Category Archives: Russia

MICE Minsk

Posted on July 22, 2019 by debbie

GT Global Traveler A PRISTINE CITY OF BROAD boulevards where monumental government buildings intermingle with charming restored shops and churches. An urban landscape where welcoming residents stroll along meandering river banks, pausing at picturesque bars and cafés for borscht and … Continue reading →

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Crossing Siberia by Train

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sharon King Hoge

Story and photos by Sharon King Hoge Siberia may be notorious for hard labor in harsh winters, but traversing Russia by train is a pleasant fascinating trip.   The passing landscape outside may be swampy and mosquito infested in summer or … Continue reading →

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TOP TEN REASONS TO VISIT KALININGRAD

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Sharon King Hoge

Woody Allen, German “Gold,” and Giveaway Prices in Russia’s Pocket Enclave A theater complex in the center of Kaliningrad may seem like an unlikely place to find a pair of bronze eyeglasses mounted in tribute to Woody Allen, but “Woody” was … Continue reading →

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W St. Petersburg

Posted on April 15, 2012 by debbie

Arrival/Check-In: In keeping with its self-consciously stylish image — “luxury meets cutting-edge cool” — a simple W on an exterior wall of the renovated structure dating from 1775 is all that announces you’ve found St. Petersburg’s trendy W Hotel. Young … Continue reading →

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