Recently, Olivier and I went to a very unusual museum.  It’s called the Museum of Industrial Culture.  What does that name conjure up for you?  Industrial machinery?  Business/office machines?  Machines for the home? Well, to be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. So, we set off one Saturday to

First of all, a little language lesson. The following pictures are: crisps – in British English (potato) chips – in American English (potato) chips – in Australian English And then we have: chips – British English French Fries – American English (hot) chips or French Fries – Australian English For

Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia From the airport I’ve only arrived in Kazan by train, which is conveniently located in the centre of town, so I can’t be 100% sure of the airport arrival information I’m about to give you. Kazan International Airport (KZN) is 30km to the southeast of

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

In part one of our 5 Minute Guide to Moscow we found out about airport transfers, hotels and public transport, shopping and sight-seeing.  In part two we’re going to look at parks and squares, and the Kremlin. Parks and squares Moscow has many beautiful green areas in the centre and

There will be 2 parts to our 5 Minute Guide to Moscow – making it a 10 minute guide to Moscow! That’s because there’s just too much to fit into one guide.  So, enjoy part one with all the essentials, and keep your eye out for part two – coming

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