Dmitry Azovtsev

Here's an interesting travel article from two young people who took a trip to Moscow, Russia during their "spring break" over the course of 5 days. Focused on the more budget-minded traveler, the article covers both the city center of Moscow including the Kremlin and Red Square, as well as a couple short day trips outside the city. To read the full article, click here.

07/24/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Moscow, Russia, spring break, travel, winter, holiday, Kremlin, Red Square

 

Pixar

From MSNBC is this interesting article about a new holiday in Russia that just passed. Called "Day of Family, Love and Fidelity", the organizing committee says "This is a holiday celebrating common human values. It has no boundaries and no nationality." To read the article, click here.

07/10/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, tourism, travel, Day of Family, holiday, Moscow, MSNBC

 

Here's a great article written by an American visiting Moscow to film a documentary about the "New Russia". On her arrival and throughout her stay, she realizes just how much America has lost its standing in the Russian Federation. "During a week spent with multi-millionaires, club kids, publishing tycoons, beauty queens, reformed gangsters and Russia's biggest rap star - I often felt the object of pity and scorn. The American dream? Very yesterday's news here where the smell of well-laundered money - and lots of it - is in the air." To read the article, click here.

06/11/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation, Kremlin, American, rubles, rich, wealthy

 

Stuart Edwards

It turns out the skyrocketing demand and price for oil is creating many millionaires from Russia, who in turn our buying an unprecedented amount of expensive houses and real estate in Australia, along Brisbane's famous Gold Coast. From the BBC, "Flush with wealth from oil and mining, Russian entrepreneurs are snapping up multi-million dollar waterfront mansions and luxury penthouses in Surfers Paradise and surrounding districts." To read the entire article, click here.

05/21/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, Russians, Australia, Brisbane, Gold Coast, investment, real estate, luxury

 

Here's a great article describing a climbing trip on the Russian Georgian border. The authors travel across the Caucasus region, which is between the Black and Caspian seas. They describe their climbs and hikes across this majestic part of Europe, up mountains, through valleys and even the meals. Here's a funny example of their experience - "It was sheep's fat wrapped in sheep's stomach, tied with sinew and boiled until it becomes a gray, wiggly doughnut hole. Vodka washed the first piece down. I wretched at the second and tears poured from my eyes, gag-reflex in full operation, vodka out the nose. Not good."

To read the entire article, click here.

05/13/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, tourism, travel, Georgia, hiking, climbing, Caucasus, Elbrus