Top 5 Ski Advices

Fresh winter air in mountains has a good influence on kids' and adults' health. It is very important for all people to feel a need for recreation (e.g. skiing) because it has great impact on cardiovascular organs, it increases the breathing and worming a body. Here you can find the most important top five ski advices.

1. Menace of Sun
Damage of sun exposure is the most important in summer, but also in winter when we are in high mountain, above 2,000 meters. You must be especially careful to your skin in February and Mart. So, use your sun block - cream, milk or spray - and don't act as a hero. You could return to home black as coal.

2. Facial redness? You need moisture!
Blood vessels tend to shrink in the cold, but when you enter into the heated room, they tend to expand rapidly and redness of the face increases. Redness, prickle, the sensation of tenseness, dandruff and other skin modifications which appear in the winter period show that the skin suffers from lack of moisture and it is in the danger of premature aging. The loss of moisture during the winter is caused by cold, wind and heating but the skin modifications don't appear with the same intensity in everyone. The loss of moisture depends on the heritage, diet, and above all-skin care which doesn't have to be expensive. In order for skin to keep its freshness and tenderness it needs daily care. After washing with tepid water and skin preparation, apply a thin layer of hydrating cream. A good hydrating cream adheres to skin like silk and soaks in almost immediately. The dermatologists don't recommend, even during the winter, so called greasy creams because they close the pores and won't allow the skin to breathe. Greasy creams for children are not recommended neither. Adults need moisture, not grease.

3. Brrrr... it's cold!
The greatest enemies of skiing are cold and height, which make moving difficult and increases the energy consumption. Wear comfortable pants, jacket or ski suit, which guarantee thermal protection and cotton underwear to absorb the body sweat. You will also need a hat and ski gloves and sunglasses.

4. Gloves are not just fancy
People who don't wear gloves during the winter will have dry, damaged hands. People who are more sensitive to cold can also have skin excem. This is the reason why it's recommended to protect skin by using hand cream before going out into the cold air and wearing gloves. The best product for skin care are the ones that contain wail fat. These are ordinary hand creams that can be bought in majority of supermarkets and drug stores.


5. Uh, we are starting to feel hungry now
The food energy value is measured in calories. The consumption of energy depends on the type of sport and the duration of the competition and it can be very different which means that for every sport discipline diet has to be carefully planned on the basis of actual energy needs. According to the latest research, despite the advancement in the sports activities techniques, the energy consumption of the competitors body is constantly increasing due to the greater load during training. If the necessary energy is not fed it will be stored into organism. During skiing we lose 300 calories in the period of half an hour. That is why the daily need for food for skiers ranges from 4,000 to 5,000 calories. Choose highly energetic ingredients, which digest quickly and immediately provide the organism with needed energy (biscuits, sweets, chocolates). Alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited!

The following diet is recommended to skiers:
Breakfast: It should be on the basis of carbohydrates and sugar (bread, marmalade, honey, butter, milk, biscuits,...)
Lunch: It should be light, easily digestible and warm. Avoid fat food.
Brunch: Coffee with milk or tea and cake.
Supper: It should be light and nutritive.

6. Good night!
Don't forget to get a really good sleep between skiing days.
Don't forget to bring camera with you to picture all great moments with your friends, family and kids!
Good night had have fun tomorrow!

Top 5 Big Real Estate Advices

If you every wanted to buy real estate in Croatia, most beautiful country in Adriatic sea (especially in summer), you have to be careful about five following topics. This article is must-to-read before you start to invest or buying your house for living in Republic of Croatia.

1. Clear ownership/property of Real Estate
You have to check property papers of any real estate because state's institutions do not have right picture what is going on out there and there is lot of frauds. But, don't worry. If you care enough in all aspects of procedure, everything can go just fine. If you invest in new building or flat, ask for building license and license for use. The property paper must not be older then five days because of more credibility of informations in paper.

2. Age of Real Estate
Evaluate the age of flat or house. Look at status of the stairway, elevator, frontal wall and other installations (electricity wires and pipes for cold and warm water, heating, gas). Check sound and warmth isolation, but don't forget to check wooden elements (if any). It is related to you future bills, because thin walls and bad wooden elements needs more money for living. If you choose flat in older building, then you must calculate renovation besides fully finished new apartment. It is you decision!

3. Location of windows/rooms
North or south, west or east? In Croatia, usual recommendation for living room, dinning room and kitchen is southern or eastern side of building. That is because of a lot of sun shine and warmth during year. For bedrooms it is recommended to have windows in eastern side. Sun will not wake you up and you can sleep longer (e.g. by weekends). Also, do not forget about look from your windows - would you like to see park, forest, street of neighbor's window?

4. Real estate micro and macro location
Check your new micro and macro location. Micro location are your neighbors, are you in first floor or in the ground floor, what environment is around your flat (or house) and, somewhere most important, do you have your parking place? In big cities in Croatia, there is less and less spaces to park your car. Macro location means evaluation of distance between your flat/house and tram or bus station, city center, school, kinder garden, doctor, market and other important places to you; maybe - from your work? Also, check other places around your real estate. Just to be sure that one day you won't have to look to other building whole day.

5. Finances
If your are tourist/stranger in Croatia, you will have to establish limited company to buy real estates. It is a way to avoid law. New established companies don't have easy and simple way to use bank credit for real estate buying so you will have to invest your own money through your newly created company. Also, check if you could sell your real estate one day (in case of need, removal or financial problems) for good price. In other parts of Europe, because of job changing and removal, it is good plan to rent your real estate. But, people in Croatia are more interested in buying a living space besides renting.

Conclusion
One most important thing about finances in real estates in Croatia is fact that prices are higher and higher every day. One square meter (m2) of flat in capital city (Zagreb) was about 1,000 € in 2005. This days, price is above 2,000 €. And going up! But, there is always one but! Number of sold flats are collapsing for about 50% in 2007. Never the less, it is still good investment to invest in real estates in Croatia.

Top Five Realistic Santa Clauses

When you will try to act as Santa Claus in front of your children, please first read this Top 5 overview about realistic Santas from movie history, see the movies and then act. Your children will not loose it's faith to existence of real Santa for many, many years. Thanks to you - daddy! :-)

1. Richard Attenborough
from movie: Miracle on 34th Street

Very young girl Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the “secret” about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn’t expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa (who know he’s the real thing) Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in. Maybe this movie really suck for someone, but - that is a realistic Santa!




2. Tim Allen
from movie: The Santa Claus

Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) reads book The Night Before Christmas when suddenly receives an unexpected visitor on top of his house. When he’s startled by Scott’s calling out and falls, the Santa impersonator disappears, leaving only an 8-reindeer sleigh and a suit with instructions to put it on if he’s involved in an accident. Scott does, and is transported around the town dropping gifts through chimneys until he’s taken to the North Pole and informed by a group who claim they’re elves that he is now Santa. For actually being a relatively thin fellow, Tim Allen looks surprisingly convincing as Father Christmas. That is realistic Santa Clause!

3. Ed Asner
from movie: Elf

The elf, Ed Asner does a realistic job as the portly man in red and arrives only at the end in a ruined sleight to explain to Buddy (Will Farrell) that the Christmas spirit is going to need to be refurbished in the city in order for him to fly again. He looks very realistic as Santa, especially considering he’s kind of a grumpy ass. ;-)




4. Jim Carrey
from movie: How The Grinch Stole Christmas

When the green-skin Grinch (Jim Carrey), annual loather of the poor little Whos down in Who-ville, decides to finally take matter into his own hands by raping the town of its Christmas celebration, he chooses to do so dressed as Santa. By slicing up a curtain and attaching some white fluff, the green-skin (like aliens from outer space) Grinch looks really nothing like Santa to the human eye, but to Cindy Lou Who, he apparently does. What is realistic about Santa in Grinch? Nothing, and that is all about what Santa is NOT.

5. David Huddleston
from movie: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

An epic fairy tale from the father-son team of Alexander and Ilya Salklind in their prolific post-Superman period. The story cleverly spans both Santa's origins and modern-day travails. Tycoon and toy magnate B.Z (John Lithgow) made very Santa Clausy statement: "Stop making me go uh-huh uh-huh like some kind of a godamn moron!" So, what more could you want from a Christmas classic than candy canes, wonderful staging, fun hammy acting, plus the best reindeer flying scenes in motion picture history? Not to mention Henry Mancini's fine musical score, and a selection of memorable Christmas songs from Leslie Bricuse sung by artists like Sheena Easton. Another realistic Santa (in movie).

Marry Chistmas and Happy New Year!