A video showing a couple from the Czech Republic washing the woman’s private parts with holy water from a Balinese Hindu temple in Ubud went viral over the weekend, sparking outrage among many Indonesians and furthering the conversation on issues with tourism in Bali. The video, which was first uploaded as a story to the Instagram account of the woman, Sabina Dolezalova, has since been captured and shared widely by others. The video also shows her boyfriend, Zdenek Slouka, splashing water from a pelinggih (shrine) on Dolezalova’s butt. Unsurprisingly, the video elicited a lot of negative reactions from Indonesians, including Balinese designer Niluh Djelantik, who highlighted the importance of tourists understanding and respecting Balinese culture. “Bali will drown if we can’t protect ourselves and be selective with the types of tourists that visit the island,” Niluh said in an Instagram post. The couple uploaded an apology video not long after receiving a torrent of criticisms online in which they expressed their regret and admitted their lack of knowledge about the temple and its holy status. “We are so sorry about the video from yesterday, we dishonored the holy temple and holy water in Ubud, and we didn’t know it,” Slouka said in the...
For anyone looking to leave the mean streets of Prague behind for a suburban idyll, a handy new tool will help you determine the best place for you. Říčany currently ranks as the city with the best quality of life in the Czech Republic, according to Deloitte, which uses data from users to evaluate various aspects of life in Czech cities. The project is called “Obce v date”. Deloitte claims to analyze data from the 206 largest Czech cities and uses the following criteria to evaluate cities’ quality of life: Cost of living and purchasing power Affordability of housing Pollution including air, water, etc. Crime rates· Health system quality Traffic (commute times) Number of doctors employed Unemployment rate Average salary On the second place ranks Prague, the third – Černošice. On the contrary, Orlová in the Moravian Silesian Region was judged to have the lowest quality of life, repeating its position last year. “Many people in these regions have to deal with financial problems. There is also a relatively high level of pollution,” said Jan Havránek from “Obce v date”. About Řičany Řičany is situated about 20 km to the south-east of Prague in undulated and wooded countryside. The first mention of Říčany (according to Hájek’s Chronicle) is...
LEDs are now the standard replacement for legacy lighting in most cities around the world. At the same time, smart controls are becoming more mainstream and are increasingly installed alongside LED deployments. Public lamp posts could become key carriers of modern technologies in Prague. This way, a network of sensors will be installed throughout the entire city. They will collect data related to the city operation and its environment. The objective is reducing electric energy consumption and, at the same time, furnishing the posts with other functionalities by the means of newly installed measuring sensors. The modernized public lighting posts may also increase the safety of people at the given location. The streetlamps will be equipped with sockets for recharging electric cars and bicycles, Wi-Fi access points, SOS buttons for calling emergency services and various sensors (temperature, air pollution, noise etc.). About 32 thousand of the current 130 thousand lamps will be equipped with motion sensors. That means that a street lantern can switch on and off depending on how busy the street is: if nobody is there, they dim, but as soon as a car, bike or pedestrian approaches, they turn themselves on and accompany the vehicle or person on...
Beer lovers will gather in the Prague Botanical Garden this weekend! The festival’s program features several concerts, workshops for children and a cooking show on Saturday. The vendors will also offer refreshment and lemonades. These breweries will participate in the festival: Historický pivovar z Českého Krumlova Počernický pivovar Kamenice nad Lipou Uhříněves Spojovna Němý medvěd Trilobit Strašák Zbraslavská koza About the Botanic Garden In the Botanic Garden, you will find a tropical greenhouse with exotic plants, open-air expositions divided into Japanese Garden, wetlands, Ornamental Garden, North American prairie etc. Open-air expositions cover an area of nearly 25 hectars. It is almost like a fairy-tale. You are walking on a beautifully maintained path and suddenly you are in the Japanese Garden. The garden will be a wonderful experience, especially in the spring. The next moment will transfer you to the Mediterranean Basin and Turkey and later to the North American semi-desert. You can encounter special statues of prehistoric animals on your way. More information here
Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and naturally Czech and English. Digital signage, which was launched for passengers at Prague Airport and is located at the entrance to pier B in Terminal 1, is available in six language versions. The signage offers information displayed on digital screens and reflects the current traffic and passenger flow throughout the day. The new technology is now being tested. If it proves successful, the airport is planning to install it in other locations as part of its daily operations. “As the number of flights at Prague Airport continues increasing, so does the number of passengers with specific language requirements. The growing amount of air traffic calls for information to be provided faster and more efficiently. Therefore, digital signage is another project of Prague Airport´s technology development, which goes hand-in-hand with its construction development,” says Václav Řehoř, chairman of the board of directors of Letiště Praha. The new digital signage system can be found at the entrance to pier B in Terminal 1 and includes a total of eight screens. It responds in six selected languages depending on the specific locations from where passengers have come or to where they are going at any given moment. This means...
Have you tried a poke bowl? If you haven’t you are seriously missing out. The unique mixture of flavors, textures, and consistency makes for a refreshing and appetizing meal. However, poke bowls aren’t just a one-trick pony, as it is one of those rare foods that are both nutritious and delicious. Basically, if you aren’t eating poke bowls you should be, and here is why. 1. It’s a nutritional rock star. Poke is one of freshest, tastiest, healthiest new food trends around. You can consume 4 ounces of poke for just under 150 calories, only 5 grams of fat, and 24 grams of protein. Not only is it naturally low in calories, but it also usually doesn’t come with rice. Unlike sushi, poke is served with a variety of veggies and fresh marinades. Glutinous rice and mayonnaise need not apply. 2. Your heart will thank you. Poke delivers those important heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s help to protect your heart and reduce the risk of death from heart disease by lowering your blood pressure and heart rate and improving other cardiovascular risk factors. Fish intake also has also been linked to a lower risk of stroke, depression, and mental decline as we...
Maybe after watching movies or reading books like Gone with the Wind, Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, you might want to dive into 19-20 centuries the same as I usually do. But how can you do it? For Praguers, there is an excellent opportunity to go to the Old Times Museum, which is located in one of the most popular areas in Prague – Mala Strana. The exhibition Gentle Beauty of Cruel England runs until the 13th of October and illustrates the original costumes, accessories and other details of people particularly from 1850 to 1920. Moreover, the objects originally are not only from England but also from the US, Czech Republic, Australia, France, Canada, etc. The guides also turn on the old music related to those times, creating the atmosphere, as they also provide guests with imaginary situations, for example, tea-party in Victorian style. “People are usually surprised that they can be so close to everything and feel those times better,” says Zdenka Plchova the owner of the Old Times Museum. And they can also see how memorial cards looked like, or even a sample of the marriage certificate issued in the Kingdom of Scotland in the 19th century...
Names as Oldřich Widman and Martin Stiborek are not the best known among the Czech Republic, even though they are some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the pornographic industry worldwide. Yet when you say the name of Robert Rosenberg, almost everybody will know who you are talking about. The Czech Republic became a “porno paradise” just shortly after the Velvet Revolution, and this status has lasted for more than a decade. Despite possessing slightly over 10.5 million inhabitants (about 0.14% of the world population), the Czech Republic is the third nation in the world in the number of porn stars behind only the United States and Russia. In fact, 12.88% of the world total of adult film stars comes from Bohemia and Moravia. According to one estimate, there are 70.7 porn actors and actresses for every million inhabitants. The centrality of the geographical position helps production companies to find actors and actresses from neighboring states, also taking advantage of the free movement of people and workers within the European Union. Specifically, Prague is the destination of many performers from Hungary, a country that in the 1990s represented the Eldorado of producers of hardcore porn content, but today suffers from structural...
Entry and exit from Karlovo náměstí have been closed from October 9, 2018. The closure was so the escalators could be changed to newer models and on new lighting, power distribution, switchboards, and low-current equipment. Next Friday, 16 August, the metro station will totally reopen. The whole reconstruction was made by HOCHTIEF CZ – BREMA company. Expected reconstruction costed a total of 225 million CZK, (83.6 paid by European funds). Similar long-term closures took place last year along the busy transport hubs of Náměstí Republiky and Anděl stations, also on the B line. Karlovo náměstí is one of the original stops on the Metro B line, which opened in 1985, with stops from Florence to Smíchovské nádraží. The B line was the third of the three existing lines to start operation. The escalators that are being replaced are from the original construction and have exceeded their planned lifespans. The new escalators are supposed to be safer, more efficient and more reliable. The Prague Metro opened in 1974. It now has three lines and 61 stations covering a network of over 65 kilometers. A fourth line, Metro D, is planned and construction should begin in 2019 and last until 2023. The line with extending from the metro C...
The QS Best Student Cities 2019 has placed both Prague and Brno among the most attractive cities in the world to pursue your studies, according to the students themselves. The survey which was completed by approximately 87,000 students considered factors typically important to students and recent graduates such as; culture, affordability, nightlife, employment opportunities, diversity, ease of getting around, friendliness and so on. The QS Top Universities article states that students specifically noted the „affordability of everything and the fantastic sights”, as well as the city’s “integration of culture and diversity.“ Not to mention the post-graduate opportunities. There are more and more multinational companies establishing headquarters in Prague every year, and coupled with the historically low unemployment rate graduates have great employment prospects in Prague. Brno rises three places in this year’s index compared to 2018. Ranked 60th overall, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city also boasts the second-highest student ratio of all the cities in the ranking. To be considered for inclusion, each city must have a population of over 250,000, and be home to at least two universities featured in the most recent QS World University Rankings®. For population metrics, the metropolitan area is used where possible. Current calculations suggest that 125 cities qualify for...
Prague-born Jewish novelist’s literary estate, including exercise book in which he practiced Hebrew, had been held by his sisters until Israel’s National Library won the ownership battle The National Library of Israel said on Wednesday it received the last part of a collection of Franz Kafka’s writings that it planned to put on line, after winning an ownership battle for part of the Prague-born Jewish novelist’s literary estate. The papers had been held by sisters Eva Hoffe and Ruth Wiesler, who argued they had legally inherited them from their mother, Esther Hoffe. She was secretary to Kafka’s friend, biographer and executor Max Brod, who ignored the German-language author’s dying wish to burn all his unpublished work. In one of his notebooks — revealed to the public for the first time in Jerusalem on Wednesday — he sketched a man lying in bed, perhaps depicting his own terminal illness and auguring the end. The drawing was a fitting, if grim, coda to a yearslong, labyrinthine legal battle over the author’s legacy nearly a century after his untimely death. Stefan Litt, the library’s curator of humanities, said the collection also included drawings. “Parts of them are known, others aren’t so – that’s maybe...
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