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Kenya is a country in East Africa.
SHOPPING
Kenyan products are as diverse and unique as Kenya itself. Here you will find traditional handicrafts, excellent weaving, amazing wood and bone carvings, fantastic fabrics and jewelry, as well as musical instruments.
In the capital of Kenya, it is very profitable to buy precious stones, especially malachite, tanzanite, blue agate and blue diamond. Shops usually operate from 8:30 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:00 from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:30. Many stores focused on foreign tourists work without lunch until 19: 00-20: 00.
Do not hesitate to bargain – this is common practice. Continue reading
Canary Islands or Canaries – an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa
GASTRONOMY
Canarian cuisine is quite simple, it is based on high-quality local products, such as fresh fish, beef, pork, goat meat, local vegetables and tropical fruits.
On the First, a variety of vegetable soups are popular, and the Second is often served with jacket potatoes – Papas Arrugadas (papas arrugadas), which are boiled in very salty water until it evaporates, and as a result salt crystals settle on its skin.
Much attention in the Canary cuisine is paid to sauces, real, without chemical additives and preservatives.
Like in the whole of mainland Spain, paella is popular in the Canaries, a national rice dish with olive oil and various ingredients such as seafood, chicken, vegetables, etc. Continue reading
Italy – a state in the south of Europe
SHOPPING
Shops are usually open all day from 9:00 to 20:00, some are open on Sundays. Lunch break is usually from 13:00 to 15:30. In resort places, shops often work until late evening and on weekends.
From Italy, you can bring straw hats, brooches with different versions of Venetian masks, porcelain dolls and clowns.
There are a lot of fur clothes and good shoes, high-quality leather goods (jackets, bags), Italian designers’ clothes, knitwear, beautiful linen, porcelain, crystal, jewelry and costume jewelry are sold at good prices.
In Italy, there are two periods of seasonal discounts and sales, in Italian sconti and saldi: from January 7 to March 1 and from July 10 to August 31. A trip to the country at this time promises to be even more enjoyable in terms of bargains. Continue reading