Traveling is a fascinating, beautiful thing, but sometimes very unpredictable. Going on a trip, you often never know what adventures await you, where curiosity or new acquaintance will lead you, or how things will turn out. Therefore, any experienced traveler knows that you should not rely on the fact that everywhere and always you can "google" the necessary information or, in principle, gain access to at least some kind of Internet. ...

A few centuries ago, the area of ​​this reservoir was so large that it was called the sea. The Amu Darya and Syr Darya carried their waters through the hot deserts and filled the Aral with life-giving moisture. The Aral Sea was home to 34 species of fish, and fishing enterprises mined up to 60,000 tons of fish resources here annually. ...

Artist Gunduz Agayev created a series of satirical images of the police in countries where human rights are violated. This list includes Russia, Great Britain, China, Turkey, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, India and others. Most of the illustrations are very sarcastic and contain a fair amount of criticism, and some of them represent the "good police". ...

Getting an education is one of the most important stages in the life of every child. It is education that plays a decisive role in determining its future. However, according to the UN, to date, nearly 60 million children on the planet do not attend school. One of the main reasons for these sad indicators is poverty. ...

Azerbaijan has strengthened its position as a golf destination by joining the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). IAGTO guarantees that the level of its participants meets the highest international standards and experience in golf tourism. There are two 18-hole golf clubs of international level in Azerbaijan: Dreamland Golf Club with an area of ​​almost 69 hectares is located 40 minutes drive from the center of Baku, and the National Golf Club is among the green forests around the Guba Palace Hotel. ...

CASIO introduces the first G-SHOCK 5000 with an all-metal construction reflecting the legacy of the first G-SHOCK. Casio has announced the release of another model in the G-SHOCK line. The GMW-B5000 is the first watch with an all-metal case in the iconic square 5000 series. Since the release of the first DW-5000C in 1983, the 5000 series has remained true to the square shape that the watch originally had. ...

Usually, bees fly back and forth, they load nectar on their legs, and carry them to the hive. But bumblebees are completely different, they see a flower - a splash in it, already dust from pollen is worth a pillar! It is bathed as if in a bath and immediately dives into another. Creates on his body such a mix of different varieties of pollen. Prettier. Well, I got excited, of course, they fly and swim, not for fun, but only by the will of the wife who sent them, well, you need to get food. ...

The ancient Egyptians were masters not only in construction. It turns out that ancient Egyptian doctors used prostheses created with a full understanding of human anatomy. This was recently discovered by scientists who studied the world's oldest prosthesis - a wooden finger, which is 3000 years old. Prosthetist-painter The prosthesis found in the female burial place of the Sheikh Abd al-Qurn necropolis belonged to the daughter of a priest. ...

Vesuvius is perhaps the most famous volcano in the world. He is well acquainted with many of the lessons of the history of the Ancient World. Then, back in 79, the suddenly awakened Vesuvius destroyed the lava and ash streams of the city, conveniently located at its foot. Pompeii and Herculaneum disappeared in just one night. Vesuvius is an active volcano located in the province of Naples, on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and its height is 1280 m. ...

The LUX * Grand Gaube hotel in Mauritius was reopened this month, and its first guests enthusiastically discuss its exclusivity. Walk into the spacious lobby: there you will find a stunning view of the sparkling ocean and the photogenic Flat Island on the horizon. The suite room will captivate you with its delightful and sophisticated design, as well as thought-out comfort with inspiring tropical touches. ...

How many different wonderful places there are on our planet - dense forests, unconquered mountain peaks, endless steppes and fields, ancient deserts, mighty seas, majestic oceans, quiet and peaceful valleys, impenetrable jungle, picturesque hills - there is nothing to count. And there are even more various natural phenomena - beautiful, terrible, amazing, deadly and completely unexplored! ...

For most of us, a flight is a serious event for which we, as a rule, thoroughly prepare. Often people are looking for drugs in pharmacies that will help them calmly endure this test or even oversleep it. Some take with them distracting crosswords, books, films that you can pass on for at least a half to two hours of flight. ...

Together with color, old historical photographs gain new life and new value for the modern world. Monochrome shades make photos more difficult to perceive, they are more difficult to correlate with reality. You can not say about color frames that seem to the human eye much more understandable and familiar. ...

When I finally returned to New York, there were some adventures. After landing at JFK, I had to stay on board for another twenty minutes after all the passengers had already reached the terminal. In the process, for the first time in many years of air travel, I was able to observe the “airplane routine” after all passengers left it. ...

Liege is the capital of the Belgian province of the same name and the main city of the agglomeration. Liege can be considered the cultural capital of Wallonia, despite the fact that officially it is Namur. And although the city is known mainly for its past industrial development (it lost it due to the subsequent decline in development), today it is still the owner of a rich history, culture, amazing location on the river Meuse and a large habitat students. ...

In the depths of the island of Haiti there is the forgotten village of Bukan Ferdinand, in which people still live. More than ten years ago, it was cut off from civilization: in 2004 a flood hit the island, which washed away the only road leading to the nearest city. And in 2010 there was an earthquake, from which the country still can not recover. ...