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Journeys to Russia are long and boring, particularly if you can't sleep on planes like me. From Washington, DC the nonstop flight is over ten hours, and with a connection the flight time is much longer. During the last trip on Aeroflot, I was completely amused by the Russian TV show ...
14-05-2015 — 
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It seems people, and even corporations, sometimes feed into and perpetrate stereotypes about their own country. Last week, this cute little invitation from a prestigious Russian law firm arrived at my desk. It's an offer to attend their fancy reception at the annual gathering for ...
22-04-2015 — peacetraveler22
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In the middle of the night, after editing photos from Suzdal, I was plagued by the question - "why should an American tourist visit Russia?" What is unique or especially attractive about the country that justifies sitting on a plane for 10 - 13 hours to reach the other side of the ...
21-04-2015 — peacetraveler22
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Life is what we make it. Just a few weeks ago, I was amazed by the comments in this post about a Finnish village. The blogger asked a simple question - why can't Russian villages look the same, clean with well-kept houses and yards? Almost 1,000 comments to the post, and many ...
08-04-2015 — peacetraveler22
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To be alone is absolutely ordinary for me, but the familiar feelings of solitude and isolation take on an entirely different meaning in the Russian forest. During the recent journey, I visited the village of Astashova in the Chukhlomsky District of the Kostroma region. About the ...
24-03-2015 — peacetraveler22
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Many people often ask me "why Russia?" I can afford to travel to much nicer places and stay in more upscale accommodations, but to me there's no adventure in this. Complete boredom. With Russia, there's always something interesting! A complex puzzle to solve, new experiences each ...
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The long road trip in Russia is now over. I just returned to Moscow this afternoon from Yaroslavl, where I finally met a Russian boyfriend, who spoke almost no English! :)) He came to our table, sat down, started petting my hair, blowing me kisses and trying to have a lot of ...
04-03-2015 — peacetraveler22
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I'll never know or experience life during Soviet times, but during some of my visits to Russia I feel like I'm transported back to that era, or even another century. The road trip is coming to an end, with the final stop today in Yaroslavl. Along the way, I explored many small towns ...
02-03-2015 — peacetraveler22
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We all love compliments! But I've noticed something unique about the Russian blogosphere, where compliments aren't always what they seem. If you look at the TOP on a daily basis, you'll see a lot of posts full of trash, bloggers criticizing other women's appearance, lifestyle ...
08-02-2015 — peacetraveler22
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How can I ever leave the Russian blogosphere when I receive amusing and thought provoking comments like this! :) "Странная женщина. 42 почти года, мужа нет. Работы, видимо, толковой тоже, иначе не каталась бы по самым дешевым билетам в Москву. Детей нет. Чего в жизни добилась-то? Русский ...
24-01-2015 — peacetraveler22
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