Russia Archive

  • Reading Russian Train Tickets Russia and Russian can be daunting enough for travellers and tourists to Russia. There is very little English in the country and let’s face it not many of us speak Russian. One of the best ways […]

    Reading Russian Train Tickets

    Reading Russian Train Tickets Russia and Russian can be daunting enough for travellers and tourists to Russia. There is very little English in the country and let’s face it not many of us speak Russian. One of the best ways […]

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  • What to do in Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don (Rostov-na-Donu) is situated, well, on the Don River and wouldn’t be a focal point for any traveller to Russia really unless you are a mad tractor racing fan which takes place during the summer. […]

    What to do in Rostov on Don

    What to do in Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don (Rostov-na-Donu) is situated, well, on the Don River and wouldn’t be a focal point for any traveller to Russia really unless you are a mad tractor racing fan which takes place during the summer. […]

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  • Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: A Photo Essay The Olympics, where every athlete wants to be. The epitome of human athletics and physical prowess.  Well it is if you are competing but to watch you can just sit down and enjoy […]

    A Photo Essay – Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

    Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: A Photo Essay The Olympics, where every athlete wants to be. The epitome of human athletics and physical prowess.  Well it is if you are competing but to watch you can just sit down and enjoy […]

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  • What to do in Volgograd Visiting Volgograd in the heart of Russia would probably not be on everybody’s list of places to go. In the middle of Russia and not really on the road to anywhere. So why go? The […]

    What to do in Volgograd

    What to do in Volgograd Visiting Volgograd in the heart of Russia would probably not be on everybody’s list of places to go. In the middle of Russia and not really on the road to anywhere. So why go? The […]

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  • What the Winter Olympics in Sochi was Really Like After being to the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia I feel I have some sort of duty to tell people what it was actually like. I feel that people should know […]

    Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – What it was Really Like

    What the Winter Olympics in Sochi was Really Like After being to the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia I feel I have some sort of duty to tell people what it was actually like. I feel that people should know […]

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  • What to do in Moscow One of the best known cities in the world but Moscow doesn’t always seem that accessible. Hidden away in the depths of Russia this huge city always seemed to me to be an hour or […]

    What to do in Moscow

    What to do in Moscow One of the best known cities in the world but Moscow doesn’t always seem that accessible. Hidden away in the depths of Russia this huge city always seemed to me to be an hour or […]

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  • Moscow’s Magnificent Metro I have been to plenty of big city metro/tubes/undergrounds around the world to know a decent metro station when I see one and Moscow has plenty of decent ones! All Moscow metro stations are decorated in some […]

    Moscow’s Magnificent Metro

    Moscow’s Magnificent Metro I have been to plenty of big city metro/tubes/undergrounds around the world to know a decent metro station when I see one and Moscow has plenty of decent ones! All Moscow metro stations are decorated in some […]

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  • Kremlin and Red Square One of the best known squares in the world which conjures up images of nuclear weapons, communism and the KGB. These days though the Kremlin and Red Square are big tourist destinations and are the symbol […]

    Visiting The Kremlin and Red Square

    Kremlin and Red Square One of the best known squares in the world which conjures up images of nuclear weapons, communism and the KGB. These days though the Kremlin and Red Square are big tourist destinations and are the symbol […]

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