Distance is relative. You can fly from London to Australia in 24 hours, but that doesn't take too much effort. You get to an airport, you sit down for 12 hours, change planes and sit down for another 12 hours. It's a long distance but not in terms of efforts required to cover that distance.… Continue reading How far the distance?
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Life Below Zero
Once upon a time I lived in Moscow in the winter. It was 15 years ago now, but here are some memories of a life lived below zero. The day I arrived, Moscow was having a 'mini heatwave' which meant temperatures were a toasty -5C. This was pretty cold for me; the UK in general… Continue reading Life Below Zero
Discover prompts: dish
I’ve taken today’s writing prompt a little more literally than it was proposed. Dish = an actual dish you eat from, not a dish you eat. The Ciudad Rodrigo dish We were on a 10 day trip around Spain at Easter. We planned to be in Salamanca over the Easter festival days. We booked a… Continue reading Discover prompts: dish
Moscow public transport
While we are all on lockdown and unable to travel, I'm reflecting on trips from the past. It was 15 years ago now that I was reassigned to my employer's office in Moscow. I spent three months in Moscow, from mid-January to mid-April and during that time I got to experience the true feel of… Continue reading Moscow public transport
There and back again by train
There is a difference between going away and coming home. London to Glasgow by train. I have my own little rituals around train travel. I like to get on the train with a coffee. And I like to listen to Tears for Fears Elemental album, as it was one of the few cassettes (yes it… Continue reading There and back again by train
Top tips for a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
If you're planning a trip to Kyiv, here are some tips I hope will help you on your journey. Arriving / departing: Travelling with Ryanair? Then you'll be arriving/departing from the old Borispol F terminal that has not much in the way of facilities. At the time I was there for departure (June 2019) there was limited… Continue reading Top tips for a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
A week in Kyiv – Day 7
Our last full day in Kyiv! Where did the time go? We should have been more rigorous with our mornings and done less sitting around the apartment. Oh well, you can't travel back in time, but you can travel to Pochaina metro to visit Petrivka market. Petrivka market is mostly about books; literature, scholastic, stationery,… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 7
A week in Kyiv – Day 6
I love a funicular. And Kyiv has a funicular. I don't know why this isn't near the top of any list of "things to do in Kyiv"; I found out about it almost by accident. We took the metro to Poshtova plosha from where we would ride the funicular. But first, a visit to the recommended… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 6
A week in Kiev – Day 5
Again, we spent part of the morning in a disorganised way, but at least we had a good sleep. And although it took us a while to get going, at least we had a plan - today we were heading to the Lavra complex. To save us what looked like a long boring walk, we… Continue reading A week in Kiev – Day 5
A week in Kyiv – Day 4
After two intense days at Chernobyl, we slept late and then sat in the apartment trying to organise a schedule. Sometimes this happens on trips - if we don't have a pre-defined agenda, we sit around procrastinating. It's as if we are afraid to say, "Let's relax and take it easy," because we feel we… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 4
