Enjoying Discovery’s last flight
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Earthquakes in Japan
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A Tour of Chernobyl as it exists today
So heres my trip to Chernobyl in pictures.
The trip was booked with www.tourchernobyl.com. I just emailed info@tourkiev.com, and got in touch with the guy who runs the whole place, Sergei. Really, really helpful guy who talked me through the whole process and answered numerous dumbass emails i sent him. You can book everything through them, from the flights (cost me about 500 euro) to hotel (160 euro for 2 nights), to a pickup at the airport and dropoff when leaving ($40 each).
First off we need to give props to our guide, Yuri. Yuri has worked in the zone for about 8 years now, i doubt theres many people who know the zone as well as he does.
The tour kicks off with (more…)
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The 21th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Two weeks after the East German government sealed off the Soviet-occupied sector, Berlin’s former chief crossing point between East and West, the Brandenburg Gate on “Pariser Platz,” appears as no man’s land, in this aerial view taken from the British sector of Berlin, on August 26, 1961. Seen in the foreground is part of the city’s park “Tiergarten,” divided by the avenue “Strasse des 17. Juni,” behind Brandenburg Gate proceeds the famous boulevard “Unter den Linden,” with parts of a newly erected cement barrier on the left. Further in the (more…)
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The Best 7 Wonders of Russia
There are seven wonders of the world, but most of them were already destroyed either by the hands of humans or by the cruel passing of time. And last year a group of some Russian TV-channels, newspapers and radio stations hold an official opinion poll and discovered what kinds of real wonders Russia has. Anyone could participate in the poll taking votes via internet or SMS services. So, the seven best-looking and really fascinating places were chosen. Here (more…)
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Russian Underground Submarine Base
It was a big underground submarine base and docks once in USSR. After the Soviet Union collapsed and Russian army left Ukraine it was partly abandoned and some of its parts was converted into a (more…)
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South Korean children taught discipline military-style at harsh summer camp
School may be out for the summer, but for South Korean pupils sent to a military training camp, the pain is just beginning.
These youngsters are placed at the mercy of instructors including retired marines in a bid to improve their discipline.
Have a rest: The children, some aged under 10, are told to lie in the mud as part of the extreme self-discipline military summer school
The slightly disturbing images come from Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp in (more…)
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The Real Threat to USA
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The Rise of Atheism in America
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How Europeans See America
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