The Red Square is the center of Moscow city. Undoubtfully it is one of the most magnificent and intimidating places in the world. There are 6 places you have to see there if you want to claim that you've been on the Red Square and visited grand Moscow. Each of those places is worthy to be displayed individually, but luckily for you there are all in the same location. Here is the count-down and try to remember the Russian names ... Read More

I've just returned from my third trip to Russia but my first time travelling to the less visited towns outside Moscow and St Petersburg. Known as the Golden Ring, this circle of towns, some on the Volga, others just 90 minutes outside the city, are famed for their gold-domed churches which scatter the landscape and give the area its name. To visit St Petersburg is one of life's treats and should be high on anyone's list of travel destinations - a ... Read More

For all the millions of tourists each year, and for all the countless thousands of places they can visit, there really seems to be only two reasons people travel: We seek relaxation, or we seek experiences. People in the first group tend to vacation on beaches and at resorts. Think warm water, massages, lounge chairs and exotic drinks. But the second type of traveler, the one seeking novel experiences, he's more active. He rides a gondola in Venice, walks along ... Read More

  Amber is a fossilized tree resin, formed in the Baltic part 40 to 60 million years ago. But it was in the mid-19th when the Baltic started to be very popular and fashionable. Our ancestors used amber for heat, and in the average ages it served as a currency. For the tribal Prussians inhabiting the Baltic Sea’s southeast shores around 12,000 BC, rubbing it was the best way to generate static electricity. During the 12th century, it was said to ... Read More