Hratska

Hratska - FULL OF BEAUTY

As always, we will not cry over what is not exploited in our country, but we will look forward to all the things that only we can use .

So we will enumerate several great attractions of our country that have already become or would only be able to lure tourists from around the world.

The bell tower of St. Duje, Split Photo Split Tourist Board

Split Split - Dalmatia County

Split the last few years developed into a fully fledged tourist city, a city that is not on its obligations, state heritage monuments (which are impressive even in global terms), but should actively represent tourists and strives to numerous attractive events serve as many of their traditions, visitors to the enrichment side offer.

And that every effort eventually yields fruit, so the Split increased significantly its tourist revenues in recent years.

Photo: Tz Split

Dalmatian Hinterland

Photo: Dalmatia Explorer, Peručko lake

In addition to the Croatian Zagorje, one of the greatest hidden gems of our country in which we will enjoy until the party not to disclose. While fairytale Zagorje already deservedly gets its foreign investments, mystical Dalmatian Zagora are still expected. You simply have to visit these areas and implement them at least two days to see in fact how our country is still pure and rich luxurious and undiscovered resources.

Photo: Dalmatia Explorer

Imagine only to foreigners skillfully exploited the fact that in the neighborhood of their cities are oases in any 45 min drive where you can literally drink from the emerald origin, to the virgin mountain slopes can breathe the cleanest air in this part of Europe with a spectacular view of the sea and the central Dalmatian islands, to bike can drive for hours without traffic congestion, and you can eat organic local food produced from gardens and households in this region in a number of local taverns.

If the children can play freely and safely wherever they want.

Croatian Zagorje
Photo: Tz Krapina - Zagorje County

About Zagorje we wrote a lot, but there is still no sufficient fund words to describe the beauty of Zagorje hills and a hundred and fifty shades of green in Zagorje vineyards and meadows.

Photo: cellar shallots

But one of the strong points of this lovely region are manifestations which are often organized in this region and attract a large number of visitors and we will highlight one of the most Peasants' Revolt.

Požeški end

Photo: Tourist Board Pozega - Slavonia County

And this place is trying though far from the open sea that position on the map Croatian attraction with its shiny primarily gastronomy and world-renowned wines.

Slavonian attractions are also slowly but surely become more recognizable, and the nature of the county literally lures to dismissal from the service and moving to one of the mountain huts with mountain Geopark and požeško - Slavonian valley. 

The event Grgurevo and Vincelovo to the fore offer glorious tradition are also a great way to reach out to a larger number of potential visitors.

Vinkovci

The oldest city in Europe, photos Tourist Board Vinkovci Did you know that our Vinkovci oldest city in Europe? Or that during the rescue excavations 23.12.2012, in Vinkovci found pantry with extremely valuable silver dishes that are the first indicators dating back to the late antiquity - the 4th century. AD!

Baranjski landscape, photo Tourist Board of Vinkovci

Vinkovci , according to all the findings, the oldest European city that is the oldest urban settlement in which the continuity of which more than 8300 years. Is not that a great story for all visitors and tourists who are looking for antiquities, archaeological treasures and ancient stories?

Is this story underutilized?

Zagreb County

Empire excursion holidays, wine trails, farms, active holidays and numerous events and especially the beautiful nature for many years does not rely only on its natural resources, but various events (over 300 per year) to its inhabitants and visitors an insight into the richness of its past, culture and tradition.

St. Martin, St. Vincent's Day, Samobor Carnival, are some of the many manifestations of the Zagreb County.

Photo: Tourist Board of Zagreb County

Bjelovar Bilogora region

Another county hides in its bosom many green attributes. Did you know that the town of Daruvar was extremely important settlement in Roman times thanks to the hot springs. The rich tourism potential of our destinations are numerous churches, museums, medieval castles (Garićgrad and others), and other cultural and historical monuments, as well as the wooded mountains, numerous rivers and ponds. Rich gastronomic offer includes specialties of Czech and Italian cuisine, excellent wines (Daruvarski Riesling) and local beer (Staročeská). A Daruvarska and Bilogorska Wine Road can satisfy their thirst wine lovers, while the youngest as well as us older kids, literally blow you away Rural tourism Salaj.

Photo: bozicnabajka.com, estate Salaj

Croatia - radiant chest centuries-old treasures in every corner of your order so had a lot to discover the interested client. This same country deserves that all its inhabitants proudly shows the world learning about it, educating about all the benefits and wealth that offers us.

Geopark, photo TZ Pozega - Slavonia County

Informed and proud citizen of your country, its the best tourist promoter. Let us not be so discouraged because to stay in this country and show a decent world in its beauty and diversity, sometimes requires more courage than tired raise of hands and just go. Let us not forget that, especially in these perilous times while we are bombarded from all sides unpaid advertisements about the benefits of life out there. Croatia is simply p una beauty  even in its most severe changes. 

Veliki Tabor, photo TZ Krapina - Zagorje

And we love her just that. 

Omis, photo TO Split - Dalmatia County

Sometimes happy, often unfortunate, sometimes lost but still infinitely beautiful.

Find and you just your corner vacation just for ourselves, because there is no place in the world that can replace home.

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Cannabis

Cannabis (Bhaang) from  Illegal Drug to a RespectedMedicine?

  I am from SOUTH of PAKISTAN(Shikarpur) one of the hottest places on planet, from Sindh, area bordering Baluchistan and near to  Sibbi in Baluchistan. Jacobabad, Shikarpur in Sindh are hottest belt and are  mostly Agri districts where world class varieties of  rice are planted and dates grown in severe hot climates, in those killer hot months, farmers drink a juice extracted  from locally grown illegal cannabis or a dose of grass imported from North of Pakistan  in trucks through fruit packed in wooden boxes full of apples, oranges & other fruits and vegetables  transported  across the country  where cannabis (Indica & Sativa) widely grown spontaneously and called  code name “martial law” from local drug peddlers , they mix & add almonds and few more dry fruits and herbs, to make it palatable depending upon affordability of users, most of them just use cannabis in water with one or two herbs or just rose water this drink turns  55 degree centigrade in to zero degree cold,  after having two or three glasses of cannabis juice and work on the fields, same is used in cities and villages of southern Sindh with parts of Baluchistan and south Punjab where that drug is customarily local form of Drink, Now since last two decades I am living and working in North of Pakistan which is much colder and greener near foot hills of himalyas,in those northern areas of Pakistan Cannabis is grown naturally as local grass all over north of Pakistan including provinces of Khyber Pakhtoon khwa leading into Afghanistan & Central Asia , than up to north hills of Gilgit, Baltistan and serene hilly, snow clad peaks of Hunza leading into corridors of  Wakhan & China's Sinkyang province, this grass is local & indigenous, most of the locals use it as  juice after blending in a pastel morter called "sardai"or "Bhang", or it is mixed with fat of sheep to make a harder version called Charas, Ganja or hashish as internationally known . Its spread all over world in the form of charas, it is an old myth where the old people of sindh & Baluchistan tell stories of locals of central Asia on both sides of river Oxsus, had jungles of huge grass of bhang or Cannabis and locals used to wear sheep skin inner side out with fresh fat on it which is rubbed with leaves and plants of huge grassy jungles of cannabis after coming out of jungle they scratch mixture of cannabis and fat with knives from skin of sheep that mix is called charas or Hash in local languages, that myth is told to younger ones by old sages in the area. Before British came into power in sub continent there were no restriction on sale purchase and transportation of cannabis in any form in the India & areas called Pakistan after 1947, rather it was a source of revenue generation by the local union counsels and Market committees. Ports of Thatta, Debal, Bhambhore and before Karachi,  Keti bandar  was last port before british developed Karachi as their main port, British business men in the garb of east India company  made a cantonment and established births on Karachi’s natural port near Manhora island where a Light house was built, it was Keti- bundar which was so rich in financial resources that they paid for making roads, streets  and sewerage system, first of its kind in this part of world, So Karachi started fastly developing into a metropolis from a village of 10 to 15 thousand in to a lac in next few years, at partition it was half a million populus.

The Cannabis or as popularly known as Marijuana in west is one of the most popular drug of elation & relaxation which has medicinal properties, its medicinal properties were  first described in  2737 BC by a Chinese emperor Shen nang , cannabis or marijuana is called Charas or Ganja in local slangs, its more universally known as Hash or Hashish is obtained from leaves ,flowers or seeds and a sticky resin obtained from female plant of Cannabis Indica or Cannabis sativa. It contains atleast 60 active compounds cannabinoids most potent among them is THC ( tetra hydrocannabinol) .

Cannabis is used by mankind from time immortal for medical and recreation use, but its use increased in industrialized world as it brought pressures, broken family systems with increase in flow of money and its pressures, anxieties, depressions and other psychological pressures.cannabis plant contains over 400 chemicals out which 60 are called cannabinoids and THC is most potent compounds,when cannabis is smoked in any form it reaches brain with in no times through respiratory or oral mucus membranes, its immidiates effects  are on cerebrum, cerebellum, basal ganglia and hippocampus, which effects our  sensations, short term memory , blunts our reflexes towards anxiety and balance, cannabis compounds specially THC immediately binds to cannabis receptors in brain and creates feelings of relaxation in our above mentioned brain areas and immediate feelings to users are of Euphoria, blunting sensations of anxiety, depression & worldly depression, later on it increases appetite, calmness and effects of nausea & vomiting.

When inhaled cannabis is largely binds to brain receptors called cannabis receptors its augments the effects of neuro transmitter Anandamied  which has effects like THC and is present in the areas already described , these areas control our recent & short term memory, thought procession and thought regulation, balance & gait ,these receptors are in areas of hippocampus, basal gnglia and cerebellum of the brain , body coordination, balance and automatic muscle movements are regulated through cerebellum and basaql ganglia areas of brain so its effected widely by cannabis active compounds like THC. It also effects & stimulates dopaminergic pathways another widely spread neurotransmitter in brain which is actively involved in pleasure like feeling and the reward system in brain.Despite all positive things research is going n between negative effects of long term marijuana use and depression, anxiety and rebound stress , bipolar disorders and even link between marijuana use and schizophrenia , but there is no strong link is found between marijuana and psychological disorders mentioned above.

In a 10 year study on nearly 2 thousand young individuals between ages of 14-24 years has depicted chances of increasing psychotic symptoms in patients ,conclusion remarks chances of cannabis to be a factor if used prolonged as main factor in Psychotic symptoms of remarkable nature.

Recently a study was published journal of neuropsychopharmacology  in which young adolescent mice were exposed to active compounds of young mice they had in coordination as effects on cerebellum & basal ganglia and slow reflexes they were later on mixed with their families, those effects after discontinuation was seen to carry out in adult hood too, in contrast , these substances were carried out on adult mice too but their effects were not prolong they returned to normal as soon as active compounds like THCs  were discontinued ,so it was proven that adverse effects were harm full for developing brains not in adult brains of mice.  Another negative effect seen in rats is loss of neurons from hippocampus which lead them to difficulty in learning new skills , the effects was not remarkable in rats not exposed to THC at all or in small doses ,the effects were seen remarkable in old rats than in young rats and rats not exposed to THCs.

Due to positive effects of Cannabis as Medicine, drugs has been legalized for medicinal properties in some states of USA & Canada, along with five European countries ,in USA Colorado & Washington has legalized it for recreational purposes also, several other states & countries are discussing its possible legal use as  Medicine.the possible use of cannabis in Alzheimer’s disease where it is found to slow or ameliorate the progression of disease by decreasing formation of alzhiemer’s plaques over brain. It has use in glaucoma by decreasing optical pressures leading to damage of Optic nerve, it has anti emetic effects, it has seen killing brain tumor cells in brain cancers. This was observed in a study by university of Madrid where rats were implanted with human cancer cells and than exposed to cannabinoids effects were seen by autophagy of human cancer cells by exposure to cannabinoids, another study is going on with anti cancerous effects of cannabinoids on breast cancer. it has also seen anti metastasis effects of cannabis in spreading of breast cancers.

Research is going on effects of cannabis (THC) on many other diseases or conditions to unfold as times progresses and research results are published some of these are so debilitating as multiplesclerosis, Obsessive compulsive disorders, Autism & Autsim spectrum disorders, attention deficit disorders in adult ,epilepsy, Obesity, weaning from ventilators in case of difficult weaning, delirium in old age and patients in ICU.   

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Balesin Island

 The boats parked near the Balesin Clubhouse, ready to take you for a ride. Let's go...

For a swim,  a walk, sightseeing, there's so much fun things to do. Not for me, I am only here for a few hours and took the chance to take lots of pictures to share with you, the beauty of a paradise.

 Ain't this Paradise?

 Inviting seaside...

 A resting place at night...

Balesin Island sounds foreign to my ears or maybe a bit on the downside.This is the first I've heard such island in the Philippines. I know from my geography class that the beautiful country, the Philippines, is composed of more than 7000 island. It shouldn't be a surprise to hear such name. 

However, upon learning about this island, had kind of made me wonder why it is undiscovered by the growing tourism in the Philippines.  My friend who invited me described the island as a world class beach destination.  Last Sunday of December, year 2013, I had the privilege to be invited by a friend to represent him for a commitment for the Simbang Gabi masses at Balesin Island. 

I did not know much about the place. According to him, it’s a world class beach resort destination available exclusively to members only and is located at the western coast of Luzon, probably about 21 kilometers from Polilio, Quezon. One needs to be airlifted in order to reach this paradise by invitation only.

Fine sand facing Lamon Bary

 White sand everywhere....

Coconut trees everywhere...

The island has seven beach resort villages modeled from top global beach holiday destination namely: Balesin of the tropical Philippines; Bali of Indonesia; Phuket of Thailand, Costa del Mar of Spain; St. Tropez of France, Toscana of Italy and Mykonos of Greece. Each village features a restaurant that carries famous food from appetizers to desserts in their menus identified to the seven aforementioned countries.

Going to this island is like having a trip to seven different holiday destinations of which four are European. Indeed a paradise to experience but reserved only for a few who are exclusive members of the club.

Peace, love, joy and tranquility be upon you, my friend.  

The photos taken on Balesin featured four resorts of the island, namely: Balesin, Bali, Costa del Sol and partly Mykonos. Most of the photos taken of "Balesin Island" ,  pictures on Mykonos were featured plus those taken in Toscana, St. Tropez and Phuket. A few of the photos taken features the the area where the mass celebration happen, at the island's chapel. 

Inside the Cessna Grand Caravan plane
owned by the Alphaland

 At the private hangar of Alphaland at the Manila Airport, Vic had introduced me to the pilot who would eventually fly me to Balesin Island. From NAIA, the smooth flight took us about thirty minutes in a nine-seater Cessna Grand Caravan plane at that rather cloudy morning. That flight to me was a very special one as I was the only passenger of the pilot and his assistant who bring all the time vacationing members to this country’s probably most luxurious beach destination.

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