The debate of whether to book a hotel directly or through an online travel agency (OTA) is ongoing. The truth is that while there are many advantages to booking directly with a hotel, there are also many for using an OTA. Hotels...
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Duga Radar Array: The Mystery of the Russian Woodpecker
The nearly half-century Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union produced many strange stories, but perhaps few are stranger than that of Duga, the enigmatic radar array entrenched in the forests of Ukraine. Even some...
The Rise and Fall of Pripyat, Ukraine
updated on April 13th, 2019 The latter half of the 20th century was a time for human invention and exploration. It was also a time when the world’s powers were exploring the option of nuclear energy. Nuclear power, as the world...
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Aftermath
April 26, 1986, the day of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, brought the world’s imagined fears to a nightmarish reality. Over 30 people died as a direct result of the nuclear fallout, and thousands more were forced to flee their...
The Chernobyl Disaster: What Happened?
In the late hours of April 25, 1986, a catastrophe began to take shape at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Technicians at the facility attempted an ill-conceived experiment involving the no. 4 reactor, a process that...
Chernobyl and the Power Plant Before the Disaster
Pripyat, Ukraine, was once home to greater than 49,000 residents. The current population is zero, and Pripyat is now a ghost town. However, at the start of 1986, there were over 13,000 apartments to house its residents and...