I recently spent a week in Georgia, a country smaller than Scotland, but with a set of traditions and sense of cultural heritage just as strong. I hadn't known what to expect from my visit to this ex-Soviet state, nestled below the Caucasian mountains, and it was with a total lack of prior knowledge about …
Think of art in St. Petersburg and you will undoubtedly imagine the Hermitage, architectural splendour, cathedrals and Neoclassical mansions lining the Neva river. Whilst these classical monuments are unquestionably worthy of our awe and attention, the modern art scene of such a city can often be overlooked by visitors. Indeed, my friend and I had …
Earlier this month, I spent a week in Almaty, a city located in the northern foothills of the Zailiyskiy Alatauin mountain range in Southern Kazakhstan. Here is a visual diary of my time there. Exploring the city Almaty itself is a fairly small city, but there is a lot to see and do, with vast …
{Also featured on my 2nd blog, Russia Revisited} I have been converted. Having visited Moscow on several occasions when I lived in nearby Tver, I never felt particularly drawn to the city. I tried to love it, but each time I went I was let down. Face-control snobbery, expensive food, too big to properly get …
The end of the summer. One last adventure before going back to real-ish life. My friend and I had said for a while that we would go away together. Morocco, Copenhagen, Budapest, beach holiday, city break? We were pretty open about where to go, but eventually decided on the not-so-distant - but still quirky enough and warm …
A lot has happened in the past few months. I enjoyed the last few months of student life in Glasgow, sat my final exams and recently graduated with an honours degree in French and Russian. I spent 3 weeks in France in June, and am currently spending a month in Berlin. But the past couple …
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