diff --git a/OsmAnd/res/layout/fragment_explore_tab.xml b/OsmAnd/res/layout/fragment_explore_tab.xml
index 0d82ee83b9..97565b853f 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/res/layout/fragment_explore_tab.xml
+++ b/OsmAnd/res/layout/fragment_explore_tab.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 	android:gravity="center"
 	android:orientation="vertical">
 
+	<ProgressBar
+		android:id="@+id/progressBar"
+		style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+		android:layout_width="match_parent"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:visibility="gone" />
+
 	<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
 		android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/data/TravelDbHelper.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/data/TravelDbHelper.java
index f4b0a02fae..61bd62a1e2 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/data/TravelDbHelper.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/data/TravelDbHelper.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import net.osmand.Collator;
 import net.osmand.CollatorStringMatcher;
 import net.osmand.CollatorStringMatcher.StringMatcherMode;
 import net.osmand.IndexConstants;
+import net.osmand.Location;
 import net.osmand.OsmAndCollator;
 import net.osmand.PlatformUtil;
+import net.osmand.data.LatLon;
 import net.osmand.plus.GPXUtilities;
 import net.osmand.plus.GPXUtilities.GPXFile;
 import net.osmand.plus.OsmandApplication;
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import net.osmand.plus.R;
 import net.osmand.plus.api.SQLiteAPI.SQLiteConnection;
 import net.osmand.plus.api.SQLiteAPI.SQLiteCursor;
 import net.osmand.util.Algorithms;
+import net.osmand.util.MapUtils;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 
@@ -205,7 +208,11 @@ public class TravelDbHelper {
 		SQLiteConnection conn = openConnection();
 		if (conn != null) {
 			TravelArticle travelArticle;
-			SQLiteCursor cursor = conn.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM " + ARTICLES_TABLE_NAME + " ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 100", null);
+			SQLiteCursor cursor = conn.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM "
+					+ ARTICLES_TABLE_NAME
+					+ " WHERE title IN (SELECT title FROM "
+					+ ARTICLES_TABLE_NAME
+					+ " ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 100) LIMIT 100", null);
 			if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
 				do {
 					travelArticle = readArticle(cursor);
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreRvAdapter.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreRvAdapter.java
index 02a50602cb..5bed8a0d98 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreRvAdapter.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreRvAdapter.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public class ExploreRvAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHold
 			holder.description.setText(String.valueOf(getArticleItemCount()));
 		} else if (viewHolder instanceof ArticleTravelVH && item instanceof ArticleTravelCard) {
 			((ArticleTravelCard) item).bindViewHolder(viewHolder);
+			ArticleTravelCard articleTravelCard = (ArticleTravelCard) item;
+			articleTravelCard.setLastItem(position == getLastArticleItemIndex());
+			articleTravelCard.bindViewHolder(viewHolder);
+			((ArticleTravelCard) item).bindViewHolder(viewHolder);
 		} else if (viewHolder instanceof OpenBetaTravelVH && item instanceof OpenBetaTravelCard) {
 			((OpenBetaTravelCard) item).bindViewHolder(viewHolder);
 		} else if (viewHolder instanceof StartEditingTravelVH && item instanceof StartEditingTravelCard) {
@@ -109,6 +113,16 @@ public class ExploreRvAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHold
 		return count;
 	}
 
+	private int getLastArticleItemIndex() {
+		for (int i = items.size() - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+			Object o = items.get(i);
+			if (o instanceof ArticleTravelCard) {
+				return i;
+			}
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	private Object getItem(int position) {
 		return items.get(position);
 	}
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreTabFragment.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreTabFragment.java
index 4be8b7a8c3..7df07075b9 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreTabFragment.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/ExploreTabFragment.java
@@ -9,20 +9,24 @@ import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import net.osmand.plus.OsmandApplication;
 import net.osmand.plus.R;
 import net.osmand.plus.activities.LocalIndexHelper;
 import net.osmand.plus.activities.LocalIndexInfo;
+import net.osmand.plus.activities.OsmandActionBarActivity;
 import net.osmand.plus.base.BaseOsmAndFragment;
 import net.osmand.plus.download.DownloadResources;
 import net.osmand.plus.download.ui.AbstractLoadLocalIndexTask;
 import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.data.TravelArticle;
+import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.data.TravelDbHelper;
 import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.explore.travelcards.ArticleTravelCard;
 import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.explore.travelcards.OpenBetaTravelCard;
 import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.explore.travelcards.StartEditingTravelCard;
 import net.osmand.plus.wikivoyage.explore.travelcards.TravelDownloadUpdateCard;
 
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -31,6 +35,9 @@ public class ExploreTabFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 	private static final int DOWNLOAD_UPDATE_CARD_POSITION = 0;
 
 	private ExploreRvAdapter adapter = new ExploreRvAdapter();
+	private PopularDestinationsSearchTask popularDestinationsSearchTask;
+	private StartEditingTravelCard startEditingTravelCard;
+	private ProgressBar progressBar;
 
 	@Nullable
 	@Override
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ public class ExploreTabFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		adapter.setItems(generateItems());
 
 		final RecyclerView rv = (RecyclerView) mainView.findViewById(R.id.recycler_view);
+		progressBar = (ProgressBar) mainView.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 		rv.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
 		rv.setAdapter(adapter);
 
@@ -52,9 +60,10 @@ public class ExploreTabFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		final boolean nightMode = !getSettings().isLightContent();
 
 		addDownloadUpdateCard(nightMode);
+		startEditingTravelCard = new StartEditingTravelCard(app, nightMode);
 		items.add(new OpenBetaTravelCard(app, nightMode, getFragmentManager()));
-		items.add(new StartEditingTravelCard(app, nightMode));
-		addPopularDestinations(items, nightMode);
+		items.add(startEditingTravelCard);
+		addPopularDestinations(app, nightMode);
 
 		return items;
 	}
@@ -74,15 +83,9 @@ public class ExploreTabFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		}).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
 	}
 
-	private void addPopularDestinations(@NonNull List<Object> items, boolean nightMode) {
-		OsmandApplication app = getMyApplication();
-		List<TravelArticle> savedArticles = app.getTravelDbHelper().searchPopular();
-		if (!savedArticles.isEmpty()) {
-			items.add(getString(R.string.popular_destinations));
-			for (TravelArticle article : savedArticles) {
-				items.add(new ArticleTravelCard(app, nightMode, article, getFragmentManager()));
-			}
-		}
+	private void addPopularDestinations(OsmandApplication app, boolean nightMode) {
+		popularDestinationsSearchTask = new PopularDestinationsSearchTask(app.getTravelDbHelper(), getMyActivity(), adapter, nightMode, startEditingTravelCard, progressBar);
+		popularDestinationsSearchTask.execute();
 	}
 
 	private static class CheckWorldWikivoyageTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
@@ -123,4 +126,58 @@ public class ExploreTabFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 			void onCheckFinished(boolean worldWikivoyageDownloaded);
 		}
 	}
-}
+
+	private static class PopularDestinationsSearchTask extends AsyncTask<Void, TravelDbHelper, List<TravelArticle>> {
+
+		private TravelDbHelper travelDbHelper;
+		private WeakReference<OsmandActionBarActivity> weakContext;
+		private WeakReference<ExploreRvAdapter> weakAdapter;
+		private WeakReference<StartEditingTravelCard> weakStartEditingTravelCard;
+		private WeakReference<View> weakProgressBar;
+		private boolean nightMode;
+
+		PopularDestinationsSearchTask(TravelDbHelper travelDbHelper,
+		                              OsmandActionBarActivity context, ExploreRvAdapter adapter, boolean nightMode, StartEditingTravelCard startEditingTravelCard, View progressBar) {
+			this.travelDbHelper = travelDbHelper;
+			weakContext = new WeakReference<>(context);
+			weakAdapter = new WeakReference<>(adapter);
+			weakStartEditingTravelCard = new WeakReference<>(startEditingTravelCard);
+			weakProgressBar = new WeakReference<>(progressBar);
+			this.nightMode = nightMode;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected List<TravelArticle> doInBackground(Void... voids) {
+			return travelDbHelper.searchPopular();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void onPreExecute() {
+			super.onPreExecute();
+			weakProgressBar.get().setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void onPostExecute(List<TravelArticle> items) {
+			OsmandActionBarActivity activity = weakContext.get();
+			ExploreRvAdapter adapter = weakAdapter.get();
+
+			List<Object> adapterItems = adapter.getItems();
+			StartEditingTravelCard startEditingTravelCard = weakStartEditingTravelCard.get();
+
+			adapterItems.remove(startEditingTravelCard);
+
+			if (!items.isEmpty()) {
+				if (activity != null) {
+					adapterItems.add(activity.getResources().getString(R.string.popular_destinations));
+					for (TravelArticle article : items) {
+						adapterItems.add(new ArticleTravelCard(activity.getMyApplication(), nightMode, article, activity.getSupportFragmentManager()));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			weakProgressBar.get().setVisibility(View.GONE);
+			adapterItems.add(startEditingTravelCard);
+			adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/travelcards/ArticleTravelCard.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/travelcards/ArticleTravelCard.java
index eb80af9b00..5c4649c0a5 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/travelcards/ArticleTravelCard.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/explore/travelcards/ArticleTravelCard.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class ArticleTravelCard extends BaseTravelCard {
 	private TravelArticle article;
 	private final Drawable readIcon;
 	private FragmentManager fragmentManager;
+	private boolean isLastItem;
 
 	public ArticleTravelCard(OsmandApplication app, boolean nightMode, TravelArticle article, FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
 		super(app, nightMode);
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ public class ArticleTravelCard extends BaseTravelCard {
 			holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(readClickListener);
 			holder.leftButton.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(readIcon, null, null, null);
 			updateSaveButton(holder);
+			holder.divider.setVisibility(isLastItem ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
+			holder.shadow.setVisibility(isLastItem ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -124,6 +127,10 @@ public class ArticleTravelCard extends BaseTravelCard {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void setLastItem(boolean lastItem) {
+		isLastItem = lastItem;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int getCardType() {
 		return TYPE;