Most people who fly into Russia via Moscow, especially those coming from countries outside of the former Soviet Union, will land at one o...

I moved to a new apartment in Moscow last January.  I downgraded from a large two room apartment to a smaller one.  My new apartment isn'...

  There was big excitement in Moscow this past weekend.  Russia defeated Holland in football to advance to the semi finals of the Euro...

  I’ve been in Russia over a year now.  I’ve grown accustomed to a lot in that time; the girls and their stiletto boots, cars being ...

The All-Russia Museum of Decorative-Applied and Folk Arts is a mouthful to say but it may be an interesting way to spend an hour or more on rainy...

City Grill, located in central Moscow, offers a variety of tasty and beautifully prepared dishes in hip dining atmosphere. This dimly lit double-d...

At the Battle of the Borodino Panorama Museum one can step back into time and into the midst of one of the most crucial battles of the Napoleo...

The Second World War, or the Great Patriotic War as it is called in Russia, officially ended in the Soviet Union on the 9th ...

Today, May 7th, Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as the third President of the Russian Federation, following Yeltsin and Putin.  I was sittin...

One of the more disappointing culinary stops I’ve had in Moscow was at Шеш-Беш (pronounced Shesh Besh). Шеш-Беш, is a chain restau...

Coming home from Murmansk on April 6th I was sitting in my living room when all of a sudden I could hear fireworks booming off in the distance.&nbs...

I was fortunate that my recent visit to Murmansk coincided with the so called Great Northern Olympics held every year in Murmansk since the mi...

As with all truly memorable trips leaving from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport today’s one hour trek to the airport took nearly three hours.&...

The Unpredictability of Moscow in March    March is one of those months in Russia when you never know what you’re gonna ge...

In the center of Moscow, just off one of the segments of the Garden Ring (Sadovaya-Samotechnaya) sits a small blues bar called B. B. King (Б. Б. ...

Looking for something to do on a cold day in St. Petersburg? Perhaps you are in desperate need of a way to keep your five to ten year olds head fr...

The cold and greyness of Moscow's winter has a reputation that is diffucult to understand before you've been through it and yet that barely meets e...

Hello All and Happy 2008, I hope the first days of 2008 have been pleasant and a bit less cold then things in Moscow.  I am writing this on...

At the mixing point between bar and club you find Vodka Bar a relatively chill and cool drinking and dancing establishment in Central Moscow. Vodk...

    An ongoing work project brought me and some friends back to Yaroslavl in December (2007) for a whirlwind Thursday/Friday trip....

On my most recent trip to Astrakhan I was litterally shocked by all of the little Kots (boy cat) and Koshka (girl cats) that I kept seeing....

In mid-November work brought me back to Astrakhan, the city atop the Caspian Sea.  It was great to get to Southern Russia for a bit an...

On the evening of the 15th after the snow had finally stopped falling I decided that I wanted to try to capture some images of Red Square under...

Still fascinated with the snow I took my time getting into work on the 15th.  I slowly meandered along my route taking pictures of the...

Snow finally began to fall in Moscow on Tuesday, November 13th 2007, officially (me being the official who is declaring it so) ending autumn ...

This isn't my usual type of entry, but I wanted to introduce everyone to some of the art work of a friend of mine.  Maria Andrade (Masha) is f...

I finished my first round of Russian work meetings in Yaroslavl between Halloween day and the following Saturday.  I arrive...

Ulyanovsk, the birth place of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (otherwise known as the main man of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin), sits high on a hil...

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMoMA) is divided into three locations on Petrovka street, 25/1; Ermolaevsky lane, 17 and Tverskoy boulevard, 9. ...

I spent four nights and three days on a business trip in Kaliningrad, Russia this October.  While it truly was a work trip and I ...

For whatever reason I find Moscow's metro to be one of the most interesting and exciting places in the city.  Don't get me wrong, I don't ...

I woke up around four in the morning in order to shower and get ready for the trip to Vladimir.  I was headed there for Saturday a...

DAY 1  The trip to Astrakhan started off very smoothly.  I got picked up by my taxi around 9:30 in the morning and to my gr...

Moscow can be a beautiful place in the autumn.  Surprising to some Moscow has vast tree covered parks, such as Sparrow Hills, on the banks of ...

Russian mayor bans phrase 'I don't know' By BAGILA BUKHARBAYEVA, Associated Press WriterTue Sep 4, 6:56 PM ET The mayor of a Siberian o...

For photos go to http://picasaweb.google.com/mpadraicmurphy Hello, Hello, Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying the rest of the...

Everyone knows that there is no birthday is quite like your 860th birthday and I was lucky enough to be in Moscow for the celebrat...

    Normally I am not a supporter of mass update emails being sent more often than once a month, maybe once every two weeks, ...

The MAN PURSE LIVES!!!!    Not only does the man purse live but it thrives in Moscow under the code name “murse”.&nbsp...

Sinbad Bistro serves fantastic Lebanese food at reasonable prices in a cozy and unpretentious environment. The restaurant is tiny and seats no mor...

The museum is conveniently located near Park Pobedy and the Park Pobedy metro station. The giant cylindrical building is hard to miss. Entrance to...

I have arrived and settled in to my new home in Moscow.  Currently I am living in a temporary apartment off of Tverskaya in downtown Mosco...