Non-standard travel. The most unusual round-the-world travel

Travelers' Choice Award is the most important tourist rating of the year, compiled by TripAdvisor.com - the largest tourist service in the world. The winners were selected with the help of an algorithm that takes into account millions of reviews and estimates of Internet users about thousands of attractions, hotels and restaurants around the world over the past 12 months. Want to know what cities won? See the top 25 best travel places.

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1. Marrakesh in Morocco became number 1 in the list of best travel places in TripAdvisor.com. "Awesome-raising the old market in the center of the city" is the most attractive place of the city, according to the portal users. (Photo: CNN).
2. Siem Rip in Cambodia - number 2 in the ranking of the best travel places. Special delight of tourists causes the sunrise over the Angkor Wat temple, because it is not for nothing that he is considered one of the seven new wonders of the world. (Photo: CNN).
3. Istanbul in Turkey is a city full of contrasts. A trip to Istanbul is a fantastic trip to different epochs, styles, religions, tastes and fragrances. (Photo: CNN).
4. Hanoi in Vietnam. Users call him alive, interesting and chaotic, in good sense of this word, the city. (Photo: CNN).
5. "Beautiful and charming" czech Prague. Here at every corner you can stumble upon "strange shops", which will pleasantly surprise you. (Photo: CNN).
6. Eclectic London is a mixture of styles of life, people and history. (Photo: CNN).
7. Rome, Italy. "Such a huge part of the story in the same city." (Photo: CNN).
8. Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Cool, fashionable, absolutely delightful city." (Photo: CNN).
9. Paris, France. Nowhere in the world you will not find such an amazing atmosphere as on Montmartre - a beautiful and colorful area with his little shops, art galleries and charming cafes. (Photo: CNN).
10. Cape Town, South Africa. One of the main attractions of Cape Town is botanical Garden Kirstenbosch, about which users write only full admiration reviews. (Photo: CNN).
11. New York, USA. According to TripAdvisor.com users, the main attraction of the city, which must be visited - this is Times Square. (Photo: CNN).
12. Zermatt, Switzerland. "As soon as you get to the top of the Matterhorn glacier, you will feel that you are standing on the roof of the world." (Photo: CNN).
13. Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain. "In some corners of this city you will feel that you have traveled in time ... for 500 years in the past!" (Photo: CNN).
14. Hard, Turkey. "This is the most unusual and surreal landscape in the world!". (Photo: CNN).
15. Ubud, Indonesia. it the best place For those who like Spa: massage, acupuncture, reflexotherapy, aromatherapy - here you can try absolutely everything. (Photo: CNN).
16. Cusco, Peru. "This is a wonderful city with charming cobbled streets, very hospitable inhabitants and good restaurants." (Photo: CNN).
17. St. Petersburg, Russia. One of his main attractions is Saint Isaac's CathedralFrom which a breathtaking view of the whole city opens. And the beauty of the interior of the cathedral causes the tourists "goosebumps!" In the photo: Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the blood. (Photo: CNN).
18. Bangkok, Thailand. Khao San Street - "This is the heart and soul of Bangkok, the best place for all travelers, with his lively streets and bars at every step." (Photo: CNN).
19. Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu is first of all the city of Buddhist temples, unique monuments that should be visited. (Photo: CNN).
20. Athens, Greece. The visiting card of this city is the "exciting" Acropolis. (Photo: CNN).
21. Budapest, the capital of Hungary, Internet users called the Queen Danube. (Photo: CNN).
22. Quincestown ( New Zealand) - This is the best place for sports and stunning nature. (Photo: CNN).
23. Hong Kong (China) is the only one in its kind city, a characteristic feature of which are floating restaurants, in which there are very tasty "Dim Sumy" (Chinese dumplings). (Photo: CNN).
24. Dubai (UAE) - cosmopolitan oasis with futuristic city landscapes, which towers over the Arabian desert. (Photo: CNN).
25. Sydney (Australia) is a city that will have to "taste" both lovers of history and modernity. Business card Cities are a opera building (Sydney Opera House), which looks like a peaceful sailboat in the harbor. (Photo: CNN).

On January 7, 1887, Thomas Stevens from San Francisco completed the first world bike trip. For three years, the traveler managed to overcome 13,500 miles and open a new page in the history of around the world. Today about the most unusual rounds.

World Travel Thomas Stevens on Bicycle

Route of the Aroundo Tomas Stevens.

In 1884, "man of middle growth, dressed in the blue discrete flannel shirt and blue overalls ... Tanned like a nut ... with protruding mustache," that was described by Thomas Stevens journalists of that time, bought a bicycle Penny Starting, captured the minimum stock of things and smith & Wesson 38th caliber and went on the road. Stevens recreak the entire North American continent, overcoming 3,700 miles, and found himself in Boston. There he came to mind about the world tour.

In Liverpool, he was overpowered by a ship, drove through England, in a ferry in the French Diepp, Raming Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Further, his path ran through Armenia, Iraq and Iran, where he spent the winter as a guest of Shah.

In the passage through Siberia, he was denied him. The traveler crossed through the Caspian Sea to Baku, got to Batumi by railwayAnd then on the ship sailed to Constantinople and India. Then Hong Kong and China. And the end point of the route was Japan, where Stevens, according to his recognition, was finally able to relax.

Around the world jeeping amphibian

Ben Carlin and his wife go to the army.

In 1950, Australian Ben Carlin decided to take a world journey on his modernized jeep amphibian. Three quarters of the route with him passed his wife. In India, she went ashore, and Ben Carlin himself completed his journey in 1958, overcoming 17 thousand km in water and 62 thousand km on land.

Around the world by hot-air balloon

Steve Fossett.

In 2002, American Steve Fossette, the co-owner of Scaled Composites, who by that time had already managed to earn the fame of the pilot-adventurist, flew around the ground in a balloon. To do it, it sought not one year and achieved a goal with the sixth attempt. The flight of phossette became the first in the history around the world single flight without refueling and stopping.

World Taxi Travel

John Ellison, Paul Archer and Lee Pernell.

Somehow the British John Ellison, Paul Archer, and Lee Pernell on the morning after drunking calculated the costs associated with it and found out that the taxi to the house would cost them much more expensive than drinking herself. Probably, someone would have decided to drink at home, but the British received radically - they acquired the London London Cabs 1992 release and went on a world journey.

As a result, for 15 months, they overcame 70 thousand km and entered the story as the participants of the longest taxi trip. The story is silent, however, about their activity in pubs on the road.

World Travel On the Ancient Egyptian reed boat

Around the film on the reed boat.

Norwegian Tour Heyerdal made a transatlantic transition on a light reed boat built by the ancient Egyptian layout. On his boat "RA" he managed to reach the coast of Barbados, proving that the ancient navigators could perform transatlantic transitions. It is worth noting that it was the second attempt by Heyerdal.

A year before that, he and his team almost drowned, since the vessel due to the design deficiencies after a few days after the start began to bend and dissolve into parts. In the Norwegian team there was a well-known Soviet TV journalist and traveler Yuri Senkevich.

Around the world journey on a pink yacht

Jessica Watson is the smallest navigator who has committed the army.

Today, the title of the youngest navigator, who managed to make a single circumnavigation, Belong Australian Jessica Watson. She was only 16 years old, when, on May 15, 2010, she completed her army, which lasted 7 months. Pink yacht girls crossed South ocean, crossed the equator, rented Cape Horn, overcame Atlantic Ocean, went to the shores South Americaand then through Indian Ocean Returned to Australia.

World Travel Millionaire Cycling

Traveler Yanush River in Vladivostok.

A 75-year-old millionaire, former producer of pop stars and football teams Yanush River repeated the experience of Thomas Stevens. He coolly changed his life when in 2000 bought a mountain bike for $ 50 dollars and went on the road. Since that time, River, who, by the way, being Russians by the mother, speaks Russian perfectly in Russian, visited 135 countries and drove more than 145 thousand km.

He learned a dozen foreign languages \u200b\u200band managed to visit the militants 20 times 20 times. Not life, but a solid adventure.

Armor journey Truskeysu

Robert Robert Garside.

Briton Robert Garside carries the title "Running Man." He is the first who made around the world journey run. His record hit the Guinness Book of Records. Robert had a few unsuccessful attempts to make a race. And on October 20, 1997, he successfully started from New Delhi (India) and graduated from his race, the length of which was 56 thousand km, in the same place on June 13, 2003, almost after 5 years.

Representatives of the book of records in the scrupulously and long checked his record, and Robert's testimony was able to receive only a few years later. In the way, he described everything that happened to him with his pocket computer, and all those who were not indifferent could get acquainted with information on his personal site.

World trip on the motorcycle

Jeff Hill and Geri Volker.

In March 2013, two British - Travel expert Belfast Telegraph Jeff Hill and the former Ranker Geri Volker - left London to recreate a round-the-world journey, which Motorcycle HENDERSON American Carl Clansi on the motorcycle. In October 1912, Clancy left Dublin with a fellow traveler, who left in Paris, and he himself continued the way to South Spain, through North Africa, Asia, and in the conclusion of the tour I drove across America. Travel Karl Klancy lasted 10 months and contemporaries called this round "The longest, most difficult and most dangerous journey on a motorcycle."

Single round-the-world swimming non-stop

Fedor Konyukhov in a single circle.

Fedor Konyukhov - a person who has committed the first in the history of Russia, a single round-world swimming of non-stop. On the yacht "Karaan" with a length of 36 pounds, he passed on the Sydney route - Cape Gorn - Equator - Sydney. It took him 224 days. The archway of Konyukhov began in the fall of 1990, and ended in spring 1991.

Fedor Konyukhov at Cape Gorn.

Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov - russian traveler, artist, writer, priest ROC, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR sports tourism. He became the first man in the world who visited the five poles of our planet: northern geographical (three times), southern geographical, relative unavailability in the North Arctic Ocean, Everest (height pole) and at Cape Mountain (Polyus Yachtsmen).

10 of the most unusual tours of 59travel.

1. Cruise to the Arctic on the icebreaker "Yamal".
When: in summer
Cost: from 20 000 USD + road to Murmansk

Poseidon Arctic Voyages organizes trips to North Pole From Murmansk duration 2 weeks. Traveling on the most modern nuclear icebreaker - the flagship of the Russian icebreaking fleet, is performed during the summer navigation period.

Tourists expects a tour of the ship, landing on the islands on boats or helicopters (for example, to Franz Joseph), a helicopter riding over the picturesque icebergs and glaciers. the main objective - The peak of the world (90 degrees of northern latitude and 0 degrees of longitude). The team will offer the traditional world journey around the pole, and a picnic with a kebab and a barbecue in the ice. The icebreaker is equipped with all comfortable conditions for living, live music is played in the evenings for dinner.

2. Chernobyl
When: all year round
Cost: from 100 USD for Russian-speaking tourists, from 150 USD for English-speaking groups. + road to Kiev

At once, several Ukrainian agencies offer a trip to Chernobyl and Pripyat. Excursion lasts all day and includes also a delicious dinner. Do not forget to traditionally joke by the origin of the products :) In this place you can see the real Soviet flavor of the 80th ordinary provincial city, rapidly abandoned it local residents Due to the catastrophe at the atomic reactor. You need to buy an excursion in advance, because in the exclusion zone there is a gearbox, entry strictly by passing.

Photo: mr-boddekker.livejournal.com/

3. Afghanistan
When: all year round
Cost: from 7000 USD

On a trip from the Tourcking "Opening" you can see the city and attractions of Afghanistan: for example, eastern palaces and the city like Kabul, Balkha, Mahari-and-Sharif, as well as stroll along the chain of lakes Band and Amir and picturesque mountain pass, Get acquainted with the tribes of Khazar, and even spend the night in a Pandshera gorge.

If you are seduced by a trip to, then must necessarily sign the "application for liability and taking the risk on yourself", which indicates that the tourist himself, his relatives, successors or guardians are obviously refusing to any claims to any employees of any tourist firm in the event of death or injury. Traveling risks in itself than and attracts extremals.

Photo: Silwergoff.LiveJournal.com

4. North Korea
When: all year round
Cost: from 1200 USD + road to Vladivostok

The last country on the world map, where you can still feel the spirit of socialism. During the trip, you will be prefeeding several guides, some of them are special services workers. The state is following that tourists do not come into contact with the local population and did not go for a walk without a "guide". In addition to the games in James Bond, the standard program includes: sightseeing tour In the capital of the country of Juche idea, a visit to the cults for North Korean attractions (Museum Kim Il Sena, Mausoleum Kim Il Senya, Museum Patriotic War, a trip to Mount Möhan, a trip to Renmoon Cave, a famous vast stalactite collection and a giant underground waterfall, as well as visiting the demarcation line between North and South Korea. For $ 80, you can visit the largest stadium of the world, where the famous mass gymnastic artistic representation of Arira is held.

5. Antarctica
When: From the end of November to the end of March
Cost: Cruise from 3000 USD + road to Ushuaia

Cheaper to get to Antarctica from the Argentine City of Ushuaia, from where most cruise liners. Last Minute Tours to Antarctica can be purchased cheaper than standard prices from $ 5,000 (if there are places, of course).

There are also tours of from 6 thousand dollars. Additionally, the Moscow-Santiago de Chile ticket (through Paris or Madrid) is paid to and back - from 1,500 euros.

Antarctica - Paradise for lovers of virgin and harsh nature. Penguins willingly take pictures with the traveler (since there are no land predators, and therefore no one is afraid of anyone), the caps of the icebergs are smiling by the ship, romance ...

Photo: Olga Stefanova, Ostefanova.LiveJournal.com

6. Greenland
When: almost all year round
Cost: An average of 1000 euros + road to Iceland

Another cold tour. Tours for 2-3 days with departures from Iceland to Greenland Kulusuk include a helicopter throw in the next amassalic. Tourists go here to catch northern Lights, make trekking on tops, riding in kayaks, goulazy on icebergam, whale safari.

7. Silend.
When: all year round
Cost: Unknown

Silent is an unrecognized state in the North Sea, not far from the coast of the UK. The area of \u200b\u200bthe total state was fitted on one platform built during World War II to protect Britain's borders. Returning Military moved to the abandoned platform and on September 2, 1967 announced the creation of a sovereign state and proclaimed himself to Prince Roy I. The most funny that Silent meets all the criteria of the statehood specified in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Responsibilities of States, and the British court said that Cases regarding Silend are outside his jurisdiction. The country has its own king, church, postage stamps, passports and coins. The state clearly protects its borders, so in 1990, Silend fired a British vessel with preventive volley, unauthorizedly approached its border. How to get to Silend? If the silences are friendly, then you can rent a ship in the port of the city of Ipswich, which is 10-12 miles from the platform.

8. Middle Egypt
When: all year round
Cost: from several hundred dollars + the cost of the flight to Egypt or the cost of a ticket to popular resorts

Even before the famous events in Egypt, the region was in this country, which was never distinguished by calm. There are cities between Cairir and Luxor, which are few of whom to hear: Assyut, Minia, Sokhag, Ken. It's hard to buy tickets for the train, it's hard to walk around the city, not by the attention of the police. All difficulties with moving and visiting this part are related to the fact that in the region, severe radical Islamists are adjacent to the large community of Coptic Christians. The conflict between them almost led to civil War In the 70s of the last century. Today, the war between the government and the Islamic underground is not consecrated in the media, but it has not ceased, that a number of terrorist acts with affected tourists are confirmed. And at least you need to visit the average " dead places"Enviro El Sultan.

Photo and more about Middle Egypt at the place: Puerrtto.LiveJournal.com

9. And the Amazon tribes
When: all year round
Cost: 2000 USD + Flight to Peru

In the round, "Acquaintance with tribes" is invited to penetrate the harmony of wild jungle to restore the health and harmonious worldview, including studying several types of psychotropic Indian drugs and the methods of their preparation. Bohr's tribe Indians living on the island of monkeys down the Amazon from Ikitos will become temporarily by your second home. You will share with them life, take part in ritual dancing, create medicines and drugs, watching wild animals (a high probability to meet several types of wild monkeys, sloths, turtles; a little less - Jaguar, anaconda, shovets).

Photo: A. V. Khutorskaya, Khutorskoy.ru

10. Somalia
When: all year round
Cost: Unknown

The country is known for pirates that move along the coast and attack on sea vessels. There is actually no central government in the country. Among the dangers of travelers to the travelers in this country, you can call armed clashes, abductions to redeem, attack pirates and mines. There are unrecognized states in the country, such as Somaliland, Puntland, Juballand, Azania, etc.

For example, you can visit Somaliland. This is an unrecognized state in the north-west. Since 1991, it is actually independently, but it still does not exist on the maps. Visas in Somaliland are issued in Ethiopia and Yemen, which is bordered by an unrecognized state. Finding Somaliland's offices to obtain a visa is hard enough, but "visas" give everyone. Somaliland residents are quite friendly and certainly will not harm you, but the crime there is there a lot of him.

In times Ancient Egypt The land was called Punt. Tourists would be interesting to visit the monuments of ancient civilizations (Ancient Egyptian, Phoenician), you can swim on virgin beaches, on which the hotel chains will hardly appear in the near future. Interesting and capital of Mogadishu with old mosques and streets with beautiful buildings in Afro-worker style. You can visit B. National Park Kismyu and Hargeis with rare wild animals. There are also rich coral reefs, not inferior to the reefs of the Caribbean and the Red Sea.

Many of us before going to even their own cottage carefully plan a list of products, travel, count time and alleged classes. If we talk about vacation planning, then everything is even more difficult: flights, hotels, visas, transport, budget, attractions, beaches and many other things.

And if we are talking about around the world, then on its planning will take more time than the duration of the entire route.

There are few of those who cost the sleeping bag, a tent and canned jar. Even less than those traveling absolutely without a penny in his pocket. Having learned about these travelers and their records, it is very difficult not to infect their enthusiasm and the desire for the knowledge of the world.

1. Jean Belier - around the world walk on foot

I will start with a person whose history just amazes. The record of this traveler serves as an example for imitation and many simply do not fit in the head. Jean Belivo is ordinary Canadian, who, like everyone else had a family, earned money, met with friends and raised children.

But, on the eve of his 45th anniversary, there was something that often knocks out people from the rut and "throws off ashore" he went bankrupt. What to do next? How to live, because all the perennial works cut off in one moment?

Non-standard idea came to the head of this man, he decided to go to hike, without money. With you, he took only a sleeping bag, a tent and a first-aid kit. On the day of its 45th anniversary, he went on the road, leaving all the past life as it is.

Despite the prejudicial attitude of many, Jean Belivo coiled all earth. He left for this 11 years, during this time he spent about $ 50,000, which gathered his wife, as donations. He was walking all the time.

Surprisingly, it was the first journey of Canadian. In total, he overcame 76,000 kilometers and crossed 64 countries. The record of this traveler does not consist in speed or speeding. This is the record of finding yourself, with which everyone is found on his life path.

2. Steve Fosset - round-the-world air balloon trip

Another person who simply infects and inspires thirst for travel - this is Steve Fossett . On his account 116 travel records. The most famous of them is around the world's air balloon. At the age of 58, in 2002 he broke the land in a balloon.

In addition, he rose to the most high Points The world, with the 4th attempt to overflow La Mans, also crossed the Atlantic and the whole globe on a sailing ship.

3. The oldest traveler

To establish travel records there are no restrictions in age. Japanese professor Saburo Stochi.at the age of 10, he visited 6 countries, overcame 60,000 kilometers on public transport And at the same time never felt fatigue.

15-year-old Laura Decker committed round-the-world journey on the yacht Alone for 7 months. Here it is the power of dreams in combination with healthy youthful maximalism.

5. Walking in Europe

There are, of course, travelers whose records cause a smile, but inspire no less. For example, in 1900 Austrian Johann Gurlingerpassed the distance from Vienna to Paris in 55 days, while it was 10 hours a day.

Say for a long time, perhaps. All distance traveler overcame, moving standing on his hands.

6. The most lazy traveler

There are lazy travelers, in 1994, Jeremy Levine committed the longest.

He kept the way from London to Cape Town and back. The trip cost was $ 62,908.

Often travel records are set to pay attention to the problems of humanity.

7. Bicycle travel

The most alpine bike journey was made by three extremes. They rose to a height of 7,000 meters above sea level, while bicycles carried with them. It happened in 2000 on Mount Muztag, in China.

Also, it was also the fastest round-road journey by bike. James Botharp visited 20 countries in 174 days. For this, he twisted the pedals of his bike at least 14 hours a day.

The first bicycle journey through the Antarctic was committed. The purpose of Eric Larson was to conquer the South Pole on a bicycle. Unfortunately, the idea failed due to bad weather. But at the same time, Eric Larson set a record for the most long journey through the Antarctic on a bicycle, in both directions he overcame 340 kilometers.

8. Single Journey through Antarctica

The Japanese in 1998 set a record of the longest single travel in Antarctica. On the continent he spent 99 days.

9. Visit all countries of the world without a single flight

Causes respect and such a traveler as the sin Hughes. He visited all the countries of the world, namely, 201. At the same time he moved only on earth or water without using aircrafts. He went on such a journey for 4 years. Thus, he set a record, becoming the first traveler in the world, who visited all the countries of the world without a single flight.

10. Traveling on a ship from plastic bottles

As it is impossible. Made this crew of the ship "The Plastiki". It is made of 12,500 plastic bottles.

The record consisted that 4 months the ship successfully traveled along the waters of the Pacific Ocean and overcame 15 thousand kilometers.

It is only a small list of achievements and records of travel and travelers. Just imagine how much more unknown and unexpushed in our world.

Every day someone establishes, let it not worry, but a personal travel record.

Or maybe the next record holder will you become?!

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Tour program may include the following interesting places in the world:

• Far abroad. On (about which many did not even hear) you can admire the gardens of stones, picturesque fjords, small waterfalls and other beauty of the northern landscape. Or maybe you want something extreme? For example, wave in to jump from Tarzanka, surrounding Batman? Or do the harvest harvest in the garden of Frodo from the "Lord of the Rings"? All this and much more you will find travel around the world with our team.
• Near Abroad. No desire or opportunity to go on a trip to far? There are a lot of interesting things in neighboring countries. For example, "Asian Switzerland" is in itself a variety of secluded corners and the faded trop, where you definitely do not meet the crowd of tourists with cameras. Popularity is also popular with excursion tours, but we will not guide the eaten routes, but on the streets hidden from the eyes of ancient Tbilisi in search of the most delicious Chaqi.
• Russia. Want to feel like a traveler who turned out to be the edge of the world? We went to the edge of sleeping volcanoes, crystal lakes and bubbling geysers. Here you can find many rare animals, to do diving, rafting, riding on alpine skiing and snowmobile swimming in thermal sources and other species active rest. Organization excursion travel carried out by most interesting routes Russia: software ,, and in other directions.

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