December 13, 2015
Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of Mari Republic
This time we tell about major attractions of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of Mari El Republic: the museums, architecture, monuments, where to try Mari food and simply to walk.
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December 13, 2015
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December 7, 2015
Burundi and Its Capital Bujumbura
This post tells how to spend time in mysterious East African Burundi and Its Capital Bujumbura, what to see there and where to shop, how to get to the free safari, see the hippos of Tanganyika, and visit the only museum in the country.
November 30, 2015
Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan): How to Receive Visitor’s Permit and Get There
This post is not only about how to get the permit to visit Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region or Pamir in Tajikistan and to reach this isolated place. This time we will also tell about the scariest day in our life, which was perhaps worth living through to get to amazing Pamir.
November 23, 2015
Long Beach (California) – The Summerland
At first sight it seems that Long Beach is just a sattelite of huge Los Angeles, but if you look at the numbers, it turns out that the city is the 34th largest in the United States and the 7th largest in California. It is also one of the largest ports in the world, famous for its plane production, oil…
November 16, 2015
Penang Island (Malaysia)
The island of Penang and its capital Georgetown is a favorite for many tourists due to pre-Second World War British colonial architecture as well as the 19th century churches, temples, mosques, and colonial buildings. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage. According to Wikitravel, “the city is clean, safe, well managed, and very walkable”, although we do not quite agree…
November 2, 2015
Tolbachik Volcano (Kamchatka). Part I: How to Get There
Along with Mutnovsky, Kamchatka is a home to 160 volcanoes; 29 of them are active. Recently, in 2012, Tolbachik volcano erupted in Kamchatka, and in 2014 it was still possible to fry eggs on its lava. When we visited Tolbachik in 2015, we did not fry eggs, but it was still possible to set sticks on fire putting them into…