Confirming – I’m no longer 18 “Da, ya budu igrat,” I said confidently (“yes, I will play”), when a group of local lads asked if I fancied joining their football…
Moscow: Aquariums, Space-Age Metros and Suburban Survival “Europe’s largest aquarium!” That’s how it was advertised.After a rugby‑scrum style security search, we squeezed into Moscvarium - Moscow’s aquarium inside VDNH, the…
Back in Russia After Nine Years After nine long years away, we are finally back in Russia.With Western Europe blocking direct flights, we had to take an arduous, eye‑watering route…
If you ever want to understand Russia beyond the cities and wondered, What is Russia like? - you need to travel to a Russian village. Rural Russia is a world…