My husband and I fell in love with Turkey since our youth: we spent the first joint vacation in this sunny and hospitable country, a honeymoon. Then they began to come here with his son, as soon as he was 3 years old, since the children are idolized here and provide the kids with excellent service. We stayed in hotels of completely different categories: we started with triples, spent a terrific vacation in the luxurious Adam & Eve Hotel 5 *, and visited several other 4-5 star hotels several times. ...

In Europe, the voltage in the electric network varies from 220 to 240 V, in the USA and Japan - from 100 to 120 V. Why? Is it really just to create problems for tourists who are forced to carry adapters with them or look for it upon arrival, in order to prevent the phone from "dying"? When it comes to electricity, globalization can be forgotten. ...

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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. ...

Love to consider money? Money is not only useful, but also wonderful. Most of us are primarily interested in their face value, but, in addition, they are works of art. Many prominent brush masters did not hesitate to make money. From the "founder of modernism" Alfons Mucha to the American Gilbert Stewart. ...

Cacti are not only the prickly inhabitants of the desert, but also valuable fruit plants that are cultivated in many countries of the world, including Israel, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia and China. And the well-known pitaya, or dragon fruit, is also a cactus fruit. Pitaya - the fruit of a cactus. The birthplace of cacti is South and North America, where about 1,500 species of these succulent plants grow in the wild. ...

Celine Liu, a photographer and artist from China, has found an unusual way to travel in time. In all her works, she herself is captured in the company of celebrities of different times. Here and Frida Kahlo, and Mao Zedong, and Albert Einstein. Surprisingly, despite the fact that this is just a photoshop, Celine’s photos are very similar to historically reliable ones: a girl preliminarily does a hairstyle that corresponds to the time, selects clothes and only then inserts herself into a famous frame. ...

Plants live by photosynthesis - the conversion of sunlight into leaves. We remember this rule from biology classes at school. But, like any rule, this one also has exceptions. One of them was recently discovered on the picturesque subtropical island of Ishigaki in Japan near Mount Omoto. Instead of photosynthesis, a new plant species prefers parasitism. ...

Constance Ephelia Resort is located in the Seychelles, on the main island of Mahe and covers 120 hectares of land. The hotel is located in a beautiful bay of extraordinary beauty and is named after the fairy fairy Efelia, who blessed these places, enchanted by their beauty. Indeed, from the very threshold luxury, freshness and comfort are felt here. ...

In one corner of Indonesia, a huge chicken is visible, which rises above a wooded area. The giant figure has the body, tail and head of a bird with an open beak, from which as if some sound is about to be heard. Construction is quickly collapsing. Gereja Ayam, as locals call it, attracts hundreds of travelers from all over the world to Central Java. ...

"" 10/1 "- These are ten photos taken in ten one-room apartments of an apartment building located in the eastern part of Bucharest," says photographer Bogdan Girbovan, who came up with the idea for such an unusual project. "This is a 10-story residential building where apartments are located exactly one above the other. ...

Remember how the character of Matt Damon grew potatoes on Mars? Apparently, Chinese scientists were inspired by the movie "Martian" and also decided to grow potatoes. True, not yet on Mars, but on the Moon - as part of China's large lunar mission in 2018. And silkworms will help them in this. Breathe-Do Not Breathe The Chinese mission Chang'e-4 for the first time in history should make a soft landing on the far side of the moon. ...

Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, the new chef of the Maldivian resort, provides healthy and organic cuisine for a healthy lifestyle. The luxury resort Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is pleased to announce the appointment of Italian specialist Marco Amarone as executive chef of all 12 restaurants and bars on the island. ...

Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe" was not just an invention of an English writer, but based on a true story of harsh survival. The prototype of Robinson Crusoe was a very real person - the Scotsman Alexander Selkirk, who lived on a desert island for more than 4 years. In those days, the island was called Mas-a-Tierra, and got its modern name in 1966, more than 200 years after the publication of the famous novel. ...

Today, Europe is seriously suffering from the migration crisis. An adequate solution to the very sad and tragic situation, alas, is not visible in the short term. It seemed interesting to us at TravelAsk that a little over 70 years ago, people already ran along the same roads towards their salvation. ...

One of the most terrible and large-scale wars that people will remember for a very long time, the First World War. This year marks exactly 100 years from the date of its completion, November 11, 1918. Even after a century, the world keeps a memory of those events that changed the life and fate of millions of people. The war, which was supposed to end at lightning speed, eventually dragged on for 50 months. ...