Despite the fact that most of us celebrate Chrismas with all of its pleasures and gift, there are some places that do miss all of the Christmas spirit of Santa Claus and his reindeer. The thing is that they are either prohibited to celebrate it or do not have it as a public holiday....
Top 5 Places That Cause Culture Shock
Do you consider yourself of being a rather unique person, who can not only travel to various countries, but also get adjusted to the newest cultures and get everything out of it? Well, then you have to get through our list of the places which are considered to be the ones to cause culture...
Top 20 Thailand Resorts – Worth to Visit!
Thailand is the country that every year gets more tourists than any other Southeast Asian countries. This wonderful country is famous for its beautiful scenes, stunning beaches, extraordinary culture, hospitality of the nation, blessed temples, ruins of fabulous ancient kingdoms of the past, gastronomic riches and welcoming people. Thailand is the place that not...
Top 7 Thanksgiving Day Celebrations
The proverb says: “Some people complain because God put thorns on roses, while others praise Him for putting roses among the thorns.” Well, this is something beautiful to get thought about but there are a lot more interesting things that need to be taken into account while talking about the Thanksgiving Day or Harvest...
Tea-drinking Around the World
Most likely you will not find a place where at least some part of population doesn’t spend hours each day for just drinking tea. We drink tea at every hour and everywhere: in the middle of working day, at home, with friends, at cafes. The main favor of this drink is due to the...
Vietnam Develops Sports Tourism
Vietnam plans to attract more tourists, creating new resorts targeted especially on golfers. A new luxury resort Laguna Hue, located just an hour’s drive from the international airport of Hue and Danang is scheduled to open by 2012. This seems to be a rather interesting way of “stealing” tourists from neigboring countries. Seven well-known...
The 8 Most Bizarre Rituals in the World
Tattoo parlors can now be found in any area of the city, but this does not mean that the drawings on the body were in fashion years ago. Once tattoos were not considered to be a decoration, but they testified on the status of a person, his role in the tribe or even the ...
World’s 10 Best Rooftop Bars
I think each of us dreamed of spending a pleasant time enjoying the bright night sky above and the spectacular view of some city or town. The enormous joy of such a close distance to the sky adds even more interest of such a time spending. Well, but if all of this can also...
Alien Landscapes on Earth
It seems to be unclear from what distant planets these landscapes have been brought to the earth, but they clearly have no relation to our own planet. These miracles are constructed in a way that usually special effects are invented by Hollywood masters. However, there are plenty of places on the planet alien to...
Unique Fortresses Open to Public in China
On 1 October, unique residential buildings Tulou in China under the protection of UNESCO were opened to the visitors. Architectural Group Shangping Tulou is located near the city of Xiamen, or Amoy, Fujian province in the South-East of China. It is the oldest of all known structures of this type in China. The structure...
7 Monuments Not Spoiled by Tourists
At the time, when thousands of tourists try to see and photograph Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, or Petra, there are no less interesting monuments of history and culture in other places which many travelers simply do not suspect. So you can safely wander through the ancient ruins, experience the atmosphere of the place and...
Chinese Dwarfs Founded Their Own City
A new tourist attraction has appeared in China’s Southwest Yunnan Province. City of real dwarfs, whose inhabitants are no bigger than 130 centimeters, is built here. Once you visit the city of Kunming, any low tourist feels a giant from a fairy tale – the houses are not only meant for “little people”, but...
China Bans Travel to Tibet
Foreign tourists are once again banned to visit Tibet. Chinese authorities restricted the issuance of permits to visit the region until October 8. However, they are not going to deport from Tibet those foreign tourists who are already there. Such rigor was introduced to provide security before and during the celebration of 60 years...
8 Most Life Threatening Places
You are fortunate, if you are born in the province, where there are no tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes. For the inhabitants of some countries, natural disasters are everyday reality. Magazine Popular Mechanics found 8 most life-threatening places to live on our planet. 1. The Cold Pole – Verkhoyansk, Russia In the taiga, in...
10 Fatal Mistakes of Travelers
In the age of globalization, cultural differences between people seem to almost disappear, however, travelling the world, it’s so easy to be impolite or even accidentally offend the locals. Guardian.co.uk describes the most common mistakes travelers make. What we should not do during the tours in foreign countries? 1. Showing “thumb up” in Iran...