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Walking around Pokhara. In the morning, after having breakfast, I used to go for a walk. As I climbed up the mountain, the views were spectacular - the mountains stretching into the distance, the city in the palm of my hand, the beautiful lake above which paragliders soared like birds... Having admired enough, I returned to my apartment to write an article about it in my cryptoblog. Have a nice day everyone, may it be peaceful and joyful! Nepal, Pokhara, 2018
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Today a musician I know, Harry Pineapple, is celebrating his birthday somewhere in the Urals. And in the preCOVID time, he and I were travelling in India, and the picture shows him playing a concert in the famous GURU-bar, one of the first places where hippies gathered. If anyone is interested in how he sings, I have a song for you, which he sang with Ellina Greipel, a singer from the USA. Twenty-first century songs. https://youtu.be/CtXZm9KOxcQ India, Goa, Anjuna, 18…
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It's such a beauty in the Altai Mountains. I was invited to work as a tour sales agent for these colourful places, and I didn't take long to accept. After all, it was better than sitting at home and waiting for the borders to open to India... Good day to you all, dear friends!
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Travelling around South East Asia, it is very difficult to find an Orthodox church anywhere. While Catholicism has somehow made its way here, there are hardly any Orthodox churches. But in Bangkok I found out there's a small Orthodox church with a Russian bishop, so I went there early in the morning, but there was no service, so I took some photos to remember. How was your weekend? I hope all is well with you? Be happy everyone! Thailand, Bangkok, 2013
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The best music band in Goa is Kundalini Airport. Every Wednesday, they perform at Cafe LOODA in Anjuna, where the famous flea market, founded by hippies back in the 1970s, takes place. They start playing before sunset and you can watch the sun set into the sea as they play. The band's lead singer, the Frenchman Paco Rodriguez, once came to Goa and stayed there forever. He named his daughter, born there, India. Such a beautiful story. And if you want to appreciate their music…
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The birds and the sea. What could be more beautiful? The raging elements stretching for hundreds of kilometres, and the shore birds, small crabs, fish and other creatures swarming ashore in search of food. It's rare to catch a flock on take-off, but this is the moment! Every moment in life is unique and unrepeatable. Appreciate the moments of your life! May happiness never leave your hearts!
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Today is World Kiss Day! If you haven't kissed anyone yet today, kiss your wife, husband, child, parents, or pets right now! Kissing reduces stress levels and generally adds happiness to our lives! I remembered once photographing a couple who got in trouble with the police for kissing in a public place. India is a country of strict mores, you can get a "bamboo massage" (hitting you with a bamboo stick) for kissing in a public place. Sending air kisses to all corners of the…
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In the ancient holy city of Varanasi they have invented an entertainment for tourists - they take them on boats on the Ganges in the evening. You can look at the evening city in the lights. And while in one place the lights are electric and at sunset there are evening Hindu rituals, in another place the lights are funeral fires. It reminds us of the frailty of existence and reminds us of the value of life. Take care of yourself! May each new day be better than the previous…
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Для моих русско- и англоязычных подписчиков. For my Russian- and English-speaking subscribers. Многие удивляются, почему нет оплаты за публикации. Но когда заходишь в такой аккаунт, то кроме спама ничего не видишь. Все знают, как делать "Ctrl + c" и "Ctrl + v". Лепить чужие фотографии или писать "доброе утро" и "добрый вечер". Публиковать новости дня, скопированные с новостных сайтов. И делать это с нескольких аккаунтов. Вы действительно думаете, что это имеет какую-то…
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In Goa, I made a tradition of coming to the beach in the evening, sometimes alone, sometimes with my wife or friends, we smoked a joint and watched the sun disappear behind the sea. This tradition came from the Indians, who came to watch the sunset every day. It calms our thoughts and makes us think how fleeting our lives are. This sea and this beach were thousands of years before me and will be after, and I am just a grain of sand in this ocean of life... Good evening…
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The cat family lives in the basement of the house. They are free animals, but sometimes people take them to themselves, castrate them, and cats live their whole lives within four walls, not free, but always well fed. Do you think it is better to be hungry but free or full but in prison?
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It's not really a photograph. It's a collage I made a few years ago and wrote my white poem on it: My clock has stopped, And I lived a good life. One day I started the clock, And in that instant. My life stopped. I don't need watch anymore.
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Forty years ago I loved to climb trees. If you're lost in the Siberian forest and you're surrounded by wolves, you need to be able to climb a tree quickly. Another thing is that you have to sit there until the hunters come and drive the wolves away. The harsh realities of life in the woods. And you know how to climb a tree? Russia, Belokurikha, 1981
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In 2008 I went abroad for the first time. I was invited to the Mediawave documentary film festival in Hungary. What struck me most there was the cleanliness of the streets. No one was throwing garbage under their feet, there were trash cans for that. Everything was so clean, as if you were in some perfect city. By the way, Hungary refused to accept migrants and adheres to traditional national values. I liked it there, but I am unlikely to go to Europe. Asia is closer to me,…
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A friend of mine posted a picture of an ant on his account, and I was amazed - it was a macro picture of an insect drinking from a drop of dew. And I thought about how ants are hardly aware of the existence of humanity, of the fact that someone is watching them. They live by the cares of their anthill, being born and dying. We, too, are born and die without any idea of what lies beyond the boundaries of our universe. Looking at this ant made me feel like an ant being watched…
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And today I have another riddle for you! Guess what it is! But I doubt very much that you'll guess it, because I don't think I could guess it myself. But at least we'll have some fun! And I'll post a side view tonight! Have a great Sunday, everyone! There is always a place for humor in life! Belarus, 2006
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It's getting close to Sunday night. I did a riddle this morning -https://noise.cash/post/1q74pnxr Two guessers - sly @bambuk and @ArbalestArx7 Well done! Yes, there's a monument to the bison in the photo - a Belarusian bull! Hope you had a good weekend? Because I wish you an excellent new week! Happiness to all! Foto - Belarus, 2006
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The ancient people must have felt something mystical when they saw the sun sink into the sea. Goa has beautiful sunsets and people still watch them with beautiful emotions. India, Goa, Morjim, 2018
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If you ever make it to the southernmost point of India, Kanyakumari, you'll find that behind it are two more small islands, one with a temple of the Indian philosopher Swami Vivekananda and another with a 133-foot statue of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. By the way, in Kanyakumari, the sun rises from the ocean and sets in the ocean. I've been there twice, the first time I went alone and the second time I went there with friends and was a guide for them. It's a wonderful…
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I'm reading the book "Transurfing Reality". It teaches me to be myself. Be yourself, develop yourself. Don't associate your well-being with other people. Create your own world. Don't break your head to solve problems. Set a goal and move toward it. All problems and contradictions will be resolved along the way, by themselves, in one way or another. Kyrgyzstan, 2019
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Today marks the 18th anniversary of the day my wife and I were married in church. And we've been together ever since, and she's even come to post pictures on the noise, many of you know her, and we have mutual friends. It's a blessing to have someone around who always and in everything supports you, and you support them. With love for my wife and wishing happiness to all our friends from all over the boundless planet!
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When I travel to different countries, I always take pictures of paintings by local artists. I wonder what they reflect in them, because each country's life is unique. Here are a few pictures at once. On the left is a sadhu smoking chilum, in the center is a Buddha, on the right is a Nepali woman with a joint, and around the edges are Nepali landscapes and mandalas. So in one picture you can take away with you several paintings from Nepal. Sorry, artists, I hope you sell your…
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One day I was in the capital city of Goa and decided to take a boat ride on the river. The boat was full - a lot of Indians had come to spend the evening. And when the boat left the shore, there was dancing. Everybody was dancing! But what was most surprising to me was that there wasn't a single gram of alcohol on the boat. People were dancing totally sober and enjoying life. That's not the way it's done in Russia. To dance well, you have to be well drunk. Sober people don't…
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Sometimes you get tired of all sorts of clever phrases, all sorts of moralizing and even beautiful pictures of nature or animals. We want to joke, to laugh with friends, because laughter is a cure for many diseases and is as useful as fresh air, sunshine and vitamins. Laugh more often, friends! As Baron Munchausen said, "all the stupid things on the planet are done with serious faces. Smile every day! Have a good mood!
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In 2018, I was in the business of selling cordyceps. I smuggled it in from Nepal. It is said to be the secret of the long life of the Chinese emperors, which today everyone has learned about. Cordyceps is a fungus that parasitizes insects and kills them. It strengthens the immune system, gives energy and health. Have you heard about it? It seems to me that its importance is too exaggerated, because not everyone can afford to buy it. I came across some old photos and decided…
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The Museum of Siberian Underground has released a poster with photos from different years of those who were involved in Siberian punk rock since the 80s and 90s. Remarkably, I got in there, too-one of the photos in the upper left corner. That's me and my musician friends during the Ural Rubezh rock festival in 2010. At that time I was the tour manager of the Siberian band PUTTI and the Kazakh band ADAPTATION. It was a fun time, there's a lot to remember! Have a great time,…
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The most interesting time is when the sun sets below the horizon and the entire city shimmers with different colors, and then comes dusk, a time that the American anthropologist and mystic Carlos Castaneda called "the crack between the worlds". Twilight is even more amazing, especially where there are no electric lights. But here we are in a city - this is the embankment of the Siberian Ob River in the city of Novosibirsk. Have a good evening everyone, I hope you had a good…
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I don't know who the 1000th subscriber was, but when he signed up, this salute was launched in honor of all of you! I've been blogging on different platforms for years and I can tell you that the first 1,000 subscribers is the hardest part. You have to earn the trust of your readers and post something really interesting. I hope I don't disappoint in the future. Thank you so much for your trust! I wish you happiness multiplied by 1000 times! Be healthy and happy! And let you…
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Surprisingly, in India the swastika is found at every turn, and there is nothing wrong with it. In Europe, the swastika is inextricably linked to the period of fascism in Germany and its image is forbidden. This has always surprised me because it is one of the oldest symbols of mankind and probably should not be banned. By the way, the swastika has been seen not only in India, but also in Vietnam and Nepal, so the swastika is popular in Asia. And in your country, how do you…
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When the sun goes below the horizon, the night bandits come out to hunt. They skitter up the walls, climbing higher and higher, looking for open doors to get something to eat, and then they see my open door and rush in. But then I get in their way and happily photograph them. The bandits are disappointed. To console them, I give them a banana and close the door. In general, it is not recommended to give bananas, because then they become very annoying and come every day. How…
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I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this international scam with a supposedly incurable disease in the form of covid-19. My articles about it get blocked in the Russian segment, it is necessary there for everyone to write that everyone should be vaccinated, even though it is known that the vaccine can kill and lead to a number of side effects, such as infertility and worsening of chronic diseases for the elderly. Well, the world government needs to reduce the world's…
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When I was a teenager, I remember the indescribable excitement I felt when I saw paintings by Salvador Dali. It was a movement called surrealism, and it broke all the molds that had gone before. Since then I liked more everything strange and incomprehensible that the artist could give from his subconscious. Once in Goa, being in a place called old Goa, I came across an exhibition of paintings where there were surrealist works by local artists. It wasn't Dali, of course, but…
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In Cambodia I visited a crocodile farm. I was always scared of these lizards, but one day I saw a video of a man taming a crocodile. Cheeto is the only person in the world who has managed to "tame" a crocodile. With an immense smile on his lips, Cheeto swims freely with his friend, and not just swims, but teaches him tricks - https://youtu.be/K8ki6ae7Hrc Photo - Cambodia, Sihanoukville, 2013
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This is not the sea. This is Lake Victoria. The largest lake in Africa. My friends and I drove around it in 2013 through five countries - Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania. Lots of adventures, lots of memories. Africa is unpredictable and amazing.
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The question of the meaning of life arose when I was a teenager, when I was fascinated by the study of Latin phrases. At that time many children, having read many books and watched fantastic films about flights into space, were sure that in 20-30 years mankind would go through thorns to the stars (per aspera ad astra), so one must study well, because losers will not be taken into space. A golden childhood with naive dreams. One phrase stuck in my memory: nosce te ipsum (know…
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In fact, knowing both myself and the world around me was something of a defining factor in my life, and anything that did not contribute to this was highly questionable. This is how the necessary knowledge of how to dispose of the money that passes through my hands escaped me, in the 90s, when most of my peers went into business and bought their first apartments and cars, I rotated in the creative environment of the city of Barnaul, communicating with the same seekers of…
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If you write something abstruse, either no one understands it, or people have forgotten how to think about serious topics. But to write all the time about non-serious things is to degrade oneself and contribute to it. Okay, let's enjoy the little flower I took in Laos. What do you think of this flower? You don't have to think about anything and just admire its beauty. Laos, Phonsavan, 2013
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I once wrote about the Mini Siam in Thailand, a scaled-down copy of the city with different animal sculptures. So this photo is also from there. You walk around the city and have fun taking pictures with these sculptures. Thailand, Pattaya, 2013
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Всем привет! Сегодня у моего друга-музыканта день рождения. Поздравил его по телефону, а потом подумал и написал для него статью на Яндекс-Дзене "Ермен Анти. Мы ещё встретимся". Мы знакомы уже более 20 лет, в 2000 году я делал один из первых концертов в Сибири его группе "Адаптация". А с 2009 года был их сибирским тур-менеджером. Не знаю, слушает тут кто-нибудь рок-музыку, вот, например, первый видеоклип "Адаптации" снятый ещё в 2010 году с пророческим обращением к миру -…
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Сегодня иду на собеседование. Последний раз работал с официальным трудоустройством в 2000 году. Поэтому слегка волнуюсь. Достал из шкафа костюм, который покупал, чтобы слетать в нём в Сочи на международный финансовый форум в 2018 году. Да и ботинки новые пришлось купить, а то старые помнят ещё походы по Индии и Непалу три года назад. В общем, понимаю, что жизнь всегда прекрасна и удивительна, а её кульбиты порой превосходят всяческие ожидания. И вам, друзья, желаю хорошего…
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This is the same Mini Siam that I wrote about before. A mini city in Pattaya and a pack of tigers. Hehe, you run into this pack at dusk, no matter what happens... Anyway, if you ever get to Thailand, be sure to check out this town. Or, even better, create a similar one in your country, then everyone will come to you! Thailand, Pattaya, 2013
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When I saw an Indian playing the flute in the middle of a small Hungarian town, I was perplexed. Was life in boring Europe better for him than in his native America? Although, yes, those who call themselves Americans are not. Their ancestors had wiped out the native population and driven them to reservations, perhaps the Indian had escaped to Europe from such a reservation in search of a better life. Do you think it is possible to find a better life away from your homeland?…
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Собеседование прошло отлично, я получил ворох бумаг, которые необходимо изучить и по которым меня будут экзаменовать через пару дней, после чего можно будет приступать к работе. Эксперимент ужасен тем, что я последние 20 лет работал исключительно сам на себя - изготовление и продажа DVD, видеосъёмки, организация концертов, съёмки в кино, трейдинг, да чего только не было... И после этого вставать в 8 утра и ехать на какую-то работу? Чего только не придумаешь, чтобы…
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This photo is from some Indian children's party. In the first photo is the famous Sea Horse Cafe in Goan, and in the second photo you can see me watching the procession of children. Happy moments of life that we don't pay attention to when they happen, but then in our memories we stir the memory of those moments when we were fine and happy. Appreciate every moment of life and fill each of them with happiness. And now just smile and feel happy for a moment! India, Morjim, 2013
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When you get to Vietnam, it's like going back to the 1980s in your native USSR. Posters of socialist realities are everywhere. Everything is built for the benefit of the people. There is nothing that resembles capitalist countries - with homeless people, unemployed people, beggars. I really liked Vietnam and would like to go there again. I wonder how socialism is represented in capitalist countries? Vietnam, Hue, 2013
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It was the first time I had ever seen a tiger so close. He was not in the wild, but tame, and I could have approached him and stroked him, but I didn't dare, in case he was in a bad mood or hungry. I try not to tempt my fate. I even feel a little sorry for him, that he was caught, put on a chain and turned into an obedient cat. Have you ever seen tigers? Thailand, Pattaya, 2013