Travelling for Fun » Russia Giving tips and itineraries for places all over the world on and off the beaten path Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.18 Reading Russian Train Tickets /reading-russian-train-tickets-russia /reading-russian-train-tickets-russia#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:37:48 +0000 /?p=1870 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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]]> /reading-russian-train-tickets-russia/feed 0 What to do in Rostov on Don /what-to-do-in-rostov-on-don-attractions-russia /what-to-do-in-rostov-on-don-attractions-russia#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:52:12 +0000 /?p=1794 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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]]> /what-to-do-in-rostov-on-don-attractions-russia/feed 2 A Photo Essay – Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics /photo-essay-sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia /photo-essay-sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:27:39 +0000 /?p=1741 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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]]> /photo-essay-sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia/feed 2 What to do in Volgograd /what-to-do-in-volgograd-attractions-russia /what-to-do-in-volgograd-attractions-russia#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:43:17 +0000 /?p=1709 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-to-do-in-volgograd-attractions-russia/feed 7 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – What it was Really Like /sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia-what-it-was-really-like /sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia-what-it-was-really-like#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:32:23 +0000 /?p=1691 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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]]> /sochi-2014-winter-olympics-russia-what-it-was-really-like/feed 3 What to do in Moscow /what-to-do-in-moscow-attractions-russia /what-to-do-in-moscow-attractions-russia#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:01:25 +0000 /?p=1672 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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]]> /what-to-do-in-moscow-attractions-russia/feed 2 Moscow’s Magnificent Metro /moscows-magnificent-metro /moscows-magnificent-metro#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:21:50 +0000 /?p=1666 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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]]> /moscows-magnificent-metro/feed 0 Visiting The Kremlin and Red Square /visiting-the-kremlin-and-red-square-moscow /visiting-the-kremlin-and-red-square-moscow#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 06:26:56 +0000 /?p=1638 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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