Slow travel. Eat Local.
26
Mar
Want a free trip?! Well, if you are in the market for a new car, and that car happens to be a Volvo, you can get a free trip to Sweden. Seriously. What’s the catch? Ahem, none. Buy a new car, get a free vacation. Boom. Too bad I’m not in the market for a […]
20
Mar
Have you ever heard of Yaroslavl? It was fun to visit a city that I’d never heard of, let alone could pronounce. Of course now, I love the way it rolls off my tongue: yar-oh-slav-el. I was invited to Russia to speak at Visit Russia 2012, a forum on tourism. I spoke on how to work […]
18
Mar
The Sapsan High Speed Train It is certainly not the Trans-Siberian or Japan’s high speed Shinkansen Train, but the Sapsan (“Perigrine Falcon”) high-speed train from St Petersburg to Moscow is still enjoyable in its own right. Maxing out at speeds of 250km/h (155mph) this sleek vessel cuts the time in half between the two cities, […]
14
Mar
Russian Girls: The Fashion of Russia After seeing tons of Russian women tourists in other countries posing like pin-up calendar girls against trees, draping themselves onto statues, or click-clacking in their heels around the ruins in Turkey, I was a bit worried that I’d feel underdressed and less sexy when visiting Russia. The good news? […]
12
Mar
I opened the envelope, to find a handwritten welcome note. What a nice touch. Of course, the fact that it was in Russian and with my Cyrillic being a bit rusty, it became a bit less personal than I thought. But that’s often the difference in staying in big, corporate hotel chains, you lose the […]
7
Mar
St. Petersburg’s The Hermitage As I’ve gotten older, my tastes have evolved and my interests have changed. What once bored me, now piques my curiosity and I crave learning about some history, architecture, and…stuff. But one thing that has just not evolved is my love, or lack thereof, of art. No matter how many world […]
4
Mar
When you think Russia, great food might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but those days are over. St. Petersburg has upped its game to offer lots of international fare, many options for vegetarians, and tasty local dishes. Much of the food took me on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, […]
27
Feb
St. Petersburg Metro This is nothing like the New York Subway or even the Tube in London. The St. Petersburg Metro is one of the most beautiful and elegant metros in the world. Many stations are adorned with columns, chandeliers, and art work. Adding another superlative to the list, it is also one of the […]
21
Feb
I’m in RUSSIA Well, not really, on two counts: I’m not ‘back’ since I’ve never been and by the time I posted this I had already left. And, well, you know it’s no longer the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1991. St Petersburg I arrive a bit […]
19
Feb
I Love Berlin In late 2008, on my second long-term trip, the first thing I did was return to Berlin. I wanted to see if I could live there a bit – try to be a local in Berlin – maybe find a job, get a cute apartment in Prenzlauer Berg and soak up life […]
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