Council, combined of the [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:11:50+01:00June 30th, 2011|Articles|

Flights still disrupted in New Zealand

New Zealand has been experiencing many problems due to the volcanic ash cloud that formed when the volcano, Puyehue-Cordon Caulle erupted in Peru. The cloud forced flights within New Zealand and out to Australia to be cancelled or halted. Crowds of passengers have been left waiting for their flights to be re – scheduled as [...]

By |2011-06-29T17:20:27+01:00June 29th, 2011|Articles|