Bogotá D.C. is the capital of the Republic of Colombia which is located in the northern part of South America between Panama and Venezuela, to the North and to the South it shares borders with Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. The Colombian territory covers an area of 1,300,000 square kilometers. Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, boasts more than…
“They say, Tatiana, you were born in Urals, lived there most of your life. Is it the truth?, so I addressed my inquisitive questions to Tatiana Kotenko, a Russian lady who recently traveled from Canada to Russia. Tatiana: Yes, Russia is my native land, Urals is my love. I visited city of Chelyabinsk, my mother’s…
To start with, listen to the beautiful music :Walking in the Air (Declan Galbraith & Peter Auty) How many times while dreaming at nights we are walking in the air, falling down, stumbling but never kicking our noses. never. How many times one is running-running somewhere, at times chsed by somebody or all of a…
Beautiful Mediterranean sunsets are unforgettable! It is a certain glow of it which makes remarkable, the pink-and-grey colors as if were dipping slowly into the aquamarine sea. The gigantic lush green palms, growing just close to the sandy shores, stand proudly for centuries there. Thr noise of rolling waves brought up by the tides: we…
Look at the photo of an old good water pump attracting attention of the whole Holla family. More than hundred years ago He was the only water supply source for the life. Janko is now pumping water for the household needs as it was done before by his great-and-grandparents and his own father Viktor. A…
In Russia there are so many Memorial Hills dedicated to the honored people who had died during WWII sacrificing their own lives for the sake of peace of the next generations. Such as Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd, Piskarevo Cemetery in Leningrad, the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Moscow etc. And now, in the centre…
Gleb in a company with Liza had a soft landing at YYC last night. The two were happy after 16 hours 16 minutes flight from one continent to the other to greet Western Canada, Gleb for the 4th time, Liza – a new comer to the West. Welcome, guys, and have a good time here….
Listen to the beautiful Polynesian music, please:Polynesian music To the left a photo of Hawaii made by Viktor Tishkin and later the slide show “Oh,Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii!” made by his images. We thank him for his generosity. 1. Do you like to travel, Viktor? 2. Sure, I do. 1. How old are you now? 2….
1. Lidia, recently you’ve been on cruise in Adriatic Sea with a stop in Venice. My family and I also were on Mediterranean cruise and visited Venice. What was the most remarkable impression from your point of view? 2. Island Lido, the major park and beach of Venice. Upon our getting on the island, the…
On Saturday afternoon, after rain, we decided to visit the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava which is called by everybody “a Beauty on Danube”. It was half an hour ride from our village Male Levare. All the family got together and joined us. Bratislava is a largest and the most important city in Slovakia, and…