Mardi Gras, which in translation means “Greasy Tuesday”, is the last day of the carnival, preceding the Great Lent, and is celebrated in many catholic countries of the world. As a matter of fact, it is the analogue of Russian Pancake week, just instead of pancakes there are pastries, and the festivals are turned...
The Longest Roller Coasters in the World
Where are the most dizzying roller coasters, where you can completely dissolve in speed, adrenaline and delight ? German electronic journal CoastersAndMore.de tests such attractions. At this time they decided to find out which of them are the longest. 1. Steel Dragon2000, Japan Length 2,479m The longest one appeared to be the “Steel Dragon”...
Global Warming: Places to Visit in Coming 20 Years
Scientists have been threatening the mankind for a long time already with the global cataclysms connected with the climate change. They promise either an ice age or a flood, which will wash the civilization away from the Earth. It looks like the last trend on which almost all the researchers agreed, is the warming...
The Most Exciting Attractions of Disneyland
The creators of the attractions of Disneyland are continually coming up with new ways of nerve-tickling and increasingly the neck-breaking entertainment. The tongue will not turn to call these inventions roller coasters, though in fact that is what they are, because we cannot say what is more impressive in them – the speed or...
The Most Unusual Churches in the World
Many churches of different styles and denominations were built in the world, but the forms of some temples are so unusual that they deserve special attention. Crystal Cathedral, the United States The Protestant church in the Californian town Garden-Grove is made almost entirely of glass and its shape resembles a four-point crystal. In the...
Underground Life
Most cities in the world, with their skyscrapers and small houses, wide straight avenues and narrow winding streets, are located on the surface of the earth. But sometimes there, at the bottom, at the depth of tens of meters, other cities are hidden from the eyes with their unique history, outgoing into the centuries....
Tourists are Allowed to Extract Gold
Precious stones are attractive, the lustre of precious metals charms. It turns out that there are places where tourists can see how all this wealth is born, and sometimes even have the opportunity to try to recover the treasures with their own hands. California, United States The “Gold Rush” is associated primarily with America....
The Most Interesting Plants in the World
Although botanical gardens and national parks are not particularly popular with tourists, there can often be found quite unusual plants, each of which has its own interesting history. Monkey-puzzle (Monkey Puzzle Tree), Chile and Argentina An evergreen tree of a very strange kind. Its long branches are covered with leaves like thorns, so tough...
10 Best Sights of the World
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ” Mark Twain Sometimes life becomes so stressful that people need...
Paradise Hotels of the World: Classic Europe
French Riviera, resort ROQUEBRUNE CAP MARTIN Les Deux Freres Leave the crowds and the city noise away and rush in a tiny village at the top of the mountain in ROQUEBRUNE-Cap-Martin. Stay in a small town square, to succumb to the charm of magnificent panoramas, and pay attention to the fine dining terrace on...
Paradise Hotels of the World
American experts have formed a compilation of the best romantic hotels of the world, which will please the guests not only with magnificent design and panoramas, but also with quite democratic prices. Hotels located in the beautiful places are at home in the United States, as well as in classical Europe. Regardless of the...