Sunday, November 21, 2010

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!".  

Saturday, October 23, 2010

A new tourist symbol of Ecuador calls live and love

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador approved a new logo that will become a symbol of tourism campaign under the slogan "love life, Ecuador" (Ecuador ama la vida). Logo is based on the seven multi-colored concentric circles, which contain various elements of the ancient Indian belief, such as sun, earth, life, diversity in all its manifestations, fabric, flowers, fauna, reported portal Caribbean News digital. 

"We - a country full of colors. The logo of Ecuador you can find all the colors that can sense the human eye. As this symbol of our small country reflects the world" - said Minister of Tourism Freddy Ehlers. The country's authorities want to present Ecuador as a country that loves life and all over the world to open a so-called House of Ecuador, where you will learn the culture and products of the country. President expressed hope that the new symbol of Ecuador will be recognized anywhere in the world and become synonymous with life and love.