Where to go for New Year holidays: 5 fabulous places

Prague, Czech Republic)

Visa: Need (Schengen).
What to bring from the trip: Sweets, beer, Bohemian glass, Czech porcelain, jewelry with garnet, cosmetics, puppet doll, stationery.

Prague - the golden heart of Europe. Prague Castle, Hradcany, Old Town, Lesser Town and Charles Bridge, which connects them - to see the main sights of the Czech capital, one day is not enough.

On the eve of Christmas and New Year in Prague is immersed in the atmosphere of a fairy tale. The streets are buried in illumination, the townspeople decorate the house with branches of mistletoe. It smells delicious food, mulled wine and happiness.

The main festival takes place on the Old Town Square. It is worth the main tree of the country and held a Christmas Fair. On the area of ​​performing artists, craftspeople, there is a brisk trade.

The first week of January - the perfect time for shopping in Prague. In addition to the traditional Christmas gifts (Christmas-tree toys handmade painted cups) can be purchased Bohemian glass dishes, decorations with the famous Czech garnets, high-quality cosmetics and excellent stationery goods.

In Prague shops you will find many things European brands. Price tags at the same time lower than in many other European countries, and showcases these days are full of signs Sleva, ie "Save".

Grandvalira (Andorra)

Visa: Need (Schengen).
What to bring from the trip: Cheese, wine, olive oil, stuffed olives, clothing, perfume, jewelry, watches, gadgets, electronics, cigars and tobacco.

This is perfect for those who hate the New Year holiday to lie on the couch and longs for active recreation.

Grandvalira - a valley that combines several ski resorts: Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, El Tarter, Soldeu, Encamp and Canillo. This small mountain village with comfortable hotels for the fans of skiing and snowboarding.

At Grandvalira there are trails for skiers of all abilities, trails for cross-country skiing and halfpipe, freestyle zone and a border-cross. On all routes is a single ski pass for the ski lifts, which is very convenient.

Another "sport" practiced by tourists in Andorra - shopping. The Principality is a zone of free trade. Prices in local stores by 30-40% lower than in the other countries of the Old World. During the Christmas shopping is just a fairy tale for the shopaholic.

Many people specially go to Andorra light, there to fill the bags to the maximum. Most shops in the capital Andorra la Vella. From Grandvalira up her hand. The dwarf country, where not even its airport, in general, all very compact.

Most of the goods in the stores brought from the neighboring Spain (wine, olives, gold and silver) and France (clothing fashion brands, perfume, watches).

A huge demand for cheese.

Due to the absence of fees in Andorra can be beneficial to buy quality tobacco products, gadgets and electronics. As expected from the ski country of Andorra is a good sports equipment for sale on humane prices.

Varadero (Cuba)

Visa: Not necessary (up to 30 days).
What to bring from the tripRum (Havana Club, Carta Otro, Carta Blanca, Anejo), Herbal Guayabita del Pinar, cigars, coffee (Cubita, Serrano, Turquino), machete, spices, perfumes, "Mariposa", decoration of corals.

If, in a letter to Santa Claus, you wrote that you want to be in heaven, then you need to go to Varadero. It is a small town in the Cuban province of Matanzas. His feature - the beaches.

20-kilometer long sandy coastline of Varadero recognized by UNESCO as one of the cleanest in the world. In December and January in Cuba 25 degrees on land and almost as much in the water. You can bask in the sun for hours, listening to salsa and sipping rum. Then swim, to dive with scuba diving to depths of the Atlantic (in Varadero good diving clubs) and sip rum again.

On the beach often hold noisy New Year's parties. Cubans instead of Araucaria trees are dressed up and at midnight clink glasses with champagne, make a wish and eat twelve vinogradinok.

Even more fun in Cathedral Square in Havana. From Varadero to Liberty Island capital of only 140 kilometers. New Year's Eve there imperceptibly flows in the celebration of the Day of Liberation of Cuba first of January.

In Havana you will always find what to see and do. You can go to the factory of cigars and buy them as a gift to friends and colleagues. Learn about the history, taste and buy the rum can be on the corner of Calle 63 and Avenida 1 in the "House of Roma» (La Casa del Ron).

Over coffee and chocolate is better to go to the local shopping centers. From street vendors without fear can be taken only all kinds of crafts.

Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Visa: Need (national).
What to bring from the trip: Fur and other fur products, gadgets and electronics, silk, carpets, watches, perfumes, clothing, fashion brands, gold and spices.

Fantastic, fabulous, magnificent, dazzling - the largest city in the United Arab Emirates called differently. The place is really unique. Half a century ago, there was nothing remarkable, but now Dubai - a major financial and administrative center with skyscrapers and man-made islands.

Having met in Dubai New Year, you will never forget it. Every year there are grandiose fireworks. This is unlikely to see anywhere else. In 2014, Dubai's fireworks, which lasted six minutes, even entered the Guinness Book of Records.

In the remaining days of the Christmas holidays, you can bask on the beach and wander around the shops. Beach vacation and shopping in Dubai are great. Winter daytime temperature is kept in the region of 25 degrees, the water temperature - about 20 degrees.

Dubai is famous for its malls and bazaars. First lack of attractive and profitable Closeouts VAT, the second - the opportunity to bargain.

The "Mall of the Emirates", "Ibn Battuta Mall" and other large retail outlets can be advantageous to buy electronics, clothing and furs.

Ornaments of gold and silver can be bought on the gold market, located in the quarter of Nasser. For silk is better to go to the textile market, which is not far from the fortress Al Fahidi.

Phan Thiet (Vietnam)

Visa: Not necessary (up to 15 days).
What to bring from the trip: Pearls, silk clothing, belts, handbags and other products made of crocodile leather, articles made of stone and wood, fish sauce "Nyok cham", Vietnamese coffee and green tea.

This place seems a fairy tale for those who want to escape from the usual New Year's attributes. Do you dream of the exotic to no snow, Christmas trees and Santa Clauses, and no better than nothing at all to hear about the New Year? Fly to Phan Thiet! In December and January in Vietnam midst of the high season, while the Vietnamese New Year - Tet - yet far enough (in 2017 it accounted for 28 January).

At the disposal of tourists a 40-kilometer coastline of Phan Thiet, the beautiful South China Sea, free beaches and the gastronomic delights of the local restaurants. Sights a bit, except that the crocodile farm. The main entertainment - windsurfing, wakeboarding and shopping.

Shopping is better to go to the central market in Phan Thiet "Phan Thiet Fair." There you are waiting for all sorts of products made of pearls, elaborately painted silk fabrics, crocodile handbags, wallets and the like.

Home business card of this place - seafood and fish sauce "Nyok cham ', which can be fed to meat, poultry or vegetables.

How to earn on travel

Only you can decide where to spend the New Year holidays. We'll show you how to make the trip. Sounds like a fairy tale? Nothing like this! Simply shopping a new model based on the principle of peer-to-peer. Who will understand.

When we fly abroad on vacation or for business, we squall requests from relatives and friends: "Bring me olive oil", "Buy a smartphone." As a rule, we agree to help someone you know and do to them buying. And if you ask a stranger, and even offered a reward for the trouble?

The opposite situation. We often need things that do not exist in our country or region (or have inferior quality, and for big money). Suppose you love pomegranate sauce. In Turkey, it can be bought for a penny. Who would have went, brought?

Adding the need on the one hand and the possibility of another, we get the mutually beneficial cooperation. Only where the traveler to find a buyer, and the buyer traveler? Place such a meeting is Grabr.

For those who like to discover new countries and cities, this service - a real life hacking. Travel is not without spending but Grabr can partially recover the trip. Reward coated with from 30 to 40% of traveler's costs. To test how it works, you can already at the next New Year's holidays.

On grabr.io site has two sections: the "Order" and "Receive". In the first place the orders customers: that, how much to bring and how many are willing to pay for it.

To add an order, you need to fill out a simple form. If you do not know what to order, you can browse a selection with the goods on the site.

In the "Deliver" you need to specify your route and see what kind of things you can bring back from a trip.

In addition to the desktop version from the service has mobile apps for iOS. It is very convenient: search orders and travelers at any time and in any place. In February, 2017 will be released Android-version of the application.

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Grabr - shopping and travel

Developer: Grabr Inc.

Price: Free

The purchaser and the traveler can communicate in a closed chat. You can tell in what the shop sold a necessary thing, or to find out how much space in your luggage.

All this and there is a service built on the principle of peer-to-peer. At the same time it acts as a guarantor Grabr when making transactions.

purchase security provides a special Account Fees Stripe technology. Buyer pays one-click order. At this point, the amount of the order, is the cost of the goods, compensation for shipping and 7 per cent Commission, frozen on his credit card and traveler receive a notification that payment Guaranteed.

The traveler will receive a payment for an order for his bank card, when the buyer after a personal meeting with him presses the button to confirm the receipt of the goods. Simple, convenient and mutually beneficial.

Earn on tour

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