Author: Rauf Aliev

On the reception desk of the hotel, I see a reservation from Expedia, a fax with a copy of their card, number, security code, and their travel department’s card. Curious, how is this possible? It’s the 21st century. Expedia did a good job, sorting out the issue “we have no rooms, although we see you had reserved a room”

Expedia has booked a room for us. I arrived at the hotel and found a fax copy of the reservation on the receptionist’s table. It includes a copy of Expedia’s card, the full card number, and security code… interesting, is it safe?

Thanks, Expedia, you successfully resolved the issue with “all rooms are booked in the hotel your client reserved a week ago”

The book hasn’t decided on the reader’s language

In that very bookstore, there’s a huge section with handwritten reviews from the store owners. Handwritten!

A shelf with banned encounters and blind date with a book. You pay for a pig in a poke) banned encounters – books that are banned from libraries and bookstores. What kind of books they are is not revealed until purchased)

Do not enter without knocking

The first rule of a good interface: explain why someone should do something (enter an email or check a box) or not do it (do not touch the furniture, turn off the mobile phone, or maintain silence). In our country, people don’t understand why embassies or airplanes require turning off mobile phones, yet you can’t touch exhibits in a museum with hands. This is because it’s not explained.

So that’s what you are, northern reindeer!

The first painting I saw today. Mark Rothko, “Untitled” and another, Pat Steir “Magic Nightfall”

You might not like iPhones all you want, but having 82 percent battery left after three hours of YouTube videos compared to my old Samsung is just out of this world. Also, I’ve forgotten to turn off the camera many times (it wasn’t recording, but it was displaying the camera’s view). It never led to any noticeable battery drainage.

An intriguing lecture about poisonous and hallucinogenic mushrooms, as well as toxins from them