Moscow to Irkutsk
Three days ago, I boarded a train from Moscow. My destination is a town called Irkutsk, the main stop for Lake Baikal. This is a four-day journey and I’m expected to reach...
Category: Russia
Arriving in St Petersburg
When does one start feeling for a city? What is the IT factor that makes you either hate or love a particular place? St Petersburg started out badly for me. I don’t...
Moscow for cheap
Moscow has been ranked the fourth most expensive city in the world (see here), something that doesn’t surprise me at all. When I visited the Russian capital for a working trip a few years back, I...
This week’s photo – St Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
Taken on a crisp, clear day in October 2007. Gaudy? Colours too bright? Perhaps- but I couldn’t help but stop and stare every time I walked past it.
