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

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