They say that the law- i.e. marriage- like traveling in a small rowing boat, but they also say that traveling is "marriage". Both were experienced firsthand by Gunther Holtorf and his wife, who extended their 18-month tour of Africa to 22 or. A 26-year road trip through 177 countries. They really had a lot of mileage behind them, even the non-metaphorical ones.
Riga is the central city for night parties in the Baltic region, so it is particularly popular with young people from Western Europe, who enjoy various bachelor and bachelorette parties every weekend.
To most of us, going on a trip all alone, single, just sounds terribly scary. All the alarms immediately go off in our heads: "What if something happens to me? What if I get lost? Alone among strangers, I will surely be lonely!'' But if we want to find ourselves, we have to get lost sometimes. Read why each of us should travel alone at least once in our lives.
Waiting for a bus is almost unbearable, especially in the cold months, so we have prepared for you a selection of fantastic bus stops that can at least make the wait a little easier.
The famous "Iron Lady", the Paris Eiffel Tower, is richer for a new attraction - the glass floor on the first floor, which rises 57 meters above the ground. In its iron or manners of steel, are reserved only for those with nerves of steel, because "walking on air" is not for everyone, especially not for those who are afraid of heights. The glass floor was part of a renovation worth 30 million euros, which also includes four solar panels.
The three Baltic states, which only broke free from the shackles of the Soviet Union a little more than twenty years ago, are facing a similar problem to the countries of the former Yugoslavia. There is always speculation as to where exactly they are located, in the Baltic or the Balkans, what the main cities are, what language they speak and what their currency is. In the desire to make the largest of the three main cities more recognizable, the Latvian capital Riga is especially proud this year to share the title of European Capital of Culture with the Swedish city of Umeå.
We present a list of the strangest hotels in the world, which definitely promise a different holiday experience.
Three friends, two dogs and one couch - or when couchsurfing takes on a whole new meaning.
Today they try to put a price on everything. Even coral reefs. The Great Barrier Reef, the father of coral reefs, is worth as much as €4.7 billion to Australian tourism, but invaluable to the health of our oceans. Although it is the largest living creature in the world, a jewel that stretches for 2,300 kilometers and is the most massive representative of its species, climate change and human narrow-mindedness are taking a toll on its health. The organization GetUp! comes to his aid with a video contest.
Are you also one of those who want to travel a little more unusual and unique than what is just forced upon us? We would certainly like some kind of trip outside the established methods. Although some of these methods are still waiting for the "first steps", we must admit that they are all quite unique.
At the mention of caves, the first association for most of us is the Postojna Cave with a human fish, stalactites, stalagmites and a train. Although Slovenia is also famous for the incredible beauty of the cave world, looking at the photos of the most magical caves in the world, you will see that we also have some serious cave rivals around the world.
New York - the city that never sleeps. The city, which today is the most densely populated city in the USA, with 8.5 million inhabitants. The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624 and was originally called New Amsterdam. The city, which was even the US capital for a while, today does not even have the status of the capital of the state in which it resides. But why worry when it is the capital of the world.