5 places to extend the winter
Didn’t have enough winter to go skiing or snowboarding? We offer a selection of resorts located on glaciers or in northern latitudes, where the chances of catching good snow in April or even later are highest. And in order to have enough money for the trip, it is worth considering various types of credit cards and issuing one of them.
Stubai (Austria)
Recommended to go: October – June
The largest glacier in Austria is famous as a great place for families. It offers comfortable skiing areas for the elderly, a ski school for children, tours of the ice grotto and much more. In addition, a ski pass for children under 10 years old is free. In the high season on Stubai it is too crowded, but by April skiing becomes more comfortable. Continue reading
The best abnormal places for tourists
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Death Valley, an abnormal area in Yakutia, which is located near the Vilyui River, in Mirny district. Local residents tell legends about mysterious objects made of metal in the form of peculiar boiler rooms, which cannot be reached. And those who are selected, then very much regret it. They say that an arch of an incomprehensible design is visible above the ground, from which allegedly the research students who were passing here could not separate a single piece, while “they felt a strange malaise.”
The mountain of the dead, “glorified” by stories related to the Dyatlov group. As in other “paranormal” places, the death of people here is explained either by UFOs, then by evil spirits, or by top-secret scientific developments. Continue reading
UFO hunters
Chile is the first in this ranking – the country with the highest recorded number of UFO sightings. Due to its low humidity, mountain ranges and clear skies with little pollution, Chile has become a favorite among UFO seekers from around the world. An abnormal phenomena research committee officially operates in this country, a government body that studies unidentified aerial phenomena under the control of the Chilean Air Force.
Among the UFO attractions that can be visited in Chile there are also observatories – such as the Atacama Desert, the ESO Paranal Observatory, which tourists can book on weekends, the ALMA Observatory in northern Chile, which is also open to visitors and tourists. In addition, the expert lists famous UFO landing sites, such as the area of Saint-Clemente in Chile, where hundreds of UFO sightings are reported. Continue reading
The “Bride” of the Mediterranean Sea – Alexandria
During the times of “open” Egypt, Alexandria was not popular among the mass Russian tourists, mainly from the resorts of the Red Sea they came there on individual excursions for one or several days. With the opening of regular flights to Cairo, given the relatively short distance of 220 km from the capital, you can take a chance and consider this Mediterranean city with a special atmosphere as an independent destination. You can get to it from the capital in three hours, if the trip is organized independently, the fare for the bus will be only $ 3. Alexandria is stretched along the coastline of the sea, and from it it sprawls deep into thousands of streets with many cafes, restaurants, shops, residential buildings, hotels from luxurious to very affordable prices. Continue reading
To Cairo: Following the Trail of the Holy Family
In recent years, the Ministry of Tourism and the Coptic Church of Egypt have been actively promoting and developing a pilgrimage tour – the route of the holy family. It is proposed to walk through the baby Jesus, Virgin Mary and Joseph, who were in Egypt for several years, hiding from King Herod. The route itself stretches from North Sinai through Cairo and its suburbs to the city of Asyut, includes 25 revered places, it will take 5-8 days to fully travel the entire route (excluding North Sinai for security reasons).
Cairo and its districts occupy a significant part of the route, it begins with a visit to the tree of the Virgin Mary in Mataria, a branchy evergreen sycamore tree, in the shadow of which the Holy Family stopped to rest. The tree is not allowed to die and shoots are constantly planted, the last time it was done in 1906. Continue reading
