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Hero from Moscow: Vladimir Putin, Russia’s macho leader

The Travelling Squid is usually not so tabloidish, but I’m bursting to tell you about a hero from Moscow, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s …

We struggled to enter the Kremlin one cold day. Or rather, it was me struggling. I was falling ill with mucus running …

This is a continuation from: Four top sights to visit around Moscow’s Red Square If you, like me mistook the colourful domes of …

Contrary to its name, Moscow’s Red Square is not red in colour. According to Wiki, the name a came about because of …

Thought it will be a light-hearted way to end the narrative of the 7 day train ride with pictures of humble eating …

I did mention in previous posts that our daily meals on the Trans Siberian were mostly made up of bread, biscuits, instant …

This is a continuation from: Trans Siberian Tales – Getting strangled by a Russian kid, Jee-ma I am relating this story not to …

Back on track with the narrative. This is a continuation from: Trans Siberian Tips – Planning to poo on a train toilet — …

I realised I had omitted a very important part of the Trans Siberian narrative – the border crossing from Mongolia into Russia. …

This is a continuation from: What I saw on the four day non-stop Trans Siberian ride from Irkutsk to Moscow Planning to poo …