Derelict old Cathedral with great frescoes

Cruising down the Volga, without so much as a paddle ....

September 28th 2008
Actually, it is not only without a paddle, but I’ve got to say very comfortable thank you! We have travelled almost 2,000km over the last 5 days, in which time we have straddled 5 different rivers (incl the Volga, the longest river in Russia), 3 large lakes (incl Ladoga and Onega, the two largest lakes in Europe) and a reservoir, and dropped a total of 120 metres via a series of 14 different loc ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

Nomad Old Farts

Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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