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Safari Chiller Fisherman Cooler 18L

R 1,199

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The 18 Litre was developed from the 12 Litre and made longer specifically for the rock and surf angler who wants to carry big, long baits such as chokka and bonnies for sliding. The fisherman boxes have a non absorbent HDPE plastic lid. The nylon construction is hardier than ever which is great when preparing such baits as chokka with the use of a mallet. The seal of these new lids has been extensively tested at our factory and we are pleased to say that there is no difference whatsoever in terms of temperature variation between the full nylon and fibre glass lids.

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• Exterior Dimensions: Height: 320 Length: 465 Width: 245
• Interior Dimensions: Height: 280 Length: 435 Width: 175

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Rogue Safari 22L Soft Cooler Sale

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Made for overlanding through Africa's national parks, this cooler is designed to take a beating while keeping refreshments and food cold.  A foam insulated military canvas outer clads a hard moulded inner ice box. Here’s practical rigidity presented in a soft outer, with genuine leather accessories. Perfect for that weekend braai or social gathering. 22 Liter Capacity.

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Coleman 316 Series Insulated Portable Cooler with Heavy Duty Wheels, Leak-Proof Wheeled Cooler with 100+ Can Capacity, Keeps Ice for up to 5 Days, Great for Beach, Camping, Tailgating, Sports, & More

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• FULLY INSULATED: Lid and body Keeps the Ice up to 5 days in temperatures as high as 90°F; logo color on cooler may vary
• FOR THE LONG HAUL: Heavy-duty 6-inch wheels and durable tow & swing-up handles designed for easy transport
• CUP HOLDERS WITH DRAIN: Molded into the lid to keep drinks from spilling; fit up to a 30-oz. tumbler
• HAVE-A-SEAT LID: Closed lid supports up to 250 lbs.
• STAIN-RESISTANT LINER: For easy cleanup; leakproof channel drain plug
• EASY TO OPEN: Recessed lip for easier access to contents
• LARGE CAPACITY: Holds up to 101 cans
• LEAKPROOF: Channel drain plug

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It all began when we created the portable, gas-powered lantern that illuminated the first evening football game west of the Mississippi. In WWII, our camping stoves transformed the way soldiers ate in the field. We continued to revolutionize the outdoors with our cooler manufacturing in the 1950s, and in the decades that followed we added tents, sleeping bags, lighting, and more.

After 120 years, Coleman gear is everywhere you are: on the trail, by the lake, at a tailgate, or in the middle of a music festival. We're always around a place where there are friends, coolers, and campfires. So, grab a tent, fire up a grill, and pull up a chair. The Outside Is Calling. Answer it.

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Livingstones Safari Cooler Box 65Lt 72x43x50cm(h)

R 2,955 Excl. Vat

• Extreme heavy duty cooler box
• Capacity: 65L
• Colour: Sand
• Robust hinge and rubber lid latch
• Made of UV resistant good grade material
• High density echo friendly polyurethane insulation
• Dimensions: 72cm(L) x 43cm(W) x 50cm(H)
• Warranty:12 Months

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This process of roto molding allows for a complete product that does not have inserts. There is no assembly of the plastic parts This is necessary for good insulation.

The wall thickness is uniform and the corners are stronger and thicker, where it’s needed.The lid has a complete fridge type gasket seal that ensures that the cold on the inside is kept as long as possible. Ice can hold over a week.

The polyurethane insulation that is used is ‘green’ and is ozone friendly. It does not omit harmful CFC’s into the environment.

The insulation assists with keeping the contents of the cooler box cold. Both the box and the lid is insulated with the foam.

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This Igloo Iceless Cooler From Costco Is Going Viral, But Viewers Are Upset About The Price

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It's not always easy to tell the difference between a worthwhile investment and something that's just expensive for the sake of being expensive. However, one exceptionally pricey product among Costco's extensive line of unique and underrated tools has been making the rounds across social media, and people are picking their jaws up from the floor after seeing its overblown price point. 

The item in question is the ICF 80DZ 83-quart Cooler, the largest of Igloo's recently unveiled electric compressor cooler collection. With this model, users can forgo throwing bags of ice into their cooler, instead being powered by plugging it into an AC plug or a vehicle's DC outlet. Inside are two separate compartments with a dual zone temperature system that ranges from zero to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing users to keep their items at different temperatures if needed. Combined with a three-stage low voltage detection protection system that protects your car's battery and a dimmable digital display interface, this device certainly has plenty to offer. 

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Users got to see this incredible item at Costco when it was shared on Instagram by user @costconew and were amazed by its many innovations — until it was revealed that it cost $699.99. To put it mildly, viewers were shocked by the outrageous price point and didn't hold back in their criticism. 

Users see this as a worthless investment

In a world where smart coolers exist — such as the 24Q Hybrid Power Cooler from Ryobi and the Makita Outdoor Adventure cooler  – why shouldn't we have one that runs on electricity? But even with its bevy of phenomenal features, there's little to justify the nearly $700 price of the Igloo ICF 80DZ 83-quart Cooler. On an Instagram post showing off the cooler from @costconew, users such as @michaelcclark1 called it "Way.. Way Too Expensive as an alternative," and @buddyhanratty commented, "You had me until the price."

Most couldn't comprehend the benefit of such a purchase, especially when there's a similar solution common in most households. User @huntbatchscott expressed this sentiment, saying, "I have an iceless cooler too. It's called a refrigerator." Given that both devices cool your food through electricity, it's easy to see how such a comparison can be made. What draws most people to coolers, however, is that they can travel with them while keeping their food cool. But if you aren't close to a charging port for your electric cooler, such as on the beach or out camping, then it defeats the purpose. 

Commenters believed that their money would be better spent on an actual refrigerator or mini fridge, with many even giving specific recommendations, such as @alas3k, who shared, "Paid for a Magic Chef mid-size for less than $320!!!" Magic Chef also sells a mini fridge for $229 at The Home Depot . For those seeking a better-priced item similar to the Igloo cooler, @jmedias_ recommended "Get ICECO instead," which currently costs just under $449 on Amazon .

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Safari Chiller Cooler Box

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The Safari Chiller Cooler is quality, molded fiberglass, with a high density polyurethane core giving the box its excellent insulating qualities. Each box is individually polished and inspected to produce a superb, handmade box! The high density foam provides superior insulation properties, keeping your bait or perishables in pristine condition for hours.

The box has a stainless steel handle with EVA foam, designed to both comfortable and durable. The lid is detachable and is constructed of fibre-glass and high density insulating foam.

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California’s Rincon Point Is a Surf Haven With a Wine Country Neighbor

The Central Coast surf spot and adjoining beach town, Carpinteria, offer space, privacy, a magical setting and hundreds of wineries a drive away

By Tracy Kaler Originally Published April 27, 2024

Photo: Jim Bartsch

One could imagine the classic Beach Boys tune “Surfin’ Safari” blaring as they approach Rincon Point. In fact, the storied California surf break, “Queen of the Coast,” is featured in the 1962 hit song. 

Situated along Highway 101 and straddling Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, Rincon Point is one of the state’s prime locations to cruise the waves. It often ranks high on lists as enthusiasts travel to experience this Central Coast surfing destination.

“Rincon Point has three different surf breaks,” said Jason Streatfeild, a real estate agent at Douglas Elliman in Santa Barbara. “In the winter when the swells are large enough, all combine into one and you can surf for a quarter of a mile,” he said of the reason Rincon Point receives recognition from across the globe.

The Santa Barbara County side of Rincon promises a long, sandy coastline vs. the shorter, rockier beach on the Ventura County side. Despite public access from both directions, Streatfeild, whose family has roots in the area since 1872 and grew up in adjacent Carpinteria, explained that Rincon Point’s Santa Barbara side allures surfers, spectators and beachgoers.

The Quintessential Beach Town

Carpinteria could be considered Santa Barbara’s rural cousin––the two downtowns are just 11 miles apart––but it’s no secret that the enclave of about 13,000 people holds its own in terms of desirability. “Carp”––the abbreviated name locals use––is a reminder of simpler times. 

“Carpinteria is a throwback to a 1950s beach town,” Streatfeild said. “Not much has changed since then.” Dotted with surf shops, cafés and restaurants, Linden Avenue is the main drag and leads to Carpinteria State Beach.

The “World’s Safest Beach” slogan, coined by the town’s Chamber of Commerce in 1912 to boost tourism, still holds true, according to Streatfeild. This vast stretch of shore has no undertow, and with lifeguards on duty, the beach remains ideal for families.

“People love Carpinteria because it’s unpretentious, and there’s a lot of open space, beautiful beaches and a stunning backdrop,” said Eric Haskell, a southern California real estate agent with the Agency. Haskell explained that new restaurants are popping up in Carp’s downtown, but overall, growth is minimal. “Some groups are working to develop boutique hotels, but the area is hyper-protective about expansion,” he said.

Ernest and Sue Chamberlain, originally from the Midwest and East Coast, respectively, traded cooler Belvedere Island, by San Francisco, for sunny Carpinteria in 2018. The couple discovered the town one year during its annual Avocado Festival––a weekend fete of food and live music––and stayed after the tourists left. The enclave was precisely what the couple was searching for.

“Carpinteria is one of the last remaining beach towns on the California coast that isn’t overdeveloped,” Ernest said. “We wanted a place that wasn’t growing like crazy, a small town kind of charm that would stay that way for years.” 

Sue imagined a quaint coastal community similar to Cape May Point on the South Jersey Shore, where she spent time as a child. “We were always looking for that small authentic beach town––the one with sandy beaches and white dunes and downtown restaurants and coffee shops,” she said. 

While a walkable town, mild weather, and a pristine coastline were essential, so was nature. The Chamberlains were attracted to Carpinteria and greater Santa Barbara County for the abundance of outdoor recreation, including hiking and biking. Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, Rincon Nature Preserve, and Rincon Beach County Park provide opportunities for outdoor adventurists, and they’re minutes apart.

“We have the Santa Ynez Mountains behind us and the ocean in front, the hills and farms and spectacular beauty all around,” Ernest said of the couple’s adoptive home. 

A Wine Country Neighbor

Hobby vineyards pepper the plots surrounding Carpinteria, but Santa Barbara County, one of California’s most esteemed wine regions, lies within a drive.

Providing seven AVAs (American Viticultural Areas), the region is home to more than 300 wineries and 75 grape varieties and has seen a growth spurt in the past two decades. The 2004 film “Sideways” starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church––the story of two quirky middle-aged men and their road trip adventures in California wine country––put Santa Barbara County on the state’s wine map.

“A lot of growth happened between ‘Sideways’ and the late teens,” said Debra Eagle, general manager at Alma Rosa Winery in Solvang. Eagle said the film altered the landscape of wine, with Pinot Noir, one of Santa Barbara’s dominant grapes, seizing the spotlight.

“The Sta. Rita Hills, west of 101, is predominantly Pinot and Chardonnay,” Eagle said of the AVA where Alma Rosa’s vineyards are located. The two Burgundy grape varieties occupy the most acreage due to the appellation’s cooler climate, thanks to the wind chill from the Pacific. However, according to Eagle, Santa Barbara vintners are crafting wines from an assortment of European varieties, including Bordeaux grapes.

“People are growing some German varieties like Gewurztraminer and obscure Italian varieties, in addition to Santa Ynez varieties in Happy Canyon [a more inland AVA] like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot,” she explained. Alma Rosa also plants Syrah and Grenache, two Rhone varieties. Beyond the location and esteemed vineyards, the region is appealing on multiple levels.

“It’s a beautifully rugged and somewhat less developed area than Napa,” she said. “There aren’t a lot of big producers in this region, and there are more female winemakers than anywhere else in the state.”

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The Quiet Luxury Lifestyle

While Rincon Point and Carpinteria have long attracted East Coasters, that tide has shifted.

“People are discovering it from all over the world,” said Marsha Kotlyar, a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Montecito. Space and privacy, not to mention the magical setting, are the draw. Historically, ranching and farming were the lifeblood of the area.

“People are moving here and building estates on old agricultural properties,” Kotlyar noted. “Those have evolved into multigenerational family estates. There’s been a huge boom in architecture and housing.”

Even some celebrities prefer Carp to Montecito. “They want the quiet luxury lifestyle. There’s no paparazzi here,” Kotlyar added.

While some areas have become hot spots for the rich and famous, the area’s prices and housing run the gamut. “In Carpinteria, there are $250,000 trailer homes to $100 million beachfront estates,” Haskell said. But listings are few and far between.

Photo: Andrew Bramasco

An Ongoing Competitive Market

The region’s real estate craze beginning a few years ago aligned with others around the country, due to the pandemic. Streatfeild purchased a typical California cottage in Carpinteria two miles from the sand for $880,000 in 2018. He renovated it and sold it for $2.4 million in 2021. “Somebody from Pasadena that always wanted to live in Carpinteria bought it,” he said.

The gated neighborhood at Rincon Point is highly coveted, offering 72 homes ranging from quaint cottages to beachfront mansions, with 36 properties on the Pacific Ocean. According to Streatfeild, about one home sells yearly in this exclusive community, as many houses remain in families for generations.

This year, an entry-level off-beach cottage in Rincon Point needed a renovation and sold off-market for $4 million, Streatfeild said. An off-beach, five-bedroom home built in 1965 that was completely remodeled sold for $8.175 million. Properties on the water garner much higher prices, but they’re tougher to come by.

“Of all the beach markets I’ve worked, which is about 13, this one is the hardest to get into,” he said of the gated development.

Kotlyar recently listed a four-bedroom property on Shepard Mesa Road, a street in Carpinteria’s foothills showcasing sweeping Santa Barbara harbor and valley views. It’s on the market for $6.495 million. Haskell currently has an $18 million listing on Casitas Pass Road, a desirable locale sandwiched between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the ocean.

However, owning a home on Padaro Lane––the idyllic oceanfront strip alongside Route 101, where Kevin Costner, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have purchased property––is owning a home in the area’s most prestigious location. In 2022, Streatfeild sold a Padaro estate with 66 feet of ocean frontage for just under $30 million, and Haskell traded a property for nearly $70 million.

“There will always be a market for great properties that are priced correctly,” Haskell said. “The demand remains strong in Santa Barbara County, not as crazed as the past three years, but still strong.”

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

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A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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This is our most popular Moscow tour that includes all the most prominent sights. You will become acquainted with ancient Russia in the Kremlin, admire Russian art in the Tretyakov Gallery, listen to street musicians as you stroll along the Old Arbat street, and learn about Soviet times on the Moscow Metro tour.

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This tour is a great way to get acquainted with the capital of Russia if you are short of time. You will see all the main attractions of the city, the most important of which is the Kremlin - the heart of Russia. The tour starts on Friday and can be combined with a business trip.

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Lena, our guide in Moscow was excellent. She was very knowledgable and could answer any question we had for her. We liked that she could pick up on our interests and take us places we might not have thought of to go. When we realized that one of the places we had chosen to see would probably not be that interesting to us, she was able to arrange entry to the Diamond Fund and the Armoury for us. Riding the Metro with Lena was a real adventure and a lot of fun. In Saint Petersburg we found Anna well versed in the history of the Tsars and in the Hermitage collection. Arkady in Veliky Novgorod was a very good guide and answered all of our questions with ease. Novgorod was perhaps a long way to go for a day trip, but we did enjoy it. Vasily was a great driver to have and kept us safe with good humour and skill. We enjoyed ourselves so much, my daughter says she is already planning to return. We would both have no hesistation to recommend ExpresstoRussia to anyone we know.

Just wanted to let you know that My grandson Bruno and I couldn´t have been more pleased with our week in Moscow (6/15 - 6/21). We were absolutely enchanted with the whole experience, including getting lost a couple of times in the Metro during our free time. Although both our guides (both Eleanas) were excellent, I would particularly commend the first one (she took us to the Tatiakov, the KGB tour, and to that beautiful cemetery where so many great Russian artists, authors, composers, musicians, militarists, and politicians are buried). Her knowledge is encyclopedic; and her understanding of today´s Russia as a product of its past was, for us, truly enlightening. I will be taking another tour in Russia, with my wife, within the next two or three years. I will be in touch with you when the time comes. Meanwhile, I will refer you to other potential visitors to Russia as I meet them.

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• Admire the rich Russian history, art and architecture
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• Visit magnificent Red Square and Kremlin and examine the collection at theKremlin’s State Armory.
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent.

The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (refer to “Source Data for the Advance Estimate” on page 3). The “second” estimate for the first quarter, based on more complete source data, will be released on May 30, 2024.

The increase in real GDP primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, residential fixed investment, nonresidential fixed investment, and state and local government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in private inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased (table 2).

The increase in consumer spending reflected an increase in services that was partly offset by a decrease in goods. Within services, the increase primarily reflected increases in health care as well as financial services and insurance. Within goods, the decrease primarily reflected decreases in motor vehicles and parts as well as gasoline and other energy goods. Within residential fixed investment, the increase was led by brokers’ commissions and other ownership transfer costs as well as new single-family housing construction. The increase in nonresidential fixed investment mainly reflected an increase in intellectual property products. The increase in state and local government spending reflected an increase in compensation of state and local government employees. The decrease in inventory investment primarily reflected decreases in wholesale trade and manufacturing. Within imports, the increase reflected increases in both goods and services.

Compared to the fourth quarter, the deceleration in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected decelerations in consumer spending, exports, and state and local government spending and a downturn in federal government spending. These movements were partly offset by an acceleration in residential fixed investment. Imports accelerated.

Current‑dollar GDP increased 4.8 percent at an annual rate, or $327.5 billion, in the first quarter to a level of $28.28 trillion. In the fourth quarter, GDP increased 5.1 percent, or $346.9 billion (tables 1 and 3).

The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 3.1 percent in the first quarter, compared with an increase of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter (table 4). The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 3.4 percent, compared with an increase of 1.8 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased 3.7 percent, compared with an increase of 2.0 percent.

Personal Income

Current-dollar personal income increased $407.1 billion in the first quarter, compared with an increase of $230.2 billion in the fourth quarter. The increase primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal current transfer receipts (table 8).

Disposable personal income increased $226.2 billion, or 4.5 percent, in the first quarter, compared with an increase of $190.4 billion, or 3.8 percent, in the fourth quarter. Increases in compensation and personal current transfer receipts were partly offset by an increase in personal current taxes, which are a subtraction in the calculation of DPI. Real disposable personal income increased 1.1 percent, compared with an increase of 2.0 percent.

Personal saving was $755.7 billion in the first quarter, compared with $815.5 billion in the fourth quarter. The personal saving rate —personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 3.6 percent in the first quarter, compared with 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.

Source Data for the Advance Estimate

The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency. Information on the source data and key assumptions used in the advance estimate is provided in a Technical Note and a detailed " Key Source Data and Assumptions " file posted with the release. The second estimate for the first quarter, based on more complete data, will be released on May 30, 2024. For information on updates to GDP, refer to the "Additional Information" section that follows.

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Next release, May 30, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. EDT Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate) First Quarter 2024

Full Release & Tables (PDF)

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Definitions

Gross domestic product (GDP), or value added , is the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production. GDP is also equal to the sum of personal consumption expenditures, gross private domestic investment, net exports of goods and services, and government consumption expenditures and gross investment.

Gross domestic income (GDI) is the sum of incomes earned and costs incurred in the production of GDP. In national economic accounting, GDP and GDI are conceptually equal. In practice, GDP and GDI differ because they are constructed using largely independent source data.

Gross output is the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy. It is principally measured using industry sales or receipts, including sales to final users (GDP) and sales to other industries (intermediate inputs).

Current-dollar estimates are valued in the prices of the period when the transactions occurred—that is, at "market value." Also referred to as "nominal estimates" or as "current-price estimates."

Real values are inflation-adjusted estimates—that is, estimates that exclude the effects of price changes.

The gross domestic purchases price index measures the prices of final goods and services purchased by U.S. residents.

The personal consumption expenditure price index measures the prices paid for the goods and services purchased by, or on the behalf of, "persons."

Personal income is the income received by, or on behalf of, all persons from all sources: from participation as laborers in production, from owning a home or business, from the ownership of financial assets, and from government and business in the form of transfers. It includes income from domestic sources as well as the rest of world. It does not include realized or unrealized capital gains or losses.

Disposable personal income is the income available to persons for spending or saving. It is equal to personal income less personal current taxes.

Personal outlays is the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments.

Personal saving is personal income less personal outlays and personal current taxes.

The personal saving rate is personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income.

Profits from current production , referred to as corporate profits with inventory valuation adjustment (IVA) and capital consumption (CCAdj) adjustment in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs), is a measure of the net income of corporations before deducting income taxes that is consistent with the value of goods and services measured in GDP. The IVA and CCAdj are adjustments that convert inventory withdrawals and depreciation of fixed assets reported on a tax-return, historical-cost basis to the current-cost economic measures used in the national income and product accounts. Profits for domestic industries reflect profits for all corporations located within the geographic borders of the United States. The rest-of-the-world (ROW) component of profits is measured as the difference between profits received from ROW and profits paid to ROW.

For more definitions, refer to the Glossary: National Income and Product Accounts .

Statistical conventions

Annual-vs-quarterly rates . Quarterly seasonally adjusted values are expressed at annual rates, unless otherwise specified. This convention is used for BEA's featured, seasonally adjusted measures to facilitate comparisons with related and historical data. For details, refer to the FAQ " Why does BEA publish estimates at annual rates? "

Quarterly not seasonally adjusted values are expressed only at quarterly rates.

Percent changes . Percent changes in quarterly seasonally adjusted series are displayed at annual rates, unless otherwise specified. For details, refer to the FAQ " How is average annual growth calculated? " and " Why does BEA publish percent changes in quarterly series at annual rates? " Percent changes in quarterly not seasonally adjusted values are calculated from the same quarter one year ago. All published percent changes are calculated from unrounded data.

Calendar years and quarters . Unless noted otherwise, annual and quarterly data are presented on a calendar basis.

Quantities and prices . Quantities, or "real" volume measures, and prices are expressed as index numbers with a specified reference year equal to 100 (currently 2017). Quantity and price indexes are calculated using a Fisher-chained weighted formula that incorporates weights from two adjacent periods (quarters for quarterly data and annuals for annual data). For details on the calculation of quantity and price indexes, refer to Chapter 4: Estimating Methods in the NIPA Handbook .

Chained-dollar values are calculated by multiplying the quantity index by the current dollar value in the reference year (2017) and then dividing by 100. Percent changes calculated from real quantity indexes and chained-dollar levels are conceptually the same; any differences are due to rounding. Chained-dollar values are not additive because the relative weights for a given period differ from those of the reference year. In tables that display chained-dollar values, a "residual" line shows the difference between the sum of detailed chained-dollar series and its corresponding aggregate.

Updates to GDP

BEA releases three vintages of the current quarterly estimate for GDP. "Advance" estimates are released near the end of the first month following the end of the quarter and are based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency. "Second" and "third" estimates are released near the end of the second and third months, respectively, and are based on more detailed and more comprehensive data as they become available.

The table below shows the average revisions to the quarterly percent changes in real GDP between different estimate vintages, without regard to sign.

Annual and comprehensive updates are released in late September. Annual updates generally cover at least the five most recent calendar years (and their associated quarters) and incorporate newly available major annual source data as well as some changes in methods and definitions to improve the accounts. Comprehensive (or benchmark) updates are carried out at about 5-year intervals and incorporate major periodic source data, as well as major conceptual improvements.

Unlike GDP, advance current quarterly estimates of GDI and corporate profits are not released because data on domestic profits and net interest of domestic industries are not available. For fourth quarter estimates, these data are not available until the third estimate.

GDP by industry and gross output estimates are released with the third estimate of GDP.