The next morning we were supposed to set off for Zugdidi, and from there to Svaneti. But after a boisterous feast with our hostel neighbor, a Tbilisi native named Giorgi, this turned out to be an…
Hitchhiking through Georgia was a bit scary. We didn't know if it was safe enough or if hitchhiking is possible at all. But we took a chance. And it turned out that our worries were completely…
San Francisco – crazy city – a mad, strange, even a little 'nuts' city. Nevertheless, it remains one of the most popular tourist destinations not only in the USA, but perhaps in the whole world. A…
The Russian diaspora in San Francisco is relatively small but quite interesting. Russians settled in California as early as the beginning of the 19th century, and the tragic love story of Nikolai…
He doesn't really like studying Sasak. But admiring the sunset – that's fine. After all, it's not work, it's santai-santai – to sit, relax, talk about this and that. You walk by, they say 'Hello!'…
Author of the book "Travel Without Travel Agencies: How to See the World, Save Money, and Stay Safe", ethnic psychologist and author of articles on cultural traditions of small peoples Svetlana…
If we compare cities to people, then Bologna – a small city in northern Italy, the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region – would be an elderly Italian signora. A lady who looks her age, but holds…
In short, Signora Bologna lives her not-boring and by no means elderly life. And as long as there are places like Bologna, we, inhabitants of the 21st century, have the opportunity to immerse…
I've been living in Toronto for almost 18 years—already more than half my life, even if I subtract annual trips to Russia. I graduated from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of…
In November I really wanted to go south. I didn't have much money, so I chose an island from pictures on the internet and sent my resume to the most expensive hotel on it.
«On the coast of Montenegro, cities differ greatly from each other in terms of infrastructure, religious composition, and many other parameters,» – Gazeta.Ru reader Irina Moskalenko gives advice on…
Traveling around the world is a fascinating activity. Sometimes the desire for a change of scenery is so compelling that a person finds it unbearable to stay at home for a long time. They want to see…