Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Uzbeks and other Slavs perceive traveling abroad as a journey into a fairy tale, in which everything is allowed, permitted, and where the slightest desire to hold, is just think about it. Unfortunately, the rest abroad for Russian is becoming more dangerous and more dangerous for several reasons. Most of the rest is, unfortunately, does not encourage thinking when planning a vacation abroad about possible negative consequences of their journey. And there may be many.

Fraud abroad in relation to the Russian common. In Egypt, the tour guides are selling tours to the pyramids, which are not, in Turkey, tourists buy fake gold jewelry, in Europe, exchange offices do not make a difference in the rates, and the commission on each transaction on the exchange rates, which sometimes reaches 30% of the ...

Theft from a number of things leisure travelers - not uncommon, impudent robbery in broad daylight, when pulled out of the hands of travel bags and things - too frequent. Gopnik abroad when people are literally stripped to their underwear on the street - also not uncommon.

But the loss of property during the holiday abroad - is yet to come. Recently, local residents aggression against the Russian travelers. At the same time to justify their behavior Aboriginal aggression of Russian tourists in relation to the local population - or rather, a complete disregard for Russian-speaking travelers of local customs and norms of morality.

Unfortunately, often these accusations are unfounded: traveling abroad with our guys and they demolish the tower all day long nail alcohol in the hotel bar, especially if its value is fully included in the price. Our young and mature single women break away in the resorts of Egypt, Turkey, India and Greece, as they say, to the full - sleep with everyone, but to get caught up in looking sharp adventures.

But local people did not really like it when their husbands change his harem with strange women, and when the Russian peasants adhere to local women, it is generally regarded as a flagrant defiance of Sharia and other Islamic standards of morality. Local people do not like it when tourists think (and our tourists abroad think so), that money can buy everything.

So, alas, the residents of foreign countries in which our visitors have recently just registered, and this - Turkey, Egypt, India, the state of Goa, China, UAE, Spain, France, formed of Russian tourists is the negative opinion. A poor public opinion led to condemnation, and - as a result - untied the hands of local criminals.
 
Over the last year for Russian tourists, who have served on holiday abroad, were a series of violent crimes. I said nothing about the fact that in Egypt bus crash often find themselves in because of violations of conditions. But do not talk about that in a hotel in Turkey had been strangled a young Russian woman in his own room, and her little girl was left an orphan - it is impossible.

It is impossible not to mention the number of thefts of Russian women in Egypt. A notable case, when an Arab in Egypt molested two Russian tourist, and then one of them accused of prostitution, and for several months kept in intolerable conditions of the Egyptian prisons? And how do you case when recently on a popular beach in Goa, India, just in front of the mother was raped by her 9-year-old daughter?

All these cases are terrible and most abominable, they remain unpunished. Or virtually unpunished. Goa policy in response to the Russian diplomats to punish the guilty said that both Russia may require compliance with the laws of a foreign state, when the Russian elementary rule of law is not respected? So this is Goa. And if a crime against the Russian people will be committed in the same U.S. or the UK, what then? Can we then can rely on the protection of their state?

 If you had foreign resorts were ready to endure any humiliation for money and perversion on the part of tourists, but now the situation has changed dramatically.

 
Holidays abroad: much easier to go

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This summer, Ukrainians will rest less. The crisis has affected not only the number of people willing to go to other countries, but also on the choice of the resort.

In straitened financial circumstances, it is also important if you want to spend money on a visa when you select the tour and how much it will cost. We found out where and under what conditions can have a rest Ukrainians.

Despite the statements of our officials, most European countries do not intend to abolish visa requirements for Ukrainians. However, Europe did not live a single vacationer. In addition to these long-known tourist mecca, as Turkey and Egypt, there are many places that you can also visit without first pushing the consulates.
Countries Visa Loyalty
 
The most popular tourist destination is Russia - resorts Krasnodaroskogo edges become a good alternative to the Crimea. Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa are in the same climate zone as the Yalta and particularly attractive to people who remember the rest of the trade union tour. In addition, in the early summer of Sochi attracts lovers social events - in June the city hosts film festival "Kinotavr". The city is now poised to become the capital of the Winter Olympics because of good hotels, vacationers do not know the drawbacks.

However, this jewel of the Russian Black Sea area popular among Ukrainians has not yet enjoyed. "Rest in Sochi on 25 percent higher than in the Crimea, and the sea and the conditions are almost the same," - explained the manager of the tourist company "RimmaTur" Ludmila Panasenko. Russian resorts at risk of losing and domestic tourists - because of the reluctance to cut prices Sochi hotels outperformed most expensive Turkish and Egyptian.

But in the last two years, sold out well active tours in Karelia and the Caucasus, he said. It's basically white water rafting with added excursions. Week stay at the Karelian rivers is much cheaper than a beach holiday - can get away with $ 290. Another popular trend in the June of Russia - Saint Petersburg. Economy offers white nights start at $ 170 for three days. Thrill richer choosing Baikal, Altai and Kamchatka. Price of tours to these regions starts at $ 500, the same will have to spend on the road.

Another country, considered the Soviet health resort, and kept the non-visa regime with Ukraine - Georgia. Resorts of Abkhazia and Adjara are inexpensive compared to Russian, and even the Crimea. But today, few firms sell holidays in this country. The reason for that - war in August last year, during which tour operators were forced to cancel the tour, return customers money and incur losses. Bearing in mind the volatile situation in Georgia, nobody wants to risk - neither tourists nor the firm.
Europe and Asia without borders

Without a visa you can go and away from the Ukrainian border. A particular success among vacationers in recent years enjoyed Montenegro and Croatia. This Balkan country known for its pristine beaches, unique natural, delicious and inexpensive food and rich in ancient monuments. But their main advantage is that the Ukrainians do not need to contact the consulate to get approval to cross the borders of some of them. Croatia has canceled visas for the period from May 1 to October 30, 2009. The purpose of the Croats is clear - to increase the influx of tourists. If in 2008 there rested about 30 thousand Ukrainians, but this year it is expected that the Adriatic Sea to visit twice as many compatriots. Quickly become our own and in Montenegro - from 2007 to 2008 the number of Ukrainians visiting the country increased by 190% and amounted to 25.3 thousand people. Vacations in Montenegro, and Croatia is comparable in price with the Turkish-Egyptian - at least $ 400-450.

Increasingly popular among Ukrainian travelers are Nepal, the Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka. Asian tourists are attracted by low prices, in some Nepalese mountain hotel you can spend only $ 2. In addition, visas are issued in these countries at the airport and cost $ 20-30.
 
Children's holiday abroad

Children's tourism is one of the most massive and, according to foreign experts, is the world's steady second place, behind only "age-tourism."
Already in the late 80s Soviet students have a real opportunity to travel abroad. Guided tours, which began to make then a few alternative travel agency, initially offered the children a trip to Austria with a visit to the famous safari park, Czechoslovakia, with a tour of castles in Poland. Later on the trip to France with a visit to Disneyland and Akvabulvara. As a rule, they are assumed by railway to the border, then the group to change to a bus. All tours are low cost and, therefore, were very popular with students and their parents.
The beginning of the 90s was marked by the appearance of the first international children's camps, which have become a real alternative to traditional camping sites. The most popular summer camps were organized in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary. They were affordable and did not frighten the parents completely unfamiliar names in the capitalist countries. Later Russian tour agencies have expanded the geography of the summer health camps, and now a children's summer holiday is organized in many European countries.
Now the average price of a two-week summer vacation on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus and the Crimea is $ 300-350, Slovakia - 350-400 $. Slightly more expensive than holidays in Bulgaria and Hungary ($ 400-450), another slightly more expensive in Turkey (around $ 500), and closes the price range of holidays in Greece, Italy, Cyprus (600-700 $).