Have you had the pleasure of the Russian shashlik experience?  Shashlik is a barbecue, but maybe a little different than you’re used to. Click on the links below to go directly to any section.  Or just read the article all the way through from the beginning! When can I eat

We all know about inflation.  It’s a necessary evil.  Well, I don’t know if it’s evil, but they tell us it’s necessary.  It can be a problem. I don’t understand how the economy of a country, and the world, works.  It’s too much to try to comprehend at my age.

We got back to Moscow on the 6th January after a short New Year holiday in Germany.  We had originally expected a long transfer wait of 5 hours in Warsaw.  Due to some kind of delay, that blew out to more than 8 hours at Warsaw airport waiting for our

There are a lot of reasons to love New Year in Moscow. Here’s a lovely post (not mine) about some Russian New Year traditions.  I was going to write about this myself, but I couldn’t possibly have done a better job than Yulia has done.  So pop over to her blog

You probably think that Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world.  And that’s possibly true, if you consider the price of real estate in the centre, or the cost of a meal in a 5 star restaurant, in relation to the average salary. Even going to

Have you ever been to Paris? Have you ever tried to go shopping on a Sunday in Paris?  Or looked for somewhere to eat? Yes, yes, I know this post is supposed to be about 24 hour Moscow – just bear with me for a minute. Closed Paris.  On a

How do you think birds survive in winter?  Where do they find food? Well, if they’re birds in Australia, then there’s no reason to worry about them.  The climate there is good and it’s always easy for them to find something to eat. But, what about in a country that

Don’t you just love vending machines?  I mean, what’s better than being able to put some coins or notes of whatever your currency is into a slot, and the product of your choice falls out in the vicinity of your feet? Magic. Apparently the first ‘modern’ vending machines were found