Incredible India in Follow Me photo project

Incredible India in Follow Me photo project

Taj Mahal, palaces of Jaipur and Udaipur, Sikhs and stunning colorful saris – yes, it is India. And today we see it through the eyes of the authors of the photo project “Follow me.” The idea of the project is simple – loving adventure a nice young couple (one of them with the skills of a talented photographer) capture wanders meeting on their way … And share the impressions and photographs of unforgettable moments on social sites, such as Instagram, for example. For the first time Russian couple Murad Osmann and Nataly Zakharova conquered Instagram in 2013, when they created a fascinating collection of photographs, “Follow me.” Since then, they do not get tired to please the subscribers with new photos. In February, the pair traveled to India. It was there that Murad and Nataly created this brilliant series of amazing photos, in which you can see the people, the style and natural beauty of India. Take a look at this incredible country through their eyes.
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Visiting English pubs

This post contains useful information and tips for visiting English pubs tourists.

Getting served

The most common mistake made by tourists is to sit at table and wait for someone to take the order. You have to go to the bar counter to order your drink, pay for it there and then in cash, and take it back to a table. You must go through this routine each time you want a drink.
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I am happy every day, and greedy for life. Loving life Julio Iglesias

If anyone had predicted young Julio Iglesias that he would become a great singer, and his name would be known in all parts of the world, he would have laughed in the face of such a person. While he loved playing football and was going to enter the professional team. But a car accident put everything upside down in his life. He spent two years in the hospital, and to develop the hands, the doctor advised him to start playing the guitar. Thus music came into his life. “The success worth hellish work, even reaching the top, never stop. And more. I would have achieved nothing if not my beloved wife. Miranda was sent to me by the Lord”, – said Julio Iglesias in the exclusive interview for the “Caravan of stories” magazine, Russia.
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Gibson Girl iconic beauty. Charles Dana Gibson. ‘The social ladder’, 1902

Gibson Girl iconic beauty

The ideal of feminine beauty at the turn of 19-20 centuries was the image created by the American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944). About a century ago, our grandmothers, great-grandmothers wanted to be like them, do the same hairstyle and dress, sew the same dress … At a time when there were no television and the Internet, images of Gibson girls on postcards and in magazines dictated fashion and created a new image of free women. Beauties in the style of Gibson were portrayed almost anywhere – on the saucers, ashtrays, tablecloths, pillowcases, blankets, souvenir spoons, screens, fans and stands for umbrellas. Gibson Girl – the ideal of female beauty of the past century.
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Hunza girl

The phenomenon of Hunza tribe in Pakistan – living up to 120 years. Hunza Valley (the border of India and Pakistan), referred to as “an oasis of youth”. The duration of life of the inhabitants of this valley – 110-120 years. They almost never get sick, look youthful. Hence, there is a certain way of life, closer to the ideal, when people feel healthy, happy, do not grow old, as in other countries, as early as 40-50 years of age.
It is interesting that the people of Hunza Valley, in contrast to the neighboring peoples, look very similar to Europeans (as the Kalash who live very close). Hunza people bathe in icy water even at 15 degree frost, up to a hundred years playing outdoor games, 40-year-old woman looks like a girl, 60-year-old keeps harmony and elegance of figure, and a 65-year-old can give birth to children. In the summer they eat raw fruits and vegetables, in the winter – sun-dried apricots and sprouts, sheep’s cheese.
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Rendezvous with Princess Gloria

Rendezvous with Princess Gloria

Princess, more precisely, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis (born 23 February 1960) belongs to the highest aristocracy of Germany. Today she not often spoils the audience with her appearance in public, in contrast to the turbulent years of her youth, when the representative of the princely family was called punk princess. In an interview to the TV channel “Russia 24” (Rendezvous with the princess. Special Report by Russian journalist Denis Arapov) she told about what metamorphosis happened to the European aristocracy, and what will happen to it in the near future. They met in New York. Princess Gloria was painting his portrait and Denis Arapov was interviewing her.
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Gems. Murder. 2014. Russia. Director Rustam Khamdamov. Costume Designer Dmitry Andreev

The new film by Rustam Khamdamov “Sapphires. Murder” (Gems. Murder) will soon be released. The work of a costume designer Dmitry Andreev deserves special attention. Dmitry was born June 4, 1973 in Moscow. He graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School in 2000. Future costume designer sewed even in his childhood, first it was dolls clothes, blankets, pillowcases for dolls. Since childhood, he was fond of the theater. With his father read screenplays, plays (there were always plenty of them at home) and staged home performances. For such home plays Dmitry Andreev created costumes, for them were “sacrificed” his mother’s and grandmother’s dresses.
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