Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Pocket toilets are already on sale

At the tourist market was a new product that can be very useful for tourists and patrons of large music festivals and other events. Pocket toilet developed by Ardern Healthcare, costs only $ 6. And it is an indispensable thing in the long road trips or for exploring the places where the lack of public toilets, writes the Daily Mail. The manufacturer claims that useful invention "is ideal for men aged from 3 to 103 years." However, the handheld can use a toilet and a woman. 

Festival of Whales in Hawaii

Hawaii (USA) will have already turned this traditional festival of whales. The celebration will begin in Maui on Nov. 26 and runs right up to May 15, 2011. In the past year is an unusual event attended by more than 25 000 people.The central event of the festival - the Day of China is scheduled for Saturday, February 19. Tourists are expected to parade of whales, views, special meals in restaurants, entertainment for children and much, much more. Another unusual event - the marathon. Participants will need to be broken into groups of 5 people and together cover the distance. Adults will run 5 kilometers, the children - all 2. New at the festival will be a Valentine's weekend, which will be held under the slogan "Love the whales."  

Ice Sculpture Exhibition was launched on the Champs-Elysees

impressive exhibit of ice sculptures, Ice Magic - Tour du Monde ("Around the World") was opened on the Champs Elysees in Paris to mark the start of the Christmas Fair. In the pavilion, where the constant temperature -6 ° C, viewers will see the most beautiful buildings, monuments and landscapes of the world and characters of works of art and fantastic scenes involving unusual creatures. All this helped create 20 well-known artists from more than 450 tons of ice for 12 days, writes Tout-paris.org.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Stylish accessories to Paris "Velibam"

City Hall of Paris was not limited to the creation of bike rental stations, which appeared in the French capital in 2007. Especially for the "Velibam" whole series of accessories with the image of the Parisian urban brand.For example, the helmet can be purchased for 24.9 euros, the protective device for 12.9 euros, and cuffs with LED for 6,9 euro. Also available a series of clothing: ponchos (5,9 euros), gloves (19.9 euros) and mitts (9,9 euros). In addition, you can buy velokorzinu for 29 euros, 6.9 euros per bag.

Unusual feeling of "Road of Death"

Bolivia's road of great danger, so the organizers of tours carefully selected tour routes for tourists.
For example, a narrow road El Camino De La Muerto ("Road of Death") was one of the most dangerous in the world: trucks and cars fell into the abyss, and few of the drivers live. 
 
 Now for the road is built wider track and a terrible road turned into an exciting attraction for travelers. Many tour organizers claim that it abandoned the road permit to get to know the country. In 2011, a tour of the localities where it is necessary to be prepared for different eventualities. Participants from the outset will plunge into the most unusual feeling. The plane will land in the capital La NPA - a town at an altitude of 4000 meters above sea level. 
 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

A flock of lions in Zimbabwe tourist bitten in the shower

In Zimbabwe, a pack of lions attacked a tourist while he was taking a shower, and bitten him. The incident occurred in a hunting camp in the north, which is located near the National Park Mana Pools, wrote The Daily Telegraph, with reference to dpa. According to the portal iAfrica, a tourist named Pete Evershed. Immediately pounced on him four or five lions. And this was witnessed by his wife, who could not in any way to help and save her husband. The area around the Zambezi River is popular with hunters and fishermen. Most often they have to live with this in the simplest terms with the amenities on the street and very little protection from attack by wild animals. 

In Pompeii hit "House of the gladiators"

In ancient Pompeii, in the early first century AD buried the ashes of Vesuvius, has failed one of the historical monuments. Shipping time could not stand the so-called "House of Gladiators." It is believed that this building was used for training soldiers who spoke to the audience. The walls of the houses were decorated with frescoes, and now on, nothing was left. According to preliminary data, the cause of the collapse of steel, heavy rains, which are undermining the building.

Experts also claim that the water here is not to blame - all a matter of insufficient care for the archaeological sites. House gladiators located in the area of Pompeii, where there is still work to archaeologists, and tourists were not allowed into it. The walls of the building collapsed early in the morning, when a number of scholars have not been, so that the victims managed to escape.  

The museum complex in Pompeii continues to operate normally.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

At UK airports have installed a giant suitcase

Britain's Heathrow Airport installed in the arrivals area of Terminal 5 giant suitcase in honor of the holders of Honor Award 2010 Heathrow Travel Product Award. Dimensions traveling bag is really impressive: 3 meters in height and 2m in width. It holds more than 83,000 passports, 10,000 cans of cream from sunburn and more. During this month in an open suitcase located 12 different types of products, manufacturers have been awarded the said award. Among the winners were sunglasses Ray-Ban, Apple MacBook Pro, game console Nintendo DS, as well as camera Canon 500D.

UK - birthplace to the fairies, witches and angels

According to recent studies, the UK is home to witches, fairies and angels. Scientists came to this conclusion, when studied a list of supernatural phenomena, about which people told the police during the past 25 years. In total there were 755 such cases. In this case, most people see the fabulous creatures in Yorkshire. Here 44 people talk about fairies, witches, and 32 of 24 on guardian angels. And here in the county of Derbyshire residents is a real saint.  

Travel anecdote day

While you will remember for a Russian, your life in the Czech Republic will be one continuous fun. "Vonyavki" in Czech "ghosts", "callous potraviny" - "fresh food", "crud from cattle to plavidle" - "a handsome guy with a paddle boat." It is said that a few years ago, our tourists much laughing, looking at billboards of Coca-Cola. There wore a traditional frozen bottle, and the inscription on the shield reads: "overpowering creature!" Ikayuschie laughter and Russian did not immediately realize what a translation from Czech to this inscription is only a powerful advertising slogan "The perfect creation!".