Turning a page or two in Moscow
It’s time for this month’s chain of reading, inspired by Kate’s Six Degrees of Separation, a challenge that invites us to build a chain of 6 books that bear some […]
London is on Top of the World
According to the annual GfK public survey, London is the best city in the world. London and Sydney each moved up 1 place from last year, to 1st and 2nd […]
Top Places to Eat Out in Moscow
I was in Moscow twice last year, on business, and although I found some absolutely fantastic restaurants, the prices did make my eyes water a little. So when I came […]
Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow by Paul Gallico
Written in 1974, this fun and charming book captures perfectly the tourist’s experience of Moscow of the 1970s. The ebullient Mrs Harris journeys to Moscow on an errand of love, […]
Ancient and Modern Moscow
This month’s White Rabbit Bloghop challenge, calls for ancient and modern in the same picture. The two Moscow landmarks featured below, are ancient and modern in the same building. Resurrection […]
St Basil’s Cathedral up close
When I first visited Moscow in 1979, St Basil’s was under scaffolding for a major clean. So when I got back there last year, the first thing I wanted to […]
R is for… Russian Resting Place of Renown
The most famous cemetery in Moscow is the Novodevichy Cemetery (Новодевичье […]
Fruit and veg around the world
It’s Sunday again and time to publish my contribution to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. In Tunisia: In Scotland: In a supermarket in Los Angeles: A stall in Moscow: In […]
Melancholy Moscow
I have just returned from a brief trip to Moscow (October 2012). The weather there was bitterly cold, something it happened to share with China which was having its first […]
Travel with Intent 