Ciao Adios, my feet are done. They are not going to co-operate today and I know it. But what do you do when there’s still so much to see? You plough on. Double hard, stiff upper lip, head for...
A kiss from a Russian rose
Day 3 Rain. Rain in the night. It’s as if there’s been a decree that the hot weather should desist and allow the rain in. The skyline looks very different now and the large downpipes that undoubtedly relieve the...
A Million Voices
A Million Voices 3 years ago in May 2015, Polina Gagarina almost won the Eurovision Song Contest for Russia with her song – A Million Voices I loved the song and her singing as it was pure Eurovision. Catchy...
White Nights in Russia
Dust off the cobwebs – TOT is back So, this journey could have been a reconnaissance mission for those travelling to the World Cup this summer? Or, it could have been a Cold War 007 spy mission. Trouble with...
Learning Russian – more than just a language
The Cold War is over! It’s been a long time since a James Bond film had the Soviets and the British at loggerheads; and the cold war novels of Frederick Forsyth now look strangely anachronistic. Those of us from...