New Year’s with the Nenets of the Russian Arctic There are places on the Earth where winter lasts almost 9 months. Yar-Sale is one of them. Located above the Arctic Circle, it is a small town with population about 5,000 people. It’s the administrative center of Yamal Region, which occupies the whole Yamal Peninsula. It
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Rio de Janeiro Brasil In March, 2010 I went to Rio de Janeiro for a UN conference. Not without reason this city is so often selected for world meetings. I spent about one week there, staying with a couchsurfer at Jardim Botânico District. The district got its name as it grew around the city’s world-famous Botanical Garden, which
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Cinque Terre Italy The Cinque Terre or The Five Lands are five villages in the Liguria region of Italy: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. I recently visited two of them, Manarola and Riomaggiore, during a short vacation in Tuscany and Liguria. These towns are incredible; they have a special atmosphere of small medieval seaside settlements that have kept their historical face because of the surrounding
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The Forgotten Capital of Siberia: Tobolsk Russia Tobolsk is an average Russian town located in the middle of the western Siberian plain. It used to be the capital of the whole of Siberia until the 20th century when the Trans-Siberian railway was built just south of here, when Tolbolsk reverted to being a small provincial
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Photo of the Week: Öresund Bridge The Öresund Bridge connects Denmark and Sweden, crossing from Copenhagen to Malmo to form the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. You can enjoy this view from the Swedish side in Malmo by walking along Western Harbor which is famous for being a 100% renewable energy neighborhood. It takes only 35 minutes
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Preikestolen: Preacher’s Pulpit, Norway Everybody is scared and everybody tries to have a look down at least once. Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a massive cliff 1982 feet (604 meters) located in southern part of Norway. Hiking to Preikestolen is not one of the easiest things to do, however if you like walking through virgin forests
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