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Stand up at 5 in the morning, drive a few kilometers over the ground-overgrown with a dirt road past the abandoned compact oil steps to get to the ranch, where real Texas Cowboys take cows for sale at a weekly fair. That was the plan of our team along the path from Texas to New Mexico during a large travel Tut.by - a joint project with "Crown Techno".

Ray Rogers is a cowboy in several generations. "My ancestors always lived on Earth. I grew in the city, but all my life I dreamed of buying myself a ranch. When the money appeared, he was able to afford it. "

Greater cowboy on the manufacture of exclusive furniture under the order is now its main type of earnings. And the breeding of cows and bulls (their more than 30) is an expensive hobby, practically no income.

At the entrance to the ranch there is a house. Here the cowboys are resting after driving livestock or hunting. On the walls hanging the trophies produced by Rogers, on the ceiling - an indispensable attribute of American homes - a fan.

Each week in the neighboring city fairs are held, sometimes Rogers sell their cows and bulls there. Now he needs to take away two calf. The work is complicated by the fact that they are in two different herds.

Ray helps another cowboy - Dave. They are business partners and friends.

Modern cowboys are often used for such a work of quad bikes, but Rogers adheres to traditions - it keeps horses and specially trained dogs. In the photo below - Rasks.

Do not look at the fact that the dogs are small. They are afraid of cows and even big bulls. Dogs are not worse than riders drive cows in the right direction, as if reading the thoughts of Cowboys.

Behind Rogers horses watches grains. Animals are found elsewhere, and are delivered to the ranch if necessary in a special semi-trailer.

Ray invites you to try the work of the cowboy in fact - there is another horse. I politely refuse, not recognizing that I don't know how to ride at all.

Before we move in the field, Rogers warn - take care of the rattle snakes. They are here everywhere. They gives out sound - something average between hissing and a crash. Fortunately, we did not meet the creep of the reemp.

Here the cowboys lead the first herd into the pen. Turning animals, they will choose a suitable calf, and then release the rest.

The procedure is repeated with the second herd. This time, the work is delayed - last time Dave forgot to close one of the gate of the pon, and the animals through them are broken in the other side.

You have to repeat the operation again.

In the herd there is a bull. It is noticeably larger than cows and constantly pouched out loudly. This with unaccustomed scares us, measured behind a wooden hedge, but the Ray and Dave and their dogs are completely confused.

Now the selected calves need to be immersed in the van. This turns out to be a difficult task - the second cow does not want to go into a close metal chamber on wheels.

Animals are shipped. Now the cowboys are equipped with horses and put them back to the semi-trailer.

Ray and Dave have a few minutes to sit on the porch at home and drink water before traveling to the fair.

It was always difficult to work on earth, it was not easier now. For several years of farming, this is still a leaving for the soul, not a business. But I did not put such a goal. Be a cowboy for me is a tribute to the ancestors, the opportunity to touch the story, or tells Ray for goodbye.

We are moving on. The next stop is Santa Fa, where we planned to meet the Indians. Read about it in the following report, and all TUT.BY travel materials can be found on a special project page.

After a three-day journey along North Ossetia on the Volvo V90 Cross Country wagist, I realized that in the Caucasus everything is calm and why you can easily change the Alps to the Caucasian Mountains. Here love "Lada", Lexus and guests.

In the morning - start from the hotel. I am waiting for an almost 300-kilometer route for the already beaten and still wild places of North Ossetia. I hold in the extreme right row and carefully, heard about the hot stories of local motorists. And I generally try not to stand out. But on such a car it is difficult. Almost five meters long and slightly less than two meters wide - Volvo V90 Cross Country straight rushes.

White SUV Lexus or Toyota - Dream seems to be every Ossetian

This car looks like a foreign body in the close shoals of the "LAD" of the most different models. Products "AvtoVAZ" - the basis of the fleet of Ossetia. The second part is Lexus for a couple with one of the most popular models - Toyota Land Cruiser 200. Class gap is evident. Interestingly, the used French cars are practically not found. For three days I did not see any one.

Breaking through the city, I appreciated the projection display, which shows the "Navigation" prompts on the windshield. It turned out that this is the most convenient way to relate "picture" with reality. No need to translate the look from the screen on the road.

Concerns about the manner of local residents turned out to be in vain. Yes, they ride quite sharply, quickly, but not aggressive. Even pedestrians skip. But the city can easily go to overtaking through the "solid". The locale's high-speed mode is observed only when they pass through the villages or sat down on the track. As the organizers told us, the average speed of movement can be measured in Ossetia through such settlements. So it is better not to exceed. Well, the camera photos on the roads are also there, although they are rare.

My car for these two days has become version D5. She has all the same two-liter diesel engine under her hood, but it is already developing 235 "horses". The same version of the engine at the crossover XC90 uses the greatest demand in Russia - it fits into an inexpensive tax rate "up to 250 hp", and at the same time he disperses a large wagon to hundreds in 7.5 seconds, the maximum speed is 230 km / h, And the average consumption is 5.3 liters per hundred.

True, with intensive acceleration, the coarse voice of the diesel engine does not caress the hearing, if not drowning it from the sounds from the speakers of the Bowers & Wilkins audio system. She is able to recreate the acoustics of the concert hall of Gothenburg, where the National Symphony Orchestra of Sweden is. Sounds and the truth is great, although I am far from Meloman. Yes, and I listened to the stories of our guide, Hassan, who did a significant part of the route with me in the car.

Visiting Highlanders

Hasan knows about the history and traditions of Ossetia, everything and even a little more. Although he is only 31 years old

Hasan lives in Vladikavkaz, he is urban. But pulls it into the mountains. Since I returned from the army, it walked around all the mountain trails and knows them no worse than the streets of the hometown. 8-10-hour walks for him - a normal case. Hasan is ready to tell about his homeland and very interesting.

- Ossetians are a very hospitable people. There is no war for a long time, everything is calm. You know, I want people to stop afraid of the Caucasus and North Ossetia. We can spend your vacation here - Mountains, nature is simply stunning. Many wild, unexplored places where the foot of the tourist did not go. Come still, I'll show everything. - Hasan demonstrates all the breadth of Ossetian's shower.

According to various sources, in the village of Kamutor, it lives from two to five families

One of the points of travel is the ancient village of Kamutn in the Digorsk Gorge. Its foundation refers to late Bronze Age - IV - III centuries. BC e. There are still preserved several houses. Hassan says that two families live here. And recently lived two grandmothers - seventy-six and a hundred five years. Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. And before one hundred and four years old grandmother has yet knit every day.

When the organizers of the route were offered to descend from the Camanthi to the village of Galiat on bikes, I immediately agreed with my colleague. But Hassan was against.

- Only if I go with you. These are mountains, and they are primarily dangerous. And then beautiful. I am responsible for you and I will not let anyone.

Hasan was adamant. As a result, I went on a compromise - another couple of journalists joined us, and we have made a small group with a half-hour walk along the mountain path down, in the valley, to the village of Galiat.

In the center of the photo - Goliat Watchtower, built already in those days when firearms appeared here. This is told by small loopholes intended for shooting from guns

Galiat is not just a village, but a medieval architectural complex. At the end of the 19th century, the real archaeological fever was broken here, after one peasant fell out golden things on his field. The local population was retrained to archaeologists, and sold out the values \u200b\u200bsold. Golden Human Masks, Precious Jewelry, Byzantine Coins - All this indicates that there was a high civilization of the Rome, Babylon, Byzantium's era.

Hasan says that Scythians lived here. By the way, there is an opinion that the direct descendant of the Scythian language is just Ossetian. And here, in the Digorsk gorge, its most ancient form has been preserved.

In the house of the hermit and peacefully adjacent objects of life age more than a hundred years and the remnants of Soviet furniture

We looked into a visit to the hermit, living in Galiate. He goes all year round barefoot and does not want to return to the city, where he lived to forty years. There are no amenities and even electricity in his ancient house. But there is a local Moonshine, which is called "Ossetian whiskey". I tried. In it, degrees 35, no more. Taste - soft.

- Those who live in the mountains are mainly engaged in animal husbandry. Grow sheep, horses, hold cows. Can do cheese, other dairy products and sell. In the remote villages, it seems that the car occurs periodically, brings the necessary things or products - matches, salt, cereals, bread, - tells Hassan.

In the spring or summer, it is not a problem here - the primer is smooth, except that they can occasionally occur. Hassan says that he came here even by car "Lada Kalina", so for Volvo V90 Cross Country with its 21-centimeter clearance and full-wheel drive in the mountains did not become a problem. But in winter, of course, the usual car will not reach. Most often in mountain villages there are "Niva" and even quite a lot of GAZ-66. In one of the villages, I counted three cars at once.

In the canyon of Ahsinta, a part of the old road was preserved, which acted before the revolution. There is a monument to the most revered Deity of Ossetia - Wastardji. However, there are many such monuments

On complex and dangerous mountain serpentines of travelers, Wastardji is kept by the most revered deity of Ossetians. Wastardji is a patron of men, travelers and warriors, women are forbidden to even pronounce his name. Even in official sources, many mistakenly believe that Wastardji is the Holy George Victorious. But despite the similarity of the functions of these two heroes - both are patrons - there is nothing in common between them.

- Do you know that in the mountains you can not be fastened? There should always be possible to jump out of the car at any time. Kohnpada here is not uncommon. One day I was driving familiar to "Gelendvagen". They fell under the stones, barely survived, "Hassan notes. But I still fasten everything in a habit. By the way, I did not notice Lihache on serpentines. Perhaps, of course, that on "Niva" there simply do not purify. And maybe the reason is that most serpentines are ground-gravel. Quickly go simply dangerous.
If in the mountains you need to always be alert, then on the runs on the tracks you can relax a little with the Pilot Assist system. It helps hold the car within the selected strip of movement where there is a markup on both sides, but does not allow for a long time to clean your hands from the steering wheel. But the "piloting assistant" does not know how to brake independently in front of pedestrians, animals, small trailers, cyclists and motorcyclists. And meanwhile, cows on high-speed roads are a common phenomenon in Ossetia.

Under the most sky

We are heading to the village of Fiagdon. There is our hotel, but along the way we have to overcome the Archon Pass. Its height is 2,200 meters. When we almost drove the highest point, Hassan stops me.

- You can climb even higher. There is one place here, offering a view at once at two gorges - Alagirskoye and Kurtarine. But there the road is a bit dangerous. The organizers excluded it from the route, "Hasan warns.

Of course, we will go! Dangers are not afraid. In the end, on the entire route there was not yet normal off-road to check the capabilities of our SUV wagon Volvo V90 Cross Country. So we are going without conversations. I so caught fire the idea that even forgot to turn on the OFF-Road mode. He had to help a little in overcoming off-road - soften the responses to pressing the gas pedal, slightly raised the rear part (the optional air suspension is installed, the clien remains unchanged. All I did is translated an eight-band "automatic" in manual mode. Loss of thrust on steep rise to me for nothing.

We were pretty straightened by the mountain, they slipped along the deep rut and only the threshold was hooked on steep, but non-critical. At the top, we found themselves when the beginning began to be measured.

There are no such words to convey the feeling upstairs. You seem to get to another planet, where there is no one but you. And around - ringing silence, so clean that the quiet rockness of the diesel engine of our car seems to be a violent roar.

Need to go down. Soon completely dark. Volvo v90 CC flames active LED headlights. They themselves regulate the angle of inclination of the beam of light depending on the speed and rotate after the steering wheel. Even at night, go through a winding serpentine easily - the light of headlights "peers" in turns.

We stay overnight in the art hotel "Figdon".

"It's such a party to local" golden youth, "says Hasan. But now here is empty. And only five tents whites on the lawn on site. The organizers offered those who wish to spend the night in the tents and gave all sleeping bags. Wishing not found.

In the hotel, we spread goodbye to Hasan. Tomorrow we'll go on the route without it. Sorry. If you decide to visit North Ossetia, find it in social networks. The name is Hasan Morgoev. And he is the best guide to Ossetia.

Dargavs - the city of the Dead

The appearance of the "city of the Dead" is associated with the epidemic of plague in Ossetia at the turn of the 18-19th centuries, although necropolis functioned from IX to the XVIII century

On the way to the airport the next day the most impressive was the stop in the city of the Dead - Dargava. He is famous for its ancient necropolia located on the outskirts. This burial is the largest in the North Caucasus. There are about hundreds of terrestrial and midnight crypts.

In the stone tombs, buried both separately and whole families, so several skulls and whole piles of bones can be seen in some of them. The first excavations at this place were carried out with caution, having previously done the sample to the presence of plague pathogens. The network writes that the place is not too popular among tourists, however, stone tracks are leading to the scleps, and before entering the territory of the "Dead city" there are gates and the office building. With us, only one couple visited this strange and crazy place.

Leaving North Ossetia

There is no wines in Ossetia. But after her visit, my head remained sweet and at the same time a tart aftertaste. Here even in expensive and pathoral places there is an easy place of place. But for a pavago rest - in the Alps. And here - to plunge into the past. Forget. Reboot. Perhaps - rethink. If you find yourself at the wheel of the Volvo V90 Cross Country - also good. This wagon of high patency copes with Ossetian mountain roads. And in the trunk, you can easily arrange overnight stay under the stars on some pass like Archon. But it is necessary to hurry while this quiet corner has not been turned into a tourist Mecca.

Notes on the fields

Ambient illumination at night turns the car interior into a cozy Swedish dwelling
Optional LED headlights are great - shine bright and where the steering wheel is turned
Local dogs seemed to adopted the character of Ossetians - the same friendly and friendly
Such butts of plastic panels should not be in a car claiming to place in the lackers segment
Rear here is spacious, but our guide complained that after a few hours spent there he had a spin hurt
The trunk is huge. But it is necessary to order a plastic floor covering if you are going to wild places
Landscapes of North Ossetia can enjoy infinitely

Last summer, seeing the sale of Ryanair Airline, Minskanka Tatyana Minchenok decided not to miss a profitable offer and bought tickets to Italy. "Since I really love Christmas in European cities for his magical atmosphere, I decided to go in December 2016," Tatiana explains. As a result, a 5-day journey, given the main costs, it cost a little more than 100 euros per person.

Tatiana in Florence. Photo from the personal archive of heroine

"A ticket on both sides - for" funny "20 euros"

Tickets from Warsaw to Italy Tatiana cost "Funny" 20 euros in both directions. In Italy, Tatiana with friends visited three cities: Rome, Florence and Milan.

- We went by the company of four. Warsaw is beneficial to Warsaw and conveniently reaching the car. The road cost 25 euros per person, given the costs of gasoline and the "green card". Auto left near the airport "Modlin" in Parking with an interesting name Parkuj I leć. Cost for five days - 2 euros per person.

Loauser companies usually fly to remote airports - often transfer costs more than a plane ticket. However, in the case of Italy, it is not: the bus from the airport to Rome cost 1.2 euros, and transfer from Milan to the airport to 5 euros.

For overnight, the company removed apartments through the AirbnB service. Four-night rentals in different Italian cities cost 22 euros per person.

- Thanks to the permanent AIRBNB service, four coupons for 50 euros were seized. In total, we saved about 200 euros on booking housing about 200 euros.

Secret free entrance to the museum

According to Rome, the company moved on public transport, so the most optimal option to buy an unlimited ticket for a day for 7 euros. In the Italian capital, Tatiana especially remember the Trastevere district, with narrow loop streets.

- There are many cafes in Trastevere, where you can taste delicious Italian pizza and various types of pastes. The average price per dish is 5-10 euros.

- In the area of \u200b\u200bthe Capitol Square, turn aside by Piazzale Caffarelli and look for an extra entrance to the museum. Then the entrance does not have to pay. Cafe is on the top floor. You can take something to eat, go out onto the terrace - this is the sightseeing site.

In Italy, the company moved to Trenitalia regional trains. Two tickets (Rome Florence and Florence-Milan) cost 20 euros per person.

"In other cities, it turned out more expensive than in the capital"

- Popular navigator Maps.me refused to work in the old town of Florence, so some attractions, in particular the immense Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiior, we have seen many times. It impressed the unique bridge Ponte-Vecchio, where there are houses with shopping bears, "Tatiana shares impressions.

In Florence and Milan, as the traveler says, it turned out more expensive than in Rome, so the company was preparing independently.

- The capital turned out to be much cheaper than other cities. And in everything: from magnets to hikes in cafes and prices in stores. In Florence and Milan, it was convenient and fastened to prepare food in the apartment - this savings about 50% compared with prices in cafes and restaurants. Since our apartments in Florence and Milan were located close to the city center, mostly we moved on foot.

In Milan, Tatiana advises to climb the roof of the Duomo Cathedral - from there, an incredible view of the city opens. True, entertainment is not cheap: visits to the terrace with the rise on the elevator costs 12 euros, the stairs - 7 euros from one person.

- Arrival from Milan to Warsaw was late, so we have come across the Ibis Warszawa Reduta, where the double room cost 10 euros, as we took it on stocks. The memories of the beautiful Italy remained in memory, and Rome left an indelible track in the soul and took a promise to return from me. I will fully fulfill this promise, "says Tatyana's holiday about his rest.

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Tour agency appeal is the most boring way to plan a trip. But many people are not ready for days to monitor services with tickets and hotels to find the best offer. In addition, it is not always clear where the cheapest option will be. Now the situation has changed. The team of experienced travelers assures that he solved all the problems with searching for hotels and favorable flights.

Depending on the specific point of the travel, the most profitable option can be found on Trivago, and on HotelsCombined, and on HRS, and on any other site, which is more than a hundred. And about many tourists just did not hear, because of what they overpay.

Leonid: A person is going to Spain and does not want to overpay for the same conditions. Often the lowest prices for hotels will be in domestic services, which are not a wide audience. He himself booked Mallorca and Canaras on the Spanish site, there was not even the English version. Then they checked on the famous sites - the same numbers cost exactly twice as expensive. Even such very small booking sites are presented on Malpatravel. To facilitate search on these services, we specifically create video instructions in Russian.

By the way, about languages. The resource is currently focused on the Russian-speaking audience. There is no English, but will appear later. The authors of the service say they wanted to help first of all travelers from the CIS. In addition, the creators are familiar with the peculiarities of the native market. They explain that income from Malpatravel is not a paramount task. About profits speak as a consequence of creating a truly independent and useful resource.

Alyona: No portal cannot be considered independent in submitting information - a certain amount is paid for the placement of proposals. Travel agencies, hotels, airlines appear on services if they buy their presence there. In the case of Malpatravel, this is not, all resources are presented. I wanted to do what is convenient for us by our colleagues and travelers. Monetization lies in partnerships with services, but only 40% of them suggest affiliate programs.

Leonid: Some affiliate programs have already been launched. As for Finance: we really liked how Zuckerberg did when developing Facebook. He was waiting for the development of the network so that investors and advertisers themselves would go to him. We still do not know how big will Malpatravel become, so do not hurry to pour the site by advertising. Proposals were already: wedding photographers and so on. But how will the photographer advertising look at the site about traveling?

The creators of Malpatravel say that each service is good in its niche, but there is no universal aggregator. As an argument, they call ONETWOTRIP - there is an air and railway, and rental cars, and hotels. It seems that the cherished "all in one". What else do you need a traveler?

The total number of services submitted reaches several hundred. Some of the hotel books are about 120 only. Some specialize in Europe, others mainly affect Asia, the third - North American. Developers say that several months were looking for resources and the base still continues to expand.

Arthur: The first six months we really worked the clock. We graterate to the software developer and our partner - Yuri Yakubovich. He could feel our idea and turn it into a finished product. To compile the advantages and minuses of each company or the service, we seen hundreds of topics in foreign forums, made samples, analyzed the data, then they themselves studied the same resources - how confirmed by the reviews. Of course, they are still subjective. But, for example, the lack of round-the-clock support is the minus in any case.

In order not to pass along all links in a row, you can ask criteria. We fly to Austria - choose a country in search, turn on the necessary parameters: show only local aggregators, the presence of round-the-clock technical support, bonus program and other things. As a result, it turns out to narrow the list of services up to 7-9 pieces (for some countries even less). Then you have to manually open each site and look for profitable hotels or tickets. Malpatravel is able to sort the services on the necessary route you, but the most favorable price is not available among the resources available on the resources - it would, of course, are excellent, but technically impossible.

Victor: There are several problems at once. First, it is unrealistic to communicate with all services. The one who can do this in one day will probably become a billionaire. Secondly, not all resources will agree to provide its API - after all, travelers will choose the most profitable offers and other services will suffer huge losses.

Booking and plane tickets, bus or train is just the beginning of the journey. Immediately, you can find companies that make you insurance, will give rent a car, plus offering of sea cruises and tours from the agencies. In addition, Malpatravel has a small edition, which is guides by country: interesting places, convenient routes, travelers' tips (section "Kaifhaki"), timetables of flights and all in this spirit. All materials are original, without a copy-money, than sometimes even large services are sinned: the authors of the project have sufficient experience in order to share their personal impressions and recommendations. They also say that the service has facilitated the work of tour operators.

Ruslan: What makes the competent Travel agency manager when a client comes to him? He offers either a batch tour or an individual journey. All agencies sell tours from operators - these are actually shops. Anyone may be a tour himself if they know the directions of operators. In the "Tours from Operators" tab, you can choose the country of departure and the end point - and immediately see a list of companies that travel through the right direction. Note that non-mediators are shown.

The relevance of Malpatravel is understandable, but many tourists will spend the nights in search of discounts, in order to save fifty rubles from a trip to the price of two thousand rubles?

Arthur: Savings will be much more. Of course, there is a category of travelers who simply opens a friend to them - for example, Booking.com - and in five minutes chooses the hotel. Although speaking a little longer, they could order the same number by 30% cheaper. But many still seek to get a favorable price, so ready to seek cheap offers. Tourists go online: and in Russian-speaking, and in foreign journey forums you can see many questions of the type "Where is cheaper?". Theme is in demand. However, we have a section for the "lazy" tourists - with the forms of Aviasales and Hotellook for quick booking. In our experience, these services in the whole world give the most complete offers.

If you do not take into account the loupes, then, as a rule, the bus will often be the cheapest transport. When the low price is more important than time on the road and comfort, and also be afraid, then bus routes will be the best option. Understanding this, Malpatravel made up flights in Europe with descriptions. For example, from Minsk to London can be reached in two days and about 130 euros one way. It is also interesting to the section "I want to where ...". We choose the month and the year of the year - summer or winter. A list of countries on a given sorting appears. For example, in July Winter will be in Greenland, and in December fly in summer to Cuba, Maldives and other resorts. In the future, the section is planned to be done more unfolded.

Alyona: We look forward to 3-5 thousand people per day. Now the development of new sections is being developed, the existing services are filled, the base of services is expanding. Malpatravel will help not only better learn the country in which you go, but also save on the road and accommodation.