November 2016, I stand in the kitchen of a restaurant in Hong Kong, which has already become my dear. Half an hour ago, the cash register was gushing with checks, but now it has calmed down, so I have a few free minutes. How long? Nobody knows that. The kitchen is a confrontation between noise and silence, chaos and order, and cooks rarely manage to rest.

When we talk about moving, we first of all represent the journey from cold Russia to a country where it is warm at any time of the year. Our heroine did just that: we talked with Martha Sakharova, who had moved from Moscow to Limassol three months ago, about what it was like to live in the "eternal summer" and about the pros and cons of Cyprus.

Приближается лето, а с ним - и сезон отпусков . Многие по традиции стремятся выбраться на море, но размеренный пляжный отдых нравится далеко не всем. For those who do not want to slow down the pace and on vacation, we have compiled a list of cities that are interesting to explore by bike, longboard, skateboard, scooter and not only - and at the same time asked tourists and locals where to go.

Olesya Iva Kanikuly is in full swing, and the main headache is the charges of the suitcase, which most of us pack four hours before departure, lumping all the best at once. We share tips on how to pack a bag and what to take with you, starting from the principles of healthy austerity and rationality, so that you will have room for new things that you definitely want to buy, having left three miles from home.

In the spring, I quit my job - I was a news producer on one of the central TV channels - and before I started looking for a new one, I planned to take a break. Of course, then I did not assume that this "peredykh" would stretch for two months in Italy: everything turned out very spontaneously. The power of spontaneous decisions I remembered that back in February a friend dropped me a link to the website of a yoga center on Italian lakes, and decided to explore the issue.

Honestly, we were not going to go to Chechnya. We just arrived in Russia by car and hoped to get home on a roundabout route: see Pridonie and Kuban, get to Pyatigorsk, and then take the Georgian Military Road directly to Georgia, where from Turkey, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, return to Germany, where we live .

WE CONTINUE TO TELL ABOUT worthy accounts in social networks through which you can view the whole world. Somewhere Magazine is a young online project from Stockholm created by people who are equally interested in photography, fashion and travel. The magazine publishes interviews and projects of both young and well-known photographers, among whom there are quite unique ones, like the early works of Harley Weir.

Text: Maria Bakhareva Although spring has already arrived on the calendar, many will have to wait for spring weather for at least a month. But you can not wait, but simply buy a plane ticket: we have compiled a list of pleasant places in which spring is already in full swing. Budapest Hungary Publication by La Vie Est Belle 💕👯✈️🍴👙👠🎻 (@_avec.

My love for Japan did not happen because of manga, anime, and video games — the industry that helped go from the “made in occupied Japan” stamp to the third most efficient economy in the world. It all started with the prose of Natsume Soseki and Banana Yoshimoto, the poetry of Basho and Fujiwara no Teika. At the age of twelve, I first read the Waka compilation, then the haiku, and even then, not knowing the whole philosophical and ideological basis, I understood about the insane beauty in the fragility of everything around - as if the poems were written in watercolor.

WE CONTINUE TO TELL ABOUT worthy accounts in social networks through which you can view the whole world. Who of us at least once in my life did not come up with the idea to give up everything and go see the world? Jonathan Quiñones from Brussels, a former model, decided to turn his dreams into reality: he quit his job and began his world tour.

IN RUBRIC ON TRAVEL, our heroines tell about their trips around the world. In this issue, journalist Tatyana Dvornikova is about hitchhiking France, pulling up her French, relaxing and spending the least amount of money on all of this. The first attempts at contact with France "Le cauchemar", that is, "nightmare" - the first word that I learned in French.

IN SEPTEMBER, THE YEAR WITH THOSE POR HAS BEEN FULFILLED, as obtaining a US visa has turned into a quest for the Russians. Russia, we recall, obliged the United States to reduce the number of employees in diplomatic missions, and the United States, in response, reduced them and the opportunity to obtain a US visa in Russia. Signing up for an interview in any of the Russian consulates - in Moscow, Yekaterinburg or Vladivostok - is almost impossible, visa centers basically report that "there are no places."

Today, the State Duma passed a law allowing airlines to take money for baggage - provided that the ticket cannot be returned. This means that the question of hand luggage will be as relevant as ever: if you still have to collect a small suitcase, so why not bring it on board, passing the baggage check-in and its issue on arrival.

Planning a vacation is always nice, but sometimes you have to leave unexpectedly, convulsively deciding how to manage the resulting time. The absence of a visa is not an obstacle: if you wish, you can go at least to the sea, at least to the historical architecture, at least to the untouched nature. We chose six interesting countries: many of them have additional restrictions on entry (limited period of free stay, need a return ticket, hotel reservation or a certain amount of money in stock, etc.), but you do not need to issue a visa in advance.

EDITORIAL: For reasons beyond the control of the editorial board, a similar text with the participation of the same characters was published on The Village website on December 5, 2016. STABILITY - ONE OF THE VALUES suggested to all who grew up in an era of change. Our parents, tired of the uncertainty of the nineties, sharp jumps in currencies, the inability to buy food and clothing, brought us the desire to live a good, measured and full life.

In November 2014, I went with two suitcases in luggage and a laptop in my hand luggage on the route Moscow - Buenos Aires. Not on vacation, but in emigration. I was 27 years old. I have never been to Argentina before and did not know anyone there. At Vnukovo airport, my parents escorted me with such faces as if I flew to Mars, where it is impossible by definition to live.

Alexandra Savina Most of us want to go to warm countries in the winter and escape from the cold and snow - but it is equally interesting to explore the native expanses. We have already talked about popular winter destinations like Karelia and good ski resorts in Russia and the near abroad. Now we offer not to be afraid of the cold and look at the not so obvious Russian cities and routes, where there are not only interesting sights, but also impressive nature.

Under the heading of travel, we talk about the journeys of our heroines. In this issue, Asya Repreva, a marketer, journalist, and author of travel publications, on how to drive almost all of India in a month, when Goa is finally tired, and visit Nepal. Click on the name to go to the desired city. Why did we come up with it?

With the onset of autumn I want to travel only more. On the one hand, the thought that another summer flew by like one day does not give rest. On the other hand, the eternal feeling is gnawing that somewhere is better than here (and you want to be there immediately). One of the important components of any good trip is well-collected luggage, which will make the trip more pleasant and comfortable, and will not turn into an endless solution to everyday problems.

We expect the May holidays with no less impatience than the New Year, but unlike the winter, the spring weekend is traditionally divided into two short periods. This year we rest for four and three days, respectively, which means there are two chances to go on a short trip somewhere nearby. Based on this, we chose several colorful places in Russia and in Europe, where you can coolly spend the first days of May.