The street at night

St Petresburg, trying to escape the tourist trap

August 9th 2013
Having been given a Honcho by the vodkatrain company for one day st petersberg I though I would be able to take advantage of some local knowledge and avoid the tourists during my time in the city. Unfortuneately tour guides learn to tell you about the touristy things and my Honcho Julia wasn't quite prepared for my to ask for her favourite spots and restaurants in city. So instead we just walk ... 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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Katie Menzies

wandering kate

I've packed up my bags and left the land of Vegemite, meat pies and overpriced alcohol for a little bit of a taste of something different. Bored of the monotonous routine I had gotten into at uni I decided that a semester exchange in Europe was necessary. When it came down to choosing a Uni to study at it came down to the few options that provided English engineering subjects. This list was limited to Uni's in England, Germany, Scandinavia and Turkey. Having lived just down the road from the uni in England for eleven months I wasn't keen on that choice, nor was I excited about the climate or... full info

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