Travelling is my favourite mode of live which I plunge into from time to time.
My memories, photos and thoughts from the places I’ve seen. Where will the road lead me next time?
- Austria
a very brief account of a brief trip to the glossy capital
- Belarus
Relaxed in Polotsk, the Oldest City of Belarus
a nice little town with a long history
Back to 19th Century in Vitebsk, Chagall’s Birthplace
Belarus’ second oldest city
- Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Blagoevgrad, Sofia and the Language
my first trip to the country and encounter with its two cities
- Czech Republic
Prague’s Architectural Cocktail
winter wanderings in the capital
- Finland
Black Currant Muffins, Vyborg and Lappeenranta
a flew glimpses of Finland in autumn
Lappeenranta in (Spring) Details
new details of the well-known city
Enjoying Indian Summer in Imatra, Finland
Finnish nature close to the Russian border
An Autumn Day in Lappeenranta, Finland
the fortress, the port and lots of autumnal details
- France
Nîmes and the End of Provence Trip
a tired walk in Nîmes
a heavy-stone history-laden city on Rhône
Tarascon and Beaucaire, on Bike and on Foot
two medieval towns on the Rhône river
Comps, between Provence and Camargue
a perfect location to discover Provence
the place where you feel as if you’re in a painting
they found each other!
Piolenc Village in Provence, France
small village, small things and a slower pace
Marseille: Old Port and Traces of Civilizations
a glimpse of one the Europe’s oldest cities
Neverending Strasbourg and Chocolate Marble Bread
lots of pictures of Strasbourg and its restaurants
Provence and Tapenade on Crackers
pictures and impressions from Provence & Côte d’Azur
A Glimpse of Rhône-Alpes and Cheesy Cauliflower Soufflé
pictures from the Rhône-Alpes region
Petite Alsace and Petits Pains
Strasbourg in winter + advice for foodies visiting the city
1 Idea for 2 Delicious Dinners
some Strasbourg pictures from my year living in the city as a student
- Germany
or how to enjoy Berlin
- Greece
Greece: Piraeus and Thessaloniki with Markets, Cats and Dogs
coming back to Thessaloniki old town and revisiting its markets
Aegina, Greece: Island of Enchanted Places
medieval churches, a fortress, a monastery and the capital
Aegina, Greece: Island of Sea, Food and Sunrise
first part of my ode to Aegina, my favourite island
food and cityscape of Thessaloniki
- Italy
Polenta, Sempre Polenta and Broccoli
polenta cult in the Northern Italy
mostly on cheese and food in general
- Russia
Moscow Winter Holidays and Cat Therapy
snowy winter in Moscow
Moscow Mosaics: The Stalinist Era
Hippodrome, River Terminal, VDnKh and a petrol station
Delinquent in Smolensk, A City on the Border
beware you architecture lovers!
Crimea in May: Simferopol and the End of Journey
plus some audio memories
Crimea in May: Funa Fortress and Alushta
my last full day in Crimea
going there with 3 buses and a trolley and running back
Crimea in May: Demerdji and Valley of Ghosts
a very crazy day in the mountains
Crimea in May: Simeiz and Yalta, or a Study in Blue
Diva, Koshka and the sea
Crimea in May: Fiolent, Balaklava and Chersonesus
with great views
Crimea in May: Chufut-Kale, Bakhchisarai and Inkerman
exploring the ‘environs’ of Sevastopol
Crimea in May: Sevastopol (and the Poppies)
Victory Day parade
Crimea in May: Nikitsky Botanical Garden and Massandra
can’t help falling in love with the Crimean spring
Crimea in May: Ai-Petri, Swallows Nest, Livadia
the three musts of the Southern coast
Crimea in May: Ghost Soviet Sanatorium
in Alupka
Crimea in May: Vorontsov Palace and Park
the beauty of the Crimean nature
discovering a private side of Moscow
Yet Another Getaway in Veliky Novgorod
an early spring break in one of Russia’s oldest cities
two Golden Ring cities looking rather like villages
wandering in the snowy cities
Winter Dreams of Vladimir and Suzdal
two of the Golden Ring historical cities of Russia
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 10 and Last: 7 Time Zones Back and Roundup
plus some more Russian train trip tips
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 9: Vladivostok and Russky Island
with that very different nature
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 8: Breathing in Steppes in Ulan-Ude
and the biggest Lenin’s head in the world
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 7: Majestic Baikal and Irkutsk
the day we saw the beauty
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 6: Krasnoyarsk and Stolby Park
going deeper into Siberia
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 5: Russian Trains and Bored in Omsk
How To: Russian Trains
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 4: Siberia Begins with Tyumen
first stop in Siberia in the oil & gas capital of Russia
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 3: Zlatoust, Taganay Park and the Urals
beautiful nature of the Ural mountains
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 2: Samara on Volga River
moving South and East to the wide and long Volga
Trans-Siberian Trip Part 1: Moscow Old and New
walking round Moscow before setting off to Siberia
Oreshek Fortress where Neva River Begins
the “key” fortress which proved to be a “hard nut”
a much needed weekend away from the city
visiting my Mom’s birth-place in the South of Russia
Black Currant Muffins, Vyborg and Lappeenranta
Vyborg and Monrepos park in autumn
the most European-like Medieval old city in Russia
Kaliningrad in Spring: Ships, Sea and Robots
revisiting the Baltic city and not finding it haunted anymore!
Vyatka, City of Snow that Dreams of Summer
cozy town in absolute winter
Revisiting Arkhangelsk, the Dying City
before it’s too late!
Petroskoi or Petrozavodsk, Capital of Karelian Republic
an open-air museum of old architecture and a place for tasty cuisine
Yet Another Attempt at Understanding Moscow
what is Moscow, the huge capital of the vast Russia?
Kaliningrad: In Search of Old Konigsberg
how the authentic Prussian city peeps through the brutal Soviet reality
Rough and Tough Chelyabinsk – Legend or Truth?
Seeing Chelyabinsk for the first … and hopefully last time
First Trip to Kazan and Last Trip with My Job
glimpse of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan
2,800 km of Russia Seen from Above
this is how the route from Novosibirsk to St Petersburg look like from the airplane
some memories from my short visit to Petrozavodsk in Karelia
shots from my Moscow marathon
P.S. For the St Petersburg and the environs related posts, see a separate St Petersburg page.
- Slovakia
Easy-Going Bratislava and Devin Hrad
Slovakia’s capital city in winter
