Here is the list of the most weird and bizarre travel gadgets ever created.

1. Solar Powered Cooling Helmet

This safari-grade helmet provides you with higher than average cooling abilities. It’s not just a hat, but a complicated device that turns sun rays to power to supply air conditioning system. In this hat you will feel comfortable anywhere – at the beach, in garden or picnic, at any sport event and actually in any other outdoor activity. In case of sunny weather your hat works using energy extracted from solar panels. If it’s already evening or cloudy, you can switch your power source to 2 AA batteries. Choosing power source is easy as you need just to flip a switch. Silent motor on the top of the hat provides good conditioning. This helmet costs $49.95 and as it’s widely featured in many blogs, right now this item is sold out. Read the rest of this entry »

Three unlucky Chinese tourists chose wrong “souvenir” and imported over 200 kg of radioactive waste on their way back home.

Tourists say they have found this strange stone weighting as much as 274 kg in Kirgizia where they spent their vacation in August 2006. “Shining miracle”, an unofficial name of the stone, costed tourists $2000. They imported it in the country where planned to make a good deal reselling this miracle.

However, another miracle happened. Prior to selling the stone, tourists chopped a small piece off and sent it to geologists from Tsinghua University in Beijing, which specialists quickly determined stone’s real nature. Analysis showed “Shining miracle” was nothing else but a huge piece of depleted uranium.

Police quickly confiscated the “souvenir”, but travelers managed to escape prison as it was clear they didn’t know what they were importing. Read the rest of this entry »

For sure you have seen such sunglasses in sci-fi or spy movies, when someone puts on incredibly cool sunglasses and watches video. It looks simply fantastic and actually everyone might start thinking of having a pair of such sunglasses as soon as they become a reality. If you are eager to get this device, your lucky time has come as now anyone can easily get it for quite a reasonable price. Let me introduce a range of video sunglasses from Myvu Company.
Currently Myvu offers 3 types of video sunglasses. Myvu Crystal is the latest one featuring the most innovative design and highest quality available. In true, these glasses look like they have come from future. Futuristic design is aimed to show that you are actually looking at an innovative device. However, if you are more into classic, take a look at other glasses available in Myvu website http://www.myvu.com/index.html

What makes Myvu video sunglasses so attractive to travelers? Despite cool design (certainly, everyone will pay attention to a person in such glasses), video sunglasses allow watching a movie like on a large screen 6 ft away! Stop watching videos on a small iPod screen. Read the rest of this entry »

Brazil is not only a country of contrasts, but truly cosmopolitan place. You can feel this not only in architecture and people, but in cuisine as well. In true, it’s hard to find an international cuisine you cannot find here. Eating in Brazil is a cheap experience, but do not be scared, service and food are simply great.

If you plan to make a trip to Brazil, I do not recommend you to hang in famous fast-foods like McDonald’s and delve local cuisine. Here is the list of the most popular dishes and drinks you can find nearly in any local restaurant:

Feijoada. This is the main dish in Brazil and you can find it elsewhere from famous luxury restaurants up to street outlets. You don’t know how Brazil tastes if you haven’t tried Feijoada. This is a delicious mix of black beans, pork and rice. If you have enough time to explore Brazilian food, wait until Sunday as traditionally this dish is served on Sundays, so you can taste the best Feijoada.

Feijoada is usually eaten with some complementing drinks and food like Caldo – a soup that is normally served before main dish and Caipirinha. This refreshing lime and sugar drink is widely drunk in Brazil before eating famous Feijoada.

Brazilian food is full of other exotic dishes. Grill junkies will like Churrasco – mixed meat, grilled with manioc four. If you like fish and seafoods, try Moqueca (unbelievably delicious fish stew), Caruru (shrimps with okra, pepper and onion) or Vatapa (rice, bread, shrimps with fish oil and coconut milk). Read the rest of this entry »

1. Pink Sands Beach, Harbor Island, the Bahamas

If you are searching for a private, more intimate and romantic destination to spend time with your mates, family or spouse, Pink Sands Beach is definitely your choice. This famous beach is called Pink Sands because its baby powder-like sands have a nice pinkish color. It is a perfect place to spend time together as this wide-mile beach simply cannot be crowded. As you arrive to Pink Sands, first you’ll be amazed by warm and mild sand, crystal clean water and almost endless sky-blue horizon. Harbor Island is a perfect place to escape from cold weather and office work. If you plan to visit Pink Sands, book a hotel beforehand as this place is rather popular among tourists while only few hotels are situated in this truly amazing place. Read the rest of this entry »