Apple Hostel

"Velcome to rrRussia", as the girls we shared the overnight sleeper bunker with said to us with a big grin, as we pulled into Moscow station. The overnight train was comfy this time, with a soft bed (although too short for me). I had a death gri…… The Siege of Leningrad

Yesterday I saw a side of Piter that I haven't seen before - Leningrad. We did a walking tour with Peter's (an alternative tour guide style, it involves using public transport and walking alot), who was excellent. During WWII (or as the Russian's…… The Siege of Leningrad

We have really had to rush through Russia and it’s really a place that deserves a greater amount of time spent in order to more fully come to terms with all of what it has to offer.  On the surface it seems difficult to see what the cold war …… From Russia with love