How do you imagine your ideal engagement photo shoot? Maybe a romantic sunset? Or beautiful shots in the arms of magnificent nature, on the beach or in the forest? It was nature that attracted the most to Josh Morris and Morgan Day, a couple from Tennessee, when they decided to do an engagement photo session in front of Bold River Falls. ...

Many people suffering from motion sickness in transport mistakenly believe that they will face only troubles on a sea cruise. In fact, this is not so: modern cruise liners have a special stabilization system to avoid motion sickness. To begin with, let's see what seasickness is and in what cases it is observed. ...

Everyone heard about the deadly tsunami in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, but few people know that our country also fell victim to this natural disaster. On November 5, 1952, a severe earthquake occurred near the Kuril Islands, resulting in tsunamis with 18-meter waves. ...

The discovery, made by an international group of researchers on the territory of the Great Barrier Reef, revealed another victim of global warming. This is a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), in a population of which after 20 years there will not be a single male and which, most likely, will die out if there are no positive changes on the planet. ...

32-year-old photographer Aurel Paduraru was born and raised in Romania. He says that he cannot imagine his life far from his homeland and claims that by looking at his photographs you will understand why. Romania is gorgeous. It boasts of all four pronounced seasons and the presence of the most diverse, beautiful and picturesque places and phenomena: the sea, rivers, old churches, medieval cities, rare birds, rich wildlife, spectacular sunrises and sunsets and, of course, unique, beautiful traditions that people have been cherishing for hundreds of years. ...

Nuts are our favorite delicacy and a constant component of many confectionery products. Most of these tasty and wholesome foods grow on trees: cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts. But peanuts did not choose trees and bushes for themselves at all, but the land. Another name for peanuts - peanuts - perfectly reflects the characteristics of the growth of this valuable agricultural crop. ...

Mandarin ducks are one of the most interesting representatives of the entire duck family. The unusually bright color of the males against the background of the nondescript appearance of the partner made this species the most recognizable of all ducks in our country. Mandarin ducks (lat.Aix galericulata) live in the Far East of Russia, as well as in countries of East Asia. ...

A stay in orbit for several months does not pass without a trace for the health of astronauts. That is why only specialists with perfect health are selected for a flight to the International Space Station (ISS). But even the astronaut’s excellent physical condition cannot guarantee that the return to Earth will take place without incident. ...

Do you know that Barguzin used to flow in the opposite direction, from Lake Baikal? And about dragons and fortresses at its three sources? About those who lived here thousands of years ago? Today is the source of the Barguzin River, the waterway of the Bargujin-Tokum country, where Genghis Khan's mother is from. There are many barguzins on Lake Baikal. This is the well-known Barguzin wind that moves the shaft, and the third largest river, carrying its waters to the great lake, and two villages, and the Barguzinsky reserve, and the sable, and the Barguzin operational group, famous for the entire reserve system. ...

The Columbian World Exhibition was held in Chicago in 1893 and has become one of the most ambitious and ambitious in history. It was dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, which is why it was named in honor of its discoverer Christopher Columbus. One of the most important tasks that its organizers set for themselves is to present a project that would overshadow the Eiffel Tower, which was presented at the 1889 exhibition. ...

Famous people have many fans who sometimes do not leave their idols alone even after their death. A sufficient number of cases are known when the bodies of popular people were abducted after burial. And many were missing. The most high-profile case of this kind was the abduction of the body of the late Charlie Chaplin on March 1, 1978. ...

Antarctica is the most severe continent of our planet. A polar night lasting several months, extremely low air temperatures, a gale, and transport remoteness from most developed countries made it the most sparsely populated region of the Earth. Despite the obvious difficulties, employees of research stations live and work in Antarctica, which today number almost 90. ...

He visited Miami again and, finally, understood why "born in the USSR" is drawn to settle here. Officials, deputies, businessmen, and even pop stars here are just a overstock! Krutoy and Allegrova, Koroleva and Tarzan, Agutin and Varum, Mikhailov and ... however, I am not an expert in the varieties of the domestic scene. All of them can choose any coast of the world, but why exactly did they fly here like flies to honey? ...

Welcome again to Oymyakon, a village where students attend classes if the temperature does not reach critical -52 ° C. The remote Siberian village is considered the coldest settlement in the world, and in mid-January the temperature here dropped to -62 ° C, the “frosty” mark that makes our daily complaints about weather conditions at least ridiculous. ...

I promised a post about Good China and I will keep my promise. It's time to express your open love for this country. 10 reasons why you need to go to China! The Chinese We [the Russians] and the people of China are completely different. Take the average resident of Russia - gloomy, rude, always dissatisfied with life, those around him and himself. ...

During the reign of Ramses II, more than 3 thousand years ago, two magnificent ancient Egyptian temples were carved in the rock of Abu Simbel on the western bank of the Nile in honor of the pharaoh and Queen Nefertari, his first wife. All this time, the monument of Ancient Egypt stood motionless, until in the middle of the 20th century its peace was broken. ...

On all political maps of the world you can see that under the name of the Svalbard archipelago it says "Norway". But in fact, these Arctic islands are not part of the territory of the Norwegian state, but have a special legal status, according to which another 38 states have the same rights to Spitsbergen. ...

Saudi Arabia was the most inaccessible country for non-Muslims in the world because it did not issue tourist visas. Only Muslims who performed the hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) were allowed to enter this state. But now, it seems, big changes have ripened in this matter. The head of the Commission on Tourism and National Heritage of Saudi Arabia, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that in the first quarter of 2018 the country will begin issuing tourist visas. ...

The blue-eyed and often fair-haired inhabitants of the Chitral River Valley, flowing in the Hindu Kush mountains, are strikingly different from their closest neighbors. Customs, religious preferences, appearance and features of life make them completely different from the people of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. ...

The island of Kurumba Maldives is literally 10 minutes by speedboat from Maldives International Airport in Male. A distinctive feature of the hotel is the Veli Spa spa complex, which is included in the TOP of the largest spa complexes of the Maldives archipelago. It is equipped next to the orchid garden - another pride of a five-star resort island. ...