Xian-terracotta army-Huashan mountains The idea to wander through the mountains of central China with a tent began with a chaotic acquisition of a ticket to Urumqi, as the nearest airport from Novosibirsk, and accordingly the cheapest air ticket to the Celestial Empire. I have issued a visa for a month and onwards. After arriving in
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Top 10 travel books
1. Gregory David Roberts “Shantaram” An exhaustive novel about India! More than 800 pages of the book are devoted to the adventures of a runaway criminal in one of the most contrasting, contradictory and mysterious countries in the world. Lovers of the East will appreciate the detailed description of Indian slums and luxurious palaces, crazy
The last day of Pompeii: found a new victim
During the excavation in the archaeological park of the city of Pompeii, the remains of a man were found, trying to escape from a natural cataclysm. At the site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, archaeologists discovered the remains of a man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. According to
There were physical evidence of the presence of civilization in China 5,000 years ago. A team of specialists worked on a project to study China’s history for 15 years, from 2001 to 2016, its results were presented at a conference in Beijing. The project included the study of the division of labor, class differentiation and
The Crystal River (Colombia)
The Crystal River is considered one of the most beautiful rivers in the world. Also locals call it “River of Five Colors” or “River Running from Paradise”. It is located in the north of Colombia, and its length is 130 km. On the length of the river you can observe in it the presence of
The resort of Cap d’Agde is located on the Mediterranean coast of France to the west of Marseille. This place is different from the others in that nudists can not dress while walking out of the beach. We tell more about paradise for a nudist. In fact, Cap d’Agde is a district of the town
10 most expensive for life, but stunning countries
A new list from Numbeo, an online database website, shows which countries have the highest cost of living around the world. 1. Israel Those who are flattered by the sacred places of the country and the landscapes of the desert should be ready to spend a lot of money on it. For example, eating in
Evil swan Albert does not allow people to swim on the canal
But the local people even like it. Albert, a huge angry swan, terrorizes the Great Western Channel in Tiverton, Devon, England. He attacks anyone who swims on a kayak or boat near his nest. Recently he sank an inflatable kayak, and the poor tourist had to swim to the shore to swim. Swan and his
Treptow Park – Memorial to Soviet Soldiers in Berlin
Berlin is considered to be one of the greenest European capitals. Vast parks for the recreation of the citizens. Perhaps the most famous of these is the Tiergarten, adjacent to the government quarter with the Reichstag in the central district of Berlin-Mitte. Tourists do not pass through the Tiergarten nor drive … About the same
Non-existent ice cream: accidental “invention” of scientists
Of ice cream – sticky hands? Scientists have found a solution! And quite by accident. After the tsunami of 2011 in Japan, the whole harvest of strawberries lost their market appearance. Professor Tomihisa Ota and his colleagues from the University of Kanazawa extracted extracts from berries – liquid polyphenol. Scientists hoped to use it as