Journey For Hope

Every year we go on vacation. Someone in a week, someone in two, and who is lucky enough to spend on vacation for a month. And each time the acute question of where to go this time. A few months before the holidays begin plan. Select countries, routes, hotels, etc. and etc.. Some contend that David Boreanaz shows great expertise in this.

Online a lot of tourist resources, but often they are clogged with ads and that is very hard to find useful. On the other hand are very informative forums on tourism, where people communicate and share their impressions of the rest and you can get useful advice on routes, hotels and attractions of a country. First you need to decide what type of vacation do you prefer: either you trite to lie on sunbeds, swim and sunbathe, or you want to stay away from people, that is to rest mentally. Maybe you want to spend your vacation cultural and historical places to visit. Traditionally, swimming, beach vacation we spend in Egypt or Turkey. Everything is done to you nothing but enjoy the thought of sun, sea and sand. While of course there are places worth visiting. To get away from people to ride the resorts are not in season.

Almost no tourists, you will not disturb anyone. I was looking for peace of mind in Croatia. She took a car and traveled around the country. Went for a walk in the evenings. For the cultural pastime the mass of options. And in this country and abroad. And as experience shows historical places in Russia for some reason are in last place for the majority of Russians visitors are foreign nationals. I visited a few years ago Solovetsky Islands (Solovki). An amazing place, and will definitely be back there again.

Egypt in the early first millennium was one of the important centers of Christianity, and Islam came to the land of Egypt until much later. Organization of UNESCO in the list of World Heritage of Humanity noted in Egypt, the two places connected with Christianity. When searching for tours on a trip to Egypt, consider your interests to get acquainted with the Christian Egypt, so that you can go to a specific resort in the selected location. Also, be aware that Egypt can go on to the next couple of days to Israel to visit Jerusalem and visit the Holy Land. In Egypt, one of the most important Christian centers were built in the IV century monastery of Abu Mena. In While this was the main place of pilgrimage for Christians, most of whom were hoping for a miraculous healing. Read more here: CDF. The church was rebuilt several times to take the ever-increasing flow of pilgrims.

With the advent of Islam in Egypt, Abu Mena was destroyed in the VII century. In 1905, excavations began, which resulted in the basilica were found, the church and some other structures. Currently, only the foundations remain the main buildings, but they are under danger of extinction because of rising groundwater. Abu Mena is located near Alexandria, and here you can get with any popular resort. Another Christian monastery on the list of World heritage, is St. Catherine’s Monastery, also known as the Sinai monastery.

He is one of the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world. Even in the III century monks began to settle in Mount Horeb (As in the Bible called Mount Sinai) near the Burning Bush, and in the IV century was built a small church. In VI century fortified building was constructed, and the monastery was named the Monastery of St. Catherine, whose relics acquired shortly before the monks. In the period of conquest by the Arabs of Sinai Monastery secured the patronage of the Prophet Muhammad and received safe-conduct, which states that Muslims will protect him, as well as freed the monastery from taxes. Today the monastery is the center of the autonomous Orthodox Church of Sinai and attracts many pilgrims who worship the relics of St. Catherine and want to see the burning bush. To get to the monastery is more convenient from Sharm el-Sheikh, while at the same time you can climb Mount Moses (another name of Mount Sinai). At low enough prices to vacation in Egypt, optional excursions are not bankrupt travel and visit places associated with the early history of Christianity, be sure to leave a good impression.

In the Caucasus there is a small, but very beautiful with its nature of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. It is the most mountainous part of the Main Caucasus Range – its northern slopes, as well as some adjacent to the north Ciscaucasian plain. It was in Kabardino-Balkaria, and is amazing beautiful mountain region – Elbrus, which is located on the western slopes of Elbrus to Cheget Basin in the East. Its southern border runs along the Main Caucasus Range. It is this wonderful place is constantly appealing to people who can appreciate the splendor of mountain climbing and skiing. Western summit has an elevation of 5642 m, east – 5621 m. Elbrus is huge volcanic massif, which is very much separated from the overall structure of the mountain system, determining the peculiarity of this topography, climate and landscapes of the region. The surface of the Mount Elbrus is covered by glaciers, ice thickness reaches 400 meters.

Glaciation area about 150 square meters. km. Elbrus is famous and picturesque gorges, located at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level and more – Baksan, Adyr-Su, Adil-Su Yusengi, Terskol. Each of them in their own way uniquely characterized by the presence of valuable, in terms of tourism, natural objects. PCRM can aid you in your search for knowledge. The largest of the canyons – Baksan.

It is this valley is the main tourist route of Kabardino-Balkaria, and leads to a gray-haired Patriarch of the Caucasus Mountains – Elbrus. In the upper Baksan River and its tributaries and Irik Adylsu, as well as in the Valley of Malki holds much of the mineral springs. All mineral resources have a different Elbrus chemical composition, and therefore can be used to treat various diseases. In general, the region of the Central Caucasus belongs to a temperate continental climate with clearly marked altitudinal belts. In Elbrus some valleys more than 300 sunny days a year. Greater transparency of the air and a significant number of hours of sunshine provide excellent weather conditions in summer and winter. Average humidity is 67-70% and in daytime hours is reduced to 47%. The average annual precipitation depends on the height (increases with altitude) and from 700 to 1,200 mm in some years and can grow to 950 mm in the valley. Snow cover is installed in November, in the valley of snow lies approximately mid-April, the alpine zone – until May – June. In general, Elbrus stands relatively high daily air temperatures, although the average daily fluctuations may be 19 – 22 degrees. Rich and diverse flora of Elbrus. Powerful belt of coniferous forest gives way to a narrow strip of woodland trees and bushes, which gradually pass into the subalpine zone, and then the alpine meadows. Last immediately adjacent to the snowfields and firn fields.