Archive for July, 2010
Back To Soviet Union
Those who haven't lived in the years of the Soviet Union might be interested what it was like. Grandmas and grandpas probably have their own stories about those times but as it is said: "It's better to see it once than hear it thousands of times." Soviet times are long gone and in some countries you ...
Beijing: The Forbidden City
China, one of the oldest civilizations in the world, has a lot to offer to its visitors. Luxury destinations in China will please fans of Eastern culture. A global traveler will be happy with the contrast between the old and new which are so harmoniously combined in the Forbidden City, Beijing. One day probably will not ...
Tunisia – Between A Dream And Reality
I was watching the desert sun, hanging unusually white over the desert, turn red by the time it glided closer to the horizon and splashed its color all over the unreachable depths of the world. I was standing on the balcony of my hotel room, with my lover holding my hand, an amazing tequila sky in ...
Midsummer Sun Rises Where It Sets
Are you an eccentric person who wants to find his sun in the night sky? Then do a short excursion to Saint-Petersburg and reach your sun at midnight. Can you imagine a time when the sun almost never sleeps, a night that lasts one or two hours and a darkness which is never complete? But that ...
Cold Vacations In Ice Hotel: Part 2
If you are already interested in this unique hotel, read on about the best time in the year to visit Lapland, Santa Claus's home. If you want to visit the fascinating Ice Hotel in the winter (December 10-April 16), you will have the chance to stay in the ice rooms, see the exhibition and even get ...
Cold Vacations In Ice Hotel: Part 1
When you go on vacation, not only do the sites in the town, the events or the climate matter, but so does your hotel. In fact, it can be one of the best attractions you'll see during your vacation. How? Find out about the world's most unusual hotels that will make your mouth drop. For example, when ...
A Whole Mile Of Beer In Berlin
Would you love to be in Europe? Would you love to have a couple of crazy days with your friends? And do you LOVE BEER? Then, hurry up -- book the flight and pack up. You only have a month left until the 14th Beer Mile, a huge two-day beer festival in Berlin! Karl Marx Allee is ...
Vardavar: The Wet Festival
If you are in Armenia or somewhere near it, plan to spend your weekend in this beautiful country. Why? Because on July 11 (98 days after Easter) Armenians celebrate one of the most unique festivals in the world--Vardavar ("vard" meaning "rose" in Armenian). You won't find a lot of pagan festivals nowadays, but being an ancient ...