The Church of our Saviour on Spilled Blood

March 24th 2011
Mother Russia, land of oil billionaires, corruption and vodka. We've been quite excited at the prospect of visiting this vast land, not least for the epic journey involved in travelling to the Far East but for the sights of European Russia as well, which is why we chose St. Petersburg as our entry point rather than going straight to Moscow. The Estonian/Russian border crossing was far less has ... 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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Michael & Faye Johnson

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So... It's been six years since we got back from our big family travels. A lot can happen in six years and the kids are growing at a pace that's completely overwhelming. We have 'settled' back into life in the UK, which for all its problems is an amazing country and we love it here. We've got back on track with our careers and the kids are progressing well with their schooling. As for travel, thankfully we still haven't stopped. Over the last few years we've been to a few more places in Europe, spent many weeks in Thailand and Malaysia, celebrated our 10 yea... full info

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