 | Moving
2006-07-01, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | My roomate Panis left yesterday, I'm moving out of my apartment tomorrow to make way for my landlord who will be returning for two months, after which I can return, and things are just, in general, a ... |
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 | Graduation, Next Year, and Water
2006-05-28, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | My kids at the public school had their graduation ceremony on Wednesday. Here are some pictures.
I'm still unsure as to what my plans will be for next year. I've been talking with the city govern... |
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 | Moscow....again.
2006-05-14, Moscow, Russia. By: crgoss | | But this time it is with my parents. In three days we've packed in quite a range of sites. We're taking the overnight train to Saint Petersburg tonight and they will be visiting me for about a week ... |
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 | An Old Man and a Young Man
2005-09-10, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | I have a conversation again with Alex just a while ago, while I did some sit ups in the gym.
As always, Alex kept telling me that he never push himself hard on gym equipment. A couple push here, a... |
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| Journalist
2005-09-10, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | This story was told by my friend Alex while we were in the gym. There was a well know Russian Journalist from one of the leading newsroom, that have an intrest in one particular city. She was gorgeous... |
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 | Back in my city...
2006-06-05, Moscow, Russia. By: dbittner | | It has been less than one year since I left Moscow after studying in the city for 6 months. And it is ironic now that upon my departure all of my new friends were saying goodbye as if it would be for... |
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 | Another Weekend Trip
2006-04-24, Novgorod, Russia. By: crgoss | | This time I hit up novgorod, part of the "Golden Ring" of historical russian towns. I went with four older swedish women and two of my russian friends. Two and a half hours by bus, Novgorod is an ide... |
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 | Leaving Russia
2006-04-18, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: AW80europe | | Hey everyone,
Welcome to Eastern Europe's first update.
Here's a bit about us. We have two team leaders: Will, 24, from California, and Stacey, 21, from Edmonton, Canada. There are also seven s... |
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 | Spring Thaw
2006-04-16, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | What can I say....I was hibernating. Pictures, long overdue, of the last couple of months. I'll upload a text later. |
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 | The new year
2006-01-27, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | I was back in the states for the holidays but have sinced returned to Russia. Here are some pictures. I'll update more hopefully this weekend.
Here you'll see some pictures from the public school I... |
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 | New Apartment and the Opera
2005-11-14, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | This will be brief.
I changed apartments last week. Centrally located, in better condition, and better company.
I also attended my first opera performance - Mussorgsky theater, Rigoletto (In Rus... |
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 | A weekend excursion
2005-10-27, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | Man! In the middle of composing a text to accompany the pictures, my computer just had to go and die on me. Since I'm running short on time today, I'll upload the pictures and let them do the talking.... |
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 | Some trips
2005-10-10, Saint Petersburg, Russia. By: crgoss | | I’ve been here for a month now. So far so good. For the past two weeks I’ve been working at an English school for adults teaching weekday evenings, Saturday mornings, and Tuesday and Thursday afterno... |
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| Starting Point - Calgary, Canada
2005-09-10, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | Saturday, 10 September 2005
I tried to do a light travelling, believed me you never can do that if you are in business trip to Russia.
First of all, you need the basic necessity for living out o... |
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| Russian Language
2005-09-12, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | I tried a couple words everyday, but unsuccesfully to manage a longer conversation with the nationals.
Kag Delaa...How Are you.
Karasyo...Good.
Ochen Karasyo...Very Good
Nye Plokhaa...Not Bad
Spa... |
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| Chayvo Campsite
2005-09-12, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | The room.
Standard single bed, with in room shower and toilet. No bath-tub.
Standing single pedestal wash basin with mirror and light.
Drawers, Study table, one un-armed chair, hangers and enough o... |
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| Chayvo
2005-09-12, Chayvo, Russia. By: erry | | 12 September 2005, Monday
Arrived in Yuhzno, whare I had my first encounter with Russian and have a little conversation with him. His name is Nikolai, and I can remember the name because he has a j... |
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 | Moscow
2005-09-13, Moscow, Russia. By: crgoss | | Sorry. Another stub. Some pictures from my 24-hour moscow stay forthcoming. |
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 | Transiberian pictures and stories
2005-09-12, Moscow, Russia. By: crgoss | | So I rode the “Rossiya”, train No.1, from Vladivostok to Moscow. It covers a distance of about 9300 km. 8 time zones in 7 days. Amazingly, thanks to good conversation and an overkill of Japanese puzzl... |
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 | In Russia
2005-09-04, Vladivostok, Russia. By: crgoss | | After a 40 hour ferry ride, I arrived in Russia this morning. The ferry ride itself was interesting: there were probably more japanese cars than people making the trip. The majority of the guests were... |
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 | Lenin
2005-08-29, Irkutsk, Russia. By: Gordiekerr | | Lenin. Not only winner of the best haircut in Russian political history award, but also a great iconic Russian figure.
Any way, couldn't seem to stop taking pictures. His image is still everywhere... |
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 | Bigger than...a really really big lake.
2005-08-24, Khuzhir, Russia. By: Gordiekerr | | Came down to Olkahn Island from Irkusk on a bumpy 8 hour bus journey. Its a mysteriously beautiful place and is the largest island on Baikal lake - the largest fresh water lake in the world, FACT!
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 | Siberian gourmet
2005-08-21, Irkutsk, Russia. By: Gordiekerr | | I jumped the fabled 'Trans Siberian Express' from Yekaterinburg to Irkusk. About a 60 hour journey . Luckily I was sharing a cabin with Marc and Natalie, a French couple also starting a year of travel... |
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