A wish for 2023
People may wish for whatever you can imagine for the New Year. Love, gifts, new...
The Country I Would Least Like to Visit
I could easily mention all the war-torn places like Yemen, South Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan and...
My Favourite City
Obviously your opinion of what makes a great town will differ form ours. It’s also...
Should Russian tourists be welcomed?
Without shouldering any of the blame for the Ukraine invasion onto the ordinary Russian folk,...
2022 – What’s the point?
Russia in 2022 Don’t want to go too much into Orwell’s ‘1984’ but Russia is...
2021 – 2 good, 2 bad….
As I feel a trifle festive, for a change, let’s look at the good first....
Halloween: WTF?
In Russia’s case, this would be the right question. Really, we discovered its existence in...
My most memorable holiday
There are two that stand out – one in Costa Rica, so rich in beauty,...
How soon will I travel when restrictions are lifted?
First of all, not every country is closed even now. One could go and try...
My first memory
I can’t recall whether it was my third or fourth Christmas, but that apart, what...