This bailout is tantamount to an economic invasion of which Hitler and Stalin would both be proud.

It's Ireland's sovereign choice to be a member of the EU and to accept any loans. Besides, the EU played a hugely important role in Ireland's initial transformation from a rather poor backwater into ...

The village of Ritoznoj in Slovenia: rit = butt; znoj = sweat; ritoznoj = buttsweat.

Just wait until Bill Bryson discovers this one!

(The original meaning of the name meant "where the sun shines on one's back".)

I'm a lousy photographer, but Ljubljana is a very photogenic town, so I decided to share a few photos I took the other night:

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/TriglavNationalPark/IMG_0384.jpg

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/TriglavNationalPark/IMG_0403.jpg

http://i428 ...

I'm slightly confused; you mentioned Slovenia, but then listed Bratislava as one of your potential destinations. Of course, Bratislava is in Slovakia, a country to the east of Austria, whereas Slovenia is to the south of Austria.

If you did mean Slovenia, I would be very happy to help you out; just ...

I'm not English, but shouldn't the title read, "Are our European neighbo(u)rs taught better English than we are?"

The New York Times: In Ljubljana, the Old Europe and the New Are Still in Balance

EXCERPT:

FROM the 16th-century fortress walls atop Castle Hill, the view of Ljubljana is exquisite: waves of red-tiled roofs, turquoise domes, spires and, here and there, lacy bridges spanning the green Ljubljanica ...

Most countries:



US:

One more: In Latin America, the Corsa, the Vectra, and the Astra carry the Chevrolet brand, another GM property.

Chevrolet Corsa:

BTW, as you can see here, Australia's QANTAS went one step further: Its "Taiwan subsidiary" had a completely different name: Australia Asia Airlines. The famous kangaroo was gone as well, replaced by an abstract shape that nevertheless retained the traditional white-on-red pattern. The font used for ...

One example of a single company using different logos was common in the 1990s: China did not allow airlines to fly to both the mainland and Taiwan (for political reasons, as the PRC does not recognize Taiwan), so it forced airlines to adopt slighltly brands and different logos -- usually lacking ...

freddy wrote:I've never heard of TJ Hughes though

I'm not British, so I don't know how common (or, for that matter, obscure) they are, but their site is:

http://www.tjhughes.co.uk