palace

July 4th 2011
Today we (Hazel, Pete and me) were off to a place called Peterhof. We travelled on a minibus for about 45 mins with Pete sat up front with the driver and me and Hazel sharing one seat, the Russians don't appear to stand up for ladies !! So Peterhof was the summer residence of the emperors in days gone by. Very grand indeed with a palace and several smaller "outhouses" that were for the lesser du ... 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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karen anderson

karen the adventurer

hi karen here, I'm a first timer to this travelling lark and off on my first adhoc adventure in 17 days !! Thailand is my destination both north and south. I'm alone for the first two weeks going around the north and then my friend Ange will be meeting me in Bangkok to do the Islands for the last two weeks. I'm excited with a just a tiny tad of aprehension (which is a healthy thing I recon !) so here I am writing my very first travel blog ... full info

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