The new Toilets: A Spotter's Guide by renowned Lonely Planet publishes travelers with as many as 100 most interesting, and sometimes completely insane toilets around the world. And here are the 15 most amazing of them! This toilet is located on Sheksan Mountain (Washington, USA). Caution, it is very windy here. ...

Two years before he died old and broken, the disgraced Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna lived in a modest residence on Staten Island. To some, he was known as the "Napoleon of the West"; for others, he was the man who lost Texas, a cruel dictator. Santa Anna hoped that the supply of chikla, a natural resin collected from trees in the same way as rubber, would make it rich. ...

Almost three years ago, in August 2015, the grand opening of a new branch of the Suez Canal took place. Strategically important for the entire region, the shortened waterway from Europe to Asia was built almost 150 years ago, and now it can’t cope with the flow of ships and needs reconstruction. After conquering Ancient Egypt, the canal, requiring regular efforts to maintain operability, was abandoned. ...

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. ...

Photographer and traveler Anthony Presley has been in love with Japan since childhood. Culture, nature and architecture The countries of the rising sun caused him absolute delight and admiration since he remembers himself. And a few weeks ago, the dream of his life finally came true. Presley stepped out at Tokyo Station. ...

Maldives Kurumba Maldives has historically become the first private hotel in the country. The resort was founded in 1972. Today, Kurumba Maldives is the owner of the largest international awards: the Best Resort in the Maldives (World Travel Awards) 2016, the Best Hotel MICE in the Indian Ocean (World Travel Awards) 2016, the World TripAdvisor (Best AllInclusive Resort) 2015 and the "Number 1 All Inclusive Resort in Asia" of the choice of travelers in 2015 and 2014. ...

A well-known journalist and lifestyle expert will lead the Stay Inspired program and will oversee Conrad 1/3/5 Experiences travel guides. Conrad Hotels & Resorts announced Peter John Lindberg’s appearance as the new inspirational brand director. His main task will be to manage the unique Stay Inspired project (www. ...

Each of us at least once in his life accidentally left something in a taxi, bus, subway car or train. But no less often, people forget things on board an airplane. So, for example, according to a survey of 700 flight attendants from 83 different countries, it turned out that 24% of them most often find passports, 23% - telephones, and 21% - books. ...

If the ticket in business class Moscow - Dubai - Moscow costs around 150 thousand rubles, then for the first class you will have to pay twice as much. And for the return tariff - four times more. The price includes: a personal compartment with a minibar, a huge armchair, expensive wines. I always dreamed of testing the air cabin, but I was frightened off by the high price tag. ...

There are many interesting places on our planet whose secrets have not yet been solved by scientists. One of these is the Valley of Pitchers, located in Laos in Southeast Asia. At the foot of the Annaman Range there are several sites where you can see stone vessels resembling jugs. ...

Before she and her partner Sean Bayes had a charming baby named Esme, Karen Edwards worked as a nurse. The young couple had been fond of tourism before, therefore, with the birth of a daughter, the newly-made parents decided not to give up their hobby, but to travel three together. At first, everyone considered them to be real madmen, but Karen and Sean did not listen to anyone and continued to pack their suitcases for their first trip together with a 10-week-old child. ...

Unreal beauty of the starry sky far from civilization. That is why we go on long journeys. Sometimes stars in the sky are not visible due to the "spurious" illumination of large cities. Sometimes just because of the gloomy weather. Sometimes the bright light of the moon interferes. But when we climbed the highlands of the Pamirs, almost every night we watched such beauty here. ...

If you have already folded your suitcase and prepared your passport, we suggest you wait a bit. Indeed, in order to soak up the delightful golden beaches by the warm sea or enjoy the clean air and magnificent mountain scenery, you don’t have to cross the border at all! We invite you to get acquainted with the most beautiful, impressive and comfortable resorts that our homeland can be proud of. ...

2017 is slowly coming to an end, which means it's time to start planning travel for next year. We hope that the recommendations of an authoritative publication about our planet and Lonely Planet travels on it will help you in this. The resource recently presented its Best in Travel rating for the upcoming 2018. ...

A clean, comfortable bed, a refreshing shower, a comfortable sun lounger by the pool and a luxurious SPA salon nearby are by far the most popular and desirable form of relaxation. Nevertheless, the landscapes and impressions that a trip with a tent can give are worth a few days without the above amenities. ...

Do you like tea? Do you know how and where it is produced? Have you been to the tea factory? No? Then today I will show you what the most ordinary Indian tea factory looks like inside, which produces very good Indian tea on the high mountains of the Blue Mountains in Tamil Nadu, and at the same time introduce you to the Indian technology for producing this wonderful drink. ...