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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Camping food without cooking

May 22, 2022
    Eating on a hike is always a pleasure. Firstly, a meal break is an opportunity to relax, and secondly, in nature, in the mountains, appetite comes faster, and it is much more pleasant to satisfy it. But eating has another important function - it is the restoration of the strength of all participants in the campaign. After all, it is thanks to a hearty lunch or breakfast that a tourist is saturated with energy to move on.There is an unspoken rule: you need to spend 2 times more time organizing a trip than the trip itself lasts. In other words, it is advisable to start preparing for a weekend hike on Tuesday.
    Food for a hike in the summer and its selection is an important stage of preparation, even if you are just going to go to nature with friends. It is important to organize everything in such a way so as not to take too much with you (after all, you will have to carry everything on yourself), but also not to miscalculate and not to remain hungry. Food and water are the first things to think about when planning a hike.


Diet on a hike 
Breakfast and dinner are necessarily cooked on a fire - this is a full meal. As for lunch, it all depends on the complexity of the hike. In a leisurely, easy hike, there is time and energy to cook a full-fledged soup or fish soup. If the trip is of a more complex nature, it is not cost-effective to spend precious time preparing dinner. In this case, you can limit yourself to tea with high-calorie sandwiches and brew an instant bagged soup. This will be enough to keep going. If this is a hiking trip with children, take care of hot meals, extra protein, vitamins. When planning portions, for young children, they can be halved.
Food outdoors in summer without cooking 
It often happens that during a hike, even if it is not very difficult, there is no strength and energy to cook a full lunch or dinner. But you need to eat, and you won’t get off with light snacks here. Increasingly, tourists prefer ready-made freeze-dried products that do not take up much space in the backpack, but become a full meal during the trip. Freeze-dried food is food that has been vacuum freeze-dried. Moisture is removed from products by vacuum. The benefits of this are enormous: the product decreases in volume and weight, does not lose its useful properties, and its shelf life increases.

Freeze-dried meals include breakfasts, lunches, dinners, meals with and without meat, snacks in the form of nutrition bars, tea and coffee. In other words, you can take exclusively freeze-dried foods on a hike and eat well throughout the hike. To prepare freeze-dried products, just add boiled water and wait 10 minutes. Rice with pork, oatmeal or bulgur with vegetables is ready. Also, the "plus" of such food is that it does not spoil in the heat. This is especially important when hiking in the summer, when a lot of food cannot be taken due to the inability to store them properly.

In addition to sublimates, you can take with you products that do not need to be cooked on a burner. For example, oatmeal or instant muesli (they can be steamed without boiling water), milk powder, cookies, chocolate, cheese, sausage. Thus, you do not need to spend time not only on cooking, but also on washing dishes.

Food for camping 
For those who do not like lazy rest, being able to take a backpack on their shoulders and go hiking is the best way to relax. What you need for a camping holiday depends on how you intend to camp and where you prepare your meals. If it's just a weekend trip with friends for one night, you can have a good rest, look around the area where you live, see new places.
Plan your diet at home in advance and make the necessary purchases. So you save a lot by not overpaying for food in the tourist shops that are on the campsites. As in any other case, it is not advisable to take perishable products with you. If it is meat, take it frozen or freeze-dried. In such a trip you can not do without water. Consider how many liters you will need for the entire period of the trip for all group members, because without water it is most difficult to go on a trip. Of course, you can’t carry a 5-liter flask with you. Therefore, during a hiking trip, you can buy more water or fill empty containers in the springs along the way.
One of the universal products are cereals, from which cereals are prepared. If the trip is not long, you can take canned food and stew (but remember that they are quite heavy and take up a lot of space). It is advisable to stock up on vegetables and fruits that do not spoil quickly. Grab tea, coffee, biscuits for a nice fireside gathering in the evening. You can also take your favorite sweets, nuts, chocolate, condensed milk - they are also high-calorie and at the same time they are easy to store.

Note that even in a two-day light hike with tents, sublimates will be appropriate. It is enough just to calculate how much and what products are needed for the entire group of tourists - and the problem with food will disappear by itself. You have the opportunity to plan a menu for both vegetarians and those who love meat. And the variety of products allows you to eat new dishes every day of the trip, which will not have time to become boring. An overnight camping trip is a good way to take a break from everyday life and the noise of the city, gain strength and "reboot".
Picnic food
 A trip to the forest or to the lake allows you to relax and unwind from the daily hustle and bustle. Therefore, many of us love nature trips so much, even if they are short-lived. A picnic is always a good opportunity to relax in nature with loved ones, friends or a loved one. But even such an innocent hike requires careful meal planning. Before deciding what food to take, you need to count the number of participants in the trip. Then you can proceed to the list of products, taking into account the taste preferences and wishes of all group members. It is not recommended to take perishable foods if it will not be possible to eat them in the next 2 hours.
Hiking, even if for 1 day, will be successful and unforgettable if you plan it correctly. Do not regret spending some time at home so that everyone enjoys outdoor recreation. Remember that the process of preparing food on a hike should not cause difficulties and take a lot of strength and energy. Make this process easy so that you can fully enjoy the travel itinerary.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

What to see in Italy first

May 19, 2022
Each of the listed sights has its own history, and in order to find out you will need guides in Italy who will accompany you to the most interesting places. Consider also the dates of the trip, because, for example, during the period of religious or national holidays, much more tourists flock to the country.

1. Vatican (Rome)


Looking through the guide and choosing what to see in Italy, you can not miss the most famous enclave in the world, which is the Vatican. Each building of this mini-state is a landmark known far beyond the borders of the country. Here you can walk along the alleys of the famous Vatican Gardens and see the Pope with your own eyes, climb the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, visit the Sistine Chapel with its immortal frescoes created by Michelangelo, Botticelli and other great painters.
To enter the territory of the Vatican, you must go through a strict dress code. Guides in Rome will tell you what rules of conduct must be observed to avoid troubles and misunderstandings. The first attraction that guests are offered to visit is St. Peter's Cathedral. The dimensions of the building are striking - the height is 136 meters, and the length of the main nave is 211 meters. But the main value here is the numerous sculptural and pictorial masterpieces created by the great masters of Italy.
2. Pantheon (Rome)


When choosing the sights of Italy that you should definitely visit on your first visit, you cannot miss such a monumental building as the Roman Pantheon. Originally built in 25 BC, it was destroyed several times by natural disasters, rebuilt and even "changed religion". But until now, hundreds of people daily strive to get under its arches in order to stand under the dome, admire the beautiful frescoes and statues, feel the breath of eternity and the inexorable destructive power of time at the same time. The grandeur and beauty of the interior decoration of the Pantheon is amazing.Passing under the arch of the portico, supported by 16 marble columns, you find yourself in the main temple building, which is crowned with a dome with a diameter of 43 meters. In its center there is a large round hole, called the Heavenly All-Seeing Eye. According to legend, he was pierced by evil spirits, wanting to escape from the sacred place at the beginning of the Mass.A feature of the light penetrating through the oculus is that at noon its rays do not scatter, but fall clearly vertically, forming a kind of light column and moving from one statue to another during the day, paying tribute to them. The walls and the altar are decorated with magnificent frescoes, partly created by Renaissance masters. There are statues in numerous niches, and the walls and floor are lined with mosaic tiles. In the center of the temple there are benches for those who want to pray or just relax.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

The Truth About Cruises!

May 03, 2022

Geography of cruises

You can see the prices and rating of cruises on the website cruisecritic .
More recently, it was believed that sea cruises are a boring, measured vacation for very wealthy elderly people. Recently, significant changes have taken place in the cruise industry: cruisers have become “younger”, and the trips themselves have become more interesting and variable in price. Sea and ocean cruises are now considered one of the most promising sectors of the global tourism business. This segment of the international travel industry is developing most dynamically, and the demand for the services of cruise companies is growing faster than for all other tourism products. According to statistics, the majority of cruise sales (77%) are from residents of the US and Canada.

    The whole truth about sea travel Tourists who have been on a cruise, as a rule, are divided into devoted fans of this type of vacation and those who, after the first trip, decide that they will never go on such a trip again. Indeed, sea cruises have both their advantages and disadvantages.
    Among their indisputable advantages is the opportunity to visit several countries at once in one trip. The versatility of the holiday and the variety of experiences that the cruise promises become very attractive factors. Of course, staying in the cities during the cruise is short (usually the liner stays in the port during daylight hours), but even during this time you can see the main attractions. Finally, some tourists like the frequent change of impressions.The second advantage of cruises is respectability and exceptional comfort of rest. Cruise service is very different from hotel service. Perfect cleanliness and “marine” order reign on the liners: cabins are cleaned twice a day, and linen is changed every day. Hence an important feature - the class of cruise liners is always higher than hotels with the same number of stars. That is, four stars in the sea roughly correspond to five stars on earth. 
    What are the disadvantages of cruising? Its main disadvantage is that a tourist sees the sea or ocean every day, but cannot swim in it. The problem is partly solved by the presence of pools with sea water on the liner. To fully enjoy your vacation, travel agencies recommend combining a trip on a liner with a beach holiday in the country from which the cruise starts or ends (usually Spain, Italy, Malta).

    If you buy a long cruise for 2-3 weeks, it is better to ask in advance where in the cities through which the route passes, there are city beaches and how to get to them.Difficulties during the cruise may arise due to tourists' lack of knowledge of a foreign language.
floating hotel 
    Tourists who decide to go on a cruise for the first time are primarily interested in the features of the trip itself: what is a liner, what entertainment is available on it? A cruise ship can be compared to a floating hotel. The ship has a traditional hotel infrastructure. The only difference is that the buildings of an ordinary hotel are scattered around the territory, and on the liner all the rooms are compactly distributed over the decks. 
Every cruise ship has a lot to offer. Most ships have mini-golf courses, basketball and volleyball courts, sports and dance clubs, gyms, several swimming pools, spa centers, jacuzzis. At your service there are children's clubs, libraries, theaters and cinemas, duty-free shops, restaurants and bars. Nightlife on the cruise is also very diverse: captain's receptions, gala dinners, discos, casinos, European and Broadway shows. 
    Many people worry that they may feel like a closed space on a ship. But believe me, this is an illusion. The liner is so huge that during the trip you won’t even have time to get around it! 
Since the ship is a floating hotel, a certain number of stars corresponds to it. “There is no written instruction on assigning stars to cruise liners in accordance with the presence of certain recreation and entertainment centers on them. - Therefore, it is sometimes very difficult to determine how a 4-star liner differs from a 5-star liner. Both ships have a classic set of infrastructure, and the service is equally good. The differences are more noticeable between 3 * ships and luxury liners. 
    Most of the liners, tours for which are sold by Russian companies, are of a very high class. It is necessary to take into account a purely psychological feature. If for the first time a person gets on a luxurious ship with the proper level of service, then later he is unlikely to agree to a less comfortable vacation. 
    The respectability of the ship is also evidenced by the number of passengers: compared to 3 * and 4 * liners, 6 * ships have fewer vacationers on the same infrastructure. Finally, a factor indicating high stardom is nutrition. More precisely, its diversity and the element of payment. As a rule, the choice of restaurants on economy class liners is not so wide, the menu does not differ in a particular breadth of choice, and alcoholic beverages are not included in the cost of meals. On a luxury ship, things are different. Guests can choose from a wide range of restaurants, meals and complimentary drinks. For example, on the Seven Seas Mariner, even expensive alcohol is included in the price of the tour: Hennessy cognac and French champagne.” 
The price of pleasure 
    There is an opinion that a cruise is an expensive trip that only wealthy people can afford. In fact, the prices for cruise tours are very different: from quite economical (from $650-680 for a weekly tour of the Mediterranean on a 3 or 4-star liner) to expensive ($4-6 thousand) and fabulously expensive (round-the-world cruises belong to this category). duration from 70 to 110 days and cost $50-60 thousand). 

    A number of factors affect the price of a cruise. First of all, it is the duration of the trip and the seasonality of the cruise. So, prices in the high season in July-August will be much higher than the cost of spring and autumn tours. The following factors are the exoticism and richness of the route. The cheapest are cruises in the Mediterranean, and cruises in the Atlantic and Indian oceans are traditionally considered expensive.
    The price of the tour is also affected by the class of the ship and the type of cabin. On any liner (with the exception of some luxury ships) there are rooms of various cost and comfort. The cheapest are cabins without a window, with artificial lighting. They are not very presentable, but quite comfortable. Considering that ships have a lot of recreational areas, and passengers spend little time in cabins, this option is ideal for those who want to save money. Not very expensive and cabins with limited views: part of the window is blocked by lifeboats and boats. Next come cabins with a window and cabins with a balcony. 
    They are very different from the two previous types and are much more expensive. Finally, the most expensive are all kinds of suites. Their cost can be several times higher than the price of cabins without a window and with a limited view. Note that the interior decoration and area of ​​the cabins practically do not differ from the "content" of a regular hotel room: similar beds, wardrobes, showers or bathrooms. 
    Finally, the last factor influencing the price of a cruise is the liner's mooring place. Usually ships moor in the port, but they can stand in the roadstead. In the latter case, the cruise company saves significantly, and this circumstance affects the price of the cruise itself. However, parking on the roads is not very convenient for travelers. After all, in order to get ashore, you have to wait until the ship's crew lowers the boats into the water, which takes a lot of time. Moreover, tourists of advanced age are unlikely to be able to afford such a crossing. 

Mediterranean classic

May 03, 2022

Vacation on a cruise ship

You can see the prices and rating of cruises on the website cruisecritic .
The luxury of the interiors is the main shock of the first hours of the cruise. All these Swarovski grand pianos, Swarovski steps, elevators, reflections, the diversity of bar interiors... I advise you to take a map of the liner at the reception or in the cabin and spend time navigating the rough Swarovski terrain. This will definitely come in handy in the future. Accommodation. We had a cabin with a balcony on deck 9 (price category 7). Don't be surprised, category and deck number don't match. Those who took the 13th deck (11th category of price) I feel a little sorry for. The fact is that the 14th deck seriously hangs over the 13th, forming, as it were, a long visor, skillfully covering the sky. Therefore, I still consider that we were very lucky with the deck level and number.

Nutrition. Well, everything is simple. If you want culinary troubles and lose weight - a la carte restaurants are your choice. If you want something simple and Swedish: you are on the 14th deck in the huge Boro-Boro. By the way, many do not go deep, but in vain. Behind Boro, there is a Pago Pago restaurant, it is absolutely the same as Boro, only you can sit on the stern and look at the outgoing sea from the 14th deck. I don't know about the rest, but we both had breakfast and lunch in Boro and Pago because of the amazing panoramic views that floor-to-ceiling windows form. Meeting the sunrise at breakfast is something! For dinner, everyone goes according to the places that are written in the map.The dinner menu is, um, very interesting. During the whole week of sailing, we had a strong feeling that the length of the name is inversely proportional to the number on the plate. The name of one dish can take three lines, and when it is brought, the Russian guy needs five times as much to eat. But no one bothers if you order the same thing again. The menu is varied, you can fantasize and experiment. All food is really free. With the exception of individual paid desserts on the menu.
    The drinks. Here. As promised: this is a separate issue. ALL water brought by waiters - only paid. Even if at breakfast you suddenly took a glass of juice that was brought to you, and you poured another one for yourself from the cooler yourself, you will have to pay for the one that you brought. Therefore, advice - we go for water and juice ourselves)). This does not apply to tea and coffee brought to you - they are free in any case. Alcoholic drinks are paid. Price level (rounded up) a liter bottle of water 2 euros, wine 15-20 euros, a cocktail - 13-15 euros, etc. At dinner, there is no way to bring anything anywhere, so you have to buy drinks.
Tours. We corresponded with local guides, and, if inexpensive, took a tour from them in Russian. (I can advise Inna Revenchuk in Palermo - the perfect guide, inpirro@gmail.com) Prices for excursions on the ship in English are from 40 to 80 euros per person. Russian groups charge even more. Therefore, we did not bother: when going ashore, we took a taxi (15-20 euros) to the center and walked using maps downloaded from the Internet.
    The list of sights was taken from there (Google will help us all). Perhaps we did not know the specific year of construction of some temple, but we were free and did not bathe in buses, waiting for latecomers. Excursions organized by the MSC itself cause a lot of criticism. At least ours, who traveled, were terribly unhappy. The overall feeling of the cruise is a fairy tale. Everything is absolute. From the sea view from the balcony to enjoying the pianist playing the piano in the atrium. The perfect ship. The ideal cabin. Perfect vacation. Memories for a lifetime. If there was an opportunity to experience it again - we would go without hesitation!

Sunday, May 1, 2022

WHERE TO GO TO HOLIDAY IN MAY?

May 01, 2022
May is the very month when we stop thinking about work. The sun is warming, the calendar is full of weekends, someone goes to nature for barbecues, and someone is already actively rotating the globe and looking for where to go on vacation. The variety of choice is very pleasing, you can choose a beach holiday by the seas and oceans, sightseeing tours in Europe, or travel to exotic islands. In May, there is still no that sweltering heat, a comfortable temperature, the sea is warming up and the season is already starting in most resorts, nevertheless, the prices for holidays in May are not so bite.

Perhaps May is one of the best months to visit European cities. You can forget about outerwear, dress boldly in summer and take a walk along La Rambla in Barcelona, ​​take a picture in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, see with your own eyes how the famous Cannes Film Festival takes place and watch that indescribable riot of colors in the Royal Park of Flowers in the Netherlands, where in early May, thousands of tulips are still in bloom.

Before the summer heat comes to Turkey, you have a great chance to go to sunny Istanbul - a city where all the best of European and Eastern culture is collected. The temperature in May is already comfortable for walking. You can walk through the Grand Bazar, see the famous Blue Mosque, or visit the modern art gallery, and in the evening go to one of the many nightclubs. Istanbul is a city of contrasts. Another interesting region worth seeing in May is Cappadocia. This unique place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia will be remembered for a lifetime.

    If after a long winter you still want to bask on the beach and splash in the sea, choose the Mediterranean coast: Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya are already waiting for their tourists in May. The air temperature during the day rises to +26 degrees, you definitely won’t stay without a tan, and the water in the Mediterranean Sea is not so warm yet - about + 22 degrees, so swimming is refreshing. Do not forget that the prices for holidays in May are very affordable, because this is the very beginning of the season on the coast and the time of big discounts.
    When the Greek mainland is still cool for swimming, the air and sea temperatures on several Greek islands are already quite comfortable for relaxing. Crete and Rhodes are the best choice for holidays in May. These are the southernmost and warmest among all the Greek islands. Already in early May, the water off the coast of Crete warms up to 24 degrees, the sun warms like summer, nature blooms with bright colors, exotic fruits sing, it's time to see the famous Knossos Palace or stroll through the old town in Chania, and for dessert - swimming on the azure beaches islands.
    The island of Rhodes is an excellent choice for a holiday at the end of May, it has a warm, mild climate, it rarely rains, you can see many interesting places with ancient architecture - the Rhodes fortress, the Lindos acropolis, try delicious national Greek cuisine, or just lie on the white sand near the Aegean seas.

Morocco 
    This sultry country with a unique oriental culture, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the endless Sahara desert is already waiting for its tourists in May. The medinas of the ancient capital of Fes, Marrakech with its heart - the “Jemma-El-Fna” square, the royal stables of Rua and the gardens of the imperial city of Meknes, the pearl of Casablanca - the Hassan mosque - the cultural heritage of the kingdom of Morocco is truly impressive.
    Beach lovers will appreciate Agadir - the famous resort of Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean with its golden beaches and high-level hotels. The air temperature in May already reaches +27 degrees, and the ocean warms up to +22.
Bali 
    On the paradise island of Bali, the weather in May is conducive to relaxation - the rainy season has already ended, the air and water temperature in the ocean is +27 degrees, the tourist season can be considered open. Bali is an island of two oceans - the Pacific and the Indian. It is so diverse that everyone will find something to their liking: ancient Buddhist temples, jungle safaris, tropical national reserves, snow-white beaches, volcanoes, surfing, the famous Balinese massage or noisy discos. The island has both fashionable resorts, like Nusa Dua, and more affordable Ubud, Amed and Lovina, or party Kuta and Seminyak. Recreation is equally beautiful in any part of the island; it is not for nothing that this is a favorite place for all newlyweds.

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