Following Moscow, the next?stop on our Russian river cruise was Uglich, a small town on the Volga River. We enjoyed a lovely walking tour. This is a quaint small town dating back to 1148. This is where Ivan the Terrible’s son Dmitri...
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Russian river cruise reviews: Beyond Moscow
Russian river cruises: Moscow
Part 1. I had the best experience on a Russian river cruise . Not only did we see amazing places, such as Red Square, The Hermitage Museum, Catherine’s Palace, the Moscow Metro and the Armory, but we were entrenched in Russian culture. We were ...
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An unusual opportunity to savor St. Petersburg
Perhaps for the first time, a luxury cruise ship is offering two voyages that start or end in one of Europe's most splendid cities, St. Petersburg, Russia.? This is an unprecedented opportunity to enhance your Baltic cruise on one ...
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Russia river cruises: Voyage from Moscow to St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Ballet
When it comes to holidays, David Adams always tries to inject variety. So an 11-night break in Russia - which included a river cruise along with sightseeing opportunities, culture and also some time to relax - proved to be just the ticket.
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I Heart My City: Ksenia’s Moscow
Today’s I Heart My City comes from Intelligent Travel reader, Ksenia Ryabukhina. Ksenia was born and raised in Moscow, Russia and still calls the city home today. Check out her insider tips to the city, then tell us what you love about Moscow in the comments section below. ...
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Week 3: Travel Photo Contest
The last week of the contest! Big thanks to everyone who submitted photos, they’re all really great. Entries ranged from Congo to Russia down to India and the Galapagos Islands, a little slice of everywhere was covered! Very impressive. We will go back, look through the votes and send a message out next week...
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Naval Museum in Madrid: an overlooked treasure
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , Spain After six years of living in Madrid , I've finally made it to the Naval Museum . It's overlooked by most tourists. In fact, it's overlooked by a lot of madrile?os . I've met some locals who didn't even know...
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This is What North Korea Calls a Cruise Ship
Bad news: it now sucks more than ever to live in North Korea . Why? Because the good ol' DPRK just launched their first cruise ship, the Mangyongbong (pictured above). About the only thing it has going for it is that it floats, plus okay also the fun-to-say name. Technically having the option...
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Manpupuner Rock Formations
Manpupuner Rock Formations Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau Tucked away in the Northern Ural Mountains of Russia, seven massive rock formations inexplicably explode from the flat landscape around them. Jutting up to heights of over 200 feet, the Manpupuner Rock Formations have no obvious origin and...
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The Three Most Dangerous Shark Attack Beaches of Summer 2011
Remember the summer of 2008? It's okay, we don't either. Regardless, some are finding that summer hard to forget as it was Shark Attack Fest '08 or something; climate change and swimmer naivete meant record numbers of shark attacks were reported, and we even mapped all the most dangerous beaches for ...
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