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Ecology of life. Leisure: When resorts Krasnodar region and you know the beaches of Turkey like your own dacha, you can finally think about a vacation in a completely new place. It won't necessarily be more expensive, but it will certainly be more interesting. We studied the statistics of flights from Russia and found out which countries have grown the most in popularity since last year. See where savvy travelers are vacationing and get inspired with fresh ideas for your next vacation.
When you know the resorts of the Krasnodar region and the beaches of Turkey like your own dacha, you can finally think about a vacation in a completely new place. It won't necessarily be more expensive, but it will certainly be more interesting.
We studied the statistics of flights from Russia and found out which countries have grown the most in popularity since last year. See where savvy travelers are vacationing and get inspired with fresh ideas for your next vacation.
Slovakia
Don't judge by size: tiny Slovakia has something to surprise guests, even if you leave aside elegant Bratislava with its ancient streets and Danube landscapes. During one vacation in this inexpensive country you will see the world's largest wooden altar in the Church of St. Jacob, the most... high point Carpathians - Gerlachovsky Štit, the largest castle in Central Europe - Spiš Castle and the only European winter geyser - Gerliansky spring in the vicinity of Kosice.
If you go in winter, go skiing in the Tatras, in summer, walk through the “Slovak Paradise” among waterfalls and caves. And to make the unexpected impressions of Slovakia settle down better, varnish them with milk soup chir with noodles and feta cheese, liver sausages jaternice and Tatra smoked cheese štjepok.
Iran
Photo: MohammadReza Domiri Ganji, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Close and understandable Türkiye is not the only window into oriental fairy tale. If you want a real journey through time and space, grab cheap flights to Iran and hop on a Persian magic carpet.
Iran enchants at first sight: the luxurious Shah's Golestan Palace, ancient Persepolis, the magical bridges and mosques of Isfahan, the majestic Elborz mountain range, and also sweet baklava and juicy kebab. If you come from Iran, remember how at summer camp you told your neighbors horror stories at night: the stories you will bring are not scary, but beautiful and mysterious, but your friends will listen to you with the same childish delight.
Georgia
Georgia is good all year round. In frames of spring greenery and colorful flowers, ancient monasteries and rock cities Georgia is especially beautiful: even the most notorious skeptics will not find anything to complain about and will fall in love with life again. In summer, it’s great to relax on the pebble beach in Batumi or on the magnetic sands of Ureki, and also to snorkel at Cape Mtsvane-Kontskhi and breathe in the aroma of the sea and pine trees. In autumn comes the time for juicy persimmons and young wine, and in winter in Gudauri and Svaneti you will have plenty of fun alpine skiing and snowboarding.
Guests are always welcome in Tbilisi: whenever you arrive, there will definitely be a wonderful company to take a steam bath in the sulfur baths and practice your eloquence at local feasts. Yes, you will gain a couple of kilos on local khinkali and khachapuri, but no, you will not regret it.
Tanzania
Sometimes, in order to repaint the black stripe of life into white and see the world in pink color, you need to surprise yourself and go to Africa. An excellent option for your first trip to this exotic continent is Tanzania. In this country you will find the stunning Kilimanjaro volcano, the huge Ngorongoro crater with a flamingo lake at the bottom, the resort island of Zanzibar and the amazing Serengeti Park.
Go on a real African safari: best places for photo hunting for elephants, antelopes, lions and leopards - Katavi and Ruaha national parks. Take a look at Africa's largest reserve, the Selous, the southernmost point in the world where Maasai giraffes are found. Spend a couple of days in the villages along the coast giant lake Tanganyika: Let the locals teach you how to fish. And if you want to go wild, stay at Elewana Collection Glamping, where you'll have a luxurious tent with carpets, silk linens, a personal chef and fabulous views of the savannah.
Azerbaijan
You don’t need a visa to visit Azerbaijan, the flight is not far, prices are low. When, in addition, many people in the country speak Russian, it is very easy to feel at home - and yet outside of your everyday life.
The lights of night Baku and cocktails in the panoramic restaurant 360 Bar Hilton Baku with views of the Baku Bay and “ Flame Towers" Not far from the capital there is the Zoroastrian Fire Temple and the burning rock of Yanardag: you’ll be back in one day, but the vivid impressions will last for a week. Take an oil bath, try all the sweets at the market in Sheki, solve the rock charades of Gobustan, take a selfie in front of a giant carpet - the list of cool things to do in Azerbaijan is endless.
Philippines
You open a map of the Philippines, poke at it at random, and still end up on an island with snow-white beaches, where you might not meet anyone all day. There are more than seven thousand islands in the Philippines, and everything is just like in the picture. The most popular in the Beach Idyll category are the islands of Cebu, Boracay and Palawan, while divers highly value the coral reefs of Tubbataha and Apo. You can dive with whale sharks in the Philippines in two places - near the village of Donsol in the south of Luzon or near the city of Oslob in the south of Cebu.
To plunge into the sweet world of inexpensive shopping, tourists go to Manila. But the Philippine capital is not only interesting for shopping. Ride through the city's oldest quarter, Intramuros, on a horse-drawn carriage and try chicken legs, which for some reason are called "adidas" here. Then jump into a colorful jeepney - they replace buses in the Philippines - and go watch the sunset over Manila Bay.
New Zealand
When you think about New Zealand, you imagine emerald meadows, pastoral cows and... then your thoughts wander to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Hobbiton in the New Zealand town of Matamata was left untouched from the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but the country is already epic.
In New Zealand, you must definitely climb Cape Reinga, near which the azure of the Tasman Sea merges with the dark waters Pacific Ocean. It’s great to see with your own eyes the Milford Sound fjord, which Kipling called the eighth wonder of the world, take photos of sperm whales and yellow-eyed penguins, and also visit the fantastic Franz Josef Glacier. If you want to relax, welcome to the geothermal resort of Rotorua. Previously, Maori used water from local springs to treat wounds after hunting.
Moldova
Moldovan wines are a brand known all over the world: a vintage bottle from the 1990 harvest at the Purcari winery is often ordered by the Queen of Great Britain herself. You will travel through private wine estates in Moldova against the backdrop of heady landscapes. You will also find ancient monasteries and the Old Orhei Museum with fortress ruins, a cave hermitage and medieval entertainment such as cart rides.
Hospitable Moldovans will teach you how to dance zhok and seat you at a generous table, where you will try the milk soup sirbushka, mamalyga with feta cheese, gogoshar peppers marinated in honey and Moldovan cabbage rolls sarmale. Every second Sunday in October, Moldova celebrates National Wine Day: learn how locals harvest grapes, turn them into sweet wines and make jugs and barrels.
Cyprus
Swim in Aphrodite's Bay near Paphos, walk around all the ancient ruins of Limassol, dance at the beach parties of Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa, play backgammon with the locals in a tiny cafe and sip the royal Commandaria wine - all this and much more you will have time to do in two weeks in sunny Cyprus.
Wander through the “labyrinth of the Minotaur” in the blooming botanical gardens Cyherbia, visit the ghost town of Varosha in Famagusta, dive to a shipwreck off the coast of Larnaca and have a watch-free, phone-free day on the secluded beach of Konnos Bay. Cyprus knows how to enjoy life without haste - it will teach you too.
Bulgaria
The advantages of Bulgaria can be listed until the morning. The weather is amazing and the nature is even better. The architecture is stunning - from the ancient amphitheater in Plovdiv and the megaliths of Perperikon to the churches of Nessebar and the Snail House in Sofia. And the Bulgarian cuisine is such that you ask for more while you can talk.
Be sure to go to the “Bulgarian Jerusalem” - the Rila Monastery, choose your favorite from the Seven Lakes and board the plane with fins at a depth of 22 meters. If you are more interested in relaxing by the sea in Bulgaria, then there are so many excellent beaches that we wrote about them separately.
Cuba
In the homeland of rumba and mojito, the Internet doesn’t matter. So much the better: nothing will stop you from lazily basking in the sun, cutting along Atlantic Ocean drive retro cars of crazy colors and unravel the magic of Cuban rum and cigars.
In Cuba, it’s great to walk among the caves and “mogote” hills of the Viñales Valley, snorkel at the islands of Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo and relax like never before in the resort of Varadero. And also - go to Hemingway's estate in San Francisco de Paula and clink glasses with Papa Ham at his favorite Havana bar, El Floridita.
Armenia
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It’s logical to start getting acquainted with Armenia from Yerevan. Be sure to check out the magnificent Grand Cascade art park, find a curiosity at the Vernissage market, take a photo of the singing fountains for Instagram, and go on a tour of cognac factory"Ararat".
“Drink cognac and don’t give up” - under this motto you can spend your entire vacation in Armenia. There are too many beautiful temples and churches, but don’t give up: at least look at Khor Virap with a view of Ararat, the rock monasteries in Geghard and the ancient pagan temple in Garni. There are a lot of water attractions here, but don’t give up: take a ride to Lake Sevan for the first time or relax on mineral resort Jermuk. In Armenia, you don’t let you leave the table until you add a size to your clothes, but don’t give up: try something new every time so that by the end of the trip you can distinguish kchuch from khash, and gata from barurik.
South Korea
IN South Korea You don’t have to deny yourself anything: arrange dirty dancing at the festival in Boryeong, look into the bosom of a volcano in the resort of Jeju, visit the Haesindan erotic park and spy on the inhabitants of North Korea through binoculars.
If you want a relaxing vacation, go to Buddhist temples anywhere in Korea, on a shopping tour in Seoul, or to the beaches of Haeundae and Gwanalli in Busan, where Koreans themselves love to relax in the summer.
Canada
Canada is the second largest country in the world: can you imagine how many there are? interesting places? What you need to do in Canada is to see Niagara Falls With the best side, climb the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto, test the strength of your trekking boots in Banff National Park and ride through scenic road Cabot Trail.
In winter, Canadians compete in skiing and skating races and admire ice sculptures at the large-scale Winterlude festival in Ottawa, and in midsummer they have fun at the Calgary Stampede cowboy parade. In the spring, it’s good to go visit the dinosaurs 200 km from Calgary. And if you are going to Canada in the fall, get to the town of Churchill, where polar bears live.
Panama
The country with the summeriest name in the world is hot all year round. Panama has two seasons: the dry season lasts from late December to April, and the wet season lasts from May to December. At the same time, the air temperature is always +30 °C. During the rainy season, refreshing showers occur most often in the evenings. And during the day you can sunbathe and swim: if you want - in the Caribbean Sea, if you want - in the Pacific Ocean.
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Located in Panama famous resort for surfers of Morro Negrito. The most popular Caribbean dive spots in Panama are the Bocas del Toro islands, where the reality show “Survivor” was filmed, and the San Blas archipelago, where the Kuna Indians live. On the Pacific side, it is interesting to dive near Taboga Island near Panama City or National Park Coiba. By the way, almost a third of Panama consists of natural parks and there are almost a thousand species of birds - for this the country is highly valued by birdwatchers from all over the world. published
Even if you have never been keen on traveling, try to go somewhere and feel that spirit of adventure. There are a number of areas that will help you broaden your horizons, enrich your mind and spirit.
This selection features some of the most breathtaking and enchanting places the world has to offer. This is a list of 20 places to visit in 2017. Any of these destinations could change your life forever...
Marrakesh
Since time immemorial, this place has fascinated everyone who decided to visit Morocco. If by 2017 you had not yet been here, be sure to correct this shortcoming and get acquainted with the stunning beauties of Marrakesh.
Saint Petersburg
Northern capital Russia is truly interesting for the traveler and can offer a number of unique attractions. Why not see it all with your own eyes in 2017?
Playa del Carmen
If you would like to visit one of best beaches in the world - go to Mexico and sunbathe in Playa del Carmen. Even so beautiful Foto will not convey all the beauty of this place.
Prague
Old city opens itself up to visitors like the layers of an onion, offering something new and surprising over and over again. You will undoubtedly find Prague absolutely charming.
Istanbul
This is exactly one of the places that you should discover at least once in your life. Istanbul is more than just a city that you can read about in a book, not to mention a blog. You can explore its attractions endlessly, so why not do it in 2017?
Rio de Janeiro
The city has already calmed down after the noisy Summer Olympics, so 2017 is the time to visit this Brazilian pearl and explore Rio de Janeiro.
Barcelona
Vibrant, lively, tasty, exciting, infectious - these are just a few adjectives that can be used to describe the sights of Barcelona and Catalonia.
Experts from the World Economic Forum (WEF) have compiled a ranking of the safest countries in the world for tourists. According to news agencies, Finland took first place on the list.
The second position is in the UAE, and Iceland is in third place. The top 10 rankings also included Oman, Hong Kong, Singapore, Norway, Switzerland, Rwanda and Qatar.
In turn, Colombia (136), Yemen (135) and El Salvador (134) were recognized as the most unsafe countries in the world.
In total, the list included 136 countries. When compiling the rating, criteria such as the level of crime, the terrorist threat and the presence of armed conflicts were taken into account.
World map of the safest countries in the world
Experts from the medical service company International SOS compiled interactive map world, where the most dangerous and safe countries to travel in 2017 are marked.
On the map, which can be found on the company's website, the countries are indicated different colors depending on the degree of risk that awaits the visiting tourist.
The most dangerous are indicated in dark red: Libya, Mali, South Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Central African Republic, Afghanistan and Venezuela.
This also includes some areas of Congo, Somalia and Sudan and others, RIA Novosti reports.
States that are slightly safer for tourists are highlighted in orange. This list includes some states of Mexico, border areas of Colombia and Ecuador, Nigeria, Pakistan, part of India and others.
Experts classified Ukraine, in the east of which there is an ongoing armed conflict, Belarus, Poland, Turkey, Egypt and a number of other countries, as states with a medium level of danger for tourists. These countries are indicated in yellow.
Russia, along with Brazil, China, India, Kazakhstan and some other countries, was classified as a country with “rapidly developing variable risks.”
“Green countries”, the level of risks in which were considered insignificant, are the USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Denmark.
When creating the map, factors such as terrorism, politically motivated riots and wars, social unrest, crime rates, reliability transport infrastructure, the effectiveness of security and emergency response services, and the country's exposure to natural disasters.
The safest countries in Europe for tourists from Russia have been named
The safest countries for tourists are Estonia, the Czech Republic and Germany, Izvestia reports.
The insurance company "SG SOGAZ" conducted a study, according to which the safest for Russian tourists turned out to be Estonia. This is where Russian tourists are least likely to seek medical help.
It is believed that most insurance cases occur in Bulgaria, Thailand and other popular resorts among Russians. However, this is a very rough estimate, since most Russians travel to these countries. And in this case, the principle works - the more people there are, the more unpleasant incidents there are. The SOGAZ company for the first time tried to assess the safety of certain countries based on the frequency of requests for medical insurance policies from those traveling abroad.
In the first half of the year, the insurer recorded 560 cases of tourist claims due to illnesses, poisonings, injuries and other medical reasons. Policies with worldwide coverage were not taken into account in the calculations. The final list of the study included 25 states, in which a total of 17 thousand policies were sold in the first half of the year.
According to the study, tourists who vacation in the Baltics are least at risk. Most safe country for Russian tourists has become Estonia. Only 0.5% of tourists (that is, one person out of 200 vacationers) sought medical help in this country. The Czech Republic took second place in the ranking, where the risk barely exceeds 1% (1.13%). An almost similar situation is in Germany, which closes the top 3 safest tourist countries, - only 1.22% of tourists seek medical care. And this despite the fact that these states are among the most popular destinations among Russian tourists.
The list of countries with a low risk for Russians also included Slovakia (1.40%), Portugal (2.05%), Serbia (2.37%), Norway (2.86%), Switzerland (3.15%), Italy (3.32%). Hungary closes the top ten safest countries for Russians in the Old World, where the frequency of calls is 3.49%.
According to Dmitry Yanin, Chairman of the Board of the International Confederation of Consumer Societies, there are four factors that influence the traumatic nature of vacations. Hygiene in the host country (quality of food and water) influences National cuisine, which may taste unusual, hot climate and plenty of sun, as well as alcohol.
The less sun, the fewer problems. In Asia, food is a risk factor. There are problems with both its quality and the quality of water. In addition, in hot countries there are quite extreme beach activities. In Estonia there is little sun, the cuisine is close to us, such a favorable situation, and most importantly, there is no all-inclusive system with alcohol. If you drink less, you get injured less,” explained Dmitry Yanin.
As you know, due to recent events, the flow of tourists to the previously accessible countries of Egypt and Turkey has greatly subsided. However, for those who are not interested in domestic resorts, there are still many curious good countries for relax.
1. Iran
Having recently experienced international isolation, the country is now ready to welcome many tourists from all over the world. The attractions will undoubtedly be of great interest to the traveler ancient city Isfahan. The unique Imam Mosque has interesting acoustics: even the quiet whisper of a person can be heard on the other side of the building. And the Palace of Forty Columns will be of interest to everyone interested in the life of the Iranian Shah. The building was built in the seventeenth century and has unique frescoes depicting the life of the Persian shahs. A flight from Moscow will cost around 18,000 rubles.
Iran
2. Slovenia
In Slovenia, tourists will definitely be interested in three UNESCO heritage sites. This is a former Idri mine where mercury was extracted, and is now considered one of the largest in the world. A cave system with amazing figured bridges, windows and stalagmites. And, of course, the piled alpine settlements, whose wood still remains in good condition, despite the more than venerable age of the Stone Age settlement. The flight costs from 12 thousand.
Slovenia 3. Czech Republic
Travel to this the most beautiful country will cost around forty thousand rubles. The traveler will certainly be interested in the country's numerous temples and stunning squares. You will enjoy walking along the cozy streets of the old town of Prague and enjoying coffee in small cafes. Well, in order to see all the sights without missing anything interesting, it is better to contact the Czech Mosaic company - http://ceskamozaika.ru/ru/informatciya/tury/europe/. This way you can delve into the history of the country, feel the atmosphere of the city and enjoy the most the best places Czech Republic.
Czech 4. Georgia
In the vast expanses of the CIS there is a corner where man-made medieval architecture organically combines with stunning natural landscapes. This is Tbilisi. Whose attractions calmly coexist with modern buildings. A plane ticket from Moscow will cost up to 7 thousand rubles.
Georgia 5. Japan
And for travelers who want unusual experiences, the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto is perfect with magnificent landscapes, interesting sights and always good weather. The manga museum will definitely appeal to fans of comic books, and connoisseurs of Japanese art will love the kabuki theater. An air ticket to Kyoto will cost around forty thousand rubles.
Japan
