10 Places To Escape During The Holidays

It's the Holiday Season. A time when families gather around, people waste tons of money on presents, television is cluttered with old Christmas movies, radios play Mariah Carey all day long, the streets are crowded, the shops are full and you can go blind from all the decorations.

Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and my family, I love the snow (if there is any), the whole spirit thing, but sometimes I really want to escape and just be somewhere quiet. A place so distant and so isolated, but at the same time - beautiful and magical. So I found a few places like that.

Here are the NUMBER places to escape during the Holidays... or whenever you want:

Crescent Lake 

This is literally the Oasis for your holidays. I say literally, because it actually is an oasis, located in north west China, south from Dunhuang city. 

It almost vanished a few years back, but the Chinese government helped and now you can go and chillax (yes, I said it) for a few days. Go there before it gets too crowded, because sooner or later it will get trendy.

The Paris Syndrome - How Idealization Could Ruin Your Health

There is a city so big and popular that it comes with its own syndrome? I'm not talking about Stockholm or Jerusalem, but about Paris (as the title of this article has already suggested).

If you haven't heard of the Paris Syndrome, here is what it's all about:
Every year, there are around a million Japanese tourists in Paris. Each of them comes with big expectations for the city. But around 20 (annually) of the tourists have their dreams shattered. This causes different psychological and physical symptoms, which need taking care of. The Japanese embassy has a special hotline for cases like this.

The symptoms could include anxiety, hallucinations, nausea, depression, feeling angry or acting hostile, dizziness and much more. Everybody could get different symptoms, this is why not everyone (specially French doctors) agree that this is a syndrome. But there are similarities between all the patients. And psychiatrist have discovered the main reason for this phenomenon.

7 Must Visit Theme Parks

Holidays and vacation getaways are never complete unless a trip to a theme or amusement park is planned. With all the excitement, amenities, fun activities and the opportunity to bond with the entire family, there’s a whole new world in stored for anyone who enters a theme park! Ready? Check out the best theme parks around the world.

Cedar Point, Ohio

If you want to scream and shout in excitement with all the twisting and twirling that a rollercoaster ride has to offer, then, Cedar Point in Ohio is where you should hit! Considered as the second oldest theme park in the US, Cedar Point is also the rollercoaster capital of the world, boasting a record of 17 (the most) rollercoasters in just one park! That’s enough to give visitors and adventure-seekers the adrenaline rush that they’re looking for. Any Trip to Cedar Point will never be complete without checking out the 3 water rides or a visit to the petting farm. Live shows, a peanuts playground and a challenge park all add up to the excitement in this 364-acre property.

Euro Trip

I am back from my little vacation. Ten days around some beautiful cities and it wasn't enough. This is my way of understanding the theory of relativity - time is not a constant and it moves in different ways, depending on the situation. I've been working for two hours, but it seems like much more and on the other hand twelve hours in Vienna are like two regular hours.

Hofburg Palace

It's wonderful to travel. Meeting people from other countries, learning about their history, seeing all the various architectural styles. It's amazing. Many people prefer to spend their vacations lying in bed or on some beach, doing nothing. That's not the way for me.

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page". St. Augustine