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New York, USA (part 10/10) – Brighton Beach, Coney Island, theme park, Staten Island

If you want to feel the fresh breath of Atlantic ocean in New York, you should definitely come to the promenade of Brighton Beach – southern Brooklyn.
Many ex-Soviets immigrated to Brighton Beach in the middle 1970s that the area became known as “Little Odessa” (after the Ukrainian city on the Black Sea).
You can hear the Russian speech here, restaurants with the titles in Russian, so sometimes it looks like a part of Soviet Union.

New York, USA (part 9/10) – Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Charging Bull, World Trade Centre, 9/11 memorial, rooftops

The world’s financial center New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street. It is a symbol of the financial mightiness of the USA and of all the financial industry.

New York, USA (part 5/10), American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) – Top 10

Usually, we are very skeptical about museums. But this museum exceeded all our expectations! Many mysterious secrets of our planet are kept here. This museum, like a time machine, carried us through the millennia of the history of humanity to places and historical events that we were impressed to our very core, and the day spent here, passed like a moment.
What did impress us so much? Right now we are going to tell you about this museum and the Top 10, in our opinion, the most interesting, which is worth visiting in this special place.

New York, USA (part 3/10) Central Park: why is it so attractive and special?

Central Park hides a lot of interesting, sometimes even legendary things. It is also home to a wide variety of inhabitants and is the center of vibrant events very often.
We tried to plunge into the atmosphere of Central Park in order to understand what is so special about it. Why is it so famous as no other park in the world? And in this article we will answer to this question.

Budapest, Hungary – Video review of the most interesting sights in Budapest

You can see the most interesting sights in Budapest and discover a lot of new facts from our video review on Youtube channel World with a Twist.

Hungary (part 1): Budapest (Buda Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion, Chain Bridge, Parliament, Heroes’ Square, Vajdahunyad Castle)

Budapest is a city, where you could spend a weeklong holiday, visiting lots of thermal baths, museums, walking along the cozy streets and enjoying the promenade near the Danube river.

Dubai, UAE (part 7): Video review of the most interesting sights in Dubai

You can see the most interesting sights in Dubai and discover a lot of new facts from our video review on Youtube channel World with a Twist.

Dubai, UAE (part 3): review of the most interesting must-see sights in Dubai

The distance between the sights of Dubai is rather big, that’s why it’s important to understand, how will you move around the city.

Dubai, UAE (part 2): History and Traditions of UAE, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, Dubai Creek

If you starve for a sun on the beach in winter time a swimming in the sea, pay your attention on Dubai city in UAE (United Arab Emirates). Here you can successfully combine excursions and beach leisure. The winter temperature here reaches +27 C, what is rather comfortable for walking and swimming at the same time.

Bukovel, Probiy waterfall in Yaremche, Lviv: Carpathians, New Year in hutsul style (part 4)

The next day we returned to Lviv. On our way back to Lviv we stopped at the most popular Ukrainian ski resort – Bukovel. It is always very active and crowded in winter: music is everywhere, there are many ski instructors everywhere, snow cannons work everywhere, cafes and other catering establishments are packed with hungry skiers.