Penang: Nut Island

?Island Betel'nya nuts" Pulau Penang lies near the north-west coast of Peninsula Malaysia. Its area of 285 square kilometers, but a few years picturesque and joyful Penang became one of the main resort areas of the country. Like the rest of Malaysia, here, too, are not pronounced seasonal variations in weather. During the year the temperature stays at around 23-32 degrees, water temperature - 26-28 degrees. The rainy season lasts from May to September, so the best time to vacation on the island - from October to March.
Many peoples who lived in Penang since its colonization, left here a few absolutely unique monuments of culture. Perhaps the most famous of them - Temple of Snakes. In this shrine at the altar and the bronze censers are among the tangles of dozens of poisonous snakes. They can take in their hands - they do not bite, as well fed and drugged perfume. Moreover, it seems they are quite willing to encircle the neck and hands of many tourists seeking for 8 dollars to capture what is happening in the photos. An old legend says that the temple was once the home of a very religious man, who gave the four poisonous snakes. After his death, this place has become a cult. Until now, no one can give an explanation as to why on certain days of the Chinese calendar, the temple slides myriad of snakes, filling virtually every corner of it. No less famous temple of Kek Lok Si, which is considered the most beautiful in Southeast Asia. The octagonal base of the temple resembles Chinese pagoda, the middle part - a striking example of the original Thai art, and the top is similar to the Burmese temple. In the seven-story pagoda tourism affects a large number of statues of Buddha imported from around the world.
Those who like to "hang out" at Penang too will not be bored. Georgetown, the capital of the island, with joy will open for you the doors of their bars, clubs and discos. Above all, this city is like a quarter of Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur: same stores, shops, outdoor cafes, traditional outdoor ceremony. Surprisingly, even in the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan until the morning working the pubs and the so-called "health" stores, an essential attribute of the industry of sex tourism. And if you want to learn about the history and culture of local residents more in detail, and buy tickets for the show, which offers the Cultural Center of Penang. Over 170 ringgit to feed you a great meal right in a traditional hut, but representatives of the indigenous peoples of the island will dance for you Malay dance "Ashok" and will run on broken glass with their bare heels. Especially romantic nature can here, even a wedding in a traditional Malay style.

Fuerteventura: home wind

the Canary Islands have a good rest all year round, but especially nice to come here in the second half of autumn, when the archipelago is the only "beach" place in Europe. Our tourists have already managed to fall in love with two Canary Islands - Tenerife and Gran Canaria, but the islands are much larger, and some of them - for example, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote - undeservedly neglected the Russians.

Fuerteventura "baby" will not name - is the second largest island of the archipelago. This area covers about 1700 square meters. km, and the local population is just over 40 thousand people. The island is located within a hundred kilometers from the coast of Africa at a latitude of Morocco, and the local scenery is really reminiscent of Africa. However, Fuerteventura took the best of the African desert - miles of golden sandy beaches on which you can wander all day without meeting a soul. The name of the island consists of the words viento (wind) and fuerte (strong). Indeed, the wind - is the first thing you notice when you go out to this coast from the ferry. Because the wind is not very populated island, because of the wind as it was chosen recently surfers and Kiter from around the world.

Best Beaches Canary Islands are located in the southern part of Fuerteventura in Cape Handy. Here are the popular tourist destinations of the island - Costa Calma and the Moro Hubley. The best people here the coast is the thirty Sotavento, located on the west and beaches of Barlovento, which, due to strong winds several dangerous for swimming. Well, most "wild" beach of the island - it Cofete, located far away resorts. To get there you just took the rental car.

Lanzarote: diabolical mountains

Another Canary Islands - Lanzarote - as a visual aid, significantly proving that the islands are of volcanic origin. Island length of 60 km and a width of 20 is almost devoid of green color and resembles the surface of the moon in the illustrations in textbooks. Land on Lanzarote in three colors - yellow, red and black. Yellow - is the sand, and everything else - volcanic lava. Tourists come here mainly to look at the mountains Fuego National Park Timanfaya. The hills are covered with multi-colored volcanic ash, and in the center of the National Park only a few meters depth in the flow boiling lava. These infernal landscapes were created for 16 months from volcanic eruptions that have absorbed 11 villages. The place is called since the devil, and at the entrance to the park Timanfaya can see the logo - the devil, brandishing pitchforks. At the end of the park is a demonstration site, where you will demonstrate a volcano that - sleeping, not dead. Employees of the park laid out on land brushwood, and after a while it flares up, pour in the "hole" in the land of water, and burst out through the second pillar of hot steam. Recover from all this can be, have a bottle in the restaurant ?El Diablo? - the only place in the world, where meals are cooked on heat from the volcano.

Gozo: sweet prisoner

Island of Gozo - the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. By our standards it is a small neighborhood, its size - only 14 for 7 miles. But it is here collected a lot of places of world significance: according to legend, Gozo - this is the island where Odysseus spent seven years in captivity by the nymph Calypso, and it is here found the oldest buildings on earth, the mystery of creation that mankind was not disclosed ...

Gozo impossible to get lost because there is only one main road, and it leads to all local attractions. On a small island really is, what to see. First, attention should be famous Calypso's Cave. However, for thousands of years Groth Calypso into a dilapidated low notch in the yellow limestone cliff. Next to them strictly local uncle sells for 25 cents Maltese candles, so you can climb up and see what's inside. Incidentally, nothing particularly remarkable in there. All the best in Calypso's Cave is located outside: it is far below the cliffs splashing waves, and is located near the golden beach, even more beautiful than in the brochures. The second world-famous sights of Gozo - the megalithic temples. Few people know, but not on huge continents, namely, the tiny Gozo is the oldest structure on the planet made by man. This temple